Home Contact Us Master Brewers Association of the Americas


District Northern California
Annual Technical Session
Friday May 2, 2008
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Chico CA


Registration Fees - Registration form Adobe PDF File

(Includes lunch, seminar, & brewery tour):

Early Registration (prior to April 28, 2008)
Current MBAA Members -- $70
Non MBAA Members -- $85
Students -- $35

Late Registration (After April 28,2008)
All professionals -- $85
Students -- $45

Time

Speaker

Company

Topic

8:00 – 9:00

Coffee & Continental Breakfast

 

 

 

 

9:00 – 9:45

Glenn Gallagher

Great Western Malting

Malt Supply Forecast for 2008 and Beyond

9:45 - 10:30

Ralph Olson

Hop Union

Hop Supply Forecast for 2008 and Beyond

10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 11:30

Dana Johnson

BIRKO Corporation

Cleaning and Sanitizing in the Brewery

11:30 – 11:45

Question/Answer for Morning Session

11:45 – 12:00

Update of District Northern California MBAA Activities

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

 

 

 

 

1:00 – 1:45

Julie Potter

Anheuser-Busch

Safety in the Brewery

1:45 – 2:30

Kathleen Downey

Quality Assurance International (QAI)

Organic Certification

2:30 – 2:45

Break

2:45 – 3:30

Jean-Xavier Guinard

University of California, Davis

Flavor Perception – Sensory perceptions, anatomy, physiology, & preferences

3:30 – 4:00

Question/Answer for Afternoon Session -- Break

4:00 – 4:30

Raffle

4:30

Beer Reception / Tours of Sierra Nevada Brewery

*** speakers/topics subject to change

Hotels: Oxford Suites, Marriott Residence Inn, Courtyard by Marriott,
Diamond Hotel, Holiday Inn, and Best Western. Hotels are listed in proximity to the brewery.  A discount has been obtained through Oxford Suites, please call (800) 870-7848 and ask for the MBAA rate to qualify by April 1st.

RSVP using the Registration form Adobe PDF File fax or e-mail. 
You may pay at the door via check or cash.

Make Check payable to:   
MBAA District Northern California
1075 E. 20th Street, Chico, CA  95928

Contact: Jim Mellem
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 
Fax: (530)897-4741
Phone: (530)893-3520 Ext. 203
Email: jmellem@sierranevada.com

