The highs and lows of the Craft Brewers Conference

A recap of my experience at CBC and why we need to do better

I stood in the middle of Slim & Husky’s in downtown Nashville surrounded by Black beer excellence—Celeste Beatty of Harlem Brewing, Teo Hunter of Crowns & Hops, Ale Sharpton, Garrett Olive of Brooklyn Brewing—all people who have made their mark on the industry. 

Electricity buzzed through the air as I bounced around the room, hugging people who I had onl…