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Wrapping Up 2025 GABF & NBWA Annual Convention; Plus, Rebecca Maisel Interview

Wrapping Up 2025 GABF & NBWA Annual Convention; Plus, Rebecca Maisel Interview

Update: 2025-10-15
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The Brewbound team recaps the 2025 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) and the start of the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Annual Convention and trade show, on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, recorded in Las Vegas. 
 
Jess and Zoe share their experiences at GABF, including which legacy craft brewery brought the Party Bomb; festivalgoers’ reception for full-strength spirits; the return of timed special pours; mixing Pop Rocks and BeatBox; and the flamboyant embrace of costumes. 
 
The conversation shifts to NBWA convention’s first day, including the key theme of wholesaler independence from supplier interference shared by outgoing NBWA president and CEO Craig Purser and board chair Rebecca Maisel. They also discuss the underlying theme of beer as a social lubricant, including untapped events and occasions that could provide a boost to a soft beer category. 
 
Then, in this week’s featured interview, Maisel joins Justin to discuss her call for freedom from “undue supplier influence” and why distributors are questioning their supplier relationships. Maisel also dishes about her last ride on the NBWA board after 11 years, why drinkers are distracted and the growth of intoxicating hemp beverages.
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Wrapping Up 2025 GABF & NBWA Annual Convention; Plus, Rebecca Maisel Interview

Wrapping Up 2025 GABF & NBWA Annual Convention; Plus, Rebecca Maisel Interview