In this session panelists discuss what we are (and aren't) doing in our industries to mitigate how much water we’re using. What are we doing to create awareness about water use? How much accountability, or lack thereof, do brewing, secondary, and tertiary industries have towards flood prone areas? Are we concerned with water quality and quantity? Should we be? Join Alden Bing (Orchid Island Brewing), Chris Brown (Holy City Brewing), Dr. Matt Huddleston (South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control), Jamaal Lemon and Michael Stein (Lost Lagers) for a riveting conversation asking hard questions and facing extreme truths.

Charleston, SC born and raised, Jamaal Lemon, is a Cicerone-certified beer server, co-creator of The Wayfarer Study podcast, father of Satchel, and husband of Nikki. He's a die hard fan of the Clemson Tigers, Imperial Chocolate Stouts, and Thursdays. His piece, “Come Hell or High Water — Oysters, Brewing, and How the Come Yahs & Bin Yahs Could End Sea Level Rise in Charleston” earned him a James Beard Foundation Media Award winner in the Foodways Category.

Michael Stein is President of Lost Lagers, Washington, DC’s premier beverage research firm. His historic beers have been served at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the Polish Ambassador’s residence. Senior Staff Writer and co-owner of DCBeer, he podcasts biweekly co-creating the DC Beer Show, and his work also appears in Washington City Paper. He is a James Beard Media Award winner thanks to his good friend, Jamaal Lemon, whose piece “Come Hell or High Water — Oysters, Brewing, and How the Come Yahs & Bin Yahs Could End Sea Level Rise in Charleston” won the Foodways category in 2023.

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