Virginia Brewers Conference
Join us for the 2025 Virginia Brewers Conference
Virginia is home to nearly 350 breweries — #11 in the country.
Join your peers from across the state for our annual conference, presented by Beer30 by The 5th Ingredient.
The conference will feature 30+ educational sessions and trade show.
In addition, there will be countless networking opportunities, including afternoon happy hours, nightly receptions, and a state-wide bottle share.
2 keynotes from industry leaders:
Trailblazers of Virginia Beer
Dave Warwick (Three Notch’d) + Eric McKay (Hardywood) + Geoff Logan (Alewerks)
It Takes a Village, People: The YMCAs of Community-Driven Growth
Alison Wisneski and Betsy Lay (Lady Justice Brewing)
Your registration includes:
- 30+ educational sessions across three distinct tracks: Business, Brewing, and Innovations & Essentials
- 2 keynotes delivered by industry leaders
- Trade show featuring 40+ exhibitors
- 2 lunches, 2 afternoon happy hours, and plenty of coffee to keep you energized
- Complimentary first beer at the Welcome Reception and Night 2 Reception
- State-wide bottle share to connect and celebrate with fellow brewers
- Discounts on 4+ Brewery Registrations
Come build meaningful relationships, and let's achieve greater success together.
Important Locations:
Conference at the Delta Hotel Downtown Richmond
Each evening reception is 7-9pm.
September 15: Welcome Reception at The Veil Brewing - Scott's Addition thanks to TapWyse
September 16: Reception at Triple Crossing - Fulton thanks to Sovereign Flavors
September 17: Closing State-Wide Bottle Share at the Delta Hotel
Proud to partner with:
Official Sponsors
Trade Show Featuring
4imprint | AEB | Abstrax Hops | Aftek | Amoretti | Arryved | Beer Law Center
Berlin Packaging | CapWorks | Clean Edge | Country Malt Group | Craft Buildings
Deutsche Beverage | EMC Insurance | GoTab | Hankscraft AJS | Husch Blackwell
Imbibe Solutions | Iron Heart Canning | Jasper Yeast | LD Carlson
Madison Chemical | Malteurop | Murphy & Rude | NW Extract | PXI
Reliable Payments | Riverbend Malt | Schmid Wilson Group | Sennos
Small Batch Standard | Sovereign Flavors | TapWyse | University of Richmond
VDACS/Virginia Beer Distribution Company | Vanguard Renewables
Virginia DMV | Virginia Tourism Corporation | Visit Richmond | White Labs