Brewing, Cideries & Spirits  August 13, 2026

Liquor execs look to recapture the spirit

BizWest CEO Roundtable

Attending this week’s BizWest CEO Roundtable on the brewing industry were, from left: Joel Gustafson, Seed & Spirit Distilling; Brian Lackey, Konstruct Brewing; Mat Dinsmore, Wilbur’s Total Beverage and Wyatt’s Wet Goods; Jack Lackey, Konstruct Brewing; Neil Fisher, WeldWerks Brewing Co.; Eli Kolodny, Odell Brewing Co.; Tatum Cochran, Horse & Dragon Brewing Co.; Josh Grenz, Verboten Brewing; Cy Bevenger, Timnath Beerwerks; Guy McConnell, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse; Drew Mattox, Plante Moran; and Frezi Bouckaert, Purpose Brewing. Not pictured: Travis Thornton, Elevations Credit Union. Christopher Wood/BizWest
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They face challenges with distributors, rising prices and competition from grocery stores. But a much more upbeat group of liquor executives than in previous years gathered in Fort Collins Tuesday for a BizWest CEO Roundtable on the brewing industry and seemed most interested in putting more fun back into the customer experience.

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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