Info below was for the 2020 event and is for reference only.
Brewmasters’ Seminar I: “Time: The Only Ingredient You Can’t Buy”
Neil Fisher, Co-Founder/ Co-Owner/ Head Brewer, WeldWerks Brewing
Troy Casey, Owner, Casey Brewing & Blending
Saturday 11:30–12:20 pm Location: Summit Gallery, Peaks 9 & 10, Beaver Run Conference Center
Time plays such a significant part in mixed culture and barrel aging programs that it truly deserves to be called an ingredient.
In this session your 2020 Featured Brewmasters (featured below) will be demonstrating the effects of time both in the barrel/cask and after packaging as well as throughout the creation of barrel aged and mixed culture beers.
Note: This seminar will accommodate 60 people. Purchase Your Seat now.
Brewmasters’ Seminar II: “Sours, Medianoche & Collaborations”
Neil Fisher, Co-Founder/ Co-Owner/ Head Brewer, WeldWerks Brewing
Troy Casey, Owner, Casey Brewing & Blending
Saturday 12:45–1:35 pm Location: Summit Gallery, Peaks 9 & 10, Beaver Run Conference Center
Take a look and a taste behind the scenes as Neil and Troy share their blend of science, industry, local community, family, and beer that is unique to each of their breweries. Take a walk on the
wild – and barrel-aged – side with your 2020 Featured Brewmasters.
Note: This seminar will accommodate 60 people. Purchase Your Seat now.
Your 2020 Featured Brewmasters:
Neil Fisher, Co-Owner, Co-Founder and Head Brewer, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Greeley, CO
After homebrewing in his garage for over five years, Neil Fisher received his first major brewing accolades with two medals at the 2014 Big Beers Homebrew Competition, prompting him to start working on a business plan to open a brewery with business partner, Colin Jones.
Just 13 months after winning those fateful Big Beers medals, WeldWerks Brewing Co. opened its doors in February of 2015 in historic Downtown Greeley, and has experienced meteoric growth ever since.
In just over four years, WeldWerks has grown to an annual production of more than 8,000 bbls and has garnered even more awards and accolades, including USA TODAY’s Best New Brewery in the Country, two World Beer Cup medals, two Great American Beer Festival medals, and Zymurgy’s Top 10 Best Beers in America in 2018 and 2019 for Juicy Bits, their flagship New England-style IPA. And to think, it all started with a few Big Beers homebrew medals…
Troy Casey, Owner, Casey Brewing & Blending, Glenwood Springs, CO
Troy Casey began his brewing career at Bristol Brewing Company in Colorado Springs in 2005 making $8 an hour in beer credit. He graduated from the University of California at Davis with a Masters in Food Science specializing in brewing science. Before starting Casey Brewing and Blending in Glenwood Springs in 2014, he spent time in the corporate brewing world at Anheuser-Busch and Coors Brewing Company.
Casey Brewing and Blending is an old-world brewery specializing in mixed culture oak fermentation and aging with a whole lotta fruit. Winner of Best New Brewery in the World in 2015 by ratebeer.com.