Advertise in The Brewing Industry Guide (BIG)
The Brewing Industry Guide is the independent magazine that examines the challenges and opportunities facing in-planning, new, and growing breweries from the editors of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®! If you’re trying to reach important decision makers in the world of commercial brewing, there is no better way to do it than through the Brewing Industry Guide. We deliver top-quality content through diverse channels to a focused and engaged audience. The Brewing Industry Guide is the cost-effective way to build your brand and help industry professionals discover your products and services.
Craft Beer & Brewing’s successful strategy of spanning the beer consumer and beer creator markets has earned us a reputation for quality content throughout the commercial brewing world. Brewery professionals trust and look toward the Brewing Industry Guide for honest insight from the leading voices in the brewing and brewing-business world.
37,000+ Readers/Issue – 90%+ Are Brewing Industry Professionals
Brewing Industry Guide Editorial Calendar
Each issue of the Brewing Industry Guide includes a feature package focusing on one aspect of commercial brewery operations, from technical brewing, packaging, brewhouse setup, equipment and ingredient trends, to sales and marketing, it’s all covered in the Brewing Industry Guide. In addition, regular departments focus on different aspects of the business of beer and secondary features explore timely issues affecting the commercial brewing world.
Issue | Feature Focus | Ad Reservation Deadline | Ad Materials Due | Distribution Date |
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BIG Winter 2024 | Beer Ingredients | 11/15/2024 | 11/25/2024 | 12/26/2026 |
BIG Spring 2025 | Brewhouse Equipment | 2/14/2025 | 2/24/2025 | 3/28/2025 |
BIG Summer 2025 | Packaging | 5/16/2025 | 5/27/2025 | 6/27/2025 |
BIG Fall 2025 | Beer + Beyond | 8/15/2025 | 8/25/2025 | 9/26/2025 |
BIG Winter 2025 | Beer Ingredients | 11/14/2025 | 11/24/2025 | 12/25/2025 |
BIG Spring 2025 | Brewhouse Equipment | 2/13/2026 | 2/23/2026 | 3/27/2026 |
Brewing industry Guide Ad Sizes & Rates
For full-bleed ads, please add .125" bleed to all four sides of the ad. When outputting ad file, please do not include crop marks within the bleed area. Read more details about ad document setup here.
Size | 1x | 2x | 4x | 8x* |
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2-Page Spread | $4,499 | $4,250 | $3,800 | $3,575 |
Full Page | $2,499 | $2,360 | $2,100 | $2,000 |
2/3 Page | $1,759 | $1,650 | $1,475 | 1,390 |
Half Page | $1,399 | $1,300 | $1,165 | $1,095 |
1/3 Page | $999 | $945 | $845 | $795 |
1/4 Page | $699 | $655 | $590 | $550 |
* 8x rate includes insertions in all four issues of the Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® | All prices quoted in net
All 1/2 and Full Page advertisements include a spot in our New and Notable Sponsored Content Pages. See an example.
Premium position charges:
Back Cover — $900
Inside Front Cover — $400
Inside Back Cover — $400
Page 1 — $400
TOC Facing — $300
2-Page Spread (first 20 pages) — $500
NATIVE ADVERTISING
If you have a story to tell, you can leverage our audience of millions across magazine, web, video, and other channels to develop a timeless story. Our content has built and grown successful brands across a variety of markets, from beer to equipment to ingredients to packaging. Leverage our experience and market knowledge to help grow your business. Contact Blake Osmond at bosmond@beerandbrewing.com to discuss your native project.
Example: G&D Chillers (Digital)
Example: BoxPop (Digital)
Example: American Canning (Magazine), American Canning (Digital)
BIG Advertising Packages
Brewing Industry Guide magazine + Digital Packages
Our most popular B2B packages are a favorite of manufacturers and suppliers, and give you 12 consecutive months of total market coverage reaching our magazine, email, online, and social media consumers in significant and engaging ways. These packages include:
Total Market Coverage (TMC) Packages
TMC Packages are ideal for Total Market Coverage of all Unfiltered Media Group, LLC audiences including pro brewers, homebrewers, craft beer consumers, key influencers, brewery owners, and brewing-industry professionals.
TMC Packages include advertising in both Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® and Brewing Industry Guide publications—total of 8 consecutive issues! They also include a Presenting or Premier CB&B Podcast Sponsorship, native web articles, Sponsored E-Newsletters, social media campaigns, web ads, as well as video and customizable deliverables across all Unfiltered channels. You'll work with our team of experts to create a custom package that provides maximum ROI. Contact us today for details.
4 full-page ads in the Brewing Industry Guide
100,000+ web ad impressions on brewingindustryguide.com
4 dedicated email campaigns to BIG (B2B/commercial brewing) subscriber list
4 sponsored social campaigns (4 channels)