All posts by Jon Sicotte
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Making the Right Choice for Your Brand in Distribution
It took years for Fifty West Brewing to enter a distribution agreement. But it was all a part of the plan in explosive growth for...
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Cider Corner: Pricing Return on Investments
Determining proper purchases to succeed in the future for your cidery can come in a variety of ways. Economies of scale are the easiest driver...
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Efficient Changes in Your Brewhouse Layout
Max Pigman knew he wanted to do it right the second time. Maybe the third time. The owner and president of Lewis & Clark Brewing...
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Quality Check: Bottle & Canning Lines
Creating quality beer is one thing. Getting that fresh and quality product to consumers can be another. Much has to be done before an off-premise...
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Brewer Magazine Q&A: Max Pigman, Lewis & Clark 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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Educating Consumers on Kveik Yeast Usage
Editor’s Note: Jon Sicotte spoke with many breweries about the Kveik yeast strains. This is a multiple-part series. At one point, many consumers knew nothing...
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From 16 to 12: Discussing Smaller Can Formats
As Brewer touched on recently, bigger isn’t necessarily better when it comes to sales for bottle or can formats. The emergence of the 12-ounce can...
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Cider Corner: How Crowdfunding Worked
John Kowchak, the president and founder of Original 13 Ciderworks makes a good point. Why should a local-focused, start-up cidery try to use a national...
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Technology Tips to Maximize Efficiency, Profits
A key part of growth for breweries now lies in the digital world. Graduating from quick pen and paper calculations, many breweries are opting to...
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Cover Story Notebook: Capitalizing on Consumer Experience
In an ongoing series, Brewer will take a small note from interviews of some of the cover stories it has run and give a small...
