Craft After Dark - CBC

03/28/2022

03/25/2022

Nourish your Need for Nature this year at CanSource Presents: Craft After Dark (Official BA Event) on May 3 at First Avenue in Minneapolis. The Dodge Nature Center is our Nonprofit Spotlight this year, and they are doing some incredible and inspiring work in the Twin Cities.

We are so pleased to be able to support the fine work they do, and you should join us in supporting them by coming to ! A portion of the profits from the evening will be donated to their worthy cause -- Head to the Week's Events page on the CBC website for more information!

Dodge Nature Center is an environmental education organization in Minnesota with 4 metro nature destinations located in West St. Paul, Cottage Grove and Mendota Heights. Founded in 1967 by Olivia Irvine Dodge, the organization was one of the first nature centers in the state of Minnesota. Dodge Natu...

03/20/2022

Save the Date, attendees -- CanSource Presents: Craft After Dark (Official BA Event) BA Event is back and we are thrilled to have Peach Street Distillers as our liquor sponsor this year! Its the event of the (CBC) season, and you should be there if you're attending. Head to the Week's Events page on the CBC website for more information!

03/18/2022

You know it's going to be a great party when you've got Ska Brewing as the beer sponsor! That's right, attendees -- CanSource Presents: Craft After Dark (Official BA Event) is going to be amazing. Join us at First Avenue & 7th St Entry on May 3. Head to the Week's Events page on the CBC website for more information!

03/16/2022

We're so excited to finally announce our list of sponsors for this event! Big thank you to our presenting sponsor, CanSource, and to our VIP sponsors are Ska Fabricating, , and A&E Conveyor Systems Inc / Wunderlich Malec Engineering. Our wonderful industry sponsors are Festo, Chart Industries, Filtec Ltd, Crafted ERP, RadCraft, Craftseams.com by CMC-Kuhnke and Markem-Imaje. Head to the Week's Events page on the CBC website for more information!

02/21/2022

Craft Brewers Conference 2022 is right around the corner... See you in Minneapolis! Stay tuned for details.

02/16/2022

02/16/2022

03/17/2020

The news we don't want to (but must) deliver.

Following cancellation of the 2020 Craft Brewers Conference and World Beer Cup, Ska Fabricating announced today the cancellation of Craft After Dark on April 21.

03/11/2020

The presenting sponsor for Galactic at Craft After Dark is American Canning! American Canning exists to help craft beverage makers share their craft in cans. Easy online ordering for blank and/or decorated cans, ends, PakTech carriers and case trays. Diverse product selection, affordable pricing, quick lead times, and low minimum order quantities. www.americancanning.com.

01/09/2020

to our Craft After Dark party at CBC 2018 in Nashville! We're working on our game faces for this year's photo booth. Did we mention that we'll have a photo booth again? Because we will. Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!

12/30/2019

We are thrilled to announce that all proceeds from this year's Craft After Dark - CBC will go to Plastic Oceans, a nonprofit organization raising awareness about plastic pollution to inspire a global movement to re-think our use of plastic. Read more about their mission and impact below!

Learn about Plastic Oceans Foundation - who we are and what our vision is for reducing plastic pollution in our oceans and environments.

11/21/2019

April 21. San Antonio, TX. Craft Brewers Conference & Brew Expo America 2020. You. Us. An important charity. The best local beverages. A very exciting headliner and amazing openers. Fun. Dancing. Schwag. Who's ready for Craft After Dark 2020?!

10/15/2019

Craft After Dark - CBC

10/15/2019

Craft After Dark - CBC's cover photo

10/15/2019

Jimmy Carter bids Nashville farewell after 'wonderful' Habitat build

So pleased our event we had in Nashville benefited Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville - what a group!!

The Carters passed the ceremonial work trowel to representatives from the Dominican Republic, which is where the 2020 Carter Work Project will take place.

07/11/2019

Craft After Dark - Craft Brewers Conference - LoS

to that one time during a coloRADo spring blizzard when we packed and brought down the house Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom with

04/26/2019

We couldn't have had such a successful event without the help of our sponsors! So one more big thank you to American Canning, Bootstrap Brewing Company, CanSource, C Squared Ciders, Chart Industries, Epic Brewing Company, Festo AG, Filtec Ltd, Hops Direct LLC, NOLA Brewing, Modular Conveyor (MCE), Odd13 Brewing, Pack Leader USA, Peach Street Distillers, Proximity Malt, Telluride Brewing Co., and U.S. Tape & Label for making this show possible. See you next year!

04/25/2019

Craft After Dark 4/10/19 » Photo Booth Rental Denver - Chipper Booth

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the event and rocked out with us to support Conscious Alliance! Your participation helped us raise $7,775.41, which will provide an incredible 15,550 meals to vulnerable children and families. We will see you for more charitable drinking at next year's CBC in San Antonio! Check out pictures from the photo booth below.

04/04/2019

And thank you to a local favorite, C Squared Ciders! C Squared Ciders is a Denver based craft cidery, located in the thriving downtown RiNo arts district. At C Squared Ciders, they create the highest quality ciders from the finest ingredients that appeal not only to themselves, but to a range of craft beverage fans.

04/04/2019

Thank you, NOLA Brewing! Founded in 2008, NOLA Brewing is one of the leading craft breweries in the city of New Orleans. It proudly boasts the city’s name prominently in its own title and, like the city it’s located in, is beloved by locals and tourists alike. NOLA crafts beer for introductory craft beer drinkers AND the experienced craft beer lover. The company’s passion for quality and crafting beers that they themselves want to drink translates into great-tasting beers, made from choice malts and hops brewed with over 40 years of experience. Heavily entrenched as a thread in the fabric of New Orleans, NOLA Brewing Company brews a cultural experience within each glass.

04/03/2019

And of course, we'll have delicious beverages provided by some of the best - like Peach Street Distillers! Handmade in Colorado ... Means we do things the hard way, distilling and bottling in small batches in Palisade, Colorado. ALWAYS. We exist to tell the story of local Colorado Fruit, Grain, and Attitude in its True Spirit Form.

04/02/2019

And thank you, Hops Direct LLC! 5 generations of hops in pellet and leaf sold directly from their family farm in the Yakima Valley of Washington state to you, no middle man. Wholesale bulk hops online anytime: www.hopsdirect.com

04/02/2019

Thank you, CanSource! CanSource is the Nation's leading provider of Custom Shrink Sleeved cans. With hundreds of customers from Coast to Coast CanSource has locations around the country to serve our customers. CanSource is a One-Stop-Shop as our customers provide the artwork and we do the rest.

03/29/2019

Thank you, Proximity Malt! Proximity Malt is malting our European-style low protein varieties, grown close to home in Delaware and Colorado. Domestically grown, precisely malted to style, with our team of seasoned experts. Try what’s REALLY new in malt for craft brewers!

03/28/2019

Thank you, Festo AG! With a proud heritage as a partner to the brewing industry, Festo is established as a global standard for brewery pneumatics. With custom solutions including brewery-specific seals and 40,000 catalog products, FESTO can deliver the best solution. Whether pneumatic or electro-mechanical, FESTO is the perfect partner for your brewing automation.

03/25/2019

Big thanks to American Canning! American Canning exists to help craft beverage makers share their craft in cans. Easy online ordering for blank and/or decorated cans, ends, PakTech carriers and case trays. Diverse product selection, affordable pricing, quick lead times, and low minimum order quantities. Check them out at www.americancanning.com.

03/22/2019

Thank you, Filtec Ltd! FILTEC provides in-line inspection systems and quality control solutions for large and small breweries around the world. From Empty Bottle Inspection to Fill Level to Case Inspection, FILTEC ensures that your products reach the market in flawless condition.

03/20/2019

Thank you to Pack Leader USA & U.S. Tape & Label Corp!

Pack Leader USA is a leading manufacturer of modular labeling equipment that includes pressure sensitive labeling and tamper evident shrink sleeve labeling. Their equipment is modular by design, which means they can customize componentry to fit almost any application.

US Tape & Label offers high-quality printing for customized beer Can & Bottle labels. Increasing brand awareness is the first step toward bringing in the customers you’re looking to attract. You bring the quality taste, and they'll be sure to bring the design that leaves a lasting impression even after the last can has been opened.

03/15/2019

With an impressive roster of sponsors spanning the industry and a truly awesome lineup of beer donations, we're ready to start announcing the companies involved in putting together this special event. So let's get going!

Thank you to Chart Industries! Chart Inc. has provided yet another innovation to the packaging industry with the CryoDoserFleX® Craft Custom SC Liquid Nitrogen Doser. Whether you are canning or bottling our new controller helps nitrogenate beer or reduce TPO in your container. www.chartdosers.com www.ditchthewidget.com

04/25/2018

If you're a massive Old 97's fan or just love getting that VIP treatment, you'll want to be one of the lucky few to grab a limited Craft After Dark VIP Pass during the Craft Brewers Conference. The pass gets you exclusive front-of-stage section access, EcoVessel event water bottle and two free beers from our sponsors.

You can try to find a pass next week from Ska Fabricating/Ska Brewing (Booth #2406) and Wild Goose Canning-Meheen Manufacturing ( #1850), or from our generous sponsors:

BountyBev; The Brewer Magazine; Chart Industries ( #435); Diskin Cider; EcoVessel ( #1952); Festo US ( #2653); Filtec Ltd ( #1458), Hap & Harry's Beer; Markem-Imaje ( #3110); ; Pack Leader USA ( #234); Yee-Haw Brewing Company

04/24/2018

If you're into free live music and charitable beer drinking (who isn't?!), Craft After Dark is for you. 100% of sales from beverages at the event donated by Diskin Cider, Hap & Harry's Beer, Ska Brewing and Yee-Haw Brewing Company are going to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville. Thanks to our sponsors and 3rd & Lindsley Nashville for helping us make this happen. 😀