Slow growth isn’t always sexy, but it’s smart. That was the key takeaway during this month’s Brewbound Session, held on Dec. 3 in San Diego — and an idea that many of the day’s presenters honed in on as they shared advice and business lessons with nearly 250 beer industry professionals.

In a pre-event stroll around Founders’ ever-expanding brewery in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, company co-founder Dave Engbers quipped at one point, “That wall wasn’t here yesterday.”