As a number of U.S. corporations begin to speak out against new and restrictive voting laws in Georgia and over 40 other states, there is an important industry missing in the discussion: craft beer. Our industry’s absence from the conversation about policies that make it harder for people to vote – especially Black and brown […]
For Beer, Planet and Country
As Hank Williams, Jr. has wisely pointed out, “a country boy can survive.” To help survive the pandemic and its colossal challenges, Kentucky’s Country Boy Brewing has turned to Brewery Finance and Earthly Labs. With funding help from Brewery Finance, the brewery has purchased Earthly’s trailblazing “CiCi” CO2 capture system. The system will convert the […]
Tap the Vote Campaign for Colorado
To make it easy for breweries in Colorado (our home state) to inspire your customers to register and vote in the Nov. 3 elections, Brewery Finance and our pals at Craft Beer Professionals have launched Tap the Vote. Participation in this nonpartisan, Colorado-focused “get out the vote” effort is easy. Breweries can simply share the […]
Brewery Finance Partners with Earthly Labs for CO2 Capture System
Pioneering CiCi System Provides High Quality CO2 Supply, Quick ROI, Big Enviro Benefits Brewery Finance is now providing funding help for Earthly Labs, creator of a pioneering carbon capture systems for craft brewers. With Earthly Lab’s plug-and-play CiCi system, brewers can capture CO2 produced by the fermentation process and reuse it to carbonate and package […]
Fullsteam for Diversity
Since its start in 2010 — long before it was a topic in craft beer — Durham, North Carolina’s Fullsteam Brewery has had diversity on its mind. On the beer side, it crafts “distinctly Southern beer that celebrates the farm and food traditions of the American South.” It does so through fervent use of southern-grown […]
Anti-Viral Money: Ten Tips for Brewery Funding During the Pandemic
Anti-Viral Money: Ten Tips for Brewery Funding During the Pandemic By Rick Wehner, Brewery Finance founder As craft beer wades through the COVID-19 crisis, the search for funds in all forms is more important than ever. But COVID-19 has made it harder than ever to get funding. And some seemingly helpful emergency steps can make […]
Anti-Viral Beer News
Before the COVID-19 crisis, Jason and Beth Lacny (owners of Four Fathers Brewing in Valparaiso, Indiana) were preparing to launch new beers to sell at their brewery’s 6th anniversary party in April. That bash got bashed, of course, along with the brewery’s taproom and off-premise sales. But the Lacnys and their team have weathered the […]
Packaging That Delivers
Okay, Covid-19 has knocked the craft beer trade off its feet. What to do as you get back up and wrestle with it? Check your package. Because in these surreal and much more difficult times, packaged beer is the only source of income for most brewers. And if your packaging is tired and off the […]
Virtual CBC Honkytonk Bash
Howdy folks, Just think…had the Craft Brewers Conference actually taken place in San Antonio, today we’d be glowing & grinning (and maybe a tad hoarse & hungover) from the dream-come-true night of live music we enjoyed at last night’s Brewery Finance CBC Honkytonk Bash. Nope, that didn’t happen. Yep, there are far bigger problems these […]
CBC Honkytonk Bash Postponed
Like everything else that was tied to the 2020 Craft Brewers Conference, our third annual Brewery Finance CBC Honkytonk Bash has been canceled. We’re especially bummed about it, since we had the mighty Lonesome Rose Saloon booked for the party and our favorite band, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, booked to headline it. Of course, […]