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Scottish Section Digitise your Distillery for Success
By the Scottish Section
THURSDAY, 7 November 2024
Scottish Section: Sustainability in the Brewing and Distilling Industry 2024
By the Scottish Section
WEDNESDAY, 6 November 2024
Southern Section: Water Management in Breweries
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 17 October 2024
Booking deadline: 16 October 2024
Climate Change Adaptation In the Brewing and Beverage Sector
One-Day Technical Seminar by the Brewing Engineers Association
WEDNESDAY, 16 October 2024
09:00 for 09:30 start, finish at 16:00
Irish Section: Maltings Tour and A Discussion on Scope 1 - 3 Emissions
By the Irish Section
FRIDAY, 11 October 2024
Booking deadline: 7 October 2024
Midland Section: Advanced Hop Products: What Are They and How Best to Use Them to Achieve Great Results
By the Midland Section
THURSDAY, 10 October 2024
Booking deadline: FRIDAY, 4 October 2024
APAC Section: Distillers Masterclass in Victoria
By the APAC Section - Victoria
MONDAY, 7 and TUESDAY, 8 October 2024
Please note we have changed our meeting registration process for APAC events. This is now managed by Leishman Associates and you will be directed to their booking site (EventsAir) to register.
Great Northern Section Early Career Members Brew Day
By the Great Northern Section
TUESDAY, 17 September 2024
Booking deadline: 13 September 2024.
Midland Section: Hop Walk and Cider Visit
By the Midland Section
FRIDAY, 13 September 2024
Booking deadline: WEDNESDAY, 11 September 2024.
Great Northern Section: Non-Malted Cereals And Micronisation
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 12 September 2024
Irish Section: Distillery Tour & Whiskey Experience in Cork
By the Irish Section
FRIDAY, 6 September 2024
IBD member exclusive event.
Great Northern Section Senior Members Brew Day
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 5 September 2024
8:30 - 14:00
Sustainability - Growing & Harvesting UK Hops
By the Southern Section
TUESDAY, 3 September 2024
13:00 - 17:00
IBD Meeting in SE QLD
By the APAC Section - QLD
THURSDAY, 15 August 2024
Please note we have changed our meeting registration process for APAC events. This is now managed by Leishman Associates and you will be directed to their booking site (EventsAir) to register.
Speyside Whisky Technical Study Tour
By the Scottish Section
WEDNESDAY, 31st July - FRIDAY, 2 August 2024
IBD member exclusive event.
FULLY BOOKED
NSW Brewing Legend Rob Freshwater at Malt Shovel Brewery
By the APAC Section
WEDNESDAY, 31 July 2024
IBD Scottish Section: Barley Walk & Maltings Tour
By the Scottish Section
THURSDAY, 25 July 2024.
Booking deadline: 5pm on Friday 19 July
IBD Webinar - Chartership: The Future of our Community, AGM Resolutions, Plans and more
There are three webinars available, so members can register for the one in their timezone.
THURSDAY, 18 July 2024 - 4:00 PM (BST)
TUESDAY, 23 July 2024 - 9AM (CDT) / 7AM (PDT) / 3PM (BST)
Thursday, 25 July 2024 - 9:00AM (BST) / 6:00PM (AEST)
Dia del IBD Guatemala
By the International Section
12 de Julio 2024. 10:00 - 18:00 (UTC -6)
Fecha final para registrarse: 1 de Julio 2024
Barley Walk, Trial Plots and Social Evening
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 11 July 2024
Booking deadline: TUESDAY, 9 July 2024 at 17:00.
IBD Great Northern Section Senior Members Lunch
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 4 July 2024. 13:00 start
Hop Products Australia Hop Harvest report at Shambles Brewery
By the APAC Section - Tasmania
WEDNESDAY, 3 July 2024
IBD Southern Section Annual Social: IBD HQ and Tower of London tour
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 27 June 2024
17:30 - 22:30 (BST)
Booking deadline: Friday 21 June 2024
Tour of Syngenta Pilot Trials & Humber Doucy Brewery
By the Southern Section & BFBI
TUESDAY, 25 June 2024
10:00 - 15:00 (BST)
Western Australia Region - Section Update
By the APAC Section - West Australia
TUESDAY, 25 June 2024
17:30 - 19:30
Midland Section Summer Cycle Ride
By the Midland Section
SATURDAY, 22 June.
10:30 - 18:00 BST
Booking deadline: 14 June 2024
South Australia Regional Meeting - A Triple Header - Hops, Barley and Sensory!
By the APAC Section
TUESDAY, 18 June 2024
17:30 - 22:00
IBD Scottish Section Early Careers Taproom Social
By the Scottish Section
FRIDAY, 14 June 2024
19:00 - 20:30 (BST)
New South Wales Regional Meeting - Hops, Barley and Malt: 2024 crop update and Brewery Tour
By the APAC Section
WEDNESDAY, 12 June 2024
18:00 - 22:00
Victorian Regional Meeting - Hop Harvest Report
By the APAC Section - Victoria
WEDNESDAY, 12 June 2024
18:00 - 21:00 AEST
Lecture Tour 2024 - Professor Charlie Bamforth
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IBD Great Northern Section Annual Walk and Brewery Visit
By the Great Northern Section
SATURDAY, 8 June 2024
& SUNDAY, 9 June 2024
IBD Brewing Diploma 2 Exam Preparation Session
By the Midland Section
THURSDAY, 30 May 2024
Booking deadline: 24 May 2024
NSW Regional Meeting - A Safety Compliance Toolkit for Brewers & Distillers
By the APAC Section
TUESDAY, 28 May 2024
18:00 - 22:00
Tasmanian Regional Meeting - Du Cane Brewery tour and talk
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 23 May 2024
18:00 - 21:00
Brew day: Apprentices & early stage career brewers
By the Southern Section
TUESDAY, 21 May 2024
7:00AM start (BST)
Why Bother with Quality for Packaging Lines?
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 9 May 2024
Booking deadline: 5 May 2024.
Scottish Section AGM and what’s the craze about haze?
By the Scottish Section
WEDNESDAY, 8 May 2024
Booking deadline: 4pm on Monday 6th May 2024.
SE Queensland regional meeting - brewery tour and hop crop report
By the APAC Section - SE QLD region
WEDNESDAY, 1 May 2024
Booking deadline: 29 April 2023
Register Your Interest: Irish Study Tour by the Southern Section
By the Southern Section
30 April 2024 – 3 May 2024
Start: Murphys Cork Brewery
End: Dublin
Early Career Workshop
By the Irish Section
WEDNESDAY, 24 April 2024. 15:00 - 16:30 (BST)
Booking deadline: 19 April 2024.
Early Career Members: Great Northern Ale Trail
By the Great Northern Section
FRIDAY, 19 April 2024
Booking deadline: 18 April 12pm noon.
Cuáles son los microorganismos alterantes de la cerveza y los puntos de control
Organizado por la Seccion Internacional del IBD
Jueves 18 de abril de 2024
Webinar
Old Kempton Distillery - Tasmanian Regional Meeting
By the APAC Section (Tasmania)
THURSDAY, 18 April 2024
IBD Brewing Diploma 1 Exam Preparation Session
By the Midland Section
THURSDAY, 11 April 2024. 9:00 - 16:00 (BST)
Booking deadline: 5 April 2024.
Barrel-Ageing Beer for Complexity and Character
By the Scottish Section
WEDNESDAY, 10 April 2024. 15:00 - 17:00 (BST)
Booking deadline: FRIDAY, 5 April 2024.
Brewers Training Day
By the Midland Section
WEDNESDAY, 20 March 2024. 10:00 - 16:00 (GMT)
FULLY BOOKED
Brewers and Distillers in Adelaide
By the APAC Section
WEDNESDAY, 13 March 2024
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM ACDT
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Forum
By the Midland Section
WEDNESDAY, 13 March 2024
18:00 - 20:00 GMT
Midland Section Annual General Meeting 2024
By the Midland Section
WEDNESDAY, 13 March 2024
17:30 - 18:00 GMT
Pre SIBA BeerX Social
By the Great Northern Section
TUESDAY, 12 March 2024. 19:00 - 22:00 GMT
Reserve a space by Monday, 11 March 2024 at midnight
How to Get the Best from Your Raw Materials 2024
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 7 March 2024
Booking deadline: 5 March 2024 at 5pm.
Great Northern Section AGM & Quiz Night
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 29 February 2024.
Booking deadline: 26 Feb at midnight
Beer Stability: Haze - Friend or Foe?
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 29 February 2024.
Booking deadline: 26 Feb at midnight
The inner workings of one of Britain’s largest multi-spirit distilleries
By the Scottish Section
WEDNESDAY, 28 February 2024.
Booking deadline: 23 February 2024.
Southern Section AGM 2024
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 1 February 2024.
Booking deadline: 25 January 2024.
Malting Talk and Tour
By the Midland Section
TUESDAY, 16 January 2024. 15:00 -17:00 GMT
Booking deadline: 15 Dec 2023 at 12pm noon
Battle of the Breweries
By the Midland Section
THURSDAY, 11 January 2024. 8:00 - 16:00
OR
WEDNESDAY, 17 January 2024. 8:00 - 16:00
Hop Breeding in the 21st Century
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 11 January 2024. 16:00 - 17:30 GMT
Webinar
Wild & Mixed Culture Historic Brewing
By the Scottish Section
THURSDAY, 14 December 2023
17:00 - 18:00 GMT
Midland Section Christmas Social and Fun Quiz Night
By the Midland Section
THURSDAY, 7 December 2023. 19:00 - 21:00 GMT
Booking deadline: MONDAY, 4 Dec 2023, 12pm noon.
SE QLD region Christmas social
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 7 December 2023
17:00pm – 21:00pm
XXXX Alehouse, Cnr of Paten and Black Street, Milton, QLD 4064
NSW Region Christmas Dinner and Social
By the APAC Section
WEDNESDAY, 6 December 2023. 5.30pm to 11pm AEDT
Dia IBD en Valdivia
Organizado por la Seccion Internacional del IBD
Sábado, 2 de Diciembre 2023
10:00 - 19:00 (GMT-3)
Sustainability III - Carbon Zero, Barley Sequestration, Government Support & Smaller Brewers Perspectives
By the Southern Section
FRIDAY, 17 November 2023. 10:30 - 15:00 GMT
Booking deadline: 15 November 2023
Sustainability in the Brewing and Distilling Industry 2023
By the Scottish Section
WEDNESDAY, 15 November 2023. 09:00 – 16:30 GMT
Distillery Tour and Premium Whiskey Tasting in Cork
By the Irish Section
FRIDAY, 10 November 2023. 14:00 - 18:30
Booking deadline: FRIDAY, 27 October 2023 at 17.00
POSTPONED: Distillery Tour & Premium Whiskey Tasting in Cork
Unfortunately, due to the recent damage caused by Storm Babet the event at the Old Midleton Distillery on Friday 10th Nov needs to be postponed. Hopefully we will be able to rerun this event in the New Year. Keep an eye on IBD.co.uk events for more information.
Setting up a Sustainable Distillery and the Challenges of Grain Processing with Rye
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 9 November 2023. 16:00 - 17:30 GMT
Booking deadline: 9 November 2023 at 12 noon
Can Manufacturing Tour
By the APAC Section
TUESDAY, 17 October 2023. Start 14:00 AEST
Booking deadline: 16 October 2023
SE QLD Regional Event at Milton Rum Distillery
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 5 October 2023. 17:00 - 21:30 AEST
Booking deadline: MONDAY, 2 October 2023. 16:00
IBD Great Northern Section September Social
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 28 September 2023. 18:30 Start BST
Beer Recipe Development Experience and Brew Day in Leeds
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 28 September 2023. 8:45 - 16:00 BST
Booking deadline: THURSDAY, 14 September 2023
FINAL SPACES REMAINING
Beer Sensory Training at The Suburban Brew
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 28 September 2023. Start: 17:30 AEST
Booking deadline: TUESDAY, 26 September, 16:00
From Field-to-Glass: Apple Cultivation, Cider Fermentation and Production
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 28 September 2023. 17:00 - 21:00 BST
Booking deadline: FRIDAY, 15 September 2023
Legends of Brewing Series - Doug Donelan
By the APAC Section
MONDAY, 25 September 2023
18:00 - 20:30 AEST
IBD Distillers Masterclass in Hobart
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 21 September 2023 - FRIDAY, 22 September 2023.
FINAL SPACES REMAINING
Early Career Social: Gin Tour & Tasting
By the Scottish Section
WEDNESDAY, 20 September 2023. 16:00 - 18:00 BST
Booking deadline: THURSDAY, 17 September 2023. 5pm.
Striving For Sustainable Beverage Production
One-Day Technical Seminar by the Brewing Engineers Association
THURSDAY, 14 September 2023. 09:00 for 09:30 start, finish at 16:00 BST
Sustainable Brewing and Distilling Begins with Malt!
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 14 September 2023. 17:30 - 20:00 BST
Booking deadline: TUESDAY, 12 September 2023 at 17.00
Hop Walk in Faversham
By the Southern Section
TUESDAY, 5 September 2023. 13:00 - 17:00
Booking deadline: FRIDAY, 1 September 2023 at 17.00
Golf, History of Brewing in Ireland and Sustainability in Brewing Talk
By the Irish Section
FRIDAY, 25 August 2023. 10:00 - 21:00
Booking deadline: FRIDAY, 18 August 2023 at 17.00
Reviving the Distinct Flavors of One of Scotland’s Oldest Distilleries
By the Scottish Section
THURSDAY, 24 August 2023. 13:00 - 17:00 BST
Booking deadline: THURSDAY, 17 August 2023 at 17.00
Review of the 2023 Hop Season and Introduction to New Varieties
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 10 August 2023. 18:00 - 21:00 AEST
Booking deadline: WEDNESDAY, 9 August 2023.
“Drink Cask Fresh” - The Way Forward For Cask Beer?
By the Southern Section
TUESDAY, 1 August 2023. 12:45 - 14:00
Booking deadline: SUNDAY, 30 July 2023.
El Dia del IBD en Costa Rica
By the International Section
Sábado, 29 de Julio 2023. 12:00 - 18:00 CST (UTC -6)
Non Alcoholic Beer from Three Perspectives!
By the APAC Section
WEDNESDAY, 19 July 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM NZST
Barley Walk and Inchdairnie Distillery Visit
By the Scottish Section
THURSDAY, 6 July 2023
Booking deadline: MONDAY, 3 July at 17.00
Senior Members Lunch
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 6 July 2023
Booking deadline: TUESDAY, 4 July 2023
Craft Brewery: From 7 Barrels to over 4 Million Pints a Year
By the Midland Section
WEDNESDAY, 28 June 2023. 18:00 - 21:00 BST
Booking deadline: 27 June 2023
Hops & Craft Malt: HPA Crop Report 2023
By the APAC Section
WEDNESDAY, 21 Jun 2023. 18:00 - 22:00 AEST
Booking deadline: 19 June 2023
Stone & Wood Tour & HPA Hop Crop Report
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 15 June 2023
Booking deadline: 9 June 2023
Summer Social 2023
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 15 June 2023. 18:00 Start.
Booking deadline: 10 June 2023
Yeast Propagation, Hop Crop & Brewery Tours
By the APAC Section
TUESDAY, 13 June 2023. 17:30 - 21:30 ACST
Booking deadline: 9 June 2023
IBD Great Northern Section Annual Walk & Brewery Visit
By the Great Northern Section
SATURDAY, 10 June & SUNDAY, 11 June 2023
Booking deadline: 9 June 2023
Authentication of Scotch Whisky
By the Scottish Section
THURSDAY, 8 June 2023. 14:00 - 15:00 BST
Booking deadline: Until 1 hour before webinar starts
Summer Cycle Ride in Alcester
By the Midland Section
SATURDAY, 3 June. 10:30 - 18:00 BST
Booking deadline: 15 May 2023
Legends of the Hop Industry
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 1 June 2023
18:00 - 21:30 AEST
Booking deadline: 30 May 2023
European Brewery Study Tour
By the Southern Section
24 - 26 May 2023.
Start Location: Prague
Take part in this fantastic practical learning experience to share experience and knowledge with your European brewers.
IBD Brewing Diploma 1 Exam Preparation Session
By the Midland Section
FRIDAY, 12 May 2023. 9:00 - 16:00 BST
Booking deadline: 21 April 2023
Water Treatment: Understanding Reverse Osmosis & Boreholes
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 11 May 2023. Start 18:30 BST
Booking deadline: 8 May 2023
Small Scale Carbon Dioxide Recovery
By the APAC Section
TUESDAY, 9 May 2023. 18:00 - 22:00 AEST
Booking deadline: 8 May 2023
Sustainability, B Corp & the Benefits/Challenges of Organic Brewing
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 4 May 2023. 18:00 - 20:00 BST
Booking deadline: 3 May 2023
World Class Spirits Packaging & Talk on Shackleton’s Dram & Scottish Section AGM
By the Scottish Section
TUESDAY, 2 May 2023. 16:00 - 20:00 BST
Booking deadline: 26 April 2023
Increase Your Brewing Skill & Create a Commercial Brew
By the Midland Section
WEDNESDAY, 26 April 2023. 8:00 - 16:00 BST
Booking deadline: 13 April 2023
Growth Opportunities in the Brewing & Distilling Industry for the Future Generation of Professionals
By the Irish Section
THURSDAY, 20 April 2023. 13:00 - 16:00 BST
Booking deadline: 12 April 2023
Sensory Training: Learn how to Detect Common Flavour Defects in Beer
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 13 April 2023
18:00 - 19:30 AEDT
Career Advice in the Drinks Industry
By the Scottish Section
6 April 2023. 16:15 - 17:45 BST
Booking deadline: 30 March 2023
Argyll and Campbeltown Study Tour
By the Scottish Section
30 – 31 March, 2023
Booking deadline: 16 March 2023
Great Northern Section AGM & Quiz
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 23 March 2023, 18:30 start
Booking deadline: 20 March 2023
Understanding the Technical Side of Brewing - "Anyone Can Boil an Egg"
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 23 March 2023, 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
Booking deadline: 17 March 2023
Sustainability: Small Scale CO2 Capture in Practice
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 9 March 2023.18:00 - 20:00 GMT
Booking deadline: 8 March 2023
University of Nottingham Brewing Research Projects Insights & Midland Section AGM 2023
By the Midland Section
WEDNESDAY, 8 March 2023
18:30 - 21:30
Booking deadline: 3 March 2023
Current Research in Brewing and Distilling
By the Scottish Section
THURSDAY, 23 February 2023
18:00 - 20:00 GMT
Booking deadline: 20 Feb 2023
Heating & Refrigeration
By the Midland Section
THURSDAY, 23 February 2023
12:30 arrival for 13:00 start. 17:00 end
FULLY BOOKED
Beer Process Optimisation
By the Great Northern Section
THURSDAY, 23 February 2023
18:30 - 21:00 GMT
FULLY BOOKED
Get The Best From Your Raw Materials
By the Southern Section
WEDNESDAY, 22 February 2023
10:00 - 16:00 GMT
Booking deadline: 21 February, 2023
Southern Section Annual General Meeting 2023
By the Southern Section
THURSDAY, 9 February 2023, 18:00 - 22:00 GMT
Aussie Hop "Rub'n'Sniff" & Global Hop report
By the APAC Section
WEDNESDAY, 8 February 2023 . 19:00 – 21:00 NZDT
El Mito sobre el First Wort Hopping
MARTES, 31 de Enero 2023
15:00 UTC: Costa Rica/México: 9:00am / Chile: 12:00 pm / España: 4:00 pm
Young Members Brew Day - Battle of the Breweries
By the Midland Section
THURSDAY, 19 January 2023. 7:30 - 16:00
OR
SATURDAY, 21 January 2023. 8:45 - 17:00
British Hop Competition: Awards Ceremony
By the Midland Section
FRIDAY, 13 January 2023. 11:00 Start.
2022 Events
South Australia Region Christmas Meeting
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 15 December 2022. 17:30– 21:30 ACDT
Technical Visit to Clyde Bottlers and Glasgow Distillery
By the Scottish Section
WEDNESDAY, 14th Dec 2022. 13:00 start
Delusions of Adequacy – 40 years in the Brewing Industry
By the Midland Section
WEDNESDAY, 7th Dec 2022. 18:30 for a 19:30 start. 22:00 end
Novalager y Biotransformación del Lúpulo
By the International Section
MARTES, 6 Diciembre 2022. 13:00 UTC Costa Rica/México: 9:00 am, Chile: 12:00 pm, España: 16:00 pm
New South Wales Regional Christmas Meeting
By the APAC Section
TUESDAY, 6 December 2022. 17:30 – 21:30 AEDT
Western Australia Region joint Christmas gathering with WABA
By the APAC Section
FRIDAY 2 December 2022. 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm AWST
South East Queensland Year End Regional Meeting
By the APAC Section
THURSDAY, 1 December 2022, 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm AEST