Making great beer is one challenge; running a successful brewery is another. As today’s industry faces tighter margins, shifting consumer trends, and economic uncertainty, many brewers find themselves taking on new roles as managers and executives.
Our panel today – moderated by Andy Crouch from Schilling’s Oktoberfest – includes decision makers who have run brewhouses and have transitioned to running their businesses, folks who have worked for others and on their own, and have managed all parts of these operations.
They share lessons on leadership, strategy, and the business realities of brewing today.
Hear the whole conversation on the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast.
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Andy Crouch is the Publisher of All About Beer. He is the author of two very outdated books, Great American Craft Beer and The Good Beer Guide To New England. He is a devoted lager enthusiast and pilsner apologist. Drop him a line at andy@allaboutbeer.com.
John Holl is the editor of All About Beer Magazine.
JohnHoll@allaboutbeer.com