MicroBrewr 033: Wastewater treatment solutions for a craft brewery
Wastewater treatment is a key issue for a craft brewery. John Mercer from Brewery Wastewater Design in Montrose, Colorado has more than a decade of experience. He shares wastewater treatment solutions for a craft brewery. For every gallon of beer produced, a typical brewery uses 7 gallons of water. If your municipal wastewater treatment plant […]
MicroBrewr 032: Export beer to tap new craft beer markets
Maximus BumSoo didn’t like beer so he told his friends that he was allergic to hops. Finally, one night in London, he drank a London Pride and loved it! He emailed the company and spent the next 3 weeks learning about beer. Then he flew to London and got the exclusive distribution deal. Now Maximus […]
MicroBrewr 031: Accounting solutions for your craft brewery
So you want to start a brewery and you don’t know what to do about bookkeeping and accounting. Audra Gaiziunas, Brewed For Her Ledger, guides us through accounting solutions for your craft brewery. With a degree in accounting and a Masters of Business Administration, Audra worked as controller for Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Later, she […]
MicroBrewr 030: Hire a mobile canning system and put your beer cans on store shelves sooner
Myles Stone was in his second year of medical school when he and Michael Mallozzi started Borderlands Brewing Co. in Tucson, Arizona with just $2,000. They both have full-time jobs besides the brewery, but they make it work. “Our secret,” says Myles, “Is to have wonderful people around us.” Water is scarce in the deserts […]
MicroBrewr 029: Selling more beer through your local craft beer store
Tiffany Adamowski and her husband have been operating 99 Bottles beer store in Federal Way, Washington for the past 7 years. She tells us how to work with a craft beer store like hers to sell more beer. 99 Bottles has over 1,200 labels of craft beer in stock from over 40 different countries. They […]
MicroBrewr 028: Repaving the way for women in craft beer
Eilise Lane drank a beer in Bend, Oregon that changed her life. After she found out that a woman made the beer, she opened Scarlet Lane Brewing Company in McCordsville, Indiana. Scarlet Lane Brewing Company’s website: It was at one time illegal for males to brew beer. We intend to respect that history with our […]
MicroBrewr 027: Family, church, and craft beer in a small valley town
Brett Tate wanted to tell his family’s story. So he did it with craft beer and Dust Bowl Brewing Company in his hometown, Turlock, California. Brett’s family left the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma and made a new life in California. Dust Bowl Brewing’s entire brand is a tribute to that story. Turlock is a small valley […]
MicroBrewr 026: A microbrewery, a taproom, and a brewery incubator
Paul Benner had been operating his homebrew shop for 2 years before he opened Platform Beer Co., in Cleveland Ohio. Platform is a microbrewery and taproom. It is also an innovative* brewery incubator. Although business incubators are popular across the world and in a variety of industries—especially in technology—none exist solely to assist brewery startups. […]
MicroBrewr 025: A religious experience at the homebrew club
In 2009 Erich Allen had a “religious experience” the first time he went to a homebrew club. He started brewing all-grain batches and made 7 beers in one week. Soon he had a dream to open a brewery. Then it became his passion, and then his obsession. So he and his wife visited 48 breweries […]
MicroBrewr 024: Real ale in the mountain bike capital of the Northwest
Ted Sobel quit his high-paying job as a software engineer and took a couple years off to walk around the United Kingdom. When he was done walking, he opened Brewers Union Local 180 in Oakridge, Oregon. Although they get calls about unionized labor, it’s just a clever name. Brewers Union focuses first on providing a […]