Master Brewers District Ontario Technical Conference (2 days)

Join us for 2025's Technical Conference from Wednesday, January 29 to Friday, January 31 at the Pillar and Post in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Reconnect with your fellow brewers, gain the latest brewing knowledge, and revitalize your professional plans and energy.

• Key Note Speaker,
• Technical Sessions, Workshops, Demonstrations, Panel Discussions and Marketplace
• Beer Stube Thursday evening with open-air skating. Bring your skates!

Learn how to leverage new innovations in ingredients and process aids. Topics include hops biotransformation, how to use terpenes, clarifying agents, making sour beer without bacteria and more.

Level up your equipment and maintenance knowledge. Content specific to glycol chillers, air compressors and steam boilers will be presented.

What’s new in non-alcoholic? Fill in your non-alcoholic knowledge gaps with talks on novel stabilizers, production methods and quality control best practices.

Brew your best IPA and lager. Learn from industry experts on best practices for dry-hopped beers. Learn the nuances of lager production to improve quality and istinctiveness.

Wednesday, January 29

Welcome Reception, Registration/Badge pick up

Thursday, January 30

8:00 a.m. Hot breakfast and marketplace

PRESENTATIONS – BALLROOM

9:00 a.m. Welcome

9:05 a.m. Keynote:

10:00 a.m. Beer Canada Industry Update & Trends, Beer Canada

10:45 a.m. Break/Marketplace

11:00 a.m.

11:50 a.m.

12:40 p.m. Lunch and remarks on changes to the MBAA website, Ian Johnson

2:00 p.m.

2:50 p.m.

3:40 p.m. Break, vendors

3:55 p.m.

4:45 p.m. Closing remarks, Richard Preiss, President, MBAA Ontario

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

11:00 a.m.

11:50 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:50 p.m.

3:55 p.m.

EVENING EVENTS

5:30 p.m. Open-air skate and snack (Outpost)

7:30 p.m. Beer Stube (Barn)

Friday, January 31

8:00 a.m. Hot breakfast and marketplace

PRESENTATIONS – BALLROOM

9:00 a.m. Welcome, Richard Preiss, President MBAA Ontario

9:05 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

9:05 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

11:50 a.m. Annual General Meeting for MBAA Ontario District

12:49 a.m. End of conference

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Hotel:

Our hotel venue is the Pillar and Post in Niagara-On-The-Lake. This five-star hotel in a 19th-century building boasts a rich history and features all the modern comforts to make your stay in Niagara-on-the-Lake first-class.

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Discounts and Group Rates:

MBAA Membership Benefits

An active MBAA membership gives you access to a huge amount of resources including Ask The Brewmasters, the Technical Quarterly, Webinars On Tap, as well as Brewery Safety and Food Safety guides.

Host or Publisher MBAA District Ontario