I am not a homebrewer but I know the vital importance of having them around to push the recipe envelope without having to sell their beers and to be a minor league from which new breweries can spring with new ideas.
And a cool new idea for the Big Brew 2024 on May 4th is to have a theme. That theme? Homebrew recipes inspired by Star Wars.
The recipes are Degobah Dunkel, Jabba Juice Hazy IPA, A New Hope Pale Ale, Empire Strikes Back Dark Ale and rounding out the OG trilogy Return of the Jedi Pale Ale. All OK names but I hope to see some deeper cuts like Ahsoka Amber or Order 66 Betr-Ale.