Two of West Coaster‘s 11 in ’11 members are teaming up to bring us Beer-Con, a unique craft beer conference-experience taking place August 27th at the Handlery Hotel & Resort in Mission Valley. Passes to the event include a Beer Wars DVD, t-shirt, taster glass, a goodie bag, access to the keynote, four sessions, tap haven/exhibitor area, continental breakfast, lunch and 10 drink tickets to be used in the Tap Haven (with beers from Black Market Brewing Co., The Bruery, Green Flash Brewing Co., Hangar 24 Craft Brewery, Hess Brewing, Iron Fist Brewing Co., Manzanita Brewing Co., and Stone Brewing Co.) For $50 off, use the code “WCSD” at checkout.
The minds behind TapHunter.com and AwesomeBeerDrinkers.com, a group of some of San Diego’s most innovative craft beer thinkers, have been working tirelessly over the last half-year to line up a fantastic list of speakers for the conference. Anat Baron, of the craft beer documentary Beer Wars, will be giving her perspective on the craft beer industry as the keynote speaker. Other speakers include Greg Koch – CEO & Co-Founder of Stone Brewing Co., Patrick Rue of Orange County’s The Bruery, “Dr.” Bill Sysak who is the Beverage Supervisor at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, Drew Beechum – President of the Maltose Falcons Homebrew Club and author of The Everything Homebrewing Book: All You Need to Brew the Best Beer at Home!, Ryan Ross – Community Marketing Manager at Karl Strauss, Ashley Rouston, Director of Awesomeness at Bison Brewing, Michael Hess – founder of Hess Brewing, Brandon Sieminski – Head Brewer at Iron Fist, Kevin Wright – Head Brewer at Hangar 24, and Greg Tavangar – Founder of Home Brews & Gardens. When new speakers are confirmed, the Beer-Con website will be updated, along with their Facebook and Twitter pages.
A myriad of topics will be covered via multiple speaking tracks running simultaneously throughout the day, including talks on Beer Tasting 101, Transitioning your Bar/Opening a Brewery, and Beer and Social Media. The rest of the tentative schedule for the day can be viewed here.
No professional association or credentials are required to attend Beer-Con, as it’s an event “By Beer Lovers for Beer Lovers.” This is a great chance to mingle with top industry pros!