Top 10 Beer Festivals in September

Top 10 Beer Festivals in September

Balanced Beer List

As the summer comes to a close, beer lovers can rejoice at the coming return of Fall beer styles. Start off this season right by attending any one (or all) of these Top 10 beer festivals for the month of September. 1. San Diego Festival of Beer San Diego, CA September 19, 2014 Event website: … Read more

Stages of a Bar Crawl

Stages of a Bar Crawl

A bar crawl is more than just a night out — it’s a carefully choreographed social experience that moves groups through multiple venues, building energy at each stop. Whether you’re organizing a bar crawl for a bachelorette party, a charity fundraiser, a neighborhood event, or just a legendary Friday night with friends, understanding the stages … Read more

7 Tips for Running a Successful Bar in 2026

7 Tips for Running a Successful Bar in 2026

Manage and market your beverage program

Running a successful bar takes more than good drinks and a busy Friday night. The bars that last are the ones that run lean operations, build loyal regulars, and adapt their menus and marketing faster than the competition. These seven tips for running a successful bar come from real patterns we see across thousands of … Read more

The Business of Beer with Jerry Sanders former Mayor of San Diego

The Business of Beer with Jerry Sanders former Mayor of San Diego

Evergreen Podcasts, Episode 6: Former Mayor of San Diego Jerry Sanders discusses the local business community, its craft beer scene, and the future of the area – all this and more! Andy “The Beerman” Coppock interviews Jerry Sanders, former Mayor of San Diego and current president and CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of … Read more

The Business of Beer with Dan Gordon Co-Founder of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company

The Business of Beer with Dan Gordon Co-Founder of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company

Evergreen Podcasts, Episode 5: Dan Gordon, Co-Founder of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company – the influence of German breweries on his own and more! Andy “The Beerman” Coppock interviews Dan Gordon, Co-Founder and Director of Brewing Operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Company. Dan talks about his trips to Germany and how they influenced the creation of … Read more

Tap Into the Business of Craft Beer

Tap Into the Business of Craft Beer

business of craft beer

There is no denying that the US craft beer industry has been experiencing some phenomenal growth in recent years, and the signs of the expansion are becoming harder and harder to ignore. Micro-brewery establishments continue to open up across the country, while craft beers seem to be finding their way onto the beverage shelves of … Read more

The Business of Beer with Greg Koch CEO & Co-Founder of Stone Brewing Co.

The Business of Beer with Greg Koch CEO & Co-Founder of Stone Brewing Co.

Greg Koch

Evergreen Podcasts, Episode 1: Greg Koch, CEO & Co-Founder of Stone Brewing Co, expresses his passion for craft beer in this very unique podcast interview with a luminary figure in the industry. Andy “The Beerman” Coppock kicks off The Business of Beer podcast series here on Evergreen Radio with an interview with Greg Koch, CEO … Read more

Highlight Local Beers on Your Print Menu

Highlight Local Beers on Your Print Menu

Beer on Your Print Menu

At Tuesday’s fantastic San Diego Craft Beer Hospitality & Tourism Economic Summit many calls were made to the audience by the speakers and panelists to do whatever is within their power to help promote local craft beer. One of the examples that Greg Koch threw out really struck a chord with us here at Evergreen: for bars or restaurants to highlight local beers on their printed beer list.

We want to ensure that we are doing everything in our power to promote local craft beer. After all our local San Diego brewers’ sales topped $781 million last year. For a full economic analysis of the San Diego Craft Beer Workforce published by the National University System Institute for Policy Research click here.

Since print menus are just one of the many things the Evergreen platform powers for over 100 San Diego bars and restaurants and hundreds of others across the US, we saw a way for us to make an immediate impact by empowering local businesses to heed the call with simply the click of a button.

So yesterday we launched the “highlight local beers” option for our printed tap and bottle menus. Our customers can select from one of 6 different ways they want local beers to be featured, save their settings, and print; our system handles the rest.

Evergreen Dashboard - Print Your Menu

Looking to create an even bigger distinction between local beers and the rest of your lineup? Just use our custom categories to push the local beers to the top. Here’s an example of how Sublime Alehouse is doing just that on their printed menus.

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So go forth and highlight those local offerings. Your customers will try more local beer and that means everybody; the customer, the businesses, and the local community; will win.

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Senior Technical Content & Product Marketing Strategist, EvergreenHQ

Casey Marte is a Senior SEO & Digital Marketing Strategist at EvergreenHQ

At EvergreenHQ, Casey works closely with the product team to shape new features, test tools, and make sure every operator — from a single-location taproom to a multi-unit restaurant group — has the information they need to grow.

Need an Excuse to Drink Beer on Valentines Day?

Need an Excuse to Drink Beer on Valentines Day?

Valentine’s Day has always been the perfect excuse to ignore those New Year’s resolutions and eat lots of chocolate. But why not make it the perfect excuse to drink beer as well?

With this “Best Beer and Chocolate Pairings List” you can do just that. And who doesn’t love a good excuse to drink beer?

These pairings were discovered by Jeff Mendel, a craft beer veteran, and published in his article “Beer and Chocolate’s Not-So-Secret Love Affair.” For the full article click here.

Best Beer and Chocolate Pairings

  • Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro | Left Hand Milk Stout Chocolate Mousse Cupcake

 

  • Avery Hog Heaven Barleywine | Pecan Tart

 

  • Left Hand Good Juju Ginger Ale | Honey Lemon Tart

 

  • West Flanders Woodshed Smoked Porter | 64% Dark Chocolate Liquid Salted Caramel Truffle

 

  • Sierra Nevada Kellerweiss | Lemon Tart

 

  • Avery Tweak Espresso Imperial Stout | Hazelnut Espresso Shortbread topped with a Hazelnut Ganache

 

  • Upslope Foreign Style Stout | an Espresso Truffle

 

Thanks Jeff! We will all enjoy testing these pairings out for ourselves on Valentine’s Day!