2027 BrewKit

The media kit for suppliers who sell to America's breweries. Magazine, web, inbox, podcast and video, reaching brewery owners of every size.

Exposure

Who you reach

Brewer is fully digital now. One audience of brewery owners of every size, reached six ways, with long-form journalism on how to run a better business and profiles of breweries that are getting it right.

Digital Magazine
10,000+
brewery decision makers

Six issues a year, every ad hyperlinked. 40,000+ monthly page views.

BrewerMag.com
160,000+
monthly visitors

Daily news, long-form business journalism and brewery profiles.

Email
20,000+
newsletter subscribers

Brewer Weekly and Brewer Weekend land in owners' inboxes twice a week.

Podcast
4
episodes a month

Business conversations for owners on Spotify and YouTube.

Videocast
Weekly
video interviews

Owners, brewers and supplier experts on camera.

Social
30,000+
followers

Every story and sponsor message amplified across our channels.

Who reads Brewer: Owners, executives, operators and brewmasters. We don't send Brewer to just anyone, so your budget reaches people who sign purchase orders.

The growing buyer

How they buy now

Smaller craft breweries are the growing part of the market, and they buy differently than they did five years ago. Here's what we hear from owners every week, and how BrewKit 2027 helps you reach them.

A brewer running a canning line

They research before they call.

Owners read, listen and watch long before a rep hears from them. The shortlist is often set before your first conversation.

What it means for youBe part of what they study: articles, interviews and podcasts under your name.

They buy smaller, and more often.

Cash-conscious breweries order in smaller lots, stage big purchases and ask about terms first.

What it means for youLead with right-sized options, financing and leasing, not just the flagship model.

Repair and refurbish compete with new.

Used equipment, rebuilds and service contracts are on the table for nearly every capital purchase.

What it means for youSell uptime, service and payback. Show the math.

The taproom keeps adding categories.

Non-alc beer, hop water, seltzer, food, events and new beverages all need suppliers who understand a small brewery.

What it means for youTell owners you serve the categories they're adding this year.

More people weigh in.

The owner signs, but the head brewer, taproom manager and ops lead all shape the decision.

What it means for youReach the whole team across magazine, web, inbox, podcast and video.

Proof beats promises.

Buyers trust what a peer brewery did with your product more than what your brochure says.

What it means for youBrewery Success Stories and expert interviews do that selling for you.

Digital magazine

The magazine

Full pages in the digital magazine were our best seller in 2026. Every ad is hyperlinked, can carry video, and lives on in the archive long after the issue drops.

Rates per issue

Size1x3x6x
Full page$1,400$1,250$1,095
Half page$950$850$695
Quarter page$475$425$350
Full page8.375" ร— 11.125" bleed
Half page7.175" ร— 4.8"
Quarter page3.5" ร— 4.75"

Premium positions

Inside Front Cover$2,250Before Table of Contents$1,650Inside Back Cover$1,850Back Cover$3,500

Digital upgrades

Embedded video+$250/issueAnimated ad+$150/issueHyperlinksAlways free
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Web & email

Web & inbox

The Premium Banner and Right Side Banner were 2026's other top sellers. Pair either with email and your name shows up wherever owners read.

News ยท Business ยท Profiles ยท Podcast
Premium Banner ยท 970 ร— 90
Story
In-Story Banner ยท 300 ร— 250
Story continues
Right Side ยท 300 ร— 250
Middle Premium ยท 160 ร— 600

Hover a rate to see where it runs.

BrewerMag.com banners

PlacementPixelsMonthly6 mo12 mo
Premium Banner970 ร— 90$650$575$500
Right Side Banner300 ร— 250$325$295$250
Middle Premium160 ร— 600$225$200$175
In-Story Banner300 ร— 250$275$250$225

6- and 12-month columns are the monthly rate on that commitment.

Specialty

Homepage Takeover
Every banner on the homepage is yours for 24 hours.
$750/dayCategory Sponsorship
Your banner on every story in one category, such as packaging or taproom.
$595/mo
BBrewer Weekly ยท Tuesday
This week's top story
Email Banner ยท 750 ร— 95
More stories

Email

Brewer Weekly and Brewer Weekend reach owners twice a week. A dedicated blast sends your message alone, to our whole list.

Email Banner ยท 750 ร— 95
$395/mo on 6 months ยท $350/mo on 12 months
$450/moDedicated Email Blast ยท Your message, our list
3-pack $1,950 ยท 6-pack $3,600
$750 each
Content marketing

Tell your story

Owners trust journalism and peer stories more than ads. Our editorial team can turn your expertise into articles, interviews, podcasts and events, each explained below.

Written

Supplier Insights

$250

A 600-word expert article under your byline, edited by our team, published on BrewerMag.com and pushed through the newsletter and social.

Best for: Showing expertise on a steady schedule
Written

Product Spotlight

$395

An interactive web post built around one product, with photos, specs, video and a direct link to buy or request a quote.

Best for: Launches and new models
Written

Ask the Expert

$450/issue

Your expert answers a real reader question in the magazine and online. Run it all year and you become the go-to name for that topic.

Best for: Owning a subject
Written

Brewery Success Story

$1,295

Our journalists profile a brewery that uses your product, written in Brewer's editorial voice. The most believable testimonial you can buy.

Best for: Proof from a peer
Written

Supplier Side Content

$1,495

A journalist interviews you about a product of your choice, laid out as a two-page feature in the digital magazine with a web version.

Best for: Big stories and complex equipment
Video & audio

Supplier Expert Interview

$795

A videocast conversation between your expert and our editor or President, posted to YouTube and BrewerMag.com.

Best for: Putting a face on your company
Video & audio

Podcast Guest Episode

$950

A full business-focused episode with your leader as the guest, on Spotify and YouTube.

Best for: Thought leadership
Video & audio

Podcast Sponsorship

$650/mo

Your banner on every episode (four a month), a 30-second host-read ad and your link in every description.

Best for: Steady brand recall
Video & audio

Trade Show Video

$695

We film you at CBC and other shows so owners who couldn't attend still see what you brought.

Best for: Getting more from a booth
Leads & events

Webinar

$2,495

A live session hosted, moderated and promoted by Brewer. You receive the registrant list.

Best for: Qualified leads
Leads & events

Gated Guide

$1,495

We host and promote your guide or white paper. Readers trade their contact details to download it, and those leads come to you.

Best for: Building a pipeline
Leads & events

Topic Takeover

$3,495

Own one subject for a month: category sponsorship on the web, two email blasts, a Supplier Insights article and a podcast mention. One supplier per topic.

Best for: Category leadership
Leads & events

Special Report Sponsor

$2,495

Present a special report like The Owner's Playbook: your logo on every promotion and a full page inside.

Best for: Prestige and reach
Community & directory

Buyer's Guide Listing

$250 ยท Featured $595

Your listing in our always-on online buyer's guide. Featured listings sit at the top of their category with your logo and video.

Best for: Being found when owners shop
Community & directory

Social Amplification

$295

Three sponsored posts across Brewer's social channels, written with you and tagged to your accounts.

Best for: Extending any campaign
Content Pairings

Story + inbox

Content works hardest when it lands in front of readers instead of waiting to be found. Each pairing sends your story straight to the inbox, for less than buying the pieces apart.

Insight + Inbox

Supplier Insights + 1 email blast

$795$1,000

Spotlight Drop

Product Spotlight + 1 email blast + 1 month Email Banner

$1,195$1,595

Expert Session

Videocast interview + 1 email blast + Social Amplification

$1,395$1,840

Success Story

Brewery Success Story + 1 email blast + 1 month Email Banner + Social Amplification

$1,995$2,790

Quarterly Series

4 Supplier Insights + 4 email blasts + 3 months Email Banner

$3,750$5,350
Packages

Packages

Every package is built on what sold best in 2026: full pages, the Premium and Right Side banners, and email. Each one saves 25 to 35% against buying the pieces one at a time.

Taster

3 months ยท The easy first step
$550/mo
$2,225 value ยท $1,650 total
Save 26%
  • 3 months Right Side Banner
  • 1 email blast
  • 1 Supplier Insights article
  • Buyer's Guide listing

Pint

6 months ยท Three issues, real presence
$800/mo
$7,050 value ยท $4,800 total
Save 32%
  • 3 half-page magazine ads
  • 6 months Right Side Banner
  • 2 email blasts
  • 2 Supplier Insights articles
  • Buyer's Guide listing
  • Free ad design

Growler

12 months ยท Full pages all year
$1,045/mo
$19,250 value ยท $12,540 total
Save 35%
  • 6 full-page magazine ads
  • 12 months Right Side Banner
  • 4 email blasts
  • 6 months Email Banner
  • 4 Supplier Insights articles
  • Buyer's Guide listing
  • Free ad design
Best value

Half Barrel

12 months ยท Our most complete value
$1,595/mo
$29,385 value ยท $19,140 total
Save 35%
  • 6 full-page magazine ads
  • 12 months Premium Banner
  • 6 email blasts
  • 12 months Email Banner
  • 6 Supplier Insights articles
  • Product Spotlight
  • Videocast expert interview
  • Featured Buyer's Guide listing
  • Free ad design

Barrel

12 months ยท Own the conversation
$2,395/mo
$43,630 value ยท $28,740 total
Save 34%
  • 6 full pages, Before Table of Contents
  • 12 months Premium + Right Side Banners
  • 12 email blasts, one a month
  • 12 months Email Banner
  • 6 Supplier Insights articles
  • Two-page Supplier Side feature
  • Brewery Success Story
  • Videocast expert interview
  • 3 months podcast sponsorship
  • Featured Buyer's Guide listing
  • Free ad design
No magazine ad needed

Digital-only

Always On

12 months ยท Web and inbox, every month
$595/mo
$10,850 value ยท $7,140 total
Save 34%
  • 12 months Right Side Banner
  • 6 months Email Banner
  • 4 email blasts
  • 4 Supplier Insights articles
  • Buyer's Guide listing

Headliner

12 months ยท Top of the page, in every ear
$1,295/mo
$23,695 value ยท $15,540 total
Save 34%
  • 12 months Premium Banner
  • 12 months Email Banner
  • 6 email blasts
  • 6 Supplier Insights articles
  • 6 months podcast sponsorship
  • Featured Buyer's Guide listing
Build a plan

Price it out

Add up what you'd buy one piece at a time, then see which package covers it for less. The example is set to a typical Growler buyer. When it looks right, send it straight to Tyler.

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Why it's easy

Easy to say yes

Commit early

Sign any 12-month package by Dec. 18, 2026 to lock 2027 rates and get a bonus Insight + Inbox pairing.

Pay monthly

Every 12-month package can be billed monthly. Pay in full and save another 5%.

Upgrade anytime

Everything you've paid counts toward a larger package.

Refer a supplier

When a company you refer signs on, you get a free email blast.

Category exclusivity

Be the only supplier in your category for +15% on Half Barrel or Barrel.

Free ad design

Our team builds your ads at no charge on 3x+ magazine buys and every package from Pint up.

Monthly reporting

Impressions, clicks and opens for every placement, sent each month.

Bonus reach

Online advertising also runs on CiderBusiness.com at no extra cost.

Editorial

2027 calendar

Every issue carries two features on the business of running a craft brewery, plus profiles of breweries that are getting it right. Match your message to the issue your buyers will be reading.

January/February

The Planning Issue

Features
  • Building a 2027 capital plan: when to buy, lease or wait
  • Fewer, better vendors: how owners are consolidating suppliers
Best fit: Equipment, financing, software, insurance
Ad deadlineJan. 8, 2027
March/April

CBC Preview

Features
  • More beer from the tanks you already have
  • Quality on a small-brewery budget: lab and QA investments that pay back
Best fit: Brewhouse, QA and lab, ingredients, services
Ad deadlineMar. 12, 2027
May/June

Packaging & Brand

Features
  • Mobile canning or your own line: running the numbers
  • Label and packaging refreshes that move product off the shelf
Best fit: Packaging, labeling, canning, design
Ad deadlineMay 14, 2027
July/August

The Taproom Economy

Features
  • Beyond beer: adding non-alc, hop water and new beverages profitably
  • POS and customer data that bring guests back
Best fit: POS, hospitality, beverage ingredients, kitchen
Ad deadlineJuly 9, 2027
September/October

Margins & Cost Control

Features
  • Raw material contracts in a volatile market
  • Energy, water and utility savings that show up on the P&L
Best fit: Ingredients, energy, water treatment, software
Ad deadlineSept. 10, 2027
November/December

Annual Buyer's Guide

Features
  • The 2028 outlook: where small breweries will spend
  • Owner-tested: the products and services that earned their keep
Best fit: Every category
Ad deadlineNov. 12, 2027
Ad specifications

Specs

Digital magazine

  • Full page: 8.375" ร— 11.125" with bleed ยท trim 8.125" ร— 10.875" ยท keep copy inside 7.875" ร— 10.625"
  • Half page horizontal: 7.175" ร— 4.8"
  • Quarter page: 3.5" ร— 4.75"
  • High-resolution PDF with fonts embedded (preferred), or JPG/PNG at 300 dpi. RGB or CMYK.
  • Send a click-through URL and, for video ads, a YouTube or Vimeo link.
  • Materials are due on the ad deadline for each issue.

Web & email

  • JPG, PNG or GIF (animation welcome), under 200 KB.
  • Supply art at 2ร— the listed size for sharp display on phones and retina screens.
  • Include a click-through URL. Due five business days before your start date.
  • Email blasts: send finished HTML, or send copy and images and we'll build it free.

Content

  • Supplier Insights: about 600 words, a headshot and up to three images.
  • Interviews and podcasts are scheduled with our editorial team after you book.
  • Brewer edits all content for clarity and our house style.

Send materials and questions to tyler@thebrewermagazine.com.

Contact
Let's build your 2027 plan.
Name
Tyler Montgomery, Publisher
Phone
859.749.9474
Email
tyler@thebrewermagazine.com
Web
BrewerMag.com ยท TheBrewerMagazine.com ยท BrewInsights.com ยท BrewingDirectory.com
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A brewery owner in front of brewhouse tanks