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Time for a Gut Check on Craft Beer
Kyle Clark, anchor for 9News, was the keynote speaker for the Summit in 2025. His talk touched on the parallels and challenges the brewing industry and the broadcasting industry both face, as Coloradans change their habits and how finding success requires creativity, passion, and a dash of humility.
Time for a Gut Check on Craft Beer
Join Julia Herz, Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association and former Brewers Association Craft Beer Program Director, who helped grow the indie craft beer movement, gave a guided journey and gut check on our passions, entry and exit points in beer.
The talk covered craft beer’s essential tie to homebrewing and other beverage alcohol, plus how we each contribute to the trajectory and future of the biz. Insights included how the AHA is working to engage younger and more diverse homebrewers and how we each grow when we diversify our stakeholder and customer base.