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When a Brewery Becomes Yours

Graham Rausch — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:50:42 +0000

What turns a casual visitor into someone who calls your brewery theirs? Graham Rausch looks back on the taprooms that won him over, from a polka-fueled fish fry in Milwaukee to a metal-soundtracked bar in Seattle, and finds the answer in hospitality and in a brewery being unapologetically itself.

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New Course: Turn Your Social Media Followers Into Taproom Regulars

Brewers Association — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:16:30 +0000

Our new social media course will teach you to stop posting aimlessly and instead use social media strategically to drive greater brand awareness and more taproom visits.

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Here Are the Nation’s Best Beers and Ciders of 2026

Brewers Association — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:47:31 +0000

243 breweries and cideries took home 336 medals in this year’s Great American Beer Festival competition. The competition included the addition of rice lager, hop water, and a one-time craft malt category, along with two new specialty beer subcategories and three new standalone gluten-free style categories.

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Show Us How You Do It: Film a Clip for Our Front-of-House Training

Brewers Association — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Film a quick phone clip showing how your brewery handles real taproom situations, and we’ll feature it in the BA’s free Front-of-House Taproom Staff Training Program.

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What Dad Strength Brewing Can Teach Every Brewery About Social Media

Stephanie Grant — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:33:20 +0000

Dad Strength Brewing built an audience by sharing the unglamorous moments, like a grocery-store tasting full of "no's" that drew 600,000+ views. Their lesson for every brewery is to know your why, borrow storytelling tricks from accounts outside beer, and post what's already happening.

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