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Thank you for your participation in the 2015 Brewery Operations & Benchmarking Survey (BOBS). The Brewers Association has been asked by members to compile industrywide data for use by members to see how their businesses compare in critical areas. Survey results will only be as valuable as the data that you are willing to provide. Confidentiality Statement: The Brewers Association is committed to protecting the information that you provide in this survey. Individual company data will be never be shared or reported for any reason. Only aggregated data will be reported in the survey results. The BOBS survey is comprehensive, and asks questions which are likely best answered by many different departments or people within your company. To aid in completion, the survey has been broken into four sections this year. On the next page, you will be able to skip directly to these sections. The four sections are: 1) Human resources/employment statistics 2) Sales and marketing operations 3) Financial and company operations 4) Brewing operations There is also a downloadable version of the survey if you wish to print, fill out the survey, and then enter the values online. Printable Survey PDF Survey Invitations: Your brewery may have received multiple email invitations to this survey. Each email contains a unique link to the BRD survey which allows you to leave the survey and then come back at a later time to start up again where you left off, or to skip around by department. Only use one link to access each portion of the survey so you don't duplicate your efforts. Be sure every person at your brewery uses the same unique survey link so you populate one data set. Survey Window: The survey will remain open until May 1st Fabulous Prizes: Respondents who complete the entire survey will be entered into a drawing for two free registrations for two to the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference. Surveys have been sent to individual brewery locations. If you prefer, you may fill may enter company wide information, which will be averaged across locations 1. Important Survey Information Please Read Before Completing the Survey
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Thank you for your participation in the 2015 Brewery Operations & Benchmarking Survey (BOBS). The Brewers Association has been asked by members to compile industry­wide data for use by members to see how their businesses compare in critical areas. Survey results will only be as valuable as the data that you are willing to provide.

Confidentiality Statement: The Brewers Association is committed to protecting the information that you provide in this survey. Individual company data will be never be shared or reported for any reason. Only aggregated data will be reported in the survey results.

The BOBS survey is comprehensive, and asks questions which are likely best answered by many different departments or people within your company. To aid in completion, the survey has been broken into four sections this year. On the next page, you will be able to skip directly to these sections. The four sections are:

1) Human resources/employment statistics 2) Sales and marketing operations 3) Financial and company operations 4) Brewing operations There is also a downloadable version of the survey if you wish to print, fill out the survey, and then enter the values online. ­ Printable Survey PDF

Survey Invitations: Your brewery may have received multiple email invitations to this survey. Each email contains a unique link to the BRD survey which allows you to leave the survey and then come back at a later time to start up again where you left off, or to skip around by department. Only use one link to access each portion of the survey so you don't duplicate your efforts. Be sure every person at your brewery uses the same unique survey link so you populate one data set.

Survey Window: The survey will remain open until May 1st

Fabulous Prizes: Respondents who complete the entire survey will be entered into a drawing for two free registrations for two to the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference.

Surveys have been sent to individual brewery locations. If you prefer, you may fill may enter company wide information, which will be averaged across locations

1. Important Survey Information ­ Please Read Before Completing the Survey

2014 Operating Year: This survey will focus on the 2014 operating year. Please skip this survey if your business opened in 2014. Companies which opened in 2014 or later will be able to participate in 2016 and beyond.

Survey Questions? [email protected]

1. Please provide contact information for your company, including the first and last name of someone we can contact for clarification after the survey is over:

2. Which section are you answering?

2. Demographics and Company Type

*

Name:

Company:

Address:

Address 2:

City/Town:

State: 6

ZIP:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

*

Human resources/employment statistics

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Sales and marketing operations

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Financial and company operations

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Brewing operations

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All

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For the purposes of this survey, please group your employees as follows ­ Full­time: >30 hours per week and/or salaried; Part­time: < 30 hours per week.

Please use employment figures as of December 31, 2014. Please round fractional jobs up. For example, if an employee is half shift brewer, half packaging line, round up to 1 in each category.

Only answer for employee types that apply to your operation(s). Leave blank any boxes that don't apply.

2. Full­Time Brewery Employees ­ For the purposes of this survey, full­time employees are defined as working >30 hours per week.

What was the 2014 full­year salary or total hourly wages ($$) (not including bonus, stock options, profit sharing, tips, etc.) of your full­time:

3. Brewery Production Employees

1. Please number your total brewery production employees at all production facilities (Enter 0 if none in that category):

Full­Time Part­Time

Company Brewmaster/Corporate Principal Brewer 6 6

Brewmaster(s) 6 6

Brewery Ops/Production Mngr(s) 6 6

Head Brewer(s) 6 6

Assistant Brewer 6 6

Cellar Mngr(s) 6 6

Packaging Mngr(s) 6 6

Packagers/Keggers/Canners 6 6

Other(s) 6 6

Company Brewmaster/Corporate Principal Brewer

Brewmaster(s)

Brewery Ops/Production Mngr(s)

Head Brewer(s)

Assistant Brewer

Cellar Mngr(s)

Packaging Mngr(s)

Packagers/Keggers/Canners

Other(s)

If more than 200 in any category, please use this field to describe further:

3. Full­Time Brewery Employees ­ For the purposes of this survey, full­time employees are defined as working >30 hours per week.

What was the 2014 annual average total bonus, stock options, profit sharing, tips, etc. of your full­time:

4. Part­Time Brewery Employees ­ For the purposes of this survey, part­time employees are defined as working <30 hours per week.

What was the 2014 full­year salary or total hourly wages ($$) (not including bonus, stock options, profit sharing, tips, etc.) of your part­time:

Company Brewmaster/Corporate Principal Brewer

Brewmaster(s)

Brewery Ops/Production Mngr(s)

Head Brewer(s)

Assistant Brewer

Cellar Mngr(s)

Packaging Mngr(s)

Packagers/Keggers/Canners

Other(s)

Company Brewmaster/Corporate Principal Brewer

Brewmaster(s)

Brewery Ops/Production Mngr(s)

Head Brewer(s)

Assistant Brewer

Cellar Mngr(s)

Packaging Mngr(s)

Packagers/Keggers/Canners

Other(s)

5. Part­Time Brewery Employees ­ For the purposes of this survey, part­time employees are defined as working <30 hours per week.

What was the 2014 annual average total bonus, stock options, profit sharing, tips, etc. of your part­time: Company Brewmaster/Corporate Principal Brewer

Brewmaster(s)

Brewery Ops/Production Mngr(s)

Head Brewer(s)

Assistant Brewer

Cellar Mngr(s)

Packaging Mngr(s)

Packagers/Keggers/Canners

Other(s)

6. Which insurance benefits do you offer to any of your brewery production employees, and what % do you pay?

Yes/NoIf yes, % Paid by

Employer

Health Insurance 6 6

Life Insurance 6 6

Dental Insurance 6 6

Short Term Disability Insurance 6 6

Long Term Disability Insurance 6 6

401K Matching (or other tax­deferred plan) 6 6

Other 6 6

7. Do you offer the following benefits to any brewery production employees?

Full­Time Employees

Part­Time Employees

Employee Stock Purchase Program 6 6

Paid Vacation 6 6

Profit Sharing Program 6 6

Paid Holidays 6 6

Sick Time 6 6

Prescription Drug Plan 6 6

If other please specify:

For the purposes of this survey, please group your employees as follows ­ Full­time: >30 hours per week and/or salaried; Part­time: < 30 hours per week.

Please use employment figures as of December 31, 2014. Please round fractional jobs up. For example, if an employee is half logistics, half sales, round up to 1 in each category.

Only answer for employee types that apply to your operation(s). Leave blank any boxes that don't apply.

4. Non­Production, Sales and Marketing Employees (Other Than Beer Production o...

1. Please number your non­production, sales and marketing employees, totaling across all locations (Enter 0 if none in that category):

Full­Time Part­Time

Owners/Proprietors 6 6

Professional Employees (Accounting, Legal, Engineering, Other)

6 6

Administrative, Sustainability, HR, PR, Other 6 6

IT Managers 6 6

IT Staff 6 6

Marketing, Advertising or Sales Managers 6 6

Marketing, Advertising or Sales Staff 6 6

Material Ordering, Order Fulfillment, Warehouse, Logistics, Maintenance, All Others

6 6

If more than 200 in any category, please use this field to describe further:

2. Full­Time Non­Production, Sales and Marketing Employees ­ For the purposes of this survey, full­time employees are defined as working >30 hours per week.

What was the average 2014 full­year salary or total hourly wages ($$) (not including tips, bonus, stock options, profit sharing, etc.) of your full­time: Owner(s)

Accountants

Legal

Engineers

Administrative

Sustainability

HR

PR

IT Managers

Sales Managers

Marketing Managers

Advertising Managers

IT Staff

Sales Staff

Marketing Staff

Advertising Staff

3. Full­Time Non­Production, Sales and Marketing Employees ­ For the purposes of this survey, full­time employees are defined as working >30 hours per week.

What was the average full­year 2014 tips, bonus, stock options, profit sharing, etc. of your full­time: Owner(s)

Accountants

Legal

Engineers

Administrative

Sustainability

HR

PR

IT Managers

Sales Managers

Marketing Managers

Advertising Managers

IT Staff

Sales Staff

Marketing Staff

Advertising Staff

4. Part­Time Non­Production, Sales and Marketing Employees ­ For the purposes of this survey, part­time employees are defined as working >30 hours per week.

What was the average 2014 full­year salary or total hourly wages ($$) (not including tips, bonus, stock options, profit sharing, etc.) of your part­time: Owner(s)

Accountants

Legal

Engineers

Administrative

Sustainability

HR

PR

IT Managers

Sales Managers

Marketing Managers

Advertising Managers

IT Staff

Sales Staff

Marketing Staff

Advertising Staff

5. Part­Time Non­Production, Sales and Marketing Employees ­ For the purposes of this survey, part­time employees are defined as working >30 hours per week.

What was the average full­year 2014 tips, bonus, stock options, profit sharing, etc. of your part­time: Owner(s)

Accountants

Legal

Engineers

Administrative

Sustainability

HR

PR

IT Managers

Sales Managers

Marketing Managers

Advertising Managers

IT Staff

Sales Staff

Marketing Staff

Advertising Staff

6. Which insurance benefits do you offer to any of your non­production, sales and marketing employees, and what % do you pay?

Yes/NoIf yes, % Paid by

Employer

Health Insurance 6 6

Life Insurance 6 6

Dental Insurance 6 6

Short Term Disability Insurance 6 6

Long Term Disability Insurance 6 6

401K Matching (or other tax­deferred plan) 6 6

Other 6 6

If other please specify:

8. What is your annual turnover rate of brewing­related and non­brewing employees (total number of separations/average number of employees x 100)?

7. Do you offer the following benefits to any non­production, sales and marketing employees?

Full­Time Employees

Part­Time Employees

Employee Stock Purchase Program 6 6

Paid Vacation 6 6

Profit Sharing Program 6 6

Paid Holidays 6 6

Sick Time 6 6

Prescription Drug Plan 6 6

Brewing­Related

Non­Brewing

Other (please specify)

4. Growler Sales ­ Please provide 2014 beer volume (in 31 gal US barrels) sold in growlers at company­owned brewpub, restaurant or tasting room locations:

5. Package and Draft Production and Sales

1. What percentage of your total volume is (nearest whole number, these should add to 100):Draught (include growler volume here)

Bottled

Canned

2. What percentage of your draught beer volume is sold on­site? (For brewpubs, brewing company tasting rooms or taprooms, or retail outlets associated with brewing companies or brewpubs such as restaurants or tied houses)On­Site % of Draft Sales: 6

3. Draught Beer Sales ­ Please break down 2014 draught beer sales (31 Gal US barrels) by keg size or other format (all companies include growler sales here):bulk draught beer

1/2 bbl or 13.2 gallon keg

1/4 bbl keg

1/6 bbl keg

Other (please specify and give volume in bbl)

Other (please specify and give volume in bbl)

5. Package Beer Sales Volume (By Package Size) ­ Please report 2014 sales in US Barrels (31 US Gal), by package size:6 x 12 oz. bottles

12 x 12 oz. bottles

12 x 12 oz. variety pack

24 x 12 oz. bottles

24 x 12 oz. variety pack

other 12 oz. bottle formats

1 x 22 oz. bottles

12 x 22 oz. bottles

12 x 22 oz. variety pack

other 22 oz. bottle formats

6 x 12 oz. cans

12 x 12 oz. cans

24 x 12 oz. cans

other 12 oz. can formats

4 x 16 oz. cans

12 x 16 oz. cans

other 16 oz. can formats

Other (please specify and give volume in bbl)

Other (please specify and give volume in bbl)

6. Packaged Beer Sales Trend ­ In US barrels (1 US bbl = 31 US gallons), please show total volume of all packaged beer sold by year.2011

2012

2013

2014

7. Draught Beer Sales Trend ­ In US barrels (1 US bbl = 31 US gallons), please show total volume of all draft beer sold by year. (Brewpubs ­ include bulk from tank sales here)2011

2012

2013

2014

1. Do you self distribute?

6. Distribution

2. How many distributors do you do business with (excluding self)?In­State Distributors 6

Out­of­State Distributors 6

3. Based on volume in barrels (not $ sales), what percent of the beer you distribute is (these should add to 100):Self distributed % of Volume: 6

Wholesaler distributed % of Volume: 6

4. In how many states do you sell beer (include your home state)?Total States: 6

5. What percent of your $ sales occur in (these should add to 100):Your state 6

Other than your state 6

Other countries 6

6. Including the United States, in how many total countries do you sell beer?Number of countries: 6

Yes

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No

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If no, is self distribution allowed in your state?

If either figure is over 100, please specify how many:

If over 40, please input the number here:

7. I characterize my top three distributors as follows:

9. Do you use post­offs or discounting?

An ABI HouseA Miller/Coors

HouseAn Independent Beer House

Wine/Spirits Craft Specialty Self Other

Highest volume distributor

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Second highest volume distributor

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Third highest volume distributor

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8. Do you offer distributor incentives in the form ofYes No

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If other, please specify:

If other, please specify

Yes

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No

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N/A

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7. Advertising, Marketing and Sales

1. Advertising, Marketing and Sales ­ Including salaries/wages/commissions, POS/collateral, discounts/post­offs, fees paid to media, travel, festival attendance fees, competition entry fees and any other expenditures you include when you consider these buget items, what % of your advertising, marketing and sales budget is spent on:Advertising % 6

Marketing % 6

Sales % 6

2. What % of your total advertising, marketing and sales budget is spent on (if your company lumps these together differently than shown here, don't worry, just provide your best estimate):POS (coasters, posters, banners, neons, tap handles, mug clubs, growlers, etc.) 6

Events (festivals, brewery branded draft trucks, competitions, beer dinners, etc.) 6

Traditional Media (Print Media, TV and Radio advertisting, Billboards, Distributor delivery truck logos, etc.)

6

Electronic Media (Advertising, Website development, social media/electronic networking, etc.)

6

All Others 6

3. Social media & Media sharing ­ Please check the social media and media sharing channels that are most important to your company's marketing:

Blogging

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Facebook

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Twitter

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LinkedIn

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YouTube

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Picasa

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Flickr

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Vimeo

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Instagram

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Pinterest

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Other(s)

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If other(s), please list:

5. Do you offer tours and tastings?

4. All Electronic Media ­ Please check all the reasons you use social media:

Customer feedback

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Product Reviews

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Business Reviews

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To announce/host events such as new beer releases, parties, meetups, events

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To collaborate with other brewers on local events, collaborative beers, industry action

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Other(s)

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If others, please specify:

Yes

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No

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1. How many people tour your facility annually?

2. Do you charge for your tour?

3. What % of your visitors are from your area vs outside your local area?

8. Tours/Tastings

Local Area

Outside Visitors

Yes

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No

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If yes, how much?

This section is for brewpubs, as well as for the restaurant operations of brewing companies not considered to be brewpubs according to the BA definition.

6. Do you sell guest beers?

7. What is the average food cost % across your entire menu? (if your food cost percentage is 31.1%, please enter 31.1)

9. Brewpub/Restaurant

1. Seating ­ Please show seating capacities:Total seats

Dining area seats

Bar/lounge seats

Outdoor seats

2. Outdoor Seats ­ Please indicate the average number of months your outdoor seats are available:

6

3. Check Totals ­ In $US, please show average per cover check totals forLunch

Dinner

4. In $$, please show annual food and beverage sales revenue for all seats at all operations:Revenue generated at indoor dining area seats

Revenue generated at indoor bar/lounge seats

Revenue generated at outdoor seats

5. Show the % of sales derived from (show percentage to the nearest whole number ­ for example, for 51.2%, enter 51)Food sales

House beer sales

Guest beer sales

All other bar sales

Yes

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No

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9. In your company owned brewpubs/restaurants, how many total taps do you have? (Don't inlude on­premise account tap handles).

10. What is the average number of house brands you have on tap at any one time?

11. What is the maximum number of house brands you could potentially have on tap at any one time?

8. What is the average beer pour cost %? (if your beer pour cost percentage is 15.1%, please enter 15.1)House beer

Guest beer

Please provide all answers for calendar year 2014 or most recently completed fiscal year.

4. Please provide each of the following as a % of net sales.

5. What was your Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) $'s per barrel?

6. What was your effective income tax rate for 2014?

7. What were your excise taxes (in $$)?

8. What were your total charitable contributions in 2014 in $$?

10. Brewery/Brewpub Financials ­ Income and Expense

1. What was your breakdown of net sales (%)?Beer

Food

Other

2. Please provide the following in $'s per barrel for draught sales.Net price per bbl

COGs per bbl (do not include admin/overhead/mkting)

Gross margin per bbl

3. Please provide the following in $'s per barrel for packaged sales.Net price per bbl

COGs per bbl (do not include admin/overhead/mkting)

Gross margin per bbl

Mortgage/rent payments

Sales and marketing

Administration/overhead

Federal

State

Please provide all answers for calendar year 2014 or most recently completed fiscal year.

4. Equity: in $$, show Total Equity at year's end 2014:

5. Debt: in $$, show Total Debt Balance at year's end 2014:

11. Brewery/Brewpub Financials ­ Balance Sheet

1. Assets: in $$, list 2014 figures:Total Assets

Current Assets

Long­Term Assets

2. Liabilities: in $$, list 2014 figures:Total Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Long­Term Liabilities

3. AR / AP: Please show average days aging forAccounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

2. If you increased your production capacity in 2014 over 2013 (see question 1 above), what was the total capital investment required to achieve that increase (in $ please)?

3. Brewhouse Size ­ What is the working size of your brew kettle(s) (in 31 gal US barrels)?

4. In hours, what is the average length of one brew cycle in your brewhouse(s)?

5. Cellar Size ­ What is the total capacity of all of your fermenters and ageing tanks (in 31 gal US barrels)?

6. Annual Capacity of Packaging and Draft Operations ­ In US barrels (31 US gallons), what is the total maximum annual capacity of your packaging and draft lines as they are currently configured? Assume your current package mix of bottles/cans/draft, package configurations/brand/sku mix, that your packaging and draft lines ran full shifts, and that no other area of your facility held up production ­

12. Brewing Capacity

1. Utilization ­ At your company owned brewing facilities, and given your brand mix, what was your maximum total theoretical capacity in US Barrels (31 US gallons) at the end of2014 (US Barrels please):

2013 (US Barrels please):

7. Do you operate more than one:Yes No

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1. Water ­ How many total gallons of water came into your brewery in 2014? (Only count water purchased, pumped from aquifers, wells or surface water sources, etc. Do not count water you recycled within your brewery from one process to another process, or rainwater you harvested).

3. How do you buy and handle malt at your brewery (Please check all that apply):

13. Ingredients ­ Water, Malt and Hops

US Gallons

2. In US pounds, how many total pounds of malt did you use in 2014? (your TTB forms are a likely source for this answer)Base Malt (to nearest 100 US pounds)

Specialty Malt (to nearest 100 US pounds)

4. Raw Ingredient Cost Recent Trends ­ Considering the last two years for your company, please indicate if the listed cost factors have become more expensive, have stayed about the same, or have become less expensive. Use N/A if the listed cost factor does not apply to your company.

Increasing Level Decreasing N/A

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50 or 55 lb. (25 kilo) sacks

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Super sacks

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Bulk silo

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Rail Car

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Bulk from overseas

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Other

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Contract with maltster

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Contract with dealer

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Contract with grower

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Direct (spot) order from maltster

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Direct (spot) order from dealer

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Direct (spot) order from grower

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If other please specify:

5. Raw Ingredient Cost Trend Projection ­ Considering the next two years for your company, based on contracts you have in place, conversations with suppliers, your budget, or any other factor, please indicate if you think the listed cost factors will become more expensive, will stay about the same, or will become less expensive. Use N/A if the listed cost factor does not apply to your company.

Increasing Level Decreasing N/A

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5. Do you filter your flagship brand?

14. Fermentation, Cellaring, Filtration, Finishing

1. In days, what is the average primary fermentation time for your beers, given your current brand mix and tankage configuration? Ales

Lagers

2. In days, what is the average secondary fermentation/ conditioning/aging time for your beers, given your current brand mix and tankage configuration? Ales

Lagers

3. Please list any yeast, flora and fauna you use to produce your beer (check all that apply):

4. Filtration ­ please check all methods that apply to your operation

Ale Yeast(s)

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Lager Yeast(s)

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Weizen Yeast(s) (Phenolic Producing)

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Belgian Yeast(s)

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Brettanomyces

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Lactobacillus

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Pediococcus

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Other

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If any others, please specify:

We don't filter any of our beer

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Horiz plate

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Vert plate

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Plate and Frame

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Cartridge

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Bag

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Sterile

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DE

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Perlite

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Cellulose

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Silica

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Isinglass

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PVPP/Polyclar

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Centrifugation

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Other

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If others, please list them here:

Yes

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No

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6. Do you pasteurize any of your beer?

7. Do you produce any cask conditioned beer?

8. Do you produce any bottle/can conditioned beer?

9. Do you use wood casks, vats, spirals, chips, shavings, or any other form of wood that comes into direct contact with beer to produce any of your beer?

Yes

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No

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No

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Yes

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No

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If yes, what % of your packaged production is packaged conditioned beer?

Yes

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No

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2. List all departments that have the authority to make a "go/no go" decision on a batch of beer:

15. Quality Assurance, Sensory

1. Lab, QC/QA, Sensory Panel

Yes/NoIf yes, how often (on average)

Do you use an in­house lab: 6 6

Do you use an outside lab service: 6 6

Do you use an in­house sensory panel: 6 6

Do you use an outside sensory service: 6 6

3. Shelf Life ­ In days, what is the average shelf life specification for yourBottled Beer 6

Canned Beer 6

Kegged Beer 6

4. Date Coding ­ please list any date code strategies you use for your packaged & draft beer

Bottled Beer Draft Beer

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QC Lab

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Sensory Panel

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Brewing Staff

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Cellar Staff

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Packaging Staff

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Other

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If you listed Other, please specify:

If other methods apply, please specify

1. SKU's ­ Counting all packaged beer and draft beer products, how many total SKU's do you produce?

2. Glass ­ if you bottle, please check all that apply to how you buy your glass (not including growlers)

16. Packaging & Draft Filling

3. Bottling line ­ please check all that apply to your bottling line(s)

Bulk Glass

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Cased Glass

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Proprietary bottle

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Pre­embossed bottle

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Other (please specify)

Twist rinsing

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rotary rinsing

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oxine

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nitrogen preevac

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single prevac

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double prevac

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short tube filling

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long tube filling

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damaged bottle sensor

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fill level sensor

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fill pressure sensor

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neck labeling

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pre glued labels

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front labeling

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back labeling

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label inspection

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full case sensor

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Other (please specify)

4. Packaging & Draft Cost Factors ­ Considering the last two years for your company, please indicate if the listed cost factors have become more expensive, have stayed about the same, or have become less expensive. Use N/A if the listed cost factor does not apply to your company.

More Expensive About Level Less Expensive N/A

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Thank you for participating in the Brewers Association BRD Survey!

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17. BRD Survey Conclusion


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