The Pennsylvania Convention Center is an awesome trade show center. Here’s registration. Photo © Brewers Association
Fueled by a steady diet of craft beer and cheesesteak, we conquered the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America, which looked to be a big success on top of a ton of fun (we heard rumors of 12,000 to 13,000 attendees). We hung out with friends. We worked with our advertisers and suppliers. We interviewed breweries and attended conferences. We drank tiny cups of rare collaboration beers, and then we navigated a city full of beer events, which has led to a lot of inside jokes about SweetWater brewers, Hard Rock Cafes, G Love concerts, Rogue employees, New Jersey’s Flying Fish Brewery (rad place BTW) and me dropping everything I touched. Despite the weather, we had a great time in Philly last week, and we thank the Brewers Association for an excellent show (plus some of the images below). If you couldn’t make it, here’s what a lot of it looked like.
The welcoming and keynote address was packed. Photo © Brewers Association
Bob Pease is president and CEO of the Brewers Association, having served at the organization for 23 years. Photo © Brewers Association
Amazing image © Brewers Association
So many conferences. Choose wisely.
The show floor was big and busy.
Derrick Alig, western regional sales, for GEA Flow Components in North America.
CBB Editor Chris Crowell shopping the show floor.
So many brewhouses, so little time. Photo © Brewers Association
Kegs become modern art.
Learning about beer. Yeah, we know that face. Photo © Brewers Association
The welcome reception at the Philadelphia Museum of Art sold out. See why. Photo © Brewers Association
Blake Crosby, from Crosby Farm. One of the coolest guys in hops.
Handshakes around every corner.
Bright, getting into the beer yeast business.
Prospero Equipment Corp. has been selling brewery and winery equipment for over 40 years.
The future of finding bottle and fill defects.
CBB editor Keith Gribbins checking out the Hydro Flask growlers.
The CBB hat on display at the Grandstand Booth. Props.
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