Conference Agenda

Note: There are several pre-conference events on Wednesday, including a BJCP exam in the afternoon (1-4pm) and a pub crawl in the evening (8pm-1am).

For more information about the events and speakers, see the Event Information page.

  Thursday Friday Saturday
Time Events Events Events
8:00 AM   Judge Breakfast    
8:15 AM      
8:30 AM   Judging Fred Scheer: Malting/Mashing Jeff Renner: Classic American Pilsner Al Korzonas: Small Improvements, Big Dividends II
8:45 AM  
9:00 AM  
9:15 AM  
9:30 AM      
9:45 AM   Judging Daniel Fagan: Producing Hard Cider - Be True to Your Fruit Daniel Fagan: Producing Hard Cider - Be True to Your Fruit Fred Scheer: Malting/Mashing
10:00 AM  
10:15 AM  
10:30 AM  
10:45 AM      
11:00 AM   Judging Chris White: Fermentation 101 Rex Halfpenny: The Beer Judge Certification Program Morten Meilgaard: Beer Flavors
11:15 AM  
11:30 AM  
11:45 AM  
12:00 PM      
12:15 PM      
12:30 PM   Charlie Papazian: Keynote Luncheon Address  
12:45 PM    
1:00 PM Judging Alex Kennedy: And Now For Something Completely Different Dan McConnell & Ken Schramm: Mead Evaluation Roger Deschner: All About Alt
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM      
2:15 PM Judging Dan McConnell & Ken Schramm: Mead Evaluation Larry Bell: Pride and Passion in Brewing  
2:30 PM  
2:45 PM Ray Daniels: IPA's Past, Present and Future Al Korzonas: Small Improvements, Big Dividends II
3:00 PM
3:15 PM    
3:30 PM Judging Ray Daniels: IPA's Past, Present and Future Fred Eckhardt: The Second Prohibition
3:45 PM  
4:00 PM Members Meeting/Forum
4:15 PM
4:30 PM    
4:45 PM   Peter Blum: Brewed In Detroit
w/ book signing to follow
5:00 PM  
5:15 PM  
5:30 PM  
5:45 PM  
6:00 PM    
6:15 PM      
6:30 PM Beers Without Borders Club Night Michigan Brewers Guild Blind Pig Roast & "Taste the Best in Michigan" Reception  
6:45 PM  
7:00 PM Brewin' Beagle Awards Banquet
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
8:15 PM
8:30 PM
8:45 PM

For more information about the events and speakers, see the Event Information page.