Less than a Month Until the Vermont Craft Brewers Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18th, 2024 

Contact: Emma Arian, Executive Director, (973)303-6739

Less than a Month until the Vermont Craft Brewers Conference

Burlington, VT - Excitement is brewing as the Vermont Craft Brewers Conference (VTCBC) presented by Tripleseat Event Management approaches, taking place on November 11th-12th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington. This annual event, now in its 2nd year, brings together craft brewers, industry experts, and enthusiasts for two days filled with insightful discussion, networking opportunities, and of course, VT beer. Vermont has the highest number of craft breweries per capita, with over 14.7 breweries per 100,000 adults over 21 making it a prime destination to host a Craft Brewers Conference.

The Vermont Brewers Association expects over 250 professionals from Vermont and beyond to attend over the two day period. The agenda for the Vermont Craft Brewers Conference includes sessions about technical brewing, business development, and resilience from a diverse lineup of speakers, including renowned brewers, industry leaders, and advocates who will share their expertise on a range of topics. In addition to the 15 break-out sessions there will be 2 keynote sessions, a trade show, 2 receptions, and an after-party.

Technical sessions at the conference will include presentations on: To Contract or Not To Contract – Considerations in an Oversupplied Hop Market, Modern Lager Beer, How to Get More Value: Quantifying Yeast Cost, India Pale Ale: The Evolution of One of the World’s Most Popular Beer Styles, and Yeast Management Best Practices: Dry Hopped Beers.

Business development sessions will discuss: Creating Better Social Media Content Through Food/Product Styling, Photo Composition, and Editing Tricks Using Only Your Smartphone, Reading Between The Grid Lines: Allowing data to drive your sales and marketing plans, Creating Memorable and Profitable Taproom Experiences, Crafting Better Partnerships, and Leadership 101 - Brewing Better Leaders.

The resilience track will focus on: Distilling Introduction to Brewers - Panel, Efficiency Vermont, Technical Assistance, and You: Worthy Projects, Incentives, and Free (to you) Support Systems, Franchise Law Basics for Vermont and Other States, I’m Fine- But What’s Really Brewing?, and Draft Systems Best Practices: From Design to Dispense.

The conference is open to members of the Vermont Brewers Associations as well as members of the public who are interested in the educational line-up provided. Registration starts at $150 for VBA member brewers, $200 for industry partners, and $250 for the general public.

About the Vermont Brewers Association

The Vermont Brewers Association is a 501c6 non-profit, founded in 1995 to promote and strengthen the culture of craft brewing in Vermont through marketing, education, and advocacy for Vermont made beer.