EVENT SCHEDULE

THURSDAY March 5th

  • Down East Brew Conference: 8am to 5pm

  • Tradeshow: 10am to 6:30pm

  • Down East Brewing Awards @ Grimross brewing 7pm to 11pm

FRIDAY March 6th

  • Down East Brew Conference: 8am to 12:40pm

  • Craft Coast Conference Wrap-up Lunch @ The Picaroons Roundhouse: 1pm to 2pm

  • Fredericton Beer Festival: 6pm to 9:30pm

Full Details Below

Day 1

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March 5th

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Day 1 ✱ March 5th ✱

7:30AM – 8:15AM

Registration and coffee

Springboard Partnership

Speaker

A hand holding a glass of dark beer with foamy head, labeled 'Fredericton Craft Beer 2025 Festival'.

8:15AM – 8:30AM

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker
Stefan Gagliardi—INNOV

8:30AM-9:20AM

In My Liquids Era: Harnessing Solubility Principles to Maximize Liquid Hop Aroma and Flavour

Speaker
Luc Beaulieu - Yakima Chief Hops

9:20AM - 10:10AM

Clean in place cost savings

Speaker
Michael Doseger—Ecolabs

A smiling man in a black suit, white shirt, and blue tie standing in front of a white wall.

Coffee Break

10:10AM - 10:25AM

10:25AM - 11:15AM

Alcohol Testing Strategies

Speaker
Hayley Craig-Barnes—ALAB

A woman with long blonde hair smiling, standing with arms crossed in front of a brick wall.

11:15AM - 12:05pm

Safety Culture and Food Safety Culture in the Beer Industry

12:05pm - 12:15 pm

12:15pm - 2:15pm

Speaker
Jamie Pellegrini - Moosehead Breweries

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Lunch and Tradeshow

Lunch box, apple, and chocolate milk carton.

2:15PM-3:00PM

Malt Spec Sheets: How to Make Sense of Data?

Speaker
Gerrard Kilfoil, MSc- INNOV

3:00PM-3:15PM

Survey for Expert Panel

Speaker
Steve Crane - Stable Process Designs

A man with glasses, curly hair, and a beard, sitting thoughtfully in an airport waiting area, with gates and windows in the background.

3:15PM-3:30PM

Beer and Coffee


Pouring craft beer into a glass at a festival, with the glass labeled 'Fredericton Craft Beer 2025 Festival'.

3:30PM-4:20PM

Yeast Health for Consistancy (Quality)

Speaker
Richard Preiss - Escarpment Labs

4:20PM-6:30PM

Beer, Cocktails and Trade-show

Mix and mingle

Five craft beers in tall glasses with foam on top, arranged on a wooden surface at the Frederickton Craft Beer Festival 2025.

7:00PM - 11:00PM

Down East Brewing Awards Presentations

On-site at Grimross Brewing with special treats from The Handpie Company

Day 2

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March 6th

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Day 2 ✱ March 6th ✱

8:00AM-8:15AM

Coffee

8:15AM-8:30AM

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker
Stefan Gagliardi—INNOV

A man with a beard and mustache wearing a blue cap and a white T-shirt with a peace sign and the words "Rad Dad" standing in front of large industrial brewing equipment.

9:15AM-10:00AM

Succession Planning & The Small Business Tax Credit

Speaker
Brooke Bubar—McInnes Cooper

8:30AM-9:15AM

Scaling 101 - The Brewhouse Expansion Pack - Panel Introduction

Speaker

Steve Crane - Stable Process Designs

Flowchart of chemical or industrial process with beaker, reactor, distillation column, and factory.

10:00AM-10:15AM

Coffee Break

Neon sign with a steaming coffee cup and stars, reading "World's Best Cup of Coffee" in bright yellow and blue lettering.

10:15AM-11:00AM

Scale up Panel Discussion

Panel Moderator-Steve Crane

Kellye Robertson—Good Robot Brewing

Todd Smith—Burnside Brewing

TBD

Flowchart illustrating a chemical manufacturing process from a flask to factory production.

11:50AM-12:05PM

Food and Beverage Atlantic Partnership

11AM-11:50AM

Brewing the Future: Key Trends Shaping the FMCG Beer Industry

Speaker
Othmane Belahsen - Nielsen IQ

12:35PM-12:40PM

Big Food, Small Footprint: The Taproom Kitchen Hack

Speaker
Sarah Bennetto O'Brien - The Handpie Company

12:05PM-12:35PM

Conference Sign off

1:00PM-2:00PM

Conference Wrap-Up Lunch

At The Picaroons Roundhouse

Speaker
Stefan Gagliardi & Mike Doucette

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