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When we think about beer and brewing, it\\u2019s easy for our minds to wander toward the person making the beer we drink. Brewers create a little bit of magic combining art and science, and because of that, are often considered the backbone to a business that makes and sells beer. Sometimes, they can even be thought of as rock stars with engaging personalities and thoughtful approaches to what it means to make beer.

But there are so many more people we may miss when we think about beer as an industry.

In this conversation, we\\u2019re chatting with Kindsey Bernhard, director of hospitality for Austin Beerworks, and also a background of all sorts of skills and expertise. Kindsey has worked as a bartender and before her role with Austin Beerworks, was taproom manager for Hi-Wire Brewing\'s location in Louisville, Kentucky. She\'s also a peer in media, having written for Porch Drinking and hosting her own podcast, Boys Are From Marzen, which showcases women and non-binary people who work in beer.

When we connected, Kindsey had just recently moved to Austin to begin her latest job, so you\\u2019ll hear about what it\\u2019s like to transplant as part of pursuing new career goals and what\\u2019s caught her eye as a new resident of Austin, Texas. We\\u2019ll also talk about the variety of skills she\\u2019s learned and displayed as a person working in beer and how her passion for the industry has driven her to better understand career goals and finding balance in her life.

Kindsey is one of many amazing people working for a brewery who doesn\\u2019t make the beer, and I hope you\\u2019ll come away from this chat with an appreciation for her and the behind-the-scenes effort she embodies.