Ales4FemAles

Laura Lodge learned about the distribution tier working with a small, independent distribution company in the mountains of Colorado. Job? Everything, including entering orders, loading/routing trucks, delivering product, all aspects of accounting + managing the office, and more. She shares her experience to benefit the artisanal/craft business owner in Distribution Insight for the Craft Brewer.Laura is also the owner of Customized Craft Beer Programs, a consulting business offering industry insight, education, strategic business planning, etc. In addition to developing craft beer programs for destination resorts and helping start-ups, she enjoys curating and hosting creative educational events including the well-known Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival.During the “pandemic pause”, Laura partnered with Candace L. Moon of The Craft Beer Attorney to create Start A Brewery, LLC, a business designed to help dreamers, breweries in planning, and growing breweries by pulling together educational resources from savvy professionals across the brewing industry. Free to the public, StartABrewery.com divides the daunting process into phases and breaks it down by category, further augmented by a library of information submitted by contributors.Active in supporting the Brewers Association and other industry organizations/educational efforts, honored to receive the Mentor of the Year for the Brewers Association Mentorship Program, and recognized as a veteran in the craft beer industry, Laura splits her time between the Colorado Rocky Mountains and Cleveland, Ohio.