Wondering what to buy your beer-loving staff, friends and loved ones this holiday season? If there’s one book every beer-industry person should own, it’s Tasting Beer by the mighty Randy Mosher. Packed with beer-nerd-level detail but written in Mosher’s approachable guy-at-the-bar voice, it’s loaded with info and insight on our fave beverage. Hit http://randymosher.com/Tasting-Beer […]
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All Down Hill From Here
Jake Minturn and Doug Hyndman are members of a growing craft beer niche: brewers starting their own companies by taking over existing breweries. In March 2017, the two purchased Parker, Colorado’s Elk Mountain Brewing Company, which had been a town staple for several years. They re-christened the place Downhill Brewing Company and applied for a […]
It’s Hip to be Square
As craft beer’s first equipment financing company, we want our customers to know about the best gear available. Here’s a piece on the new Squarrel, one of the more innovative creations we’ve seen. We can easily finance these for brewers, distillers and others looking to expand their wood-aged offerings. Even in an industry that thrives […]
A Better Way To Chill
Our Better Beer Now effort helps brewers quickly and affordably get vital QC gear. Here’s info on the mighty benefits of the ChillerTron. According to the engineers behind ChillerTron, the art of making beer better and achieving brewery success hinges on how effectively hard-working brewers can chill. Not themselves — their beer. That’s why San […]
Crooked Stave Stands for Better Beer
If you’re a craft brewer who is not obsessing about the caliber of your beer, Chad Yakobson has a suggestion for you. “If quality is not at the forefront of your product,” Yakobson says, “you might be in the wrong industry.” Yakobson, the founder of Denver, Colorado’s revered Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, and a […]
Brewery Finance Hosts Honkytonk Bash at Craft Brewers Conference
On May 1, 2018 during the Craft Brewers Conference, Brewery Finance will crash one of Nashville Tennessee’s coolest weekly music traditions: Honkytonk Tuesday at American Legion Post 82. Each Tuesday night Post 82 hosts Music City’s best out-of-the-mainstream and authentic country music acts. The May 1 Honkytonk Tuesday starts at 8 PM and features sets […]
Fast Funding for Slowly Made Beers
To launch their dream German-style brewery, Bill Eye and Ashleigh Carter first had to rescue an 84-year-old brewhouse from a defunct German brewery, then transport and reassemble it in Denver, Colorado. When their Bierstadt Lagerhaus faced a series of unexpected hurdles on the way to opening, Eye says, “Brewery Finance stepped in and came to […]
Brewery Finance Launches “Better Beer Now” Initiative
New Program Helps Craft Brewers Quickly Increase Quality, Consistency, IQUs Brewery Finance — the nation’s first craft beer-focused equipment lender — is launching a quality improvement program to help brewers quickly and affordably obtain vital testing and quality control equipment. For just $99/month for the first six months, craft brewers can fund up […]
Merry Christmas: Buy equipment before the end of the year, and write it off with Section 179 of the tax code
Below is a fresh piece we put together for Craft Brewing Business that details the benefits of adding Brewery Finance funded equipment to your wish list. All I want for Christmas is this Cask ACS X2 automated canning machine complete with extra staffer. Hoping that Santa will bring you the brewing equipment you need to flourish is […]
Timely Funds for Modern Times
In four short years, Modern Times Beer has become one of San Diego, California’s fastest-growing breweries. The brewery has made a quick name for itself with raved-about beers, sharp marketing, and impressive crowdfunding by founder Jacob McKean. But the brewery’s rapid success meant it quickly blew through its initial funding and found itself in […]