America’s Largest Gathering for the Beverage Alcohol Industry Returns in 2025
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2025 Craft Brewers Conference
The Craft Brewers Conference® is the number one environment in North America for concentrated, affordable brewing education and idea sharing to improve brewery quality, performance, and profitability.
Featuring more than 60 educational seminars spanning 12 areas critical to running a successful business and more than 550 exhibitors displaying the latest and greatest product innovations, supplies, and services, the 2025 Craft Brewers Conference® and BrewExpo America® is the nation’s premier gathering for beverage alcohol producers. The conference culminates with the awards ceremony for the World Beer Cup®, the world’s largest and most prestigious beer competition.
The 2025 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America takes place April 28- May 1, 2025, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Early bird registration opens January 8th.
Venue
The 2025 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America will be held at the Indiana Convention Center. Recognized as a Centers of Excellence award recipient by EXHIBITOR Magazine in 2021 and 2022, the Indiana Convention Center is one of the nation’s top convention spaces. Its 566,600 square feet of nearly column-free exhibit space ensures a seamless event experience. Connected via an enclosed walkway to Lucas Oil Stadium—named Best Stadium of the Year by Stadium Journey—it offers a combined 750,000 square feet under one roof.
Indiana Convention Center
Key Reasons To Attend The 2025 Craft Brewers Conference
The Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America is a vibrant gathering where passion for beverage alcohol meets innovation, education, and camaraderie. Hosted annually by the Brewers Association, CBC is a must-attend event for professionals across the entire beverage alcohol community—brewers, distillers, cider makers, mead producers, and beyond—to connect, collaborate, and grow.
The conference offers:
1. Unparalleled opportunity to interact with brewing industry individuals and companies to form and strengthen connections.
2. Educational seminars covering topics critical to your success in the brewing business.
3. Wide range of noted, respected speakers offering their insights into the business and trends of the brewing industry.
4. Over 550 exhibitors displaying the latest in industry product innovations, supplies, and services.
5. The World Beer Cup awards ceremony – the world’s largest and most prestigious beer competition.
Early Bird Registration Opens January 8th