Registration opens May 4 for the Craft Brewers Conference and Brew Expo America, scheduled for September 9 to 12 in Denver. While the Great American Beer Festival is not set to return as an in-person event until 2022, the Brewers Association is preparing to welcome attendees for a socially distanced CBC conference and trade show “with more elbow room.”
“It’s been far too long,” the BA says in the announcement sent Tuesday. Part of the plan involves welcoming fewer people. “To meet health and safety protocols, this year’s conference will be roughly half the normal size,” the BA says in a brochure promoting this year’s event. “Capacity is limited, so if you want to join your peers for this long-overdue gathering, don’t delay—register today and save your place.”
Other changes include various health and safety measures and a “super flexible cancellation policy.” That policy allows attendees to cancel until August 9 for a full refund or a transfer of registration to next year’s CBC in Minneapolis, scheduled for May 2 to 5. After August 9, attendees can still cancel for a refund or transfer if they experience COVID-19 symptoms and show a doctor’s note or proof of positive COVID-19 test.