All posts by Jon Sicotte
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Cider Corner: Cultivating Investors for Growth
Growing your cidery’s business, or even starting it, is capital intensive and that means needing a process to find proper investors if you choose to...
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Canning Your Brands: Shrink Wraps & Sticker Labels
On July 13, Brewer Magazine spoke with breweries that have explored canning by ordering printed cans. Other options are available, including shrink-wrapped cans along with...
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Discovering What Sells For Your Brewery in the Market
It sounds simple enough. A beer sells well in the taproom means to move it on to distribution in the market, be that in kegs...
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Brewer Magazine Q&A: Bobby Thomas, Red Hare Brewing
This is a part of a continuing series of Q&As with brewers from across the U.S. Brewer Magazine will share business and personal insights from...
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Updating The Legacy: Leah Wong Ashburn and the Highland Rebrand
Change isn’t easy, but it can be necessary. For Highland Brewing, the second-generation had already taken over. But now Leah Wong Ashburn, who took the...
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Upgrading Your Fermentation Game
It’s not often that you hear of a small brewery opening up with all the luxuries, like matching fermentors. That usually takes time, money, and...
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Cider Corner: Claiming Your Name
It’s been seen many times in the craft beer industry: lawsuits over names. With more than 7,000 breweries and each with numerous brands all named...
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How Specialty Malts Can Open Up Opportunities
Jarrod Johnson and Ben Smith had the opportunity to go to Germany last year and visit the Weyermann malt house to try a bunch of...
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The Many Ways of Open Fermentation
Whether using open fermentation vessels is a small part of a brewery’s business or bigger chunk of sales, most coolship owners agree that it’s always...
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Brewer Magazine Q&A: Charlie Brodell, Bent Paddle Brewing
This is a part of a continuing series of Q&As with brewers from across the U.S. Brewer Magazine will share business and personal insights from...
