All posts by Jon Sicotte
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Pike Alumni Celebrates 30 Years
On Thursday, October 17, Pike Brewing will celebrate 30 years as a mainstay in the craft brewery world. Founded in 1989 by pioneers Charles and...
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Determining the Need for Grain Silos
With the cost of grain being slashed in half on opening day as Jeremiah Johnson Brewing, the Great Falls, Montana brewery went with a grain...
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Cider Corner: Expert Business Plan Tips
Brewer has dug into many backstories on how cideries across the country have opened and grown. Those cideries shared with Brewer some tips and ideas...
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Best Ideas in Assessing Real Estate Needs
Keith Lewis and his TUPPS Brewery team are currently looking for more production space to take advantage of market demand. This includes tank space as...
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Brew Review — One Collaboration, Two Brews: Land-Grant & Seventh Son
Located about 3.5 miles apart, Seventh Son Brewing and Land-Grant Brewing are more than just two breweries in Columbus, Ohio. Sure, they are competing in...
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Brewer Magazine Q&A: Chris Labbe, Periodic Brewing
This is a part of a continuing series of Q&As with members of the brewing community from across the U.S. Brewer Magazine will share business...
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Nailing Down Excise Taxes
It can be said that brewing is 90% cleaning. Well in brewery management, about 90% of the work is probably paperwork. One such task that...
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How Block 15 Strategizes Its Seasonal IPA Portfolio
When Block 15 Brewing began offering IPAs in cans, Seth Steiling said the Corvallis, Oregon-based brewery started with a single year-round offering (a “hop experience...
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Cider Corner: Three Ways to Increase Marketing Exposure
Knowing your brand and expounding it to consumers — both ones you have had and those that have yet to hear of your brand —...
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5 Things Craft Breweries Need to Change
The look ahead to 2020 is upon many craft breweries. Portfolio calendars, event planning, updating malt and hop contracts and even looking toward expansion in...
