Brewers Congress 2021 Complete Guide

THE PREMIER GATHERING OF THE PROFESSIONAL BREWING INDUSTRY

BREWERS C O N G R E S S

7~8 DECEMBER 2021 THE BREWERY, 52 CHISWELL ST, LONDON

COMPLETE GUIDE

5 | SCHEDULE: THE FULL LOWDOWN ON THE DAY

10 | EXHIBITORS: INDUSTRY LEADING COMPANIES

14 | SPEAKERS: BEST-INCLASS BREWING EXPERTISE

EADER

WE ARE BACK!

W

ell, here we are.

a great day listening to fantastic talks, partaking in panels, enjoying excellent

Following three

food and drink, and liaising with leading

years at the

industry firms.

Institute of Civil

Engineers, the Brewers Congress has

Once again, it is a pleasure to welcome

found a new home here at The Brewery

back our hosts for the Brewers Congress.

in London. It was meant to be….

The award-winning beer and food writer Melissa Cole is joined by John Keeling,

The Brewery actually occupies the site

the former head brewer of Fuller’s, a duo

of the former Whitbread brewery in East

regarded and respected the world over in

London. In 1750 Samuel Whitbread, hav-

their own rights.

ing bought property in the area, transplanted his operations to Chiswell Street

I also want to welcome the wealth of

from two smaller breweries in Old Street

fantastically talented speakers and

and Brick Lane.

panellists that hail from across the broad spectrum of brewing.

Within a few years Whitbread’s brewery had become a vast operation, its sheer

In The Sugar Rooms, we’ll be hearing a

size making it an attraction worthy of

variety of talks and panel discussions

royal visits. George III, Queen Charlotte,

taking place throughout the day. Next

Queen Elizabeth II and Elizabeth the

door in the Porter Tun is our trade exhi-

Queen Mother all visited the site.

bition where you can meet and engage

Brewing on the site continued until 1976,

with industry-leading manufacturers and suppliers to the brewing industry.

the last tanker pulling out of the South Yard on April 13, bringing to an end a 225-

Special thanks also to the Gold Sponsors

year era.

of our event: AEB Brewing, Clearmark,

But that, as they say, is in the past. So I

Lallemand, QCL, SSV Ltd, and Yakima Chief Hops.

want to start by saying how much of a privilege it is to welcome you here to the

So, over the course of the following

fourth iteration of The Brewers Congress.

pages you’ll be able to get the full

As I mention during my introduction in

lowdown of the 2021 Brewers Congress,

the regular part of the magazine, this

the schedule of the day and also the

message goes out in the November/De-

companies and individuals shortlisted for

cember edition of The Brewers Journal,

the 2021 Brewers Choice Awards.

That means there is still time to get your

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ticket to said event and bask in the warm

I hope you enjoy your day and thanks for

glow of my appreciation.

taking part!

And for those of you reading this on the

Tim Sheahan

8th December, then I hope you have

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CONTENTS

Schedule The full lowdown on how the day will work

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Brewers Choice Awards | The Shortlist The brewers, breweries and brands shortlisted for the Brewers Choice Awards

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Meet The Exhibitors Get to know the wealth of brewing industry manufacturers and suppliers exhibiting at the Brewers Congress in 2021

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Brewers Choice | The Shortlist

The brewers and breweries shortlisted for the Brewers Choice Awards

Meet the Speakers & Panellists 14 Meet the fantastic figures from across the world of beer delivering talks and taking part in panel chats during the Brewers Congress The Panel Discussions Got a question for our talented panellists?

Here is your opportunity to pose it.

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Meet the Sponsors AEB Brewing Clearmark Lallemand QCL Yakima Chief Hops

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Brewers Congress | Exhibitors

The wealth of brewing industry manufacturers and suppliers exhibiting in 2021

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Brewers Congress | Keynote

Meet Greg Zeschuk, the founder of Alberta, Canada’s Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company

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7 DECEMBER 2021 King George III - Brewers Choice Awards and Christmas Party 18.30 Cocktail reception

19.30 Dinner Service

20.40 Awards announced

21.30 DJ and disco begins

8 DECEMBER 2021 Lower Sugar Room 8.00 - 9.20 Brewers Congress Registration & The Brew Shop Coffee

Upper Sugar Room

9.00 - 9.20 Welcome address: Tim Sheahan, The Brewers Journal 9.20 - 10.40 Brewers Congress | Session One Planning and growing your brewery Greg Zeschuk Derek Bates Aaron McClure Panel: Managing growth Panellists: Robin Head-Fourman, Danny Tapper, Georgina Young

11.00 - 11.20 Distillers Lectures | Registration 11.20 - 12.40 Distillers Lectures | Session One

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE

00.30 Carriages

Porter Tun

8.00 Exhibitor early access

9.20 - 16.00 Exhibition opens

10.40 - 11.20 The Brew Shop Coffee 11.20 - 12.40 Brewers Congress | Session Two Ingredients and process Charlotte Cook Charlie Johnson Belinda Jennings & Moyra Williams Panel: The future of cask beer Panellists: Alice Batham, Matt Clarke, Aaron McClure, Georgina Young

11.00 - 1600 Beer tasting opens

12.40 - 13.50 Lunch service 13.50 - 15.10 Distillers Lectures | Session Two

13.50 - 15.10 Brewers Congress | Session Three Positioning your brand Fergal Murray Ruth Mitchell Dan Hojdar Panel: Marketing and selling your beer Panellists: Katie Arabella, Michelle Gay

15.10 - 16.00 Drinks tasting and networking 16.00 - 17.00 Beer tasting and networking

16.00 - 16.20 Brewers Congress | Closing Address 16.20 - 17.00 Beer tasting and networking

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14.00 - 16.00 Draught beer tasting opens at catering stand

16.00 Exhibition closes

16.00 - 16.45 Exhibitor breakdown

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THE SHORTLIST

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Brewers Choice

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IT WAS A PREDICTABLY TOUGH TASK BUT HERE IS THE SHORTLIST FOR THE 2021 BREWERS CHOICE AWARDS. JUDGING PANEL: MELISSA COLE, PAUL DAVIES, JOHN KEELING, LOTTE PEPLOW, TIM SHEAHAN & JON YOUNG

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BREWERS CHOICE AWARDS

BREWERY OF THE YEAR

Duration Brewing

US style IPA, expect flavours of tropical &

Supported by Lallemand

Duration is an award-winning Norfolk

citrus fruits, with a lingering bitterness set

outfit that is committed to making

against a smooth malty backbone.

modern heritage ‘beers that belong’ with a true farmhouse connection to them

NEW BEER OF THE YEAR

and have forged strong relationships with

Supported by Rankin

fellow brewers, quality and educationally focused beer purveyors other small producers and growers to make good Five Points Brewing Company

beer, with good people, in a way that

2021 has been a year of change for

respects where they are.

Five Points. They’ve embarked on a successful crowdfunding campaign, a

Manchester Union

brewery site move and the imminent

A commitment to the decoction mash

opening of its Mare Street taproom. The

process and getting great beer to

brewery has also launched its Five Points

the people of Manchester has seen

Best in 500ml bottles and also a new

Manchester Union Brewery strike a

lager, while the business has engaged

chord with fans of fantastic lager. They’ve

in a raft of charitable ventures, which

successfully replaced macros beers at

includes working with Mind in the City

bars across the city, too.

and Hackney Foodbank.

Duration | Turtles All The Way Down A refreshingly balanced juicy American

BEER OF THE YEAR

Pale, Turtles has a soft bitterness and a deliciously tropical taste. Our flagship

Sambrooks “Brewing is not just what we do, it’s who

Five Points Brewing Company | Best

beer travelled with us as Nomadic

we are,” explain Sambrooks. The brewery,

Five Points Best is a single-hopped Best

brewers first produced with Amundsen

which specialises in British beer styles,

Bitter, brewed with Fuggle hops from

in Oslo Norway Oct 2018 and then at

has recently moved to a new home in the

Hukins Hops. Refreshing and smooth,

Cloudwater in Manchester in Jan 2019

Ram Quarter, Wandsworth and expanded

Best has notes of caramel and biscuit,

before getting it’s first home brew in Oct

its team in the process.

and a lovely grassy, herbal freshness.

2019. From our everyday range Turtles

Five Points Best celebrates British

All The Way Down has pronounced hops

Utopian Brewing

brewing heritage and showcases all-

and a rounded body with soft bitterness.

Exeter-based Utopian Brewing has

British ingredients from all-independent

“If the beer world is balanced on the

continued to excel in brewing Lager

suppliers.

back of a giant hop, what supports that

made exclusively with 100% British

hop? “ “Why it’s hops all the way down of

ingredients. Under the leadership of

Mondo | Machina

founder Richard Archer and head brewer

The newest addition to their core range

Jeremy Swainson the brewery impresses

uses the decoction mash method, which

Northern Monk | Transient

with beers such as its British Lager,

highlights the malt character, increases

A new regular IPA in our range which

Vienna Keller Lager and Ten Degrees.

foam retention and adds an extra depth

brings the exciting new hop variety Strata

course.”

of flavour. A crisp, refreshing lager

to the fore. A truly multi-dimensional

NEW BREWERY OF THE YEAR

designed by our German brewers, with

hop, it delivers layers of passion fruit,

Supported by Totally Natural Solutions

a Saphir dry hop adding a contemporary

lime zest, dank pine and a touch of black

twist. Extra Pale Ale malt provides the

pepper, which we back up with a silky

base, with Wheat, Munich and Carapils

oat-led grist, and the ripe mango and

added for body. Hallertau Mittelfrüh and

citrus zest flavours of Citra.

Tradition hops for bittering. Hallertau Tradition and Saphir in the whirlpool. Dry

Queer Brewing | Tiny Dots

hopped with Saphir. Fermented with a

This beer is a moment of refreshment in

German Lager yeast strain.

a busy life, a touch of calm in a world of noise. Hopped with Saaz and Tettnang

Double Barrelled

Vocation | Life and Death

for light floral notes balanced on top

Reading’s Double-Barrelled have

This is Life & Death. Three kilos of

of a classic Pilsner base, this is our

managed to strike the balance of both

hops and forty kilos of barley selflessly

take on a timeless style, brewed with

commercial growth, whilst supporting the

give their lives to brew every barrel

approachability and accessibility in mind.

community that surrounds them, helping

of this beer. It’s a lot to ask, but their

Tiny dots on an endless timeline.

their staff grow and focusing on always

reincarnation as this life-affirming IPA

Tiny Dots is a perfect easy-drinking

learning and improving.

makes their sacrifice worthwhile. A ballsy,

lager: gently floral and herbaceous notes

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BREWERS CHOICE AWARDS dance with citrus on a slightly sweet,

independent bottle shops and more

being promoted to the role of head

lightly bready malt base. A crisp, slightly

independent off trade establishments.

brewer in 2019. Managing a team of 32 brewers, Aaron is responsible for the

dry finish leaves you refreshed, and ready Pedro Oliveira

production of a raft of beers including

Award-winning Pedro Oliveira started his

Atlantic, Offshore Pilsner and Doom Bar,

BREWER OF THE YEAR

career in Portugal 15 years ago, where

which they brew in excess of one million

Supported by SSV Ltd

he started as a beer assistant at the

pints of each week.

for the next sip.

Super Bock Group and later became a brewer where her learned a lot about

BRANDING OF THE YEAR

quality, teachings that he still uses.

There I spent almost 10 years studying

Camerons Brewery

chemical engineering, and I also built

In 2018 Camerons looked to develop a

my own nano brewery, where he could

new range of beers taking inspiration

use all his creativity. Later he came to UK

from many of the classic beers styles but

where he started to work in London and

using new world hops and ingredients to

then in Cambridge, and more recently in

elevate them to the modern beer drinker.

Coventry.

The theme for this range was nautical to celebrate Camerons coastal history

YOUNG REWER OF THE YEAR

and heritage in Hartlepool. These beers

Supported by AEB Brewing

would be targeted at the mid-premium

Matt Clarke

sector and would be available in on

Matt Clarke has been involved in British

trade formats of keg/cask and off trade

brewing since 2005. At Hawkshead,

cans. Travis Moore was commissioned to

some of his proudest moments have

create the unique designs.

been the recipes and beers her have developed, from the first use of Tonka

Lakes Brew Co

beans in the UK, developing a clean

Alix Blease

The concept for the Lakes brand stems

kettle souring process, the collaborations

Alex Blease is a recent graduate from

from the brewery’s location, name and

and friends with the likes of Crooked

Heriot Watt, receiving a Distinction for

pure love of simple but effective use of

Stave – creating Key Lime Tau and of

her studies as well as being awarded

colours and clarity of what the product

course Windermere Pale. It was there he

the Allied Brewery Traders Prize for the

is. As a new brewery, it was important

commissioned the brewery’s new Krones

best postgraduate student in the 18/19

to have a solid, clear message in their

brewhouse before going on to co-found

SCORE cohort. As the head brewer of

branding.

Lakes Brew Co, a business he hopes

Gritchie Brewery, she has completed the

will be “a happy, engaging brewery

brewery’s first SALSA accreditation, and

Vocation

that creates and sustains great beer for

is responsible for scheduling, creating

“A brewery is just another factory making

everyone to enjoy”.

new recipes, ordering stock, attending

a product. It’s the people and their

events and keeping the beer flowing.

passion that make this our Vocation.”

The new branding reflects the brewery’s

Matthew Howgate In the near four years since Matthew

Georgia Hollis

ethos and is a window into each beer’s

Howgate started at Vocation, he has

As lead brewer at Lancashire’s Farm

world. For the core range each can

planned and overseen exponential

Yard Ales, Georgia Hollis is one of the

illustration uses the brand symbol,

growth in brewing capacity, new

youngest to hold the role. She has made

the V, as the starting point. They take

equipment and many new experimental

impressive academic strides during her

this as a frame and fill it with the world

styles and flavours of beers. He has

brewing masters, which coupled with

of personality that best reflects the

undertaken a 66% increase in capacity

practical skills learnt from working in the

beer – using imagery and colour to

and increased the production team by

industry helped her transform Farm Yard

communicate taste.

50%. The increase of production also

Ales and bring more quality control and

moved the team to 24-hour production,

optimised procedures to the brewery.

GLOBAL AMBASSADOR

they have now reached over 70,000HL.

Aaron McClure

The language of brewing cares not for

With the release of 62 new beers, they

Aaron McClure is the head brewer at

geographical boundaries. Brewers from

have been able to push into markets

Sharp’s, based in Rock, Cornwall. After

the US have been driven to create beers,

that had previously closed for them

studying biology at the University of

inspired by their love of English cask ales.

because of their beers being so available

Exeter, Aaron would join Sharp’s in 2011,

In turn, these creations have gone on to

in mainstream supermarkets, due to

rising up the ranks from brewing team

light a fire in would-be brewers across

these new beers they are now back in

member to technical brewer before

the globe. Brewers that fell in love with

from 20,000HL at the start of the year

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BREWERS CHOICE AWARDS the hop-forward pales and IPAs, rich, decadent stouts and intricate sours that passed their lips. You can then to turn to countries like Germany, the Czech

THE AWARDS DINNER

Republic and Belgium, to name but a few, to see the profound impact their brewing nous continues to have on the wider brewing world.

And among the fabric of beer are brewers and breweries that have made an indelible impression in the hearts and minds of their peers, both old and new. The Global Ambassador Award recognises just that. New in 2021, this accolade is designed to acknowledge a true catalyst of innovation and invention in the wonderful world of beer.

We will be quietly inviting the winner to the dinner, there is no shortlist for this award.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Supported by Fawcett Maltsters

The UK brewing landscape remains in a state of transition. We’ve seen brewing operations spun off, sold or closed. We’ve seen fantastic brewers retire and move on. We’ve seen brewers do what they’ve always done and that’s play their part in producing excellent, reliable beer that forms such an important part in many people’s lives.

The Brewers Choice Lifetime Achievement Award will recognise a

The Brewers Choice Awards will be

The evening starts with a cocktail

brewer that has played an important part

presented at the industry Christmas

reception, followed by a three course

in the UK brewing industry.

Party on 7 December 2021.

dinner, the awards ceremony and

We will be quietly inviting the winner to

dancing till the early hours.

the dinner, there is no shortlist for this

This year the party will have a

award.

1950s prom theme, taking us back

Tickets are limited. They include

to Chiswell Valley High for an

cocktails, food and unlimited wine, beer

“Enchantment Under the Ocean”

and soft drinks.

dinner and dnance.

Go to: congress.brewersjournal.info

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EXHIBITORS

MEET THE EXHIBITORS

ADAM EQUIPMENT Booth 205

BRUNI ERBEN Booth 402

coding challenges through innovation

Inscale Scales provides professional

Bruni Erben is a leading supplier of glass,

customers over the years to create

weighing scales for every need a brewer

closures and machinery for the spirits,

bespoke solutions that encompass

may have. From small ingredients scales

beverage, food, pharmaceutical and

consultancy, design, install and

to high-capacity keg weighers, choose

home fragrance markets. Founded in

consumables fulfilment and deliver

from hundreds of scales and order easily

1951, the company has developed and

towards your business goals.

on our website. You can buy scales from

diversified, and today offers an extensive

our stand at Brewers’ Congress, too.

catalogue of stock items, a design team

for the last 20 years. Working with our

which delivers world-class expertise to

CLOSE BROTHERS Booth 502

AEB Gold booth G1

yield extraordinary results on bespoke

Close Brothers Brewery Rentals are

products, and industry-leading technical

experienced and respected industry

AEB Group is an Italian company

support.

specialists offering tailored solutions for kegs, casks and drinks equipment to

established in 1963 which originally

brewers, cider makers and distillers. Our

of biotechnologies for the oenological

THE CARLING PARTNERSHIP Booth 503

sector. In the past few years the company

The Carling Partnership Limited–

and we operate a fleet of over two million

has expanded substantially with the

The Leading International Search &

containers across the UK, Ireland and

production of active dry yeasts, now one

Recruitment Specialists in the drinks

Germany.

of its most popular products, as well as

industry for 20 years. We cover all areas

enzymes and professional detergents

of brewing recruitment, from global

for the food and beverage industry. AEB

international drinks companies to

CORE EQUIPMENT Booth 606

Brewing offers craft brewers a wide range

regional and craft, we source and recruit

Core Equipment Ltd are leading suppliers

of high-quality products and expertise,

future talent. With our extensive database

of innovative technology for drinks

transferring the company’s know-how

and network, we offer a personal and

producers.We have an experienced team

and experience gained in wine to the

professional service.

who will support you from start to finish.

specialised in the production and trading

beer sector.

flagship offering is keg and cask rental

Whilst our sales representatives help find

CHARLES FARAM Booth 301

the perfect solution for you, our wider

We have one of the largest ranges

purchasing, logistics and transportation.

Brewing Services Ltd provides new and

of hop varieties available in nitrogen

We provide comprehensive installations,

existing breweries with start-up and

flushed leaf, T90 and T45 pellets, while

commissioning, and training services for

expansion services, technical support,

our development programme continues

all the equipment we supply.

personalised training & mentoring and

to produce new aromas and flavours.

regular on-site Brewing & QA monitoring.

We offer maximum diversity through

With over 30 years of experience,

ingredients for every type and style of

CRISP MALT Booth 203

Brewing Services Ltd has assisted more

beer, as well as free technical advice and

With five maltings located in the best

than 250 breweries of all sizes across the

educational events.

barley growing areas in the UK, Crisp

BREWING SERVICES Booth 406

UK and worldwide.

team are here to take the stress out of

produce a wide range of malts and

CLEAN EARTH Booth 506

non-malted cereals to craft brewers here

CleanEarth is a leading provider of

pioneering heritage malts on one of the

We’re as meticulous about the quality

renewable energy to UK businesses,

last remaining floor maltings in England.

of our hops as the finest brewers are

with over 600 solar PV and wind turbine

Crisp craft roasted and crystal malts

about their beer. Combining innovation

installations across England, Wales

of unprecedented consistency on our

and traditional farming expertise we

and Scotland. They have worked with

electric tower roasting plant, the only one

are transforming hop growing and

numerous breweries, both large and

of its kind in the UK.

produce some of the most aromatic,

small, to reduce their carbon emissions

verdant hops in the world, right here

and their energy costs.

DOTMATIX TECHNOLOGIES Booth 601

CLEARMARK SOLUTIONS Gold booth G3

Dotmatix Technologies works with

and provide fast, direct access to quality brewing ingredient

Clearmark Solutions has been solving

to save them time and effort and

BROOK HOUSE HOPS Booth 507

in our Herefordshire hop paradise. We also source US, NZ and European hops

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and all over the world. They make their

brewers to develop equipment designed

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UPPER SUGAR ROOM BREWERS LECTURES

LOBBY LOWER SUGAR ROOM DISTILLERS LECTURES

meet your needs.

improve efficiency and quality control.

Equipment Want to take control?

This equipment monitors present

Want short production runs at your

gravity in real time, removing the need

convenience? Want to reduce product

to take regular beer samples during

losses at contract packers? Want to save

FERMENTIS Booth 403

fermentation.Dotmatix also supplies

transport costs and double handling?

Fermentis is a Business Unit of the

remote temperature monitoring and

Want improve your packaging? Want to

Lesaffre Group working with everyone

control for fermenters.

save money on labour costs? Want to

in the world of beer, wine, spirits and

reduce your dissolved oxygen? You can

other fermented beverages. Its range

DRINKSFLOW Booth 505

with an Enterprise Tondelli craft beer

of products and services covers almost

Canning, Bottling or Kegging line! 1,300

all professional requirements: from

Drinksflow supplies top quality bar

to 80,000 cans per hour; 1,200 to 60,000

safeguarding production to expressing

equipment and accessories for your pub,

bottles per hour; 16 to 1,000 kegs per

sensory characteristics. Its mission?

bar or home bar. We want to be your

hour.

Become the obvious choice for brewers, winemakers and all producers of

supplier of choice when considering

EVOLUTION BOTTLING Booth 103

fermented beverages.

beverage equipment. Our end-to-end service of supplying, branding and

At Evolution BPS we understand your

refurbishing your bar equipment is what

passion for the unique qualities of your

HIT TRAINING Booth 102

sets us out from the crowd.

beer. We provide quality, innovative

HIT Training is the leading national

machinery for all parts of beer bottling

specialist training and apprenticeship

ENTERPRISE TONDELLI Booth 201

lines, maintaining product integrity at

provider for the hospitality and catering

every stage. Whether you are looking

sector. Having supported over 100,000

Enterprise Tondelli provides Craft

for a single machine or an entire turnkey

learners across 20,000 employer sites

Canning, Bottling Lines & Packaging

solution, Evolution will work with you to

throughout the country, HIT offers a

the purchase of new or reconditioned

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EXHIBITORS

LALLEMAND Gold booth G6

treatments and processing aids,

development schemes for people at all levels, from school-leavers to senior

Lallemand’s presence in the brewing

hygiene products and manual handling

management.

industry dates from the early 1970s

equipment required to brew beer. This

when the company started producing

is paired with unparalleled technical

HOLCHEM, A PART OF KERSIA GROUP Booth 207

dried pure culture brewing yeasts for

support and expertise, so you can brew

beer kit manufacturers in Canada. In

with confidence at the highest efficiency.

Continual investment in technical

expanded to the production of other

solutions and support services ensures

specific ale and lager beer yeast strains

NDL KEG Booth 303

Holchem, a part of the Kersia Group,

for different clients in the United States,

NDL Keg Europe Ltd supply one of the

leads the field in brewery & beverage,

Europe and Australia and Asia. Supported

most comprehensive range of stainless

food processing, dairy, and foodservice

by decades of long-standing industry

steel kegs and casks in the industry.

& facilities. Now in its fourth decade,

experience, an extensive support

From 10L to 100L in kegs and from 4.5g

Holchem continues to deliver hygiene

network and strong technical expertise,

to 18g in casks. From our site in Sheffield

solutions through revolutionary

Lallemand Brewing is positioned to help

we supply breweries big and small

technology and an unparalleled

your brewery achieve its growth and

countrywide.

commitment to service levels.

quality goals. Beyond an unparalleled

huge range of apprenticeships and

alongside all the ingredients, refinements,

subsequent years, this activity was

HOPSTEINER Booth 501

we offer an extensive range of products,

OEM AUTOMATIC Booth 105

services and education. Whether you

Zoedale and OEM Automatic – hygienic

Steiner Hops Ltd is part of Hopsteiner,

are a startup, a global leader in beer

process equipment specialists. Zoedale

one of the foremost international Hop

production or anywhere in between, we

and OEM Automatic will be showcasing

Merchants, at the cutting edge of hop

have something for you.

a range of hygienic process equipment

growing, breeding and processing of

At Lallemand Brewing…

suitable for the brewing, beverage

innovative hop products. We offer unique

We Brew With You

and food production industries. Both

global technical support and expertise,

companies product range of hygienic

hop varieties and support for breweries of all sizes.

LICENSED TRADE CHARITY Booth 304

equipment and products is continually

KEG LOGISTICS Booth 306

Licensed Trade Charity provides support

food and beverage valves, hygienic

for brewery people in need across

pumps, hygienic pressure, level and flow

The Kegs you want, the flexibility you

a range of problems. This includes

instrumentation and process control.

need. Startups & national brewers,

grants and money help, expert housing

Zoedale and OEM Automatic are the UK

there are mix and match keg programs

advice, mental health support including

representation for glaobal brands such

to meet your brewery’s needs. Rent-

free telephone counselling (subject to

as Anderson-Negele, Deffinox, Jungs

to-Own – grow your fleet with flexible

assessment), assistance with health

Process Systems and Guth Ventile.

finance terms, ownership on your

issues and education and employment

timetable, a custom-branded 30 year

support.

asset. Flex-Term-Rental – meet seasonal

Free 24/7 helpline – 0808 801 0550.

demand, limit long term exposure with

expanding, including brewery valves,

OKI EUROPE Booth 603 OKI Europe Ltd is a division of OKI Data Corporation, a global business-to-

your beer with stainless steel kegs, ship

MOORGATE FINANCE Booth 407

to North America and Europe in US

Moorgate Brewery Finance – forward

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KEYNOTE: GREG ZESCHUK

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Y

ou have to be a manager, a coach and a referee all in one. And there’s probably a little bit of hope involved, too.”

Greg Zeschuk knows a thing or two about running a team. Because before working in beer, the company he cofounded grew to employ 1500 at seven locations across the globe.

Zeschuk was originally trained as a medical doctor, before starting the videogame company BioWare in 1995 in his hometown of Edmonton. BioWare

Zeschuk says the key to heading up

created a number of successful games

a team is to ensure you coach people

(Baldur’s Gate, Star Wars Knights of the

rather than simply manage them.

Old Republic, Dragon Age, Mass Effect) before being purchased by Electronic

“It’s important that the right people

Arts (EA) in 2007.

are in the right positions,” he explains.

“And as your team grows, you need to

While a part of EA BioWare grew to

remember that it helps for people to

employ over 1500 employees at seven

have frameworks to work within.”

studios across the world. Zeschuk left

Zeschuk adds: “I’ve let people run with

BioWare in 2012 and after a short hiatus

roles because I have full confidence in

started working in beer. He went on to

them making it their own. But at times,

start The Beer Diaries, a YouTube channel

people are more comfortable with having

focused on craft beer, and served as

clear guidance of what’s expected of

the first Executive Director of the Alberta

them. So it’s key to communicate and

Small Brewers Association in his home

discover what works best with that

province. This led to Zeschuk starting a

individual.”

brewery in his hometown of Edmonton.

At its peak, Zeschuk was responsible for To achieve his brewery goals Greg built

managing 600 people at EA BioWare

two buildings - the award-winning Ritchie

and says having a good team around

Market and the Monolith. The Ritchie

you is imperative. “When you grow, you

Market is a multi-use building housing

need management structure that works

a brewery (Blind Enthusiasm Brewing

for you. But there’s no point it being too

Company), a restaurant (Biera), a butcher,

bloated because that can be disastrous,”

coffee shop, and a bakery. The Monolith

he says. “You all need to work well

was built as a barrel-focused brewery.

together and, of course, there’s a little bit

Out of its Market brewery Blind

of hope that everyone pulls in the same

Enthusiasm focuses on making lagers

direction.” And while working in beer

and runs a barrel-aging program. The

Zeschuk is now used to working with

Monolith was built to marry scientific

smaller teams, he says that doesn’t mean

method with tradition while making beer

there are fewer pressures or challenges.

largely in wood. At the Monolith Blind Enthusiasm exclusively makes mixed

“Making video games was one thing and

fermentation and spontaneous beer.

obviously delays happen. But the idea of telling a customer that we can’t deliver

And having worked in a variety of

their beer that week?” he laughs. ”That’s a

different professions across the world,

whole different problem!”

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KATIE ARABELLA

K

atie Arabella Ward is a

Most notable being the R.E.S.P.E.C.T

Wholesale Key Account

collaboration for International Women’s

Manager at Northern

Day. Bringing 30+ strong influential

Monk, gaining recognition

women leaders in the UK beer industry

for the brand by building

under one roof to brew a beer and lead

on trade sales on a national level in

the activations for all breweries involved

the UK by working closely with the

at various events across the country.

distribution teams, driving listings, & holding successful events via activation

Katie has recently started designing an

within accounts, helping to grow the

inclusive brand to promote the LGBTQIE

channel for the brewery.

community, which looks to close the inequality gap within the industry and

Before her roles within beer at reputable

launches in early 2022.

companies including Mondo, Carlsberg & Little Creatures and renowned

creative sales & marketing tactics, make

wholesaler James Clay. Katie gained

her a highly regarded member of the UK

life experience spending four years as a

brewing industry.

freelance make-up artist both in the UK Katie’s kind and creative mindset has

and US.

led her to run successful events, raising Her passion for growing brands,

awareness and money for CALM, Crisis,

championing original ideas and helping

Stonewall, Bloody Good Period, Snehayla

businesses gain recognition through

and Pilot Light.

DEREK BATES

W

e want to build a

look after you with a damn fine feed.”

business that is

He adds: “I put a lot of meaning into

here for 150 years,

designing a beer, from the time and

not what’s hot or

place I see it being drunk, to the name

not and a be a

and the meaning behind the name. It’s all

flash in the pan,” says Bates. “We have

an extension of my sense of hospitality

a daughter - she might have her own

that is brought to life in beer form.”

path to follow so we built the company

And Bates is a individual of conviction,

to have staff equity. This kind of thing is

both in beer and out of it. Strong opinions

hugely important to us - build it once

held lightly, he says, is a framework

built is right!”

for governance in times of extreme

Derek Bates is head brewer and co-

uncertainty. It’s also an opening brew

founder at Norfolk-based Duration

they did at Duration.

Brewing. Hailing from South Carolina, creative solitude of West Norfolk’s rural

“The theory has a two pronged approach.

setting where he strives to make good

Be firm and resolute, act on what you

Opened in 2019 built from the ground

beer, with good people in a way that

belief with confidence,” he says, “But also,

up in public view, Duration extols Bates’

respects where we are.

accept that new information can come

ethos of making beers that belong,

“I’m a quiet man not big into groups. It

to light that can change your world view.

brewed with a sense of time and place to

doesn’t mean I don’t have a lot to say.

In which case, change your course and

reconnect brewing back to its agricultural

I just see no value in shouting into the

be happy knowing you were receptive to

roots. Leaving a legacy while leaving no

void,” says Bates. “What I have to say can

change.”

trace is important to Bates who loves the

be encapsulated in a beer or in how I

Bates has an epicurean passion for beer.

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ALICE BATHAM

T

he pandemic has

3.5% Mild Ale and 6.3% Batham’s XXX.

disproportionately hit cask ale brewers with the

“A huge amount of work and skill is

closure of pubs effectively

required by both the brewer and publican

removing the packaging

to serve a quality pint of cask ale - this

format overnight,” says Alice Batham.

is something so intrinsically linked to

“More needs to be done to protect the

the UK’s brewing history and must be

cask market that has been in decline for

protected and celebrated,” she explains.

many years.”

Alice Batham will be joining a panel at Alice, like many, is a passionate advocate

The Brewers Congress on the future of

for cask beer. She grew up around all

cask beer, the challenges it faces and we

things cask at her family’s brewery,

can do to help.

Batham’s in the Black Country. the inaugural Brewers Choice awards, She completed her MSc in Brewing

organised by The Brewers Journal, back

Science and Practice at Nottingham in

in 2019.

2017 and has since honed her brewing skills as technical brewer at Brewster’s

And having recently returned to the

Brewery and shift brewer at Thornbridge.

family business of Batham’s, Alice joins her sister as the sixth generation to be

Alice was also the recipient of the

working at the original site, which is know

‘Young Brewer Of The Year’ award at

for beers such as the 4.3% Best Bitter,

CHARLOTTE COOK

C

harlotte Cook is a

and not to work those that we feel that

brewer with a decade of

don’t live up to our own moral standards,”

experience in the craft

she said.

brewing world, working

“We are in a unique position where

at breweries as diverse

the momentum and drive is there to

and Pohala, Truman’s, BrewDog and

establish a set of internal standards to

Cloudwater. Today she is head brewer at

hold ourselves up to, and we need the

Coalition Brewing in South London, and

input of everyone with a stake in the

very happy to be back in the nitty gritty of

game to make it work.”

brewing.

Charlotte added: “Keep showing up, In addition to this Charlotte has also

keep shouting and keep the conversation

been studying for a MSc. in Brewing

going. Collectively we can make a

Science at The University of Nottingham,

difference, but we all need to put in

with a dissertation specialising in the

While Charlotte, one of the UK’s most

some work, don’t wait for someone else

sustainability of modern hopping regimes

respected brewers, is speaking on

to direct your actions, we can all start

and usage.

hopping regimes and usage here in

making the beer world a better place

London, she recently delivered a talk at

today.”

Charlotte is also passionate about

the Brewers Lectures in Bristol regarding

equality in the brewing industry, talking

discrimination in the brewing industry.

about issues on BBC Woman’s Hour and The Food Programme, as well as

“It is on brewers to take the high ground,

numerous publications and podcasts.b.

create the accountability that we need

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MATT CLARKE

I

f you had come to me at the start

Sheldon, former financial controller, at

of last year and said you were

Hawkshead they now have a brewery

planning to open a new brewery

to call their own. Before opting to

I would have called you crazy!”

open his own brewery Clarke also

laughs Matt Clarke. “But here we

considered the possibility of offering

are.” Speaking to us in March, the head

industry consultancy. “There is a real

brewer at Lakes Brew Co was about to

skills shortage out there because there

help open the latest addition to Kendal’s

isn’t the biggest skills pool to draw from.

beer scene. And he needn’t have worried,

Breweries got in touch, often looking for

with the brewery going from strength to

help mentoring and with recipe creation.”

strength in those formative months.

But for someone as hands-on as Clarke, Clarke was formally the head brewer at

such a role would have been a tough gig.

Hawkshead Brewery, while his partner

And for those that have already enjoyed

and co-founder Michelle Gay held the

COVID-19 pandemic took hold. For

the brewery’s DDH Pale and West Coast

role of marketing manager at the Lake

many, the decision by Hawkshead’s

IPA, that decision was definitely the right

District-based business.

owners, Merseyside-based Halewood,

one. “Helping out creating a recipe is fine.

to shed part of the team also stripped

But I would want to be tasting the beer

The duo were two of the most

much of the brewery’s identity, too.

in tank, before packaging and then after

recognisable faces at the much-loved

But let’s be clear, Clarke and Gay are

packaging, too,” he smiles. “Dealing with

brewery. They were also among 12

not dwelling on the past. What’s done

that remotely wouldn’t have worked for

members of the team that were made

is done, and alongside Steve Ricketts,

me, I’d probably find myself camping out

redundant in April 2020, just as the

the former managing director and Paul

at the brewery to see the job through!”

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MICHELLE GAY

I

suppose it’s a bit overwhelming, to

industry. She created the push to help

be honest,” explains Michelle Gay.

put Hawkshead’s beers at the top table

The co-founder and creative

in brewing. She also has a huge amount

director of Lakes Brew Co in

of experience within the hospitality

Kendal has been on something of

sector and business development. At

a rollercoaster these last few years.

Lakes Brew Co, she has helped steer its creative direction.

With her partner Matt Clarke, the head brewer at Lakes, along with Steve

Working with local design firm Scratch

Ricketts and Paul Sheldon, the quartet

Creative, the team would settle on their

have used the past as an opportunity to

new brewery’s branding, something that

forge a better future. Gay was previously

demonstrates their pride at calling the

marketing manager at the Lake District-

Lakes home. “There’s no denying that this

based Hawkshead Brewery, where

corner of the world is a big part of who

Clarke held the role of head brewer.

you’re working for, it’s sometimes easy

we are, just as Hawkshead was,” says

They worked alongside Steve Ricketts,

to forget why you’re doing it,” Gay said

Gay. “It was a massive part of our lives.”

the former managing director and Paul

at the time. “These last months have

She adds: “After everything the last

Sheldon, its former financial controller,

allowed us to take a step back and

few years have thrown at us, it’s nice

before being released by the business

remember why we loved the industry

to be getting out there again. It’s been

early in 2020.

in the first place.” Gay has worked in all

a bit of a whirlwind, but we love being

But with Lakes Brew Co, the team are

areas of the hospitality industry for 23

able to make beer and get out to beer

only looking forward. “When you’re so

years, now specialising in brand building

festivals. And doing it on our own terms is

involved in a role, and the company

and marketing within the brewing

important, too.”

ROBIN HEAD-FOURMAN

R

obin Head-Fourman, in

At Burning Sky there is respect for

his own words, started out

quality and for consistency. But within

home-brewing as a means

that, there is scope to be quite playful

to get cheap beer when he

and quite experimental, too,” he says. “A

was a teenager.

lot of Mark’s beers have a great deal of refinement to them. And it’s that

But this would quickly turned into a

combination of qualities that I hope to

genuine interest. Following shifts at

have taken with me.”

a local brewery he was hooked and decided to enrol in the MSc in Brewing

And they are indeed qualities he now

and Distilling at Heriot-Watt.

implements at Beak Brewery. Hopforward pales and IPAs such as Parade

“I’ve pretty much been brewing beer

and Strangers have been a hit, as have

since before it was legal for me to brew

beers like Déšť, a 5% Unfiltered Czech

beer, or drink it,” he laughs. “I managed

hooked. I decided to enrol in the MSc in

Pilsner and Oopla, an unctuous 10%

to convince my dad it would be a great

Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt.

imperial stout brewed with six varieties

science project and I would learn a lot

“While completing my Masters I worked

of roasted, crystal and chocolate malts

from it. And it worked! I got a little kit, a

in Edinburgh where I was lucky enough

along with flaked oats,

can of extract and off I went on a home

to meet Mark Tranter, who took me on

brewing journey.”

for some work experience at Burning Sky. One thing led to another and I found

He adds: “During my undergrad, I did a

myself brewing at one of my favourite

few shifts at a local brewery, and I was

breweries.”

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DAN HOJDAR

T

he Czech Republic isn’t

in London, Dan knows just how important

short of fantastic beer that’s

this beloved beverage is to drinking

for sure. But what happens

cultures both in the UK and back home in

when a group of childhood

the Czech Republic.

friends decide to get

together and open a new brewery?

“You need to give people choice. Yes, people want Czech lager because in the

Then you get Vinohradský Pivovar, of

Czech Republic, everything we drink is as

course...

a session beer, so you can’t really be very successful with a Triple IPA,” he says.

Dan Hojdar is the managing director and co-founder of Vinohradský Pivovar,

“But we like to brew a Pilsner but also

a Czech business owned by nine

want to do offer some kind of a ‘spice’

childhood friends. Operating out of a

It’s like if you go out for dinner. You might

highly rated brewery and restaurant

and Munich malt, and Vinohradská 12 is

want to order a dish that you are used to

in Prague, the business is also well

a 4.8% premium golden lager while

eating.

underway with expansion to a newer site

Amber 13 is a bottom-fermented release

that will significantly boost capacity.

featuring caramel malt.

“However, sometimes you have a desert and sometimes a starter because you

Some of its core, incredibly popular,

These are complemented by beers such

want to try something else. In beer, it’s

beers to have hit the UK market are

as Liberator APA, Western Approaches

also important to give the consumer

Vinohradská 11, a 4.5% unfiltered,

IPL and Ahtanum IPA. And having

these options.”

unpasteurized beer brewed with Pilsen

recently taken part in the Czech Beer Day

BELINDA JENNINGS

T

he brewing industry is

continuous improvements on site,

such an interesting sector

managing projects including reducing

to be working in. I find the

water, chemical and energy usage on

science behind the brewing

plant and chemical and micro monitoring.

process and the role of

hygiene within it fascinating,” says Belinda

Her role also encompasses working with

Jennings.

customers on using the most effective detergents and disinfectants for brewing and beverage plants.

“My passion has always been for the quality side of brewing production, and this involves cleaning and hygiene and the associated process and systems.”

Belinda Jennings is a fully qualified Master Brewer and is also technical sales

senior laboratory technician. She was at

consultant at Holchem within its Brewery

Adnams Brewery as a quality manager

and Beverage team.

for 10 years and had also worked with

various local smaller breweries as a head

Jennings has worked in the sector for

brewer.

nearly 25 years and started her career at Greene King Brewery as a laboratory

At Holchem, she is responsible for giving

technician and progressed through

advice and support on current hygiene

various roles including quality trainer and

methods and procedures, managing

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CHARLIE JOHNSON

C

harlie Johnson is founder,

Ronin Fermentation Project include Brain

co-owner, and brewer

Food, a 4.4% dry hopped, barrel aged

of Ronin Fermentation

koji beer showcasing Lemon Drop and

Project based in Northern

Oregon-grown Centennial hops.

California.

4.4% ABV, Alpen Glow a 4.4% Pilsner featuring New Zealand Cascade hops,

Charlie holds a graduate degree in

and also Fairly Extinct a 6.8% West Coast

microbiology and views his brewery

IPA backed up by floor malted German

as a science lab for research and

Pilsner malt and boasting Columbus,

development.

Citra, and Mosaic hops with a DDH of Citra and Mosaic hops. With notes of

He is passionate about forging new paths

candied lemon, underripe melon, punchy

and developing new scientific-based

and dank, it’s a beer that finishes with a

brewing techniques. Charlie is known for

pleasant lingering bitterness.

being one of the first brewers to develop

At Gweilo, Charlie manages recipe

experimental Koji brewing techniques.

creation and takes the lead on all aspects of brewing output and brewing

He has consulted on over 100 brewery

operations internationally. His ability to

projects internationally and is also

layer flavors and his use of old-world and

the head brewer for Gweilo Beer, an

new scientific techniques have helped

established brand from Hong Kong

him create several award-winning beers.

which is brewed and distributed across four continents.

Regarded beers Charlie has produced at

GARRETT OLIVER

T

o be talented in one field

and patrons of the brewing and distilling

is impressive. To turn your

industries to directly fund a more just,

hand elsewhere with similar

equitable, and dynamic future.

results? That’s just not fair.

But thankfully for drinkers

A man of many talents, Garrett Oliver’s

and readers across the globe, Garrett

views on great beer remain constant.

Oliver is just that.

“You should be brewing a good Pilsner or Brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, Oliver

a Pale Ale consistently before you start

is also the editor-in-chief of The Oxford

putting stuff in wine barrels. Our name

Companion to Beer, and author of The

is a promise that the beer is worth the

Brewmaster’s Table. Probably the most

money you spent and time spent drinking

recognisable figure in modern beer,

it,” he told us during his last visit. “A good

Oliver has hosted more than 1,000

pint of Timothy Taylor’s is pretty much

beer tastings, dinners, and cooking

The Michael James Jackson Foundation

as good as anything you’ll find on earth,

demonstrations in nearly 20 countries.

is a grant-making organization that funds

and that’s because they have perfected

scholarship awards to Black, Indigenous,

their art.”

And last summer, Oliver unveiled the

and People of Colour within the brewing

Michael Jackson Foundation for Brewing

and distilling trades. The program is

He adds: “People want to be cool right

& Distilling (MJF). The foundation, whose

open to candidates at the beginning of

now, but if you can’t put the beer out

name honours drinks writer Michael

their careers, as well as those looking to

tasting brilliant every time then well,

James Jackson, provides scholarships to

continue their education. The MJF awards

there is something very uncool about that

BIPOC brewers and distillers in the U.S.

present an opportunity for members

in my opinion.”

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CHEERS TO

OF THE PINK BOOTS BLEND

15

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AARON MCCLURE

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ost breweries will,

practices, quality controls and health

hopefully, experience

and safety measures, you also need to

a growth curve during

make sure each and every part of your

their business lives.

team feels valued and involved.”

But when you’re

During his time working for Molson

on that particular journey, it’s key to

Coors, the parent company that owns

recognise that there’s more to it than just

Sharp’s, McClure took the opportunity to

increasing capacity and your ability to

broaden his own people management

produce more volume.

skills by working an operations brewer position at Molson Coors’ Burtonwood

And as someone heading up a brew

brewery. “I really wanted to get a greater

team, Aaron McClure knows that all

experience at different breweries, within

too well. McClure is the head brewer at

different operations.”

Sharp’s, based in Rock, Cornwall. After studying biology at the University of

Pilsner and Doom Bar, which they brew in

In making the move, he says he formed

Exeter, Aaron would join Sharp’s in 2011,

excess of one million pints of each week.

new relationships. “My job was ultimately

rising up the ranks from brewing team

He explains: “During my own journey

to get the most out of them,” he says. “My

member to technical brewer before

at Sharp’s, I’ve seen the brewery and

mantra has always been that so long as

being promoted to the role of head

the team grow. On the outside, it’s

your workforce is engaged, and believe

brewer in 2019.

sometimes easy to just look at a larger

in what you’re saying, then they’ll work

Managing a team of 32 brewers, McClure

number of tanks or your ability to make

hard. I always say that if you work hard for

is responsible for the production of a

more beer. “But there’s much more to

me, I’ll work incredibly hard for you. It’s a

raft of beers including Atlantic, Offshore

it. Whether that means HR policies and

two-way street.”

RUTH MITCHELL

E

verything changes but we

But with experience selling beers in

still sell the same. So what

a variety of dispense, styles and ABV,

can we do differently?” asks

Ruth says it’s important to think about

Ruth Mitchell.

the flavour you are offering and not necessarily the product.

Ruth has worked in the drinks industry for 12 years in a variety of sales and

“How can we talk abour beer differently?

marketing roles at companies including

she asks. “We need to make sure our

Adnams Brewery and Fishers Gin and is

words have a meaning to our audience.”

now Head of Sales, Marketing and Events at Elusive Brewing.

She is a Certified Cicerone, qualified Beer Sommelier, self proclaimed booze geek and owner of a very demanding sausage

Founded by former home brewer Andy

dog. Ruth also knows a thing or two

Parker, the outfit has made its name

about the business of selling beer.

with beers such as Oregon Trail, a 5.8% West Coast IPA, American Red Level

Part of the team at Elusive Brewing in

Up and Overdrive, an American Pale

Finchampstead, Berkshire, the brewery

Ale, as well as the beers to emerge

creates beer with one eye on tradition

from Collabageddon, the collaboration

and the other on taking things to the next

brewing project organised and run by

level.

Elusive.

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FERGAL MURRAY

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here can’t be many (any?)

In the brewhouse, Murray had

people in the world that

responsiblity for the brewing to world

have poured pints with

best standards in over eight brewing

The Queen, Tom Cruise,

facilities Including St James’s Gate

Megan Markle and Conan

Dublin other Irish brewing and packaging

O’Brien. But then again, there aren’t many

facilities Nigeria, and a long list of other

brewers like Fergal Murray.

Guinness contract breweries while also leading quality program for North

As the Guinness Master Brewer he has

America for all Guinness beers.

had an extraordinary journey. It has taken him across the globe and built his

Having worked with breweries across

reputation as a leader in the brewing

the globe, Murray is a keen advocate of

industry.

presenting your beer in the best possible light.

Murray’s contribution had a significant

as they start their journey - bringing

impact on the growth of the Guinness

technical and brand building advice and

And that means on draught over the bar

brand. As custodian of the myth and

knowledge along with a mentoring and

in the glass, and also in bottle or can on

magic of making great beer he has

advisory support.

shelf of your local pub or bottle shop,

covered so many areas of the business.

you should always take pride in how As Global Brand Ambassador, he

your beer is seen and enjoyed by the

Along the way, he has unique

promoted the Guinness brand in over 52

consumer.

experiences in the working with and

countries and delivered results to drive

assisting in a number of craft brewers

growth for Guinness as it trebled in size.

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O

pening a brewery during

It gave him the taste for turning a hobby

a pandemic is far from

into something more than a side project

ideal. But if you have faith

and with that, Beak was born. And in 2021,

in the beer you brew,

it’s already established itself as a popular

engage with the industry

part of the Sussex beer landscape.

and embrace the community around you then you’ll be on the right path. And that’s

Tapper adds: “At the end of the day, we

exactly the approach Beak Brewery of

are really into beer. And it’s not just the

Lewes has taken.

New England-style Pales and IPAs. We tend to be interested in all different beer

Danny Tapper is the owner of Sussex-

styles and believe it or not, there will be

based brewery. Hailing from Leeds,

a time when New England IPAs are not

Tapper’s passion for beer comes from

going to be the most in-demand beer.

We don’t want to pigeonhole ourselves

from sitting in Yorkshire pubs with his family.

It as almost like Untappd before those

.

type of sites took off.”

“Of course, they account for a massive amount of our sales, but you want to

“If we ever went out to eat it would be to a pub. We were never taken to

Immersed in beer, both professionally

play around with different styles. And you

restaurants. And through my grandad, I

and personally, Tapper would eventually

know, that’s what keeps it interesting.”

got into drinking Bitter,” he told us. “And

go on to brew batches of his own recipes

then later, my friends and I would visit

at breweries across the UK.

pubs and rate pints of real ale out of five.

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MOYRA WILLIAMS

A

round 90% of brewing beer

15 years. She then transferred her skills

is cleaning, and the rest is

to the other side of the world where she

paperwork.

worked for Domaine Chandon winery in

If you’ve been in or around

the Yarra Valley in Australia.

the industry for more than

five minutes, then there’s a strong chance

After 10 years Williams and her family

you’ve heard that saying.

then decided to move back to the Ireland and then the UK. Brewing runs in the

And in these most unprecedented

family as her husband is a Master Brewer

of times, the brewing industry has

by trade and has worked in the industry

had to adapt to new ways of working,

for many years.

implementing a raft of new measures to ensure their businesses are doing all they

And when it comes to the ways we

can to place hygiene at the very top of

maintain our breweries, and the venues

the agenda. Be it dispense in hospitality

So with that in mind, someone like Moyra

that sell much of the beer produced

environments, deliveries across the

Williams of Holchem is an invaluable

by these businesses, she knows it’s

supply chain or during production in

help to breweries.

imperative to ensure that the hygiene

the brewery itself, companies have had

levels are impeccable.

to understand and enforce stringent

Williams started her career in the industry

measures to help guarantee the brewing

when she gained a degree in Brewing

sector is doing everything it can to keep

and Microbiology from Heriot Watt

people safe.

University and then went on to work as a brewer in the south of England for over

GEORGINA YOUNG

C

ask beer is unique. It has

offering only one, maybe two cask

so much going for it, so

offerings. But she says it’s imperative that

I really do with people

hospitality is dissuaded, not encouraged,

would shut up about it

to make such arrangements a longterm

being in decline,” says

element of their business.

Georgina Young. “Because if we only

“Since the pandemic, not everyone has

look at the negatives then that’s exactly

gone back to the pub. And in those early

what will happen, we’ll lose it. Instead we

days, table service meant that people

should be celebrating cask and working

weren’t able to assess what was on the

out ways to ensure it both survives and

bar,” she says.

thrives.”

“People initially drink with their eyes, after

Georgina is passionate about cask, and

all. It’s also a skill to manage a cellar,

rightfully so. The majority of her brewing

sometimes people don’t realise that. But

career has been focused around its

what is also really needed is education.

production. She is a brewing director,

“For me, cask beer is the hardest beer to

A pub’s team needs to know what cask

overseeing brewing and operations at St

make well and to make consistently,” she

they are pouring, and what it should

Austell Brewery and Bath Ales. She joined

says. “It’s the most natural form of beer

look and taste like so they can pass that

the company in May 2019 – leaving her

going and there really is nowhere to hide

information on to the consumer.

leading role at Fuller’s to become Bath

when it comes to quality.”

“We need to celebrate cask and not

Ales’ head brewer. She was recruited by

Following various lockdowns Young

dumb it down. And that can start with

her long-time friend, Roger Ryman – St

understands why some pubs and bars

better training and education from top to

Austell’s previous brewing director – who

have streamlined their lines, often

bottom.”

sadly passed away in May last year.

resulting with many establishments

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were sold. And before the pandemic,

we are running a series

sales of cask ale had already been

of panels where you

declining. From 2014 – 2019, sales fell

can put your questions

by 17%. From 2009 to 2014, sales of cask

and viewpoints to

decreased by just 0.8%

our speakers and panellists. It’s your

opportunity to engage in your discussion

But, as St Austell’s brewing Georgina

and discuss some of the key topics and

Young explains elsewhere in this edition:

trends in modern beer.

“Cask beer is unique. It has so much going for it but if we only look at the

SESSION ONE

negatives then that’s exactly what will

Managing growth

happen, we’ll lose it. Instead we should

There is more to growing your brewery

be celebrating cask and working out

than adding extra tanks. Much more.

ways to ensure it both survives and

From the very start you need an identity,

thrives.”

an ethos and be striving for authenticity in everything that you do. And when you

And education and training is at the heart

hopefully hit that growth curve, there’s

of this.

more to that journey than the kit and ingredients you use.

You need to take your team on that path

SESSION THREE

with you. As one of today’s panellists

Marketing and selling your beer

will explain, the true heroes of the craft

“Everything changes but we still sell the

beer world are often those beyond

same. So what can we do differently?”

the limelight. So it’s important to use

asks Ruth Mitchell, head of sales,

creativity, autonomy and rewards to

marketing and events at Elusive Brewing.

inspire your teams.

Knowing how to market, promote and sell your beer are, unsurprisingly,

SESSION TWO

invaluable qualities for any brewery that

The future of cask beer

wants to survive and thrive. Ensuring your

There is no escaping it, the cask beer

brand and its beers shine in both the off-

market is suffering. Earlier this Autumn,

and on-trade is one such way. Because,

the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA)

as we all know, making great beer is only

revealed that sales of cask beer in pubs

one part of the equation when it comes

were down 40% since pubs reopened in

to securing all-important loyalty from the

April 2021 – a total of 76 million pints.

consumer.

From April 2021 to July 2021, 113 million pints of cask beer were sold in pubs.

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options.

SUGAR CONTENT AND PH OF FRUITS Process Stage Mashing

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Chemical Analysis

Microbiological Analysis

pH, Fermentable sugars, Starch

Fermentation

Gravity/Plato, pH, VDK (prior to crash cooling)

Microscopy of yeast Cell count on pitching yeast Forced wort testing

Conditioning Maturation Green Beer

Gravity/Plato, %ABV, IBU, VDK, pH

Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) u Plating u Membrane filtration u Rapid PCR

Bright Beer Tank (BBT) Pre-Packaging

% ABV, Colour, IBU, pH, Dissolved Gases (CO2/O2)

Yeast Count(s) LAB/Wild Yeast detection u Plating u Membrane filtration u Rapid PCR

Finished Beer Post- packaging

% ABV, Colour, IBU, pH, Gases (CO2/ TPO)

LAB/Wild Yeast detection u Plating u Membrane filtration u Rapid PCR

Don’t Forget Sensory Evaluation!

if you are packaging into small-pack

wery develops so should the options (can and bottle). Performing capability.these Wechecks here prior at QCL can help to packaging can help n this area as we haveofbeen prevent wastage further materials and labour. aboratories for 40 years and upport around 100 breweries across Ireland. HOW TO MEASURE Initially a brewer should have access to calibrated thermometer probes, a

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The and BeerLab allows As the brewery develops so should the many key parameters in beer, wort laboratory capability. We here at QCL liquor) while our VeriFlow system can help advise you in this area as we to detecthave beerbeen spoilers in as little as supplying laboratories for 40 m sampling. years and currently support around 100 breweries across the UK and Ireland.

We have with our own specific products for ve partnerships other performing both chemical analysis supplies companies and would be and rapid microbial checks. The BeerLab elp you with laboratory allows you to test many key parameters nt and equipment such as in beer, wort and water (liquor) while our pH metersVeriFlow and hygiene monitoring system allows you to detect beer spoilers in as little as 3 hours from sampling.

We also have partnerships with other laboratory supplies companies and would be happy to help you with laboratory development and equipment such as glassware, pH meters and hygiene monitoring options.

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YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS

THE LATEST IN HOP RESEARCH

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akima Chief Hops is a 100%

aroma potential of novel hop compounds

farmer-owned global hop

– specifically beer soluble compounds

supplier with a mission

that survive the brewing process.

to connect the multi-

GC-QTOF and GC-SCD technology

generational family hop

unlocks the potential to identify hop

farms of the Pacific Northwest with the

compounds that work synergistically and

world’s finest brewers.

have greater potential of surviving into finisher beer.

Serving the brewing community for more

Much historical attention has been paid

than 30 years, YCH has become more

to components that do not tend to make

than a hop supplier. We are a resource

an impact in finished beer aroma, leaving

for brewers, providing solutions-based

brewers grasping to understand how to

products and industry leading research.

better translate raw hop aroma into the

We are advocates of sustainability and

final product.

meaningful social causes, working to support the environment and

Utilizing GC-QTOF and GC-SCD

communities around us.

technology, the YCH R&D Team is able to

From the hop farming pioneers to the

quantify concentrations of beer-soluble

artisan craft brewers, we continue to be

compounds within hop varieties, creating

inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit of

a framework that helps brewers utilize

the hop and brewing industries.

hop varieties to their maximum effect.

We strive to make continuous

This research provides a massively

improvements across the entire supply

important link in answering the persistent

chain, from collaborating with farmers

question:

and breeders to improve hop quality

How can I have more control over the

and develop new varieties, to pioneering

aroma characteristics in my finished

new hop processing technologies and

beers?

research.

The problem of translating raw hop aroma to finished beer aroma has

With this culture of innovation at our

befuddled brewers for years. This new

core, we have established a robust and

discovery helps bridge the gap by

talented Research & Development team

focusing specifically on solubility.

dedicated to creating solutions and novel brewing innovations.

BREWHOUSE APPLICATION

All research is done for the betterment of

GC-QTOF and GC-SCD technology is

our growers and brewers, and to enrich

not just research, but it’s also a tool that

our entire supply chain through industry

can be used to help brewers make more

leading hop discoveries.

informed decisions about when and how to use hops.

BEER SOLUBLE HOP COMPOUND RESEARCH

Hops with higher concentrations of

Yakima Chief Hops has pioneered the

likelihood of being successful when used

use of cutting-edge hop lab analysis

earlier in the brewing process than hops

techniques to

with low concentrations of these same

further unlock the

survivable compounds have a better

maximum potential of aroma hops.

compounds. Early additions include late

The YCH R&D facility houses one of the

kettle, whirlpool, and active fermentation

only labs in the world with the capability

dry hopping.

to analyze hops via GC-QTOF and GC-

Similarly, we can say that hops with lower

SCD technology and study previously

concentrations are likely to find better

undetectable aromatic components.

successes and a more positive impact in beer when used later in the process,

This technology allows us to explore the

such as post-fermentation dry hopping.

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This research can also be used to

compounds allow us to answer such

All of this information is free and

blend hops that maximize beneficial

questions as:

accessible on CryoPopBlend.com under

concentrations by focusing on balancing

u What variety should I use?

Survivable Compounds Handbook,

high concentrations. It can also be used

u Where in the process should I use it?

including a chart that lists specific hop

to help brewers load wort streams

u Which hops work together in

compounds and variety examples.

with high concentrations of survivable

combination?

compounds early.

·u How can I use a variety to its maximum

There is also a Survivable Compounds

effect?

poster available to download to hang in the brewery! On CryoPopBlend.com, you

High concentrations of survivable compounds in whirlpool and active

Yakima Chief Hops is thrilled to share this

can also learn about our latest product,

fermentation dry hopping can

research and knowledge with the global

Cryo Pop® Original Blend, born of beer

create conditions necessary for

brewing community to help elevate the

soluble hop compound research.

beneficial biotransformation. This new

efficiency of your brews and the flavours

Cheers to the latest in hop science!

understanding of beer soluble hop

in your beer.

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ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP

25TH NOVEMBER 2021, 10AM TO 4.50PM The Midland and Southern Sections of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling supported by SIBA are delighted to invite you to an Environmental Workshop at Nottingham University. The event is also backed by SIBA and the Brewers Journal.

The event is organised around four panels and a keynote speaker to sum up the findings, but most of all we want to hear from you so we can share best practice and explore industry opportunities to improve our carbon footprint.

The meeting will run from 10.00am to 4.30pm with tea, beer, and lunch breaks, with four panels discussing particular problems to cover the complete supply chain from “grain to glass” with active contribution from the audience. We want to hear your ideas.

This is a not-for-profit event and a small sum of £30.00 per head is required to cover the cost of refreshment. To register please log on to Eventbrite before 22nd November at the IBD website to register and pay. Limited to first 40 delegates.

Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you there and hearing your ideas For further information please contact the organiser.

Tim O’Rourke tim@brilliantbeer.com 07979 751988

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