WA Beer & Brewing Conference 2023

About the event:

Presented by the WA Brewers Association with our partners Bintani and Cryer Malt, the WA Beer & Brewing Conference returns to Perth.

With a line-up of engaging speakers and industry leaders, the conference will cover technical brewing workshops, sales and market insights, panel discussions about scaling up, starting out and plenty more.

The day will also include a trade expo, giving attendees the opportunity to build strong relationships with local, national and international suppliers to the brewing industry.

Download the full program. This is a day not to be missed for anyone involved or wanting to get started in the industry.

Keynote Speaker: 

Co-founder, and brand director behind Four Pillars Gin, Matt Jones will be joining us to share his insights on business, leadership, innovation and culture. 

A self described creative strategist, accidental entrepreneur and a serial failure, Matt has an eclectic background, combining economics, politics, brand experience and (since 2013) gin.

In 2013, Matt, Stu and Cam co-founded Four Pillars Gin, a craft gin business based in Healesville in the Yarra Valley (named the world's leading gin producer two years in a row). While Cam makes great gin and Stu makes lots of noise, Matt’s role at Four Pillars has been to make sense of it all.

When he’s not hanging out at Four Pillars Distillery, Matt is one of Australia’s most in-demand speakers and thinkers on business, brand, strategy and creativity.

Matt's storytelling is insightful, engaging, energising and highly relatable to the beer and brewing industry and we're thrilled to welcome him to WA's own Beer & Brewing Conference.

Tickets: 

$95 for WA Brewers Association paid-up members | $110 non-members (plus booking fee) 

Group discount for 7+ tickets for WABA members only.

Take advantage of the best value full day conference ticket in the brewing industry.

Includes:

• Three lecture areas hosting program presentations and panel discussions.
• Trade exhibitor area, led by our Presenting Partners, Bintani and Cryer Malt.
• Barista coffee on arrival.
• Lunch, beers and refreshments.
• Delegate bags including quality complimentary merch.

Registrations and coffee open at 8am with the conference starting at 9am in the Silver Jubilee Pavilion, Claremont Showgrounds.

Sensory Sessions by Ellerslie Hop

We've partnered with Ellerslie Hop to deliver three sensory sessions as part of this year's conference. Hosted by Glenn Harrison from Ellerslie, these sessions will help build your tasting skills in identifying specific beer flavours and defects - plus there's a special session focusing on how the judging process works so you can understand what makes an award winning beer. These sessions are perfect for industry professionals wanting to sharpen their flavour recognition skills and those looking to develop a solid understanding of beer flavour attributes. Only $20, you can join one of the sessions throughout the day. Sessions last 1 hour. Spaces are limited so buy your tickets now via the link. (Tickets must be bought in addition to a conference ticket)

1st session: 11am - Off Flavour Training
2nd session: 1pm - Off Flavour Training
3rd session: 3pm - Beer Judging Process

About your host: With over 17 years professional brewing experience, a respected beer judge, and sensory educator at Melbourne University, Glenn is Ellerslie's technical brewer and has a focus on new products, ingredient research and technical troubleshooting.

Supporters:

Thanks to our partners for supporting the WA Beer & Brewing Conference

Presenting Partners: Bintani, Cryer Malt

Featured Partners: Fermentis, HPA

Conference Beverage Partner: Konvoy

Sensory Partner: Ellerslie Hops

Supporting Partners:  Containers for Change, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Ecolab, EES Shipping, The Fabric Printer, Kegstar, Optimise Online, TFG