The Beer Now Conference (founded in 2010 as the Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference) provides an important connection between those involved in the communication of beer (writers and social media influencers), brewers, and other key beer industry participants. And FirkinBeer.com is pleased to announce that we will be participating in this conference for the sixth year in a row.
The conference attracts approximately 150 attendees from throughout North America and beyond to network, learn, and taste beers. Attendees are not only passionate about drinking beer. They are energized writers, photographers, podcasters, and video recorders about beer, breweries, the people that make up the beer industry, and key issues impacting the beer industry. Above all, they communicate their views via their blogs, industry magazines, and various social media platforms.
Read about my key takeaways from the 2017 conference by clicking here.
2017 Conference
Beer Now Conference Location for 2019
Each year a different locations hosts the Beer Now Conference. For 2019, the conference will take place June 6-8 in Great Falls, Montana.
So why Montana? Montana offers outdoor adventures such as hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing, and river rafting. In addition and most importantly, it is also a hotbed of beer – including the second highest density of brewers per capita in the United States. Great Falls is on the Missouri River and is the most centrally located major city in Montana. The city is very invested in beer and hosts a number of statewide beer events each year. In fact, the Great Falls area is arguably the epicenter of most of the beer in the United States, in terms of producing barley for breweries of all sizes.
Great Falls, Montana – photograph courtesy of Great Falls
Agenda Highlights
This year’s conference is packed with fun and informative events. Here are a few highlights:
Introduction – Julia Herz of the Brewers Association: Julia has provided the introduction for every single Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference since its inception. And this year she will introduce the newly named Beer Now Conference. Julia always offers a dynamic presentation of the current state of craft beer and how that is pertinent to beer communicators.
Julia Herz Opening the 2017 Conference
Meeting Area Breweries: The 2019 Beer Now Conference will feature participating breweries from throughout Montana, including
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- Bayern Brewing (Missoula, MT)
- Beehive Brewing (Big Sky, MT)
- Bias Brewing (Kalispell, MT)
- Bozeman Brewing Co (Bozeman, MT)
- Jeremiah Johnson Brewing (Great Falls, MT)
- Kalispell Brewing Co. (Kalispell, MT)
- Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. (Helena, MT)
- MAP Brewing Company (Bozeman, MT)
- Meadowlark Brewing (Sidney, MT)
- Mighty Mo Brewing (Great Falls, MT)
- Philipsburg Brewing Co. (Philipsburg, MT)
- Snow Hop Brewery (Helena, MT)
International Flair: Chimay, a producer of world-class beer and cheese, will be participating in this year’s conference. Chimay will host a beer and cheese pairing. In addition, attendees will learn the history of Bieres de Chimay and Trappist Breweries.
Photograph courtesy of Chimay
And so much more!: Including a thorough examination of where the beer industry has been and where it is headed.
So be certain to follow me on Instagram (@firkin_ron) and Twitter (@firkin_ron) and UNTAPPD (FirkinRon) to get live photographs, videos, beer tasting notes, and general thoughts during the conference.