Colorado Craft Brewers Summit is set for Nov. 1-2

The Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG), a nonprofit trade organization for independent craft breweries in the State of Craft Beer, is hosting its sixth annual Colorado Craft Brewers Summit and Trade Show at Colorado State University (CSU) Nov. 1 to Nov. 2.

The Colorado Craft Brewers Summit is a conference for independent Colorado craft brewers, by independent Colorado craft brewers. The Summit focuses on the most pressing needs of the craft beer community, delivering insights on a wide variety of craft brewing topics. Here’s a look at the schedule

Agenda

Tuesday

11:30 am: Foyer of Grand Ballroom – Check-in opens

12 pm – 1:45 pm – Workshops

• Room 322- Inclusive Guide: Building Blocks of Incorporating Authentic Inclusion Practices
• Room 324-  Using Yeast To Your Advantage – Presentations by Berkeley Yeast and Inland Island Yeast Lab
• Room 312- Brewery Business Bootcamp: Basics of Finance, Insurance, HR, and more

2 pm – 4 pm – Legal Update Seminar: Room 312- Check-In with the LED, Compliance Update & FAQs

4 pm – 5 pm Room 312- Annual Brewery Member Meeting

5:30 pm –  7pm: Odell Brewing- Happy Hour Sponsored by the Brewers Insurance Co-Op of Colorado

Wednesday

7:45am- 9:15am: Ballroom – Breakfast Sponsored By On Tap Credit Union

8:30 am – 9:45 am: Theater- Keynote: The Current State of Colorado Craft Beer & A Look At the Current Bev Alc Environment

10 am: Grand Ballroom – Trade Show opens

10 am – 11 am-Session 1

• Room 308-310 – Attracting (and Keeping) Top Talent: Employee Ownership vs. Profit Sharing 
• Room 322 – Mug Clubs, Memberships, Merchandise
• Room 324 –Till Death Do Us Pilsner – The Distribution Relationship 
• Room 304-306 – TBA
• Theater – Detection and Ventilation: Standard Equipment Design and Operating Practices for Managing Co2

11:15 am – 12:15 pm -Session 2

• Room 308-310 – Staff Compensation: We Have All Been Doing It Wrong
• Room 322 –Social Media Marketing 
• Room 324 – The Top Three Legal Trends for Maintaining a Successful Brewery
• Room 304-306 – Calculating Production Costs to Drive Financial Results
• Theater- Fungi Farming: how to reuse yeast in your brewery

12:15 pm – 1:45 pm: Ballroom – Lunch Sponsored by Berlin Packaging

1:45pm – 2:45pm – Session 3

• Room 308-310 – How to Maximize Your Taproom Profits
• Room 322 – Recipe for a Successful Brand
• Room 324 – Employment Law Basics: What Managers Need to Know
• Room 304-306 – Proper Care and Feeding of Stainless Steel
• Theater – Product Withdrawal Wisdom

3 pm – 4 pm – Session 4

• Room 308-310 – The Journey from Bookkeeping to KPIs & How to get Started
• Room 322 – The Art and Science of Media Relations 
• Room 324 – Key Compliance & Regulatory Concerns for Interstate Distribution
• Room 304-306 – An Overview of Increasing Brewery Efficiency and Beer Quality with Production Data 
• Theater – Wood and Beer, A Practical Approach

4 pm – 5:30 pm: Grand Ballroom – Happy Hour sponsored by Berlin Packaging

Registration for CBG members is $160 per person (buy two and get the third half off or buy three and get the fourth free). Registration for non-members is $250. Both registration types include Monday and Tuesday educational seminars and access to the trade show. Breweries can register for the event here.

The Colorado Craft Brewers Summit is sponsored by Amoretti, Berlin Packaging, Brewers Insurance Cooperative of Colorado, Brewery Pak Insurance Program, BSG, Harvest Hosts, Kaiser Permanente, On Tap Credit Union, Perkins & Co. Accounting, Pinnacol Assurance, Runco & Proffitt, Saxco, Shirts on Tap, and Vessel Packaging Co.