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brewery-economics

Nobody Bid On The Crew

Tom Wagner

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Aug 30, 2026

brewery-economics

October Was Paid For In June

Tom Wagner

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Aug 23, 2026

industry-trends

Craft Didn't Lose The Drinker

Tom Wagner

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Aug 16, 2026

brewery-economics

The Brewhouse Became Optional

Tom Wagner

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Aug 9, 2026

brewery-economics

Your Cost Base Moved At Midnight

Tom Wagner

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Aug 2, 2026

brewery-economics

Craft Beer's THC Reckoning Comes Due

Tom Wagner

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Jul 26, 2026

Who Gets To Keep Building

Tom Wagner

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Jul 20, 2026

The Room Is The Business

Tom Wagner

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Jul 12, 2026

policy-and-tax

Craft's Middle Tier Is Collapsing

Tom Wagner

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Jul 5, 2026

brewery-marketing

Craft's Demand Problem is Acquisition

Tom Wagner

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Jun 28, 2026

policy-and-tax

Craft Beer's Legal Map Decoded

Tom Wagner

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Jun 21, 2026

policy-and-tax

The Tech For Brewery Policy Survival

Tom Wagner

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Jun 14, 2026

policy-and-tax

You Are The Lobbyist

Tom Wagner

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Jun 7, 2026

policy-and-tax

The Bill That Already Passed

Tom Wagner

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May 31, 2026

policy-and-tax

State Law, Local Law, & the Asymmetry

Tom Wagner

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May 24, 2026

policy-and-tax

Invisible Until It Isn't

Tom Wagner

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May 17, 2026

policy-and-tax

Three Tiers, Three Governments, One Brewery

Tom Wagner

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May 10, 2026

policy-and-tax

WEEK 1 THE PLAYBOOK

Tom Wagner

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May 3, 2026

sustainability

Decoding AI in Craft Beer (Part II)

Tom Wagner

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Apr 26, 2026

brewery-marketing

IPA or API? Decoding AI in Craft Beer

Tom Wagner

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Apr 19, 2026

brewery-economics

The Diversity Dilemma: What's Really Worth Brewing?

Tom Wagner

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Apr 12, 2026

brewery-economics

Sin, Suds, and the Taxman

Tom Wagner

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Apr 5, 2026

brewery-economics

Exploring How Food Changes a Breweries Bottom Line and Survival

Tom Wagner

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Mar 29, 2026

brewery-economics

What's Your Brew Worth?

Tom Wagner

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Mar 22, 2026

brewery-economics

An Examination of Imports Globally

Tom Wagner

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Mar 15, 2026