Top Stories
Easier to Hire But Harder to Keep? Craft Beer’s Workforce Dilemma
With a maturing market and mounting economic pressures, the question of whether hiring will become easier or remain a defining […]
Articles by Jon Sicotte
Cider Business
Cider Producers Focus on Alcohol Policy Challenges
When Oregon Heritage Farms, one of the largest cider apple orchards in the country, shut down in 2024, it did […]
Podcast
Brewer Mag Podcast with Sketchbook Brewing
In this Brewer Magazine archive interview, Sketchbook Brewing’s Cesar Marron discussed his brewery’s journey, highlighting their 2025 Skokie Business of […]
Top Stories
Managing Your Brand Story at Scale Beyond the Taproom
As a brewery pushes beyond their own taproom walls and into wider distribution, one question becomes increasingly difficult to answer: […]
Brew Review
Why Lagunitas Treated Hoppy Refresher as a Brand Problem, Not a Liquid One
Lagunitas has never been particularly interested in following the straightest line through the market. That instinct is showing up again […]
Brewer Mag Q&A
What Seiz Says New Brewery Managers Get Wrong & One Trait That Actually Builds Trust at Warwick Farm
This is a part of a continuing series of Q&As with members of the brewing community from across the US. […]
On Tap
Lone Tree Brewing Emphasizes Team, Quality, and Longstanding Partnerships
On the heels of their 14th anniversary celebration, Lone Tree Brewing continues to prioritize beer quality in 2026. Its leaders […]
Top Stories
“You Have to Understand Where You Sit in the Ecosystem,” BA’s Bart Watson Tells CiderCon Crowd
Bart Watson told cidery owners and makers at CiderCon 2026 that the beverage alcohol industry is facing a level of […]
Cider Business
CiderCon26 Recap: American Cider Association Outlines Priorities Amid Modest Growth & Industry Pressure
Leaders of the American Cider Association opened CiderCon 2026 last week in Providence, Rhode Island by pointing to modest category […]
Podcast
Brewer Mag Podcast with Swiftwater
Celebrating more than a decade at this time can be quite the achievement for any small business, especially with the […]