9th Annual Indiana Craft Brewers Conference

Join us for the 9th annual Indiana Craft Brewers Conference November 10-11 2024, at West Fork Whiskey for brewing education focused on improving brewery quality, performance and innovation, collaborative community building and a brewers trade show.

PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED.

Member FULL CONFERENCE ticket gives you access to our 9th annual Indiana Craft Brewers Conference held from Nov 10-11, 2024 (10-6PM).  This ticket includes all sessions, all evening receptions, and access to the tradeshow on November 11.

In addition, a limited number of tickets are available for our 25th Anniversary Kickoff special session – a fireside chat with founding members of the Indiana Brewers Guild. If you can’t attend the full conference but wish to attend this session only, you’ll find an option for that during the registration process.

Affiliate members receive up to two complimentary tickets to attend the conference with their membership – a link to secure affiliate complimentary tickets will be sent directly to affiliate members. Members in other categories including breweries, other craft manufacturers, retail members, and producer partners have access to tickets at the following rates: $125 for the first attendee, $75 for the second attendee, and $50 for the third attendee from the same company.

Nearby hotels include:

Springhill Suites

Wyndham Westfield

Hampton Inn Westfield

Sunday, November 10

• 9:00-10:00 – Registration and badge pickup
• 10:00-12:10 – Morning sessions
  • 10-11a – Profiting from Your Brand, Red Stitch Creative
  • 11:10-12:10 – Spot Hops: Filling the Gaps the Contracts Leave Behind, Crosby Hops
• 12:10-1:20 – Lunch
• 1:30-5:50 – Afternoon sessions
  • 1:30-2:50 – Guild Reports, Future Projects and Programs, and Legislative Review
  • 3:00-4:40 – What’s Your Vibe – Taproom Branding Panel, Moontown, Sahm’s Hospitality Group, Chilly Water, GoTab
  • 4:50-5:50 – Yeast Management Best Practices: Dry Hopped Beers, Omega Yeast
• 6:00-7:00 – Happy Hour Hospitality @ West Fork
• Evening – Field Brewing and Grand Junction will both open their facilities for conference attendees only; these locations are offered on an on-your-own basis and are closed to the public

Monday, November 11

• 7:00-9:00 – Vendor Load IN
• 9:00-10:00  – Registration and badge pickup
• 10:00-12:10 – Morning sessions & visits to exhibits
  • 10-11a – Where’s the Profit? How to (actually) Make Money Selling your Beer in 2024, Small Batch Standard
  • 11:10-12:10 – Legal Link Up: Updates and Q&A, Bedwell Consulting
• 12:10-1:30 – Lunch and Mini Sessions with Advantage Engineering and CrowlerNation
• 1:40-5:10 – Afternoon sessions & visits to exhibits
  • 1:40-2:20 – Barrel Aging Best Practices, West Fork Whiskey & Sun King
  • 2:30-3:30 – Crafting Creative Events Panel, Cedar Creek & Guggman Haus
  • 3:40-5:10 – Sensory Training, Ron Smith Beer MBA
• 6:00-8:00 – 25th Anniversary Kickoff: Fireside Chat with Founders of the Guild
  • Greg Emig, Ted Miller, John Hill, Blaine Stuckey – moderated by Dave Colt

Show your support for Indiana craft beer by taking advantage of our unique sponsorship opportunities.  Dozens of affiliated businesses share resources with brewery members at the INCBC tradeshow, and for the third year, members can win prizes by visiting vendors and getting their Trade Show Passport marked.

Please email shanna@drinkin.beer with questions.

VENDOR/SPONSOR REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED.

Swag Bag & Lanyard Sponsor – Advantage Engineering

Passport Sponsor – Renewal By Andersen

Beer Station Sponsor – Hart Print

Vendor Sponsors – Advantage Engineering, Stickers & More, Northwestern Extract, OCS Processing, Blue Label Packaging, Hart Print, Hankscraft AJS Tap Handles, Amoretti, Prairie Malt, Country Malt Group,  Malteurop Malting Co, Crosby Hops, GoTab, Zumbiel Packaging, Hop Growers of Michigan, Enviro Test Kits, Pro Brew Supply, Millcraft, Crowler Nation, Hopsteiner, Red Stich Creative, Renewal By Andersen

& more TBA.