Autumn Brew Review 2026: Brewery Registration

Autumn Brew Review 2026 Brewery Registration

Please fill out the form below to reserve your spot at ABR. Registration closes at 11:59 PM on Friday, August 28.
Festival Information

Where: Boom Island Park, Minneapolis
When: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 1 to 5 p.m.
Event Capacity: 2,000

TICKETS
Participating member breweries can bring four people to staff the booth and purchase additional staff tickets at a 50% discount. Tickets went on sale on Black Friday, November 28, 2025, and we include the discount code for Member tickets in the newsletter. We recommend buying additional staff tickets ASAP. Staff tickets are limited and sell out fast. Once staff tickets are sold out, you must purchase general admission tickets.

REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION

All breweries/brewpubs must be active members for 2025-2026 to pour at ABR. If you aren't, contact Jess Talley at jess@mncraftbrew.org for membership information.

After you complete this form, the confirmation page and email will include a link to our Festival Prep page, which details festival participation. Please share the Festival Prep page with staff attending the event. It is updated periodically as we approach the festival date.

First festival with the Guild? Please email us with any questions you have about participating! Email our Events Manager, Lindsey Darling, at lindsey@mncraftbrew.org.
Business Name (exactly how you'd like to be listed in the fest)*
Distributor, if Applicable
Region (to promote on festival map)*
Is this your business' first time pouring at ABR? (for promotion of first-timers)*
*If you are unsure, please select "no" and check with your owner(s) after you've submitted this form. If your owner(s) can confirm that this is your first time at ABR, send us an email with your update and we'll include you in our promotions.
Please confirm you are an active member of the MNCBG.*

Yes, I am an active brewery/brewpub member!Yes, I am a Brewery in Planning member! (NOTE: Registration as a Brewery in Planning member guarantees you a 10x10 space. You can hand out or sell merch, and promote your upcoming business; you cannot sample or sell alcohol at your booth.)Yes, I am an Allied Trade Member (non-beer beverage producer)No, I am not an active member, but I will join or I'm out-of-state!
Will a brewer and/or owner be present at the festival? (for potential press)*

YesNoUnknown

Festival Main Contact Details

We will communicate CRITICAL information to this contact. Please list the most appropriate staff.
Main Contact Name*

First NameLast Name
Main Contact Email*
example@example.com
Main Contact Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Marketing Contact Name

First NameLast Name
Marketing Contact Email
example@example.com
Day-of Phone Number (if different from above)
Would you like to include another festival contact to receive emails?
example@example.com
Additional Participant Information
TENTS: Breweries are required to bring a 10x10 tent for ABR. If you do not have your own 10x10 tent, please indicate so below.*

We will bring our own 10x10 tent for ABR.We do not have a 10x10 tent. Please have the Guild reach out regarding renting a tent for a fee.
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: The Guild has a NA tent that provides NA samples to all festival attendees. Would you like to donate NA product to our tent? (We will promote these products and businesses, and direct attendees who stop by our tent to all the booths also serving NA.)*

Yes, we will bring NA product for the Guild tent and our booth.No
When you submit the beer you are bringing to ABR to our beer submission form, please include any NA that you plan to bring. We will reach out as the fest approaches to discuss dropping some of your NA off at our booth.

Back by Popular Demand: Collaborations!

In 2026, ABR will promote exclusive collaboration releases to highlight Minnesota's collective talent and passion for craft beer! Any brewery or brewpub participating in ABR can sign up to debut a collaboration brew at the festival.

Collaborating is not required to pour at ABR.

Collaborations can involve your business partnering with:
- Out-of-state breweries
- Other member breweries
- Minnesota craft beer industry or brewer-focused community groups
All collaboration participants must submit the business they're working with and the beer/beverage they intend to brew via THIS FORM by Friday, August 7.

This will ensure the Guild has adequate time to promote collaborating businesses and brews and build our fest layout.
Are you interested in participating in the ABR Collaboration Program?*

Yes, I am interested and will include my collaboration partner and beverage information below.Yes, I am interested but do not have all of the necessary information gathered yet. I will submit my information by the Friday, August 8 deadline.No, I am not interested in doing a collaboration for ABR.
Collaboration Partner Business Name
Ex: XYZ Brewery
Collaboration Beer/Beverage Name
Do you have any questions or suggestions about the collaboration idea? Do you already know what you want to do? Write it below.
Yes, we want to do a collaboration and will coordinate it ourselves.We want to do a collaboration and are willing to partner with a brewery that has less experience with collaborations - the Guild can contact us with more info.We want to participate in a collaboration but have not done one before. We'd like to work with someone more experienced - the Guild can contact us with more info.We do not want to do a collaboration.

Craft Beer Experiences for Attendees

Based on feedback, many attendees love MNCBG events because they get to talk about the craft of beer with owners, brewers, and beertenders. We would love to offer those attendees another way to experience the industry through informative sessions before or during the festival. We last offered this in 2019 and are considering offering this opportunity again.

This question is to see if you are interested in this opportunity; if you select yes, we will send you more information and discuss details. Selecting that you are interested in this form is not an official commitment.
Would your brewery be interested in meeting VIP ticket holders to talk more in depth about your brewery and beer?

Yes, we are interested.No, we do not have the interest or capacity for this.
ABR relies on the work of 70 volunteers each year. Would you share ABR volunteer opportunities with your volunteer or newsletter lists?*

Yes, please send us more information.No
Is there anything our event organizers can do to improve your ABR experience?

- Please read the ABR Terms and Conditions below and our General Event Terms and Conditions and save them for your records.
  
  Space Reservation:
  Reservations for exhibit space at this event will be accepted upon submission of this form. The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild shall endeavor to assign exhibition space that best suits the layout at the event site, subject to availability. We reserve the right and have sole discretion to assign exhibition space based on the overall effectiveness of the event. Brewery/brewpubs may not assign or sublease their space to any person or entity.
  
  Participation:
  Brewery/brewpub participation in Autumn Brew Review 2026 is contingent on active MNCBG membership status and up-to-date membership dues. If your membership is inactive, the MNCBG reserves the right to terminate your reservation and reopen the space available to other interested MNCBG members.
  
  Unless explicitly outlined in the registration above, the MNCBG does not offer participants financial compensation for attending its festivals or events, including beer stipends. Participants are responsible for any costs incurred, including travel expenses, accommodation, and other personal expenses related to their participation at the event.
  
  Set-up, Staffing & Tear-down:
  Autumn Brew Review is open to guests from 1:00 PM to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 10. The brewery/brewpub must be ready to serve early-entry guests by 1:00 p.m. General Admission will open at 1:30 p.m. There will be designated setup times, so please see the Festival Prep page for details.
  
  The brewery/brewpub exhibit must be staffed during all active hours; a booth cannot be left unattended. No brewery/brewpub will be allowed to remain after the event's official end at 5 p.m. Breweries/brewpubs must be moved out no later than 6 p.m.
  
  Breweries and brewpubs are responsible for communicating all participation requirements to the festival staff, including set-up and tear-down policies. Brewery booths that do not abide by festival rules may be removed from the festival and barred from future festivals.
  
  Care of Exhibit:
  The brewery/brewpub is responsible for the orderly presentation of its exhibit and for cleaning within its exhibition space. The brewery/brewpub is also accountable for booth cleanup at the end of the festival.
  
  Alcohol Samples:
  Alcohol samples must come into the event with an invoice from a licensed brewery, brewpub, or distributor indicating that the alcohol samples are for the specific MNCBG event.
  
  Beverage Rules:
  Every brewery/brewpub that samples beverages must comply with all governmental regulations (including Federal/State/County/City/Town health departments) regarding the storage, preparation, and distribution of beverage items. Additionally, such breweries/brewpubs must provide a hand-washing station in their booth or supply booth workers with rubber gloves. They must be worn at all times when a worker may handle open beverages. Individual servings must not exceed 2 ounces of beverage.
  
  The brewery/brewpub may only distribute free samples of a beverage made or sold in the ordinary course of business of that brewery/brewpub. MNCBG reserves the right to terminate the distribution of any sample if it violates Federal/State/County/City/Town laws relating to food-and-beverage handling or if deemed necessary for public safety reasons.
  
  Cancellation:
  If an MNCBG event or any part of an MNCBG event is canceled or rescheduled, under no circumstances shall MNCBG be liable for costs or damages incurred by the brewery/brewpub as a result of such cancellation or rescheduling, whether due to cause(s) beyond or within the control of MNCBG.
  
  Code of Conduct:
  Discrimination, intolerance, harassment, or violence will not be tolerated within our organization, membership, or events. Attendees, volunteers, or event staff who create an unsafe environment for others may be removed from the event at the discretion of the event organizers. Please read our MNCBG Code of Conduct. A reporting tool will be made available to all festival attendees, staff, and volunteers via a QR code/link in the fest program, app, and signage.
  
  Photography, Audio, and Video:
  By signing this contract, the brewery/brewpub grants MNCBG permission to photograph and/or record audio and/or video of the brewery/brewpub exhibit and staff, both inside and outside of the brewery/brewpub booth, and to interview the brewery/brewpub or their staff about this MNCBG event. Brewery/brewpub grants MNCBG a perpetual nonexclusive license to use this content containing brewery/brewpub likenesses and/or statements in all MNCBG products in print and online, in promotional materials, and in audio and video advertising.
- Please indicate that you have read and will abide by the above terms and conditions.*
  
  I have read and agree to the above and linked Terms and Conditions.I agree that all staff who will work in our booth will have requirements, rules, and regulations properly communicated to them before the festival.I understand ABR may require unusual rules or regulations that differ from previous years. The staff representing my business will abide by all requirements and rules required during ABR.
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Autumn Brew Review 2026 Brewery Registration

Festival Main Contact Details

Additional Participant Information

Back by Popular Demand: Collaborations!

Craft Beer Experiences for Attendees