The Affordable Brewery

Prepare For The Robot Backlash

As we skydive into our dystopian, AI driven future, I was not surprised by the New York Times headline, “Amazon Plans to Replace Half a Million Jobs…

Nov 5 • 

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October 2025

Ebb and Flood

It's natural

Oct 14 • 

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September 2025

Well Damn! It's 1993 Again

My buddy Dean Rouleau sent me a picture of these Grundy’s posted on ProBrewer with the caption “It’s the 1990’s again.

Sep 17 • 

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My Love For The Simple Gas-Fired Kettle

I was teaching a class about a month ago and was explaining how fortunate I was to win medals at the Great American Beer Fest and World Beet Cup in the…

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

How to Stand Out in a Crowd

A good friend was asking my thoughts on opening a second location in a town that already has quite a few breweries.

Aug 18 • 

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For Something Completely Different

Just for fun I wrote a mystery.

Aug 15 • 

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The Best Business You Can't Buy

How does this sound?Thanks for reading The Affordable Brewery!

Aug 10 • 

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Weathering Economic Downturns

An excellent question this week from Ann.Thanks for reading The Affordable Brewery!

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

I Digress

Each week I try to think of something that I believe might contribute to the brewing community or maybe help someone who is in the planning stages of…

Jul 20 • 

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The Existing Restaurant

The Brewery Starting Point

Jul 13 • 

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Money For Your Brewery

There’s no getting around it: you can’t just borrow your way to your own brewery.

Jul 6 • 

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June 2025

The Real Hard Work of a Successful Brewery Owner

Sure you lift 55 pound bags of grain, repair broken pumps and messy glycol systems, fill in for a sick bartender after a full day in the brewery, but…

Jun 22 • 

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