The Brewers’ Company’s annual Brewing and Beer Brands Forum, which usually takes place in May, is an opportunity for members of the Livery and brewing industry colleagues to come together and hear presentations on contemporary issues in beer and brewing. Topics incorporate a wide range of subjects including raw materials, production, marketing and distribution, as well as consumer attitudes, environmental and social issues.
Presentations are often submitted by Brewers’ Company member breweries or beneficiaries of the Brewers’ Research and Education Fund.
Presentations from most recent events
| Title | Speaker(s) | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Malt: A route to carbon net zero | Dr Nigel Davies | MaltDoctor |
| Green with Envy! | George Young | St Austell Brewery |
| COP26: Brewing industry implications | Steve Livens | British Beer and Pub Association |
| Title | Speaker(s) | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Brew A Better World | James Crampton | Heineken UK |
| Sierra Nevada Sustainability | Steve Grossman and Mandi McKay | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co |
| Sustainability Issues for Smaller Breweries | Will Calvert | Windsor & Eton Brewery |
| Title | Speaker(s) | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Beer in 2020: The contemporary view and what’s on the horizon | Olly Whering | Just Drinks |
| Delivering improved safety by driving engineering compliance | Stuart Morgan | Heineken UK |
| Meeting growing regulatory challenges regarding alcohol and health | Jon Coleman | Campden BRI |
| Risk and opportunities for barley growing in a changing climate | Nigel Davies | Muntons |
| Title | Speaker(s) | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Crafting the Future of Education | Katherine Smart | Institute of Brewing and Distilling |
| The Gender Pint Gap | Annabel Smith and Lisa Harlow | Dea Latis |
| Bitterness Contributions to Fuller’s Beers | Zoe Edwards | Fuller, Smith & Turner |
| Building for the Future: Four Breweries in a Year | Andy Hepworth | Hepworth & Co Brewers |
| Title | Speaker(s) | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| En-route towards Beer’s Renaissance in Europe | Pierre-Olivier Bergeron | Brewers of Europe |
| The selection of stronger flavour within the UK hop breeding programme | Peter Darby | Wye Hops |
| The revival of Farnham White Bine Hop | Miles Chesterman & Matthew King | Hogs Back Brewery |
| Putting the Vu into Ale – The name of the game is value! | Tim Dewey | Timothy Taylors |
| Title | Speaker(s) | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Global Shopping: Implementing a global procurement solution | Maartje van Sambeek | Heineken |
| Life After Heriot-Watt - A Year in the life of a Graduate Brewer | Wesley Lynch & Jamie Fergusson | Charles Wells |
| Crossflow filtration in an ale brewery | George Young | Fullers |
| The Hall & Woodhouse Brewery Team: 5 years in the life of | Toby Heasman | Hall & Woodhouse |
| Title | Speaker(s) | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Selection Brewing: Fermenting the next generation of brewers | Sam Fleet, Sarah Brown, Richard Hamer & Alex Speers | Heriot Watt University |
| From Micro to Regional: Brewer employment challenges from a production and economic perspective | James Wipperman | Shepherd Neame |
| Ground-breaking initiatives to reduce environmental costs for the beer & pub sector | David Sheen | British Beer & Pub Association |
| The Trooper Story: Collaborative beers for beginners | David Bremner & John Robinson | Frederic Robinson |