2016 Craft Beverage Summit

August 11, 2016



Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769
&
21 Brix Winery
West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769


8:00 am  Registration

8:15 am  Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Vince Horrigan, County Executive, Chautauqua County
• Kevin Sanvidge, Director, Chautauqua County Department of Planning & Economic Development PILOTs and Financing

8:45 am  The Path from Hop Growers To Craft Brewery, The Story of Climbing Bines Craft Ale Company
• Chris Hansen - Climbing Bines Craft Ale Company, Penn Yan, NY

9:15 am  The Production and Marketing of Hard Cider the Star Cider Way
• Cortni K M Stahl - Star Cider LLC, Clifton Springs, NY

9:45 am  The Production of Malting Barley in NYS, From Sourcing the Raw Products to Marketing
• Ted Hawley, Head Maltster, NY Craft Malt, LLC, Batavia, NY

10:15 am  From Grape Growers to Owning Liberty Vineyards & Winery, the NY Wine & Grape Foundation 2016 Winery of the Year
• Pam and Gary Burmaster, Liberty Vineyards & Winery, Sheridan, NY

10:15 to 10:45 am  Break/Tour of CCE Facility

11:00 am  Overview of the NYS Brewery Supply Chain Analysis
• Cheryl Thayer  Harvest NY, Cornell Cooperative Extension

11:30 am  Cooperatives for Small Scale Agriculture
• Kevin Martin, Lake Erie Regional Grape Program, Penn State University

12:00 pm How Five & 20 Spirits and Brewery Approaches The importance of Quality from Field to Finished Product
• Mario Mazza, Owner, Five & 20 Spirits and Brewery, Westfield, NY

12:30 pm Lunch at 21 Brix Winery, Portland, NY

1:00 pm Tastings and hear from Jimmy Walsh (Head Brewer), Joe Nelson (Head Distiller), and Mario Mazza from Five & 20 Spirits and Brewing on grower/producer relations and Quality from Field to Finished Product.

2:00 pm  Mike Jordan Olde Chautauqua Farms (grape grower providing grapes to 21 Brix) and Chris Kane (Wine maker and owner of 21 Brix)

2:30 pm  Questions and answer

3:00 pm  End