Brews & Spirits Expo 2025 took place in Bengaluru in November

India | The Brews&Spirits Expo 2025 returned to Bengaluru from 27–29 November 2025, setting the stage for India’s most intense meeting of craft creators, beverage thinkers, technology specialists, global suppliers, category pioneers and industry drivers.

The KTPO Convention Centre brought more than 6000 professionals together for an expo featuring over 100 national and global exhibitors – microbreweries, distillers, winemakers, bottlers, brand owners, yeast and ingredient companies, equipment manufacturers, engineering specialists, blenders, cold chain providers, automation developers, packaging innovators, cask suppliers and upstream technology enablers.

Among the recognised names showcasing their solutions and capabilities were Alfa Laval, JGR Bartops, Prodeb Brewery, Falcon, Janus International, Brewnation, Brew Driver, Destilla Sharp International, Red Rhino, Uppal Brewers & Distillers, Mannheim Craft Brewery, Forsyths Ltd, Spectraa Technology, Lumiere Technologies, AGI Greenpac, Fermentis by Lesaffre, The Catalysts Group, Lallemand Distilling, DSM-Firmenich, and many more.

This edition focused not just on product diversity but on the producers, technologies, capabilities, raw material science, flavour engineering and cross-category influence shaping the new generation of Indian beverage alcohol.

“Liquid Experiences Conference”

Curated by Tulleeho, the ‘Liquid Experiences Conference’ on November 27 was set to become one of the key knowledge engines of the expo, bringing together global and national industry influencers, distillers, marketers, founders, advocacy champions and educators to decode themes around liquid innovation, bartending impact and advocacy, brand homes, experiential bars, retail influence and storytelling design.

In a space where brands are increasingly differentiated by emotional value, memory and identity rather than just product attributes, this conversation becomes crucial in shaping how the Indian beverage market evolves in the next phase.

Celebrating excellence

Recognition during this expo goes beyond commercial popularity, spotlighting the craft, storytelling, flavour confidence and sensory identity that exist inside India’s evolving bar culture. Two landmark awards also took centre stage:

• The Sip & Savour Hospitality Awards, presented by PDA Ventures, was held on 28 November to honour Bengaluru’s most outstanding restaurants, microbreweries, bars and taproom cultures across categories: Best Craft Beer Selection, Best New Microbrewery, Best Taproom Ambience, Most Innovative Beer Flavour, Best Themed Bar and Best Nostalgic Bar.
• The ‘bbb (best brands in bars) Awards 2025’, presented by Brews&Spirits magazine to acknowledge India’s best-selling beverage alcohol brands in the top bars in India, was held on 27 November.

Workshops

Every maker, brewer, distiller and beverage innovator recognises that the margin of difference now lies in technique, microbiology, precision, fermentation science, barrel dynamics and material intelligence.

So VLB Berlin conducted a special technical workshop on Microbiological Quality Control, an increasingly important area for premium craft producers looking to secure flavour consistency, reduce variability and elevate professional standards.

Masterclasses led by sommeliers, brewmasters, distillers and technical specialists explored barrel expression, terroir influence, plant-to-bottle journeys and category doctrine.

Sessions included SmartCap technology for reducing maturing losses with Steve Wright (Spiritech Solutions), plant-to-pour Tequila and rum fundamentals with Robert Piggot (Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits), beer mastery with Natalya Watson (WSET) and Kombucha science with Gayatri Mehta (VLB Berlin).

The IBG Flair & Mixology Challenge, hosted with the India Bartenders Guild, added energy to the show floor through cocktail innovation, flair performance and competitive mixology.

Concurrent show

The beverage economy no longer remains confined to a single category – cross-pollination is the new advantage – and the concurrent WTCE platform strengthened that intersection further.

Running alongside the B&S Expo, the World Tea & Coffee Expo brought growers, processors, exporters, buyers, retailers, product designers, flavour developers, packaging innovators and technology specialists onto the same platform.

Industry support

The B&S Expo 2025 has been supported by leading industry bodies, including All India Distillers Association (AIDA), Apex Wine Club India, Brewers Association of India, Craft Brewers Association, Indian Malt Whisky Association, Karnataka Wine Board, Sake Club India, UP Distillers Association, and Wine & Spirits Club of India.