We have finalized the details for the upcoming Winter Conference and Annual Meeting on January 11-12, 2007. This year's Conference will feature presentations by Lauren and Eric Salazar from New Belgium Brewing Co., Greg Casey from Coors, Pete Johnson from the Brewers Association, Lucy Saunders, Randy Mosher, Ron Jeffries from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, John Mallett from Bell's Brewery, and others TBA. Full Conference registration is $125 for Brewers Guild and MBAA members, $175 for non-members. Check-in and registration begin at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 11th; lunch and opening remarks are at noon. Lunch is followed by 2 speakers in each track, a sensory evaluation, a Texas Hold 'Em tournament, and a Pub Crawl. Friday begins with breakfast, an MBAA membership meeting, 2 more speakers in each track, the Michigan Brewers Guild Annual Meeting, and our Brewers Dinner at the Detroit Historical Museum. We will wrap-up the entire event with an after-party at Detroit Beer Co. with complimentary beers and live entertainment. The official
Conference Registration Form is available by clicking on the link. Please keep in mind that the deadline for registration is January 2, 2007. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding the registration process.
Cheers,
Eric Briggeman
Guild Secretary
secretary@michiganbrewersguild.org