This year, the 14th VLB Ibero-American Symposium on Brewing & Filling Technology will be held from September 2 to 4. After a successful symposium held last year in Bogotá, where 185 people from 21 countries participated, the respected Ibero-American Symposium returns to Mexico for the third time, this time with its capital, Mexico City, as its host city.

United Kingdom | BFBi, Brewing, Food & Beverage Industry Association, has launched a new “Cellar to Seller” event taking place at Holywell Conference Centre in Loughborough on 10 September 2024.

Munich | In line with the motto "Is your Beer a Star? Prove it!", the European Beer Star is once again inviting breweries to take part this year. Registration for this year's edition of the renowned beer competition closes on 24 July 2024.

China | The China Brew China Beverage (CBB) 2024 will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from 28–31 October 2024. As a premier event for the Asian wine, beverage, liquid dairy products, liquid condiments, and edible oil industries, CBB is a vital part of the drinktec global network.

Lahnstein | International Gruitday on February 1st was created to celebrate gruit beer, a beer with herbs instead or in addition to hops, according to medieval traditions and recipes. In former times, hops were not available for brewers in most regions. So they had to use herbs like gale, porse, rosemary, caraway or laurel to provide taste and shelflife to their beers.

Nuremberg | In order to remain competitive in the beverage industry, manufacturers must continuously and consistently improve their production and marketing processes. BrauBeviale addresses this and offers a comprehensive information platform from 26–28 November 2024 in Nuremberg.

European Beer Star – A journey through Europe

Germany | Since the European Beer Star was inaugurated, promoting diversity in beer has been at the heart of the competition. With its style categories, the European Beer Star was conceived as a vehicle for familiarizing consumers with the beer styles of the world and conveying a beer culture that is lived in the various regions of Europe, the countries of origin of the respective beers. But what characterises the individual beer styles, and what do experts from the countries of origin have to say about them? To answer these questions, we embark on a journey through Germany, Poland, Belgium and Italy.

Bangkok | The Brewing Conference Bangkok 2024, again jointly organized by the Thailand Beer Industry Guild (TBIG) and the VLB Berlin, will take place from 9 to 11 June 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.

London | The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have agreed a partnership with Imbibe Live for their July 2024 show, taking place at London's Olympia Exhibition Centre on 1–2 July 2024.

Berlin | The 4th VLB Symposium on Acidic Fermented Non-Alcoholic Beverages (SAFB) takes place from 7–8 May 2024 in Berlin, Germany.