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MBAA DNIL Summer Meeting

When: August 28, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CT)
Where: Crust Brewing | 5500 Park Pl, Rosemont, IL 60018
Event Contact: Beau Forbes ([email protected])

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Hi everybody, come join us at the end of the month for our summer meeting at Crust Brewing!

The eminent Rob Hunter will give an educational talk about Spunding in your brewery for higher quality carbonation. We will have other talks as well, and afterwards there will be the Rockin in the Park event!

Admission is $10, and we hope to see you there.

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Regular Registration Cut off Date:
August 29, 2026

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Non-Member $10.00
Member $10.00
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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.

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District Northern Illinois provides a technical forum for professional brewers and industry suppliers in the Chicagoland region and throughout Northern Illinois.

Our mission is to foster knowledge sharing, networking, and professional development within the local brewing community.

If you would like to learn more about our district, please join us at one of our upcoming meetings or contact any of our executive members listed below.

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BOG Representative Robert Hunter
Crust Brewing Company
District President Ryan Matthew Clooney
Crystal Lake Brewing
District Vice President David Ziebell
More Brewing Company
District Clerk Allison Lange
Omega Yeast
District Treasurer Tori Fried
Lallemand Brewing
 

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