Conference
Brew Asia Conference -
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This year's conference programme has been curated around the theme "Delivering the Future" and features over 30 presentations, workshops and discussion groups for brewers, sales teams and business owners aimed at preparing the industry for the challenges ahead.
Whether you are looking for innovative ingredients, state of the art equipment, branding advice or a competitive business advantage, there'll be something for every member of your team, making Brew Asia 2023 is the place to be this October!
Must Join Highlights for 2023
DAY 1 KEYNOTE - Thu 19 Oct
Session To be Announced Soon!
Garrett Marrero, Co-founder/CEO, Maui Brewing Company
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Garrett co-founded Maui Brewing Company (MBC) in 2005 and, as CEO, has grown the business from a seven-barrel brewpub with 32 employees producing 320 barrels of beer in 2005 into one of America’s most successful regional craft breweries and Hawaii’s largest independent craft brewer. In 2022 he oversaw the acquisition of Modern Times Beer & Coffee in San Diego, California, and formed Craft ‘Ohana to bring all of the organizations together and propel the group into the US’s Top 30 craft brewing companies. Maui Brewing Company’s craft now extends to Island Sodas, Maui Hard Seltzer, and Kupu Spirits.
Holding a bachelors degree in economics Garrett brings with him a wealth of business experience having led numerous legislative initiatives to change laws to better support the growing craft industry in Hawaii and successfully grow his brand into the beyond-beer category.
DAY 2 KEYNOTE - Fri 20 Oct
A Craft Brewery Culture of Information Sharing
Scott Janish, Co-founder, Sapwood Cellars
SESSION OUTLINE:
When writing the book “The New IPA,” Scott interviewed a number of breweries on their best practices and approaches to brewing hop-forward beers. This culture of information sharing amongst professional breweries in the United States has led to breweries producing better beer, better relationships amongst breweries, and a support system for ingredients sourcing, business questions, and equipment concerns. There is a lot to gain by being open with your breweries experience and listening to others about theirs!
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Scott is a co-founder of Sapwood Cellars, a brewery specializing in hazy hop-forward ales and barrel-aged sour beers in Maryland, USA. He is also a prominent beer researcher, blogger and author of The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor - a must-have book for those that love to brew hoppy hazy beer and a scientific guide for those who want to push the limits of hop flavor and aroma!
Scott has dissected hundreds of scientific papers on hop and yeast interactions for his book and blog, so if you’re serious about your Hazy IPA’s then you’ll not want to miss him as he shares his wealth of knowledge at this year’s Brew Asia
PRESENTATION
Disrupting Brewery Automation: Re-Inventing Manual Breweries
Andrew Tierney, Founder/CEO, Onepoint Brewing Automation
SESSION OUTLINE:
By harnessing the power of open source code and affordable generic IoT devices, brewers can transform their ""it works... sometimes"" manual breweries into highly efficient and reliable operations, all without breaking the bank or taking on additional loans.
Andrew's talk deep dives into a different implementation of what brewery automation should be for small to medium sized commercial microbreweries, focussing on how to redefine your existing or new brewery and how OnePoint's non-typical solution is poised to disrupt brewers' perceptions of what a microbrewery automation solution can and should be, while ensuring brewers retain their creative freedom and the integrity of their craft.
OnePoint Brewing is spearheading this groundbreaking and disruptive revolution in brewery automation. With an intimate understanding of the day-to-day challenges and opportunities facing a microbrewery, he has developed an innovative solution that promises to redefine microbrewery brewhouses while disrupting industry perceptions of what brewing automation should be, while also handing back control to ensure that brewers remain brewers.
Attendees will discover practical strategies for integrating open source solutions and IoT devices to automate key brewing processes, streamline operations, and achieve consistent quality while maximizing cost-effectiveness.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Andrew Tierney, Founder of OnePoint Brewing Automation, is a visionary brewer and former engineer who is disrupting and reinventing brewery automation. With over 3 decades of brewing and engineering experience and a reputation for executing unique, real-world solutions within the brewhouse, Andrew brings a unique perspective on the importance of innovation by deploying, not only industry standards, but device-agnostic/open-source IoT infrastructure into the brewery.
PRESENTATION
Taste transformers: Draft Pouring Techniques and Their Impact on Flavour
Shane McNamara, Global Director, AB InBev
SESSION OUTLINE:
Join Shane as he deep dives into the sensory aspects of how beer flavour changes depending on how you dispense it. Not only the gasses in which you choose but the physical action of pouring your beer and how you can lower the perceived bitterness of beer.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Shane is a Master Cicerone and holds a Master's degree in Brewing Science from the University of Nottingham and Post Graduate Certificate in Brewing Science from Federation University Australia. He has previously worked as a brewer and was formerly the Senior Technical Officer at the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD). Shane now helps drive innovation and quality for AB InBev - the world's largest brewer. With a passion for beer and food, Shane is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers and regularly contributes to publications around the world and judging in beer competitions.
PRESENTATION
Brewing Modern Fruit Beers - Techniques, Applications, and Flavors
Bret Kollmann Baker, Chief Operating Officer, Urban Artifact & Brand Ambassador, Les vergers Boiron
SESSION OUTLINE:
This presentation explores a wide range of style applications including fermented and unfermented fruit additions and covers the range of fruit products available to brewers, their pros & cons, flavour considerations, fermentation impact, filtration, cellaring, sourcing, and handling for fruit beers.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Bret is a founder and current COO of Urban Artifact in Cincinnati, Ohio. Urban Artifact is the USA's largest fruit beer only brewery, using over 1,000,000 pounds of fruit per year. With degrees in chemical engineering and brewing science, Bret has been able to help build out a brewery dedicated to handling massive amounts of fruit puree.
In addition, Bret is the Beer Ambassador for Les Vergers Boiron, helping them reach more professional breweries with their fruit purees. In his free time, writing, hiking, and working on the Brew Skies podcast are his pursuits of passion.
PRESENTATION
Sustainable Brewing: Ways you can Save Money and the Planet
Hamish Coates, Co-founder, Rocky Ridge Brewing Co
SESSION OUTLINE:
A step by step guide to measure your impact, find easy and fast ways to reduce your energy use (and costs) and to become a more sustainable brewery. Actionable every day changes that you can make in your brewery to reduce your energy consumption, reduce your footprint and be a part of the global movement for a cleaner future.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Hamish and Rocky Ridge are driven by a simple vision; Excellence in Beer, People and Planet. In just 5.5 years, their team grew from 2 to 30, and their brewing capacity from 30,000l to 1.5M+. Awards, including Champion Large Brewery and Beer at the Perth Royal food awards, highlight their success. Recognized for promoting sustainability, Rocky Ridge earned the Telstra Best of Business award in 2022. Remarkably, they achieved it all without external investment, staying true to their vision.
Committed to sustainability, their ambitious goal is net zero by 2025, and they're on track to achieve it. Hamish and the team's unwavering dedication to supporting local, striving for excellence, and brewing top-notch beer have shaped their journey and continue to guide them forward.
PRESENTATION
Innovations and Sustainability in Brewing
Mitch Gribov, Brewerkz Brewing Co.
SESSION OUTLINE:
Want to make a lasting impact on the industry? Sustainability and continuous innovation has become the new reality for the craft brewing industry. In this session Mitch will present several cases that highlight potential ways a modern brewery can play their part in contributing to a greener planet. He’ll demonstrate how you can reduce your footprint by brewing with recycled water or launch carbon-neutral beers, how to become immortalized by designing the world’s first probiotic beer or leave a mark by starting a local circular economy.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Dmitrii 'Mitch' Gribov is an award-winning certified brewmaster with many years of global brewing experience. A passionate advocate for quality and innovation, he earned his Certified Brewmaster certification from VLB Berlin. Mitch has brewed and collaborated in the US, Germany, Russia, Finland, Sweden, China, Vietnam, and Singapore. As Head Brewer at Brewerkz Brewing Co., he's a driving force behind Singapore's iconic craft brewery. Mitch is also a BJCP Certified Beer Judge, adding a critical palate to his impressive brewing skills.
PRESENTATION
Maximizing Hop Aroma and Flavor
Scott Janish, Co-founder, Sapwood Cellars
SESSION OUTLINE:
Digging through hundreds of academic papers, Scott pieces together research that helps to get the most of hop-forward beers in combination with his brewery experience at Sapwood Cellars. Research behind cold-dry hopping, ways to improve shelf-life of hoppy beers, and understanding haze are just a few of the topics covered!
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Whisky Distilling for Brewers
Axel Jany, International Malting & Brewing Expert, Weyermann® Specialty Malts
SESSION OUTLINE:
More and more craft breweries look into distilling options to broaden their product portfolio.
With the brewer’s knowledge of mashing and lautering, as well as already having this equipment to prepare a whisky mash, a whisky production might be a valuable business addition.
A single malt whisky newmake or often called white dog benefits very much from quality ingredients. With the use of flavorful specialty malts a craft distillery can offer a high-quality product at a time, where other whiskys might need a few more years longer in the barrel. The workshop will describe firsthand experience distilling set ups for brewers, shows recipes and taste the results right off the still.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
As a German trained brewer and maltster with a brewmaster degree from VLB Berlin, Axel has over 36 years of professional brewing experience. The international malting & brewing expert is the technical link between Weyermann® customers around the globe and the famous malthouse in Bamberg. Axel and his team offer customer support, such as recipe development as well as giving brewing and distilling advise. As a certified Doemens beer sommelier, he also judges at international beer events. In his spare time, Axel enjoys the great outdoors with his wife, Border Terrier Islay and his classic Land Rovers.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Bottle to Brand: Elevating Your Brewery Brand Strategy
Quynh Nguyen, Managing Director, The 80/20 Company
SESSION OUTLINE:
Join us for a transformative workshop where we demystify the world of branding for the brewing industry. Learn the essence of branding, its components, and how it shapes customer perceptions. Dive into the 'Brand in a Bottle' model, a practical tool to craft your unique brand strategy. Harness storytelling and design thinking for impact. Walk away with a high-level brand roadmap to bring your brand to life and impress your audience.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
A global citizen from Vietnam, Quynh brings 12 years of expertise in branding, advertising strategy, and innovative design thinking. Her experience spans FMCG, F&B, finance, automobile and more. Curious and disciplined, she loves crafting compelling brand experiences. She's worked with brands like Vespa, Techcombank, Heineken, Apple, and also her own burger restaurant, The Fat Cow.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Global Passion for Hops Collab Series – Recipes Beyond Borders
Lennart Paul-Pax (accompanied by Georg Drexler), Technical Manager Brewing Solutions, Barth Haas
SESSION OUTLINE:
Why stick with the old and the established? Dry hopping your IPA with Citra and Mosaic makes it delicious and crushable at the same time, but the uniqueness is a bit faded at this point. How about a West Coast IPA hopped only with German hops? Surely not! We have teamed up with six breweries across Vietnam to create unique recipes to show you what's now possible! Join us to find out more ..
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Novel Malt Ingredients for Building Better Beers and 0.0%’s
Sagar Goswamy, Sales Manager, APAC, PureMalt Products Ltd
SESSION OUTLINE:
Delegates will enjoy a sensory experience including multiple tasting samples showcasing possibilities with PureMalt’s innovative range of malt-based ingredients for creating new beers and 0.0%’s
PRESENTATION
New Things are Brewing at Fermentis
Simon Jeanpierre, Technical Sales Support Manager, APAC, Fermentis
SESSION OUTLINE:
The global launch of an exciting new product for brewers. In this not to missed presentation our technical team will share performance, flavour, and aroma characteristics of a new product and how it will support your creativity and inventiveness to make beers your customers love to drink.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Simon supports the regional sales team with anything technical in Asia-Pacific. His role is all about sharing passion and knowledge between Fermentis R&D and the Sales team and brewers on the market.
Simon discovered beer in his family kitchen in Belgium, maybe a little early, and is completely passionate about it ever since. From homebrewing and home distilling to judging in beer competition, there are always some new experimentations to make. With over 8 years in the
industry, Simon also worked in the business development of biotechnologies and technical solutions for beverages both in Europe and Asia. He also undertook research work at SAB-Miller South Africa,
focusing on improving beer stability during ageing. Simon holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering as well as Bachelor degrees in Industrial Science & in Chemistry, and is also a certified beer judge.
PRESENTATION
Dialing for Dollars: Navigating your way through a Cap Raise
Garrett Marrero, Co-founder/CEO, Maui Brewing Company
SESSION OUTLINE:
Attracting investment in your brewery can be a wildly challenging task. Having recently completed the acquisition of Modern Times Beer & Coffee, Maui Brewing Co. CEO/Co-Founder will discuss the ins and outs of raising money to fund your next growth phase.
After presenting the basics, a discussion session will conclude the meeting.