2026brew day
october 23
october 23
vibes beer projectbrew day + beyond
beer is
better
when we
build it
together.
Vibes brings women from across craft beer and the industries that support it into one room to learn, make beer, meet each other, and build what comes next.
so, what is vibes?
more
more
than a
brew day.
Vibes is an education platform, an industry network, a beer, and a reason to get the right people in the same room.
The collaborative brew day is where it starts. Around it we build hands-on education, technical experiences, new relationships, partnerships, events, and a beer that carries the project out into the market.
2026 benefiting partner
A portion of this year’s fundraising proceeds will benefit Resilience.
learn about Resilience
Resilience provides crisis intervention, counseling, and advocacy for sexual assault survivors in the Chicago Metropolitan Area.
two ways in.
Everything on the site should eventually get you to one of these two places.
for people
come
brew.
Learn what happens on brew day, who can participate, what to expect, and how to join the next Vibes project.
for accounts
carry
vibes.
Bars, restaurants, retailers, and distributors: tell us where you are, what you need, and how you want to put Vibes into the world.
Want to build something with Vibes?
support the project
Ingredients, education, equipment, hospitality, events, retail, distribution, or an idea we haven't thought of yet.
26
vibes 2026
this year
gets bigger.
The 2026 project connects the collaborative brew day to FoBAB, a November market release, new partnerships, and more ways for people to take part.
brew dayOctober 23
festivalFoBAB
releaseNovember
Kick off Vibes season October 12 for our cider collaboration.
RSVP for the blending session
RSVP to join for the blending session.
what do you
actually do?
You don't come to Vibes to stand behind a rope and watch somebody else make beer.
the beer
the thing
you can
hold.
The beer gives Vibes a life beyond brew day. It moves through bars, restaurants, retailers, festivals, and events, introducing the project to people who weren't in the room.
bring vibes to my accountvibes gets
around.
Brew day is the center, not the boundary. Press, tastings, events, collaborations, and the beer itself keep pushing the project outward.
the 2026 roster
current
current
sponsors.
The organizations supporting the room, the work, and the third year of Vibes.
current + previous
supporting
participants.
The breweries, bottle shops, bars, suppliers, distributors, organizations, and industry friends helping build Vibes, past and present.
THE NAMES KEEP COMING- 3 Floyds Brewing
- AJ Maka Distributors
- Art History Brewing
- Atrium Brewing
- Babe's Sports Bar
- Barley's Angels Chicago
- Beer Adjacent
- Beer Bazaar Bottleshop & Taproom
- Beer Culture Center
- Beer on the Wall
- Begyle Brewing
- Blue Raptor Tap House
- Brother Chimp Brewing
- Brothership Brewing
- BubbleHouse Brewing
- Bust'd Brewing
- Camp Wandawega
- Chicago Brews Back
- Church Street Brewing
- Crafted 1979
- Crusade Burger Bar
- Crystal Lake Brewing
- Diageo North America
- Drunk & Uncultured Podcast
- ERIS Brewery and Cider House
- Forbidden Root
- Foreign Exchange Brewing
- Goldfinger Brewing Company
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Guinness Open Gate Brewery
- Half Acre Beer Co.
- Haymarket Pub & Brewery
- Hidden Hand Brewing
- Homes Brewery
- Hop Butcher for the World
- Hopsteiner
- ICBG, Inc
- Iron & Glass
- John I Haas
- Kite String Cantina
- Lallemand Brewing
- M4 CIC
- Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
- Midwest Coast
- Mikerphone Brewing
- Monochrome Brewing
- Nightjar
- Noon Whistle Brewing
- Obscurity Brewing
- Old Irving Brewing
- Omega Yeast
- On The Way Events
- Orange & Brew
- Penrose Brewing Co.
- Phase Three Brewing Company
- Pilot Project Brewing
- Pink Boots Society – Chicago Chapter
- Plank Road Tap Room
- Pollyanna Brewing Company
- RahrBSG
- Relish Brand
- Revolution Brewing
- Richmond St. Cooperative
- Riverlands Brewing Company
- Shot of Penny, LLC
- Skeleton Key Brewery
- Sketchbook Brewery
- Solemn Oath Brewery
- St. Joe Community Taproom
- Stop & Drink Group
- Stout’s Sausage & BBQ
- Sturdy Shelter Brewing
- Sugar Creek Malt Co.
- Sun King Brewery
- The Open Bottle
- Tighthead Brewing Co.
- Transient Artisan Ales
- Turnkey Dot
- Watermark Brewing Co.
- Werk Force Brewing
- Yakima Chief Hops
and more…
this is
the room.
faq
okay,
but...
Vibes is built for women working across beer and the industries that support it, including our non-binary and trans friends. You do not need to be a brewer to take part; the final 2026 registration details will spell out the full participant requirements and what to expect.
Vibes is designed around hands-on learning. The final participant page will explain any requirements and what to expect before you arrive.
The Carry Vibes form will collect your account, location, draft or package interest, approximate volume, and event interest so the right sales team can follow up.
Yes. Ingredient, education, equipment, hospitality, retail, distribution, and event partnerships are all in play, and we are open to ideas beyond those categories.