About this Event
Join us for the 2026 Technical Conference from Wednesday, January 28 to Friday, January 30 at the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront.
Reconnect with your brewing community, discover the latest insights, and recharge your passion and plans for the year ahead.
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS!
- Key Note Speaker: Brad Goddard from Big Rock Brewing in Alberta
- Beer Canada Update: How Shifting Attitudes Are Driving Beer Market and Policy Changes - Luke Chapman (Beer Canada)
- Unsafe and unsound: do anti-alcohol researchers want to mislead you into sobriety? - Dan Malleck (Historian)
- Hop Creep and Hop Research - Jessica Young (UC Davis)
- Craft Beer Pasturization "All-OK or Apocalypse Soon?" -Alex Speers (U Dalhousie)
- Yeast Management to Reduce COGS and Increase Yields - Joe Couzzo (HUDL Brewing, Las Vegas)
- Shelf-life Stability - Beyond Oxygen Management - Travis Audet
- Water: Sustainable Approaches to Waste and Pasteurizer Treatment in Breweries - David Wilde (Solenis)
- Equipment Breakout: Boilers - Jon Miller (Thermogenics)
- Beer Stube, Thursday evening — connect with fellow industry professionals and enjoy beers from across Ontario.
Keynote
Brad has been working in the Canadian craft brewing scene since 2001 when he started on Steam Whistle Brewing’s bottling line downtown Toronto. Since 2013, he has held a number of different roles at Big Rock Brewery, most recently as Vice President of Innovation, Business Development, and Government Relations. Brad serves as Chair of ASBA (as well as Chair of ASBA’s Policy Committee), Chair of the Canadian Coalition of Independent Craft Brewers, Co-Chair of the CCBA’s Policy Committee, and previously as Secretary of Cider Canada.
Brad is a proud father of three kids, two cats, two fish, one snail, and a dog named Snickers. He also volunteers for the Calgary Stampede as Chair of the Blacksmith Committee and is a certified Beer Sommelier through Canada’s Prud’homme Beer Certification Programme. His favourite beer style is an English Mild.
Preliminary Conference Program
Wednesday, January 28
Welcome reception, sponsored by Rahr/BSG
Thursday, January 29 | 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
• Registration and breakfast
• Morning technical sessions and workshops
• Lunch with marketplace
• Afternoon technical sessions and workshops
• Beer Stube — evening
Friday, January 30 | 8:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
• Breakfast
• Technical sessions and workshops
• Closing session
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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.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Holiday Inn Kingston-Waterfront by IHG, 2 Princess Street, Kingston, Canada
CAD 319.77 to CAD 458.22
