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40th EBC Congress | From 6–9 September 2026, the international brewing and beverage industry gathered in Rotterdam for the 40th Congress of the European Brewery Convention (EBC). Around 500 participants from academia, breweries, the supply industry and associations followed the invitation to the Dutch port city.
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Bergamo | Around 90 experts from the European brewing industry met in Bergamo, Italy, from 31 August to 2 September 2026 for the 1st VLB Draft Beer Conference – Cleaning, Filling & Tapping. The new international event focused on technological, hygienic and quality-related challenges in keg filling and draft beer systems.
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Joint ASBC/CIBD Meeting 2026 | From 17–19 August 2026, about 250 researchers and industry professionals from the brewing, distilling, and beverage sectors came together in Seattle, Washington, at the joint meeting of the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) and the Chartered Institute of Brewers and Distillers (CIBD).
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A total of 274 brewing experts from 36 countries in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas attended the ninth Bangkok Brewing Conference, which took place June 8–10, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand. This year’s technical excursion took participants to Lao Brewery in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The event was once again jointly organized by the Thailand Beer Industry Guild (TBIG) and VLB Berlin.
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Brotherly brews for the 250th | The Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America® was held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from 20–22 April 2026. Between 7000 and 8000 attendees from the brewing, fermentation, distilling and packaging industries as well as their suppliers gathered for education, collaboration and to make new and reinforce existing connections across the beverage alcohol industry. The USA is also commemorating its 250th year, and Philadelphia is where it started.
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United Kingdom | The International Brewing & Cider Awards has announced its 2026 Trophy Winners, recognising the finest beers and ciders from across this year’s Gold Medal winners.
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Berlin | After a year’s break, organiser Dr. Martin Senz was pleased to again welcome around 80 participants to the VLB Berlin for the 5th Symposium on Acidic Fermented Non-Alcoholic Beverages which took place on 12 and 13 May 2026.
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Austria | It must have been on the bucket list of many brewers: visiting six breweries in only three days, on top of journeying along some of the most scenic routes in Austria and Bavaria. Luckily, some 40 UK brewers and their mentors got the chance, courtesy of the Chartered Institute of Brewing and Distilling (CIBD). They made the most of it, familiarising themselves with the breweries’ heritage and their technical installations, while enjoying a diversity of beers and styles.
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Seoul | Kibex (Korea International Beer Expo), Korea’s largest specialized exhibition for the beer industry, was held at Coex, Seoul, from 16–18 April 2026, featuring 480 booths from 260 exhibitors across 7 countries, showcasing 1800 brands.
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Anniversary | This isn’t the only party to be held by one of the most significant craft beer pioneers in Italy and founder of one of the first craft breweries in Lombardy in the little municipality of Lurago Marinone. Brewery boss Agostino Arioli had invited fellow brewers, companions and beer enthusiasts from all over the world to help him celebrate this notable anniversary – 30 years of Birrificio Italiano.
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