After 14 delicious years, SAVOR™: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience is hanging up its apron, making 2022 the event’s final year.Read More

The Diversity in Beer Writing Grant provides opportunities to highlight the value of stories that showcase diversity and inclusion in beer.Read More

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Written By J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham , Director of Social Impact

Director of Social Impact

A former professor of Communication Studies, Dr. J Jackson-Beckham dedicated her academic career to the study of American beer. Today, she helps craft beverage organizations develop practices that drive success, build communities, and empower individuals. She is an author, speaker, vocal advocate for the craft beverage community, homebrewer, and Certified Cicerone. In 2018, Dr. J was named the Brewers Association's first-ever Diversity Ambassador. In 2020, she was named Imbibe Magazine’s Beer Person of the Year. Today, Jackson-Beckham leads the Brewers Association's social impact efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion, member and community engagement, high-ROI philanthropy, and association accountability.

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Experience an evening of craft beer and culinary flair What SAVOR™: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience will return to Washington D.C. this May for the 12th year. Presented by the Brewers Association (BA), SAVOR marries flavor-forward, independent craft beer with sublime …Read More

After record participation in support of Small Brewery Sunday, the drumbeat to support small and independent breweries continues through the holidays with a new series of paid social ads on Facebook and Instagram. Read More