Brewery Database
The ABA Brewery Database has many features such as photos; production capacities and line information just to name a few. Using American Breweries II as the starting point, this database is intended to be a dynamic ever-expanding resource incorporating additional information supplied by our Members, and currently includes over 40,000 entries. ABA Members have full access and can search by any combination of criteria.
This database was made possible by the generous permission of Dale Van Wieren, Editor and Copyright holder, and compiled by Dale and Len Chylack. ABA thanks them for their outstanding contribution to this project. Various generous ABA Members provided funding.
Library Database
The ABA Library Database is a catalog of all the volumes held by the ABA Museum and Library. ABA Members have full access to the database, and can search by any combination of criteria. The database current includes over 1,700 resources, several of which can viewed electronically.
Journal Research Archive
The ABA Journal Archive includes indexes and PDFs of over 2,600 Issues from 11 Brewery Journals and is constantly expanding. Indexes are available to all ABA Members, and the PDFs can be viewed with a nominal add-on fee.
The archiving of brewing industry journals commenced in 2014 with the digitization of over 352,000 pages from several prominent brewery publications, including American Brewer, Brewers Digest, Modern Brewing Age, Western Brewer, Beverage Journal, and Brewers Journal. These journals were obtained from the Beer Institute in Washington, D.C., with the total cost of the scanning project exceeding $55,000. This comprehensive archiving initiative was completed in 2016, mainly due to the dedicated efforts of Rich Wagner, who facilitated the transportation of bound volumes of the journals between the Beer Institute in Washington, D.C., and a professional scanning service in upstate New York on multiple occasions.
Utilizing a professional scanning service was crucial, as the Beer Institute granted us only a 30-day window to keep the journals. This number of days rendered it impractical for us to scan all 50,000 pages within such a tight time-frame. Recognizing the significance of preserving this extensive collection of brewery history, the ABA membership stepped up to provide the necessary funding.
