Here are this year’s IMBC talks and tastings at Victoria Baths. Book your places in advance to avoid disappointment (all but one tasting have tickets linked below) – there may be tickets available at each session for tastings. But maybe not.

There will be free pop-up tastings throughout Victoria Baths during IMBC 18 as ever.

REMINDER: If you do not have a ticket to the relevant session, you cannot attend the tasting.

TALKS AND TASTINGS

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Thursday 4th OCTOBER 2018

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WHAT IS INDEPENDENCE? Paul Jones and friends explain beer!
Thursday 4th October | Pineapple Room | 6.30pm | 45 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Kicking off IMBC 18 we host a panel discussion on independence in the industry and what it means as we move towards UK craft 3.0. Keynote from Paul Jones of Cloudwater and featuring Alex Troncoso of Lost and Grounded, Jen Ferguson of Hop, Burns and Black and Sam McMeekin of Gipsy Hill.

WYLAM WOULDN’T YOU?
Thursday 4th October | Warehouse | 6.30pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
IndyMan Room 3 sponsors Wylam have a lot to shout about – brewery in an actual palace of arts? Tick. Super tasty beer? Obvs. Brewpub project by the river? Bingo. Join team Wylam for a tasting of some brand new beers AND maybe something from the archives too ;)

BURNING SKY | BLACKBERRY PROVISION
Thursday 4th October | Warehouse | 7.30pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE 
Burning Sky have been quietly working away over the last 5 years producing beer that takes TIME to be perfect. This is a tasting of a beer created especially for IndyMan – a Blackberry version of Saison Provision!

JESTER KING | TASTING
Thursday 4th October | Warehouse | 8.15pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Texan farmhouse legends bring the heat for an intimate tasting in the warehouse of their 3 year SPON blend created from 1, 2 and 3 years old beers created following the methode gueuze…

WILD BEER | A-Z OF MODUS
Thursday 4th October | Pineapple Room | 8.30pm | 30 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
A talk and guided tasting with Brett and Andrew founders of Wild Beer Co. Focusing on the journey of Modus Operandi, from being the first beer conceived by Wild, then progressing through the various blends, and onto the Beyond(s) and finishing with Iced Modus.

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Friday 5th October 2018 DAY SESSION | 11am-4pm

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WYLAM WOULDN’T YOU?
Friday 5th October | Warehouse | 12.30pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
IndyMan Room 3 sponsors Wylam have a lot to shout about – brewery in an actual palace of arts? Tick. Super tasty beer? Obvs. Brewpub project by the river? Bingo. Join team Wylam for a tasting of some brand new beers AND maybe something from the archives too ;)

IN FOR THE DURATION. HOW TO BUILD A FARMHOUSE BREWERY.
Friday 5th October | Pineapple Room | 1.30pm | 30 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Duration have been making a name for themselves despite not quite having a brewery yet, if you been following the insta though you’ll know they’re almost there. Miranda and Bates are here for a talk and a few beers to throw light on this exciting project.

6 TYPES OF LAGER with the CRAFT BEER CHANNEL
Friday 5th October | Pineapple Room | 2.30pm | 45 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Surprise 2018 trend or last refuge from pastry beers for anyone who knows anything about beer, Jonny Garrett returns to IMBC to set the record straight with a foray into the world of Lager styles. 

BLACK MALT BOTTLE CLUB
Friday 5th October | Warehouse | 2.45pm | 30 mins |  £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Black Malt = London’s dark beer bottle share club. Educating people about dark beer with discussion, tasting and sharing. Join Alex Sewell for beverages and chats about how we achieve a more diverse beer industry in the UK. POC | WOKE MEN & WOMEN | NON-BINARY FOLK | LGBTQIA+ | EVERYONE IN BETWEEN.

 

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Friday 5th October 2018 EVENING SESSION | 5.30pm-11pm

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6 TYPES OF LAGER with the CRAFT BEER CHANNEL
Friday 5th October | Pineapple Room | 6.30pm | 45 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Surprise 2018 trend or last refuge from pastry beers for anyone who knows anything about beer, Jonny Garrett returns to IMBC to set the record straight with a foray into the world of Lager styles. 

ALEFARM | TASTING
Friday 5th October | Warehouse | 7pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Alefarm have been making waves for some time and now we’re seeing a lot more of their well judged sour beers, saisons and IPAs out in the wild. Here’s a sneaky little tasting of some of the best of their range.

WILD BEER | A-Z OF MODUS
Friday 5th October | Pineapple Room | 7.45pm | 30 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
A talk and guided tasting with Brett and Andrew founders of Wild Beer Co. Focusing on the journey of Modus Operandi, from being the first beer conceived by Wild, then progressing through the various blends, and onto the Beyond(s) and finishing with Iced Modus.

BEER INDEPENDENCE
Friday 5th October | Warehouse | 8pm | 30 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
A break out from our discussion on what independence in the beer industry really means. Join Paul Jones of Cloudwater, Adam Robertson of Verdant and Bruce Grey of Left Handed Giant for a couple of beers and some chat.

 

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Saturday 6th October 2018 DAY SESSION | 11am-4pm

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BURNING SKY | 2017 vs. 2018 ANNIVERSAIRE TASTING
Saturday 6th October | Warehouse | 12.30pm | 20 minutes | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
IndyMan Room 2 sponsors Burning Sky have been quietly working away over the last 5 years producing beer that takes TIME to be perfect. This is a vertical tasting of Anniversaire 2017 and 2018 – just to show you what time does to great beer!

Q&A WITH GREG KOCH, CO-FOUNDER OF STONE BREWING
Saturday 6th October | Pineapple Room | 1.30pm | 1 hour | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
IMBC welcomes Greg Koch, Co-Founder of Stone Brewing to Manchester and the Pineapple room for a residency throughout the weekend. On the Saturday Greg will be hosting a Q&A session with participating members in attendance as well as opening questions to twitter using the hashtag #askGK. Ask away, with your questions about Berlin, San-Diego or the upcoming film “The Beer Jesus of America.” This is amazing op| portunity to ask questions to one of the most prominent beer figures in the US, so #askGK away.

WILD BEER AND LOVERBEER | WILD BEER LOVERS 
Saturday 6th October | Warehouse | 2pm | 20 minutes | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Loverbeer and Wild Beer have much in common – not least their exploration of what beer can be when you mess with the parameters until they almost break. This is where the genius comes in. This is a tasting of their collab – Ceresa!

THE CRUSHABLE CANVAS
Saturday 6th October | Pineapple Room | 2.30pm | 30 minutes | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Beer has often courted art and the wave of quality beer in cans over the past few years has brought a new way for breweries to interact with artists. The Crushable Canvas is examined by James Ockelford of Refold (North, Zapato), Chris Shearston of Textbook Studio (Cloudwater) and Nanna Guldbæk (Lervig)

 

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Saturday 6th October 2018 EVENING SESSION | 5.30-11pm

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STONE TASTING
Saturday 6th October| Pineapple Room | 6.30pm | 20 minutes
Stone’s Greg Koch hosts an impromptu tasting of the IMBC collab IPA featuring North, Buxton and Magic Rock, brewed in Berlin! Also on offer will be Stone Enjoy By IPA 31.10.18, Geist Berliner Weisse and Cali Belgique in White Wine Barrels!!

WYLAM WOULDN’T YOU?
Saturday 6th October | Warehouse | 6.30pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Room 3 sponsors Wylam have a lot to shout about – brewery in an actual palace of arts? Tick. Super tasty beer? Obvs. Brewpub project by the river? Bingo. Join team Wylam for a tasting of some brand new beers AND maybe something from the archives too.

6 TYPES OF LAGER with the CRAFT BEER CHANNEL
Friday 5th October | Pineapple Room | 7.30pm | 45 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Surprise 2018 trend or last refuge from pastry beers for anyone who knows anything about beer, Jonny Garrett returns to IMBC to set the record straight with a foray into the world of Lager styles.

ALL PINTS NORTH | North Brew Co.
Friday 5th October | Warehouse | 8pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
North Bar have a long and illustrious history. Their brewery came down the line but now it’s here we’re all so glad – this year has been pivotal for North Brew Co and we celebrate them at IndyMan with this tidy little tasting.

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Sunday 7th October 2018 | 1-7pm

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BURNING SKY | 2017 vs 2018 ANNIVERSAIRE TASTING
Sunday 7th October | Warehouse | 2.15pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Room 2 sponsors Burning Sky have been quietly working away over the last 5 years producing beer that takes TIME to be perfect. This is a vertical tasting of Anniversaire 2017 and 2018 – just to show you what time does to great beer!

THE VEIL TASTING
Sunday 7th October | Warehouse | 3pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
Oooh the Veil – so pleased to see one of our favourite breweries here this year and that calls for a tasting. How does Braühaüsenweisse Hefeweizen sound? OK then, Master Shredder Wheat IPA and Scorpion Triple IPA with Citra, Galaxy, El Dorado and Simcoe? Cool, see you there…

A-Z OF MODUS | WILD BEER
Sunday 7th October | Pineapple Room | 3.45pm | 30 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
A talk and tasting with the founders of Wild Beer Co. Focusing on the journey of Modus Operandi, from being the first beer conceived by Wild, progressing through the various blends, and onto the Beyond(s), finishing with Iced Modus.

THE KERNEL TASTING
Sunday 7th October | Warehouse | 4.15pm | 20 mins | £6 adv. Tickets HERE
An intimate tasting of some very special beer from The Kernel in the Warehouse.

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Tickets are still available for THURSDAY and SUNDAY sessions of IMBC 18 ONLY. Buy them HERE.