In 2015 there was a heaving array of talks, organised tastings & impromptu gatherings at IMBC as per always. Cast an eye over the forthcoming cherries on the icing on the cake.
During IMBC, pop-up tastings & impromptu events will be announced on twitter & also via the medium of bell (ding ding) so keep those eyes & ears peeled. ***SPOILER ALERT*** the listed “pop-up” events below will most likely be happening near the relevant brewery’s bar…but when!?
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ADVANCE TICKETED EVENT:
TILQUIN MÛRE TASTING
All sessions
£8 adv. + booking fee
Tasting of Tilquin‘s super exclusive Oude Mûre Tilquin à l’Ancienne led by master blender and founder, Pierre Tilquin. Each tasting is limited to 12 places.
Please note, you must have an IMBC ticket for the relevant tasting you wish to attend.
The Tilquin Mûre Tasting will occur on…
Thursday 8th October 2015 @ 9pm *** SOLD OUT ***
Friday DAY 9th October 2015 @ 2.30pm *** SOLD OUT ***
Friday NIGHT 9th October 2015 @ 6pm *** SOLD OUT ***
Saturday DAY 10th October 2015 @ 2.30pm *** SOLD OUT ***
Saturday NIGHT 10th October 2015 @ 7.30pm *** SOLD OUT ***
Sunday 11th October 2015 @ 2pm *** SOLD OUT ***
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*** THURSDAY ***
TALK: NATURAL WINES
6pm
Token event
Pineapple Room
Presented by Cloudwater
Join us for an introduction into the world of low intervention wine with Raef Hodgson from Gergovie Wines. If you like the wilder, funkier side of beer, come and check out the wilder, funkier side of wine.
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: YEASTIE BOYS
7pm
Token event
Cellar
Gunnamatta UK tasting with Stu McKinlay from Yeastie Boys and chat about brewing in the UK vs New Zealand. What Stu thinks influences the beer and perception vs. reality.
TALK: “THE STATE OF BEER TODAY: MANCHESTER AND BEYOND”
8pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
A discussion on the above hosted by Connor Murphy with a panel consisting of John Keeling, Paul Jones, Maggie Cubbler, Mark Welsby & Stu McKinlay.
NZ COLLECTIVE
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ZAPATO
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MAGIC ROCK
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*** FRIDAY DAY ***
TALK: MOOR – MODERN REAL ALE & CAN CONDITIONING
12.30pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
Head brewer, Justin Hawke, from immaculate Bristol brewery, Moor, discusses taking canning to the next level with Moor launching their amazing can conditioned beers. Come meet Justin to taste the beers & learn about what makes modern real ale & can conditioned beer so special.
TASTING: BEERMOTH – BOTTLES THAT COLLECTED DUST
12.30pm
Token event
Cellar
Some extra special beers chosen from the cellar of Beermoth & transported to the cellar of Victoria Baths.
DEMONSTRATION: FLAVORACTIV
1pm & 2pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
Liam Singleton of FlavorActiv joins us at IMBC to taint your beer! FlavorActiv make taint kits that breweries use to identify any flaws or off flavours in their beers. A lager will be tainted & you, the punter, will taste and decide what’s askew. You won’t die…much!
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: PÕHJALA
2pm
Token event
Cellar/Vertical
Seriously exciting beers from Tallin Pöhjala are one to watch over the coming months. Scottish brewing prowess meets Estonian beer pioneering.
TALK: STATE OF THE BRITISH HOP INDUSTRY
2.15pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
Presented by Cloudwater
Charles Faram hop factors and merchant present a talk on the state of British hop growers, State of the British Hop industry, how Faram’s helps British growers, and an intro into their Development Programme – aroma & resistance to petalling – helping brewers and consumers, and yield, pickability and resistance to disease – helping growers. Come and sample three varieties of British Hops to rub and sniff. See if you can guess what they are! And be some of the first to sample three new varieties to provide feedback on aromas PLUS a name a new variety competition.
TALK: BREWDOG BREW TALK
2pm & 3.30pm
Free entry
Outside
Meet the Brewdog pilot brew kit that has launched a thousand #s plus the first round of voting to create an utterly new and AWESOME Indy Man Crowd Sourced Brew.
TALK: GLASSES AND BEER WITH NICK CROSSLEY
3.15pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
Oh holy vessel! General glass design introduction and a focus on the theory behind the Craft Master One, the official glass of IMBC 15. Nick Crossley, of Rastal, will be joined by Cloudwater, avid supporters of the Craft Master One.
TALK: WE CAN
3.45pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
A presentation and Q&A to find out all about the future of canning, brought to you by the very people who will be enabling to take any beer away from this year’s IMBC – in a can!
TALK: CRISP MALTING
4pm
Free entry
Pineapple room
Presented by Cloudwater
Join Carl Heron from Crisp Maltings for insights into work behind growing and malting grain for the brewing industry.
NZ COLLECTIVE
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*** FRIDAY EVENING ***
TALK: PIERRE TILQUIN
6.30pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
Pierre Tilquin’s blendery, founded 2009, is the only gueuzerie in the Walloon region of Belgium. His Oude Gueuze and fruited blends are some of the most sought after sour beers. Pierre will talk about the art and science of blending, we are delighted he is at IMBC this year!
TASTING: BEERMOTH – BOTTLES THAT COLLECTED DUST
7pm
Token event
Cellar
Some extra special beers chosen from the cellar of Beermoth & transported to the cellar of Victoria Baths.
TALK: STATE OF THE BRITISH HOP INDUSTRY
7pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
Presented by Cloudwater. Charles Faram hop factors and merchant present a talk on the state of British hop growers, state of the British Hop industry, how Faram’s helps British growers, and an intro into their Development Programme – aroma & resistance to petalling – helping brewers and consumers, and yield, pickability and resistance to disease – helping growers. Come and sample three varieties of British Hops to rub and sniff. See if you can guess what they are! Be some of the first to sample three new varieties to provide feedback on aromas PLUS a name a new variety competition.
TALK: CRISP MALTING
8.30pm
Free entry
Pineapple room
Presented by Cloudwater
Join Carl Heron from Crisp Maltings for insights into work behind growing and malting grain for the brewing industry.
TALK: BREWDOG BREW TALK
8pm & 9pm
Free entry
Outside
Meet the Brewdog pilot brew kit that has launched a thousand #s plus the first round of voting to create an utterly new and AWESOME Indy Man Crowd Sourced Brew.
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: GALWAY BAY
9pm
Token event
Cellar
Irish trailblazers Galway Bay in an exclusive tasting of their blinding range.
MAD HATTER
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WIPER & TRUE
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*** SATURDAY DAY ***
TASTING: BEERMOTH – BOTTLES THAT COLLECTED DUST
12.30pm
Token event
Cellar
Some extra special beers chosen from the cellar of Beermoth & transported to the cellar of Victoria Baths.
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: BREW BY NUMBERS
1.30pm
Token event
Cellar
Five exclusive beers plucked from the depths of Brew By Numbers’ extensive archive. Unreleased beers from BBNo’s Barrel Aged and Brett Aged catalogue, including a highly-anticipated white wine barrel aged Witbier and a brett aged Tripel. You won’t find these beers anywhere else in the UK.
BREWDOG: BEER & MEAT SCHOOL
1.30pm
Free entry
Outside
Intrepid UK charcuteire dons Cannon and Cannon in a super special beer and meat school extravaganza.
BREWDOG: GRAFFITI
All day
Outside
Live and interactive graffiti with our friends at Brewdog.
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: FIRESTONE WALKER
2pm
Token event
Cellar
A tasting of DBA and the Firestone Union system that makes it GREAT.
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: BUXTON BREWERY
3pm
Token event
Cellar
Buxton have had a brilliant year that’s helped confirm their status as one of the most interesting brewers in the world. Here they take the rainbow project to the next level with an evolution of their collaboration with Arizona Wilderness.
NZ COLLECTIVE
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MAGIC ROCK
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*** SATURDAY EVENING ***
TASTING: BEERMOTH – BOTTLES THAT COLLECTED DUST
6.15pm
Token event
Cellar
Some extra special beers chosen from the cellar of Beermoth & transported to the cellar of Victoria Baths.
TASTING: LERVIG
7pm
Token event
Cellar
James Goulding of Lervig, Norway, hosts this exclusive tasting of unreleased Lervig beers.
TALK: WHAT’S BREWING IN CALIFORNIA – FIRESTONE WALKER AND BEYOND
7.30pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
The ‘Lion’ of Firestone Walker and one of the most respected people in the Brewing industry, David Walker, co-owner and founder, will be talking about Firestone Walker and the California beer scene.
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: REDCHURCH SAUVAGE BLANC
8.30pm
Token event
Cellar
Tasting of a Redchurch saison brewed with pale malts and crushed white grapes, coriander seeds and foraged bay leaves and fermented with Saison yeast to produce a big rich beer with a vinous character. A special tasting of the 2014 vintage.
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: NORTHERN MONK
9pm
Token event
Cellar
It’s less than a year since NMBC moved in to their strikingly brilliant grain store/cloister in a neglected part of Leeds. Since then they’ve scaled the heights of the UK craft beer scene with distinctive ales and an air of brotherly monkishness. This is a tasting of some rare beer from their rare seven deadly sins range.
BREWDOG: BEER & MEAT SCHOOL
8pm
Free entry
Outside
Intrepid UK charcuteire dons Cannon and Cannon in a super special beer and meat school extravaganza.
MIKKELLER
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ATOM
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*** SUNDAY ***
TALK: NORWEGIAN BREWING SCENE
1.30pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
James Goulding from Lervig will give an overview of the Norwegian brewing scene and answer any questions about developments on the subject.
TASTING: WEIRD BEARD & KARKLI
2.30pm
Free entry
Cellar
Kumar, of lentil-based unofficial bar snack of 2015 producers Karkli, has lovingly created a delicious new flavour that pairs amazingly with Mariana Trench, Weird Beard’s finest.
TALK: PIERRE TILQUIN
2.30pm
Free entry
Pineapple Room
Pierre Tilquin’s blendery, founded 2009, is the only gueuzerie in the Walloon region of Belgium. His Oude Gueuze and fruited blends are some of the most sought after sour beers. Pierre will talk about the art and science of blending, we are delighted he is at IMBC this year!
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: SEAWEED GOSE OFF (MAD HATTER vs BUXTON vs SIREN)
3.15pm
Token event
Cellar
Six breweries brewed three brave beers, whose is the best? Does seaweed even belong in beer?? Let’s find out!
BREWDOG: LIVE BREW
All day
Outside
Today will mark the culmination of a uniquely awesome experiment in crowd sourcing a beer recipe at Indy Man. Let’s see what fresh hell Brewdog have unleashed on the unsuspecting public…
TALK: NZ COLLECTIVE
4pm
Token event
Pineapple Room
Get the lowdown on the NZ brewing scene, its recent move to become more present in the UK, and taste an exclusive green hopped beer from Tuatara.
BOTTLE IN THE CELLAR: NORTHERN MONK
4.30pm
Token event
Cellar
It’s less than a year since NMBC moved in to their strikingly brillaint grain store/cloister in a neglected part of Leeds. Since then they’ve scaled the heights of the UK craft beer scene with distinctive ales and an air of brotherly monkishness. This is a tasting of some rare beer from their yet to be released barrel aged range.
JOPEN
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BREW BY NUMBERS
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MAGIC ROCK
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*** places for the above happenings are very limited (as few as 10 places in a couple of cases) so please state your intentions early via token purchase, or arrive before the stated times to avoid disappointment. If you miss out, there will always be a beer waiting to console you. Good luck and enjoy!