Kevin Patterson, a Cicerone and National Beer Judge and manager of the Beer Trappe Craft Beer Store and Bar in Lexington, Kentucky, joins us at the 3-minute mark.

• How how are things going?
• How has 2020 been for the bar and store?
• How has the pandemic effected bars and breweries?
• Let’s talk about beer trends, what are some styles you’ve seen grow over the past few years?
• What are some that may have died off or changed over the years?
• What about the low-cal IPA/athletic beer marketing?
• Do you think the industry has to pay more attention and get more creative for the long term?
• Do you think people will go back to the more creative styles or the known quantities? 
• Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond, what styles might we see more of?
• For beers out now, the holidays are here and so are the Christmas Ales, what exactly can folks expect with those?
• How do breweries decide to name or release beers based on seasons?
• It’s officially winter now, but winter beers have been out for a bit, what types of styles are those and what can folks expect?
• What are three breweries you’re enjoying these days that folks might not have heard of?