Beer Costing 101

Beer Costing 101

One of the challenges with beer costing is that it is confusing. It’s not clear what costs should be included, how the costs are calculated, and how to keep track of everything. In this post, we’ll break through the beer costing confusion using the age old...
Daily Key Metrics for Breweries

Daily Key Metrics for Breweries

In this post I’ll share my favorite key metrics, the ones that I look at every day. These are the numbers that, in my experience, make the biggest difference and have the most impact on the financial success of a brewery. As a special bonus, I’m also...
Brewery Loan Key Metrics

Brewery Loan Key Metrics

If you have loans, you need to track these key metrics: Debt service coverage ratio and debt to equity ratio. These ratios sound complicated and scary, but in this post we’ll break them down and explain them in common sense language. Debt service coverage ratio...
Brewery Income Statement Metrics

Brewery Income Statement Metrics

Key metrics, critical numbers, and benchmarks are used to measure and manage the most important numbers in your brewery. In this post we’ll review key income statement metrics and provide a tool you can use to track your critical numbers. Income statement...