Activities & Opportunities for Members
Register: MN Brewers Competition Registration Open Through February 13
The MN Brewers Competition is back! All registrations and final payments due by 11:59PM on February 13.
You MUST CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT on the competition website before submitting beers; your old login information will not work. See the competition website for full details and screenshotted instructions for creating a new account.
Register: The 2026 MN Brewers Conference and Awards – Discounts through February 28!
Don’t miss our industry’s annual professional conference, with workshops and sessions selected by our Committees & Board! Early-bird and member discounts available until February 28!
This year, we’ve split our Conference & Awards into two days. Two longer hands-on workshops and a new Awards structure will be on April 9, and the full-day conference will be on April 10. We hope the looser structure gives you more flexibility and a less long, tiring day for our two biggest learning and celebration days of the year!
>> Learn more & register for the Workshops, Conference, and Awards on our Ticketing Page
>> Visit the Conference Webpage for more details on sessions and speakers!
Free MNCBG Training: Navigating MN’s Evolving Workplace Requirements on February 24
The Minnesota Brewers Guild invites you to a webinar designed to help managers navigate Minnesota’s evolving workplace requirements. Kristin Simonet and Bonny Birkeland, lawyers in the Labor & Employment practice at Jones Day, will break down recent changes to meal and rest break laws and Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave law, focusing on what’s changed and how these developments interact with existing policies and benefits. Kristin and Bonny will cover policy and handbook updates, timekeeping and scheduling implications, notice and posting requirements, and coordination with PTO and other leave programs. Members are encouraged to submit questions in advance to the team so that they can incorporate them into the agenda and address shared challenges during the session.
Free Resource: Support MN Veterans One Coaster at a Time
The MN Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free coasters that help connect Service Members, Veterans, and their families to LinkVet, a free, confidential, 24/7 support line available to anyone, regardless of VA enrollment. Thank you to breweries already signed up: Intuition, Rendezvous, Lupulin, Iron Exchange, Imminent, Jack Pine, Big Axe, and Snarky Loon!
>> Email suicideprevention.MDVA@state.mn.us to request coasters
Sign Up: All Pints North Festival and Autumn Brew Review Festival
>> Learn more & register for APN
Share With Us: Help Us Promote Your Taproom Events
We promote your upcoming taproom events on Insta stories every Friday. Make sure we don’t miss your events by either:
>> Submitting events to our calendar (most effective)
>> Tagging us on your Instagram promo posts (easiest)
Volunteers, Sponsors, and Vendors Needed!
We’re seeking volunteers, sponsors, and vendors (food, art, shops, etc.) for our 2026 conference, festivals, and Fair. If you have a volunteer list, favorite local vendors, or business partners who should be at our events, please share these opportunities with them!