January 14, 2020

Brewers Lectures return to Leeds next month

We’re thrilled to be returning the Northern Monk Refectory on the 26th February for the first Brewers Lectures of 2020. As always, it’ll be an afternoon of thought-provoking, engaging discussion, an opportunity to catch up with friends old and new and the chance to enjoy some excellent beer.

Leeds is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to excellent beer and equally brilliant environments to the enjoy it in. If names such as North Bar, Whitelock’s Ale House, The Turk’s Head, Bundobust and Little Leeds Beer House are new to you, don’t apologise and don’t feel ashamed. Instead revel in the envy of your peers that you have the opportunity to experience these incredible venues for the first time.

And what better time to visit, be it for the first or thousandth time, when the Brewers Lectures come to town on the 26th Feb. Taking place at the Leeds Refectory, home of the Brewers Choice ‘2019 Brewery of the Year’ Northern Monk. Join us for what promises to be a great afternoon!

SPEAKERS

Gabe Barry | Brooklyn Brewery

Gabe Barry is the head of Brooklyn Brewery’s education programme in Europe. Having started with Brooklyn Brewery as its tasting room manager, she has gone on to spend years educating drinkers across the globe about the sensory experience of what makes a good beer. With an insatiable drive and enthusiasm, Barry was once told that if you ever see something that should be a position within a company, continue do the best version of your current job but also, write the description for the other job. She that at Brooklyn and encourages others to do so, too.

Paul Jones | Cloudwater

Paul Jones is the founder of Cloudwater Brew Co. The Manchester-based outfit, which produced some of, if not, its best beer to-date during 2019 has long-since established itself as one of the UK’s leading breweries. The guardians of this year’s Northern Powerhouse series of collaborations has demonstrated a deft ability to produce a wide spectrum of beers from accessible hoppy pales and nuanced lagers to DIPAs and barrel-aged beauties with unerring ease. The second iteration of Friends & Family & Beer, its not-for-profit beer festival taking pace on 21/22 February promises to be another success, celebrating the best beer from the UK and across the globe.

Jonny Mowat | O Street

Jonny Mowat is an excellent designer at O Street, a studio based in Glasgow, London and Denver. Shortlisted for the Rising Star award in Design Week’s 2019 Design Awards, Mowat is part of a team that worked on the rebrand of Fyne Ales and Brewdog’s Abstrakt range to a recent redesign of Scotlands Polymer banknotes.

Luca Lorenzi | Northern Monk

Luca Lorenzi is the strategy director at Northern Monk. In his role at the Leeds-based brewery, Lorenzi is helping lead capacity expansion from 23,000HL to 50,000HL as well as oversee its commercial strategy. He was previously on trade marketing director for Europe at AB InBev before moving to the UK to become managing director at Camden Town Brewery. In this time, total beer volume grew 108% and net revenue increased 111%.

Rob Lovatt | Thornbridge

Rob Lovatt is the head brewer at Bakewell’s Thornbridge. In his role at one of the UK’s most respected and regarded breweries, Lovatt produces excellent, approachable beers. He has also overseen significant investment in the company’s bottling and canning operations

Sienna O’ Rourke | Pressure Drop

Sienna O’Rourke is the powerhouse behind Pressure Drop’s marketing and online presence. With over a decade of experience working in hospitality & the beer industry, Sienna has embraced Pressure Drop’s DIY ethos to create a dazzling visual identity for the North London brewery.

Robert Percival | Lallemand

Robert Percival is a qualified brewing professional with extensive experience in quality and technical roles in beer production. As Europe technical sales manager for yeast and bacteria specialists Lallemand, the IBD young brewer of the year 2013/14 is an expert in the fields of fermentation and cask beer production and dedicates his time helping brewers take their production to the next level.

KEY INFORMATION

The Venue
Northern Monk Refectory
Marshalls Mill,
The Old Flax Store,
Marshall St, Leeds LS11 9YJ