Big Beers Educational Foundation

“Expenses advertising and promotion 1,952 dues & subscriptions 16 total 1,968”

“Loans from officers 13,434 13,434 mortgage and other notes payable 0 24,000”

“The primary purpose is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and skills, and for continuing education about and within the brewing community.”

“Educational seminars - thirteen educational seminars are offered during the event weekend; 11 classroom style with industry experts teaching on a variety of subjects, 3 free and open to the public, 2 experiential & non- classroom based sessions. Approximately one third of the educational sessions are focused on technical brewing processes and analyses, one third are sensory based for novices and those looking to learn about beer & food, and the final third is a random collection of other beer-related topics. Judges cna also earn continuing educations credits for the beer judge certification program by attending specific educational seminars approved in advance of the weekend.”

“Dining events - three dining events are offered annually, combining culinary experiences with beer from a rotating selection of breweries. The events are guided by the owners and brewmasters of the breweries together with the chefs who created the pairing menus. This is educational, experiential, and social, supporting the industry in many different ways through each event.”

“Commercial tasting - the largest programming event of the weekend, this event hosts breweries from all over the world to share and discuss their beers with attendees and other brewers. The educational tasting program details each brewery, the beers being served, and tasting notes, stylistic notes, statistics and comments for each. With the number of beers offered, the program is an extensive tribute to the opportunity provided to the attendee, including not only the tasting but also the discussion with those who invented/crafted the beverage. Further, the larger percentage of brewery owners and brewmasters attending creates an atmosphere for discussion between breweries about techniques and approaches to brewing to augment the educational seminar opportunities earlier in the weekend.”