Leuven | The International Symposium 16th Trends in Brewing will take place from 6 until 9 April 2025 in Leuven. This edition is co-organized with the J. De Clerck Chair XIX. The general theme is 'Innovations in Products and Processes' with 4 thematic sessions on NABs, malt & wort production, yeast & hops and AI.

Nuremberg | Hop specialist BarthHaas is holding a completely new four-part-series of workshops under the motto “From Cone to Glass – a Year in Hops” starting in May 2025.

Korea | Kibex (Korea International Beer Expo) will take place from 10–12 April 2025 at COEX, Seoul, serving as a key platform for the revival of the stagnant market. This year, Kibex is set to bring together industry leaders, brewers, and suppliers from around the world to explore the latest trends and innovations in the beer sector.

Evolving in a New Environment | This year the Brewing Summit will take place in Palm Desert, California from 13–15 August 2025.

SIBA | A new UK-wide beer week has been launched by independent beer campaigners to promote ‘independent beer, pubs and people’, with a string of events set to take place in community pubs, bars and brewery taprooms.

2025 EBC Symposium to take place in Hungary

Hungary | The EBC Symposium will take place from 18 to 20 May 2025 at the Department of Bioengineering and Fermentation Technology, Institute of Food Science and Technology, on the campus of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Buda Campus), in Budapest, Hungary.

Craft Brewers Conference, BrewExpo America & World Beer Cup 2025

Large gathering | Presented annually by the Brewers Association, the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America is North America’s largest gathering for the beverage alcohol industry. The 2025 edition will take place from 28 April – 1 May at the Indianapolis Convention Center, where more than 11,000 brewing, fermenting, and distilling professionals will have the opportunity to meet with more than 550 exhibitors and hear from a wide range of speakers during seminars across 12 different educational tracks.

From 16–18 February 2025, Rimini Expo Centre will host the tenth edition of Beer&Food Attraction, an event curated by Italian Exhibition Group SpA, which has firmly established itself as a European benchmark for the beer industry and the catering and restaurant trade.

With the “Hop Aroma Summit”, the world’s leading hop specialist BarthHaas is offering a new intensive workshop for brewing professionals. The course is being held as a webinar on 25 February 2025. The four-hour event promises to deliver the very latest comprehensive updates on hop aroma, new varieties, and pioneering brewing techniques. The webinar will be led by Dr. Christina Schönberger and Dr. Alicia Muñoz from the Brewing Solutions team, together with Dr. Nils Rettberg from the brewing research and teaching institute VLB Berlin.

Belgium | The deadline for abstracts for the Trends in Brewing is fast approaching: 27 January 2025 is the final day to submit your work.