Midyear State of the Craft Brewing Industry & More from the Brewers Association

From the Brewers Association:

Last week, Bart Watson, Chief Economist at the BA, hosted his annual Midyear State of the Industry presentation for BA members. You can access the recording HERE.

TLDW; read “Mixed Signs at Midyear for Craft Beer.”

The BA recently released a supply chain update for July.

TLDR; CO₂ supply has remained tight, barley and malt supply continues to be impacted by the crisis in Ukraine, and the number of acres strung with hops declined.

Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival are on sale! Back after a two year hiatus, GABF celebrates 40 years in October.

Brewers Association's latest DEI release: Examining Unconscious Bias

Reaching out to share an update from Dr. J, equity and inclusion partner at Brewers Association (BA). She recently wrote about hiring biases that contribute to the current lack of diversity in the craft brewing industry.

You can read it here — Some key takeaways:

Dr. J recommends using a hiring kit as a resource for preparation, training, and tools for organizations.
Five lesser-known hiring biases have risen to the top of her radar after working with craft brewers for years: affinity bias, the halo effect, confirmation bias, anchoring bias, and consensus bias.
Dr. J lists several strategies to reduce the influence of these biases like removing identifying information from applications, work-sample tests, creating a weighted rubric, and more.