Beam 2026 Annual Conference

Consumer Education (Room Kincaid Auditorium (B&E 111/211))

This session will cover the following talks:

-Allison Burkette: “A tickle of peat”: The language of experiencing a tasting (or why AI shouldn’t write whiskey reviews)

-Janice Fernheimer: Beyond the Still - harnessing academic study to support the whiskey industry in understanding, developing and deepening their economic and community impacts

-Lindsey Johnson: Gen Z Drinks: Exploring Trends and Changes in the Next Generation

-Heather Wibbels: Make Them Taste the Why: How narrative-driven flights anchor perception, build trust, and move bottles