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District Carolinas Summer Technical & High Country Beerfest

Join us for a full day of technical brewing education featuring an outstanding lineup of industry experts. We'll kick the day off with a discussion on hop terroir, followed by a malt panel. Keynote speaker John Palmer will share his expertise on beer maturation and brewing water. This is one you don't want to miss friends! Keep the momentum rolling as we head to High Country Beer Fest Saturday to enjoy great beer and great company!!

Summer Technical

When: Friday, August 28, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (EST)
Where: Booneshine Brewing Company | 465 Industrial Park Dr, Boone, NC 28607, United States

High Country Beerfest

When: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Where: High Country Fairgrounds | 748 Roby Greene Road, Boone, NC 28607

We look forward to seeing you there!

Interested in Sponsoring?

We are offering several sponsorship opportunities for our Carolinas Summer Technical event.

Levels include: Gold event sponsor $600.00, silver event sponsor $400.00, bronze event sponsor $300, premier year-long supporter sponsorship (four annual technical meetings) $1700. For more information, please contact our team.

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Registration Pricing

 Fee
Members $40.00
Nonmembers $60.00
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Meeting Sponsorship

GOLD EVENT Sponsor

$600.00

SILVER EVENT SPONSOR
$400.00
BRONZE EVENT SPONSOR
$300.00
PREMIER YEAR-LONG
SUPPORTER SPONSORSHIP
$1700
(Four Annual Technical Meetings)

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MBAA District Policies

Meeting Sponsorship: Members may sponsor a meeting by purchasing a sponsorship level. The District Board reserves the right to limit or censor any sponsored content. Sponsorships are voluntary and do not represent an endorsement from the MBAA.

Expected Behavior: We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. We ask all attendees, exhibitors, speakers, sponsors, volunteers, guests and other participants be considerate and respectful to all members and refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.

Master Brewers reserves the right to remove any individual from attendance or other participation in any Master Brewers sponsored event without prior warning or refund, and to take additional action as determined necessary. Any course of action recommended by Master Brewers is final.

Our Community

Welcome to District Carolinas! We represent the Carolinas, both North and South of the border. We are a diverse group of brewers and brewing scientists dedicated to increasing technical knowledge and networking within our region.

We host in-person technical meetings in the fall and spring, moving locations across both states to ensure accessibility for our members. These meetings are a great way to meet other brewers, network, and share expertise.

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BOG Representative Aaron Wall
Foothills Brewing Co
District President Brett Taubman
Appalachian State University
District Vice President Nikko Contti
Duke University / Duke OESO
District Secretary Hunter Dawson
Over the Horizon Brewing Co
District Treasurer Galen P. Smith
Malteurop North America, Inc.
District Technical Chair Ben Bereznay
John I Haas Inc.
District Program Chair Erin Maynard
Commonhouse Aleworks
 

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