All Fired Up: Turning a Century-old Fire Hall into a Working Brewery

There’s an old joke in the wine making business which goes something like: Q: How do you make a million dollars in the wine business? A: Start with 2 million. Thankfully the beer business is a little less dependent on the vagaries of the weather than the wine industry, but in some ways the process …

Lake of the Woods Brewing: Building Community One Pint at a Time

One element of the craft beer industry that's always intrigued me is how hard many breweries work to forge a connection to their local communities. There are yoga and beer classes, tastings, trivia nights, tours as part of corporate events. In most cases, the motivation seems genuine - in other words - it's not a …

A New York State of Mind

You've been to New York City, right? It's all neon, glitz, great art and "that vibe" that says anything is possible here. It's also a cold slap in the face, outrageously expensive, traffic that buckles your knees and a general sense that New York hit it's "best before" date round about 1957.....and yet I love …

Sea Foam is the new Black! Cameron’s Brewing & Cactus Design go for the bold

Drinking beer is serious business... okay.... maybe not thaaaat serious. But when your company isn't slinging the suds like it used to, something has to give. For Cameron's Brewing it was all about the branding. When president Bill Coleman went looking for an agency to relaunch Cameron's product line back in 2015, he says he …