About this episode

The episode discusses how breweries can utilize their spaces for private events to increase revenue, featuring insights from Christian Weber of Common Roots Brewery.

There’s more you can do with your taproom and brewery space than just serve beer. We’ll talk with Christian Weber of Common Roots Brewery in upstate New York. He is using his brewery locations for weddings, office parties and more. On this episode he offers tips and insight on how you can add private events as a revenue source to your small brewery business. The BYO Nano Podcast Episode 74 is sponsored by: RahrBSG / Gambrinus IPA Malt Brewers, meet To Thee!—a new North American pils malt built specifically for the craft beer industry by Rahr Malting Co. To Thee! was developed in collaboration with pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon, and crafted in Alix, Alberta from Canadian-grown barley. Beer writer Jeff Alworth calls it “a watershed moment” for craft. With low color and low modification, To Thee! creates a clean, bright base that lets your beer shine—perfect for classic continental pilsners, craft lagers, or as a base for light-colored, hop forward West Coast IPAs. To Thee! is available now. Contact your RahrBSG account manager, or visit RahrBSG.com to learn more. BYO Nano+ Membership Get access to hundreds of hours of on-demand videos covering small craft brewery…

People in this episode

Host: Brew Your Own

Guest: Christian Weber

Topics covered

• private events
• brewery business
• revenue sources
• taproom usage
• weddings
• office parties

Keywords

• brewery
• private events
• taproom
• revenue
• weddings
• office parties
• craft beer

Sponsors

RahrBSG, Gambrinus IPA Malt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Common Roots Brewery, Rahr Malting Co., pFriem Family Brewers

Places: Hood River, Oregon, Alix, Alberta, upstate New York

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