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Craft Brewery
Brewery & Distillery

regulations are being followed. Some of the main connected rather than just taking somebody else’s
things these inspectors look for are cluttered walk- recipe and making liquor,” he said. “Appropriate
ways, chemical storage and labeling, keg storage education is the best answer. For the tasting room,
and written records that document training plans, it is really very similar to any bar that serves alcohol
hazard assessments and injury logs. to patrons. Having appropriately certified bartend-
ers and servers is key. Staff must understand the
How to Keep Your uniqueness of a different license class so that all
Staff and Customers Safe laws are followed.”

Safety in the brewery or distillery may seem like Gunderson at Half Brothers Brewing Company
little more than common sense at first glance, recommends that brand-new breweries thoroughly
but gentle reminders can go a long way in helping research the proper chemical training, dosage, time
staff members remember what’s most important. and handling.
Without suitable safety protocols in place, a bev-
erage business could be subjected to extra inspec- “Clean beer starts at the source of cleaning SOPs,”
tions and incident investigations that disrupt nor- he said.
mal operations and put the company at risk of fines
or discipline. Keeping up with all of these safety requirements
and regulations might feel like a hassle, but there’s
Buoni from Pennsylvania Distilling Company said no way around it if you want to run a reputable
that his best advice for a new distillery concerning craft beverage business. By encouraging a proactive
safety is to ensure that they have a solid under- safety culture in your brewery or distillery, you will
standing of the distillation process from beginning ultimately attract the types of employees and cus-
to end. tomers you want and need to stay in business while
also letting people know that you honestly care
“It’s critically important to know how the dots are about their health and safety.

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