Donate Your Beer to the Conference

The Brewers Association thanks you for sharing your amazing beers with your industry family! Your donations are greatly appreciated. The Beer Donation Registration Form is now open. Please use this form to let us know what beers you will be sending to Philadelphia. If your beer is not currently distributed in Philadelphia County, you must complete the steps outlined below.

• Donations will only be accepted from BA professional brewery members that meet the definition of craft.
• If you are not a current BA member brewery but would like to become one, we’d love to have you.
  • Breweries are also invited to send their alternative offerings such as NA beers, ciders, kombuchas, seltzers in addition to beer.
• All beverages sent to the conference is considered a donation and leftover beer cannot be returned to the brewer post-conference.
• All products donated to the conference must be under 14% ABV.
• If your beer is NOT distributed in Pennsylvania, please consider sending your donations in bottle/can format(s) to help the BA minimize return shipping costs associated with kegs. One-way kegs are also appreciated.
• ALL donations are due at our host distributor’s warehouse during the dates listed below. Please do not ship your beer early. If this deadline is missed your beer cannot be received directly at the Conference. See delivery and dock information below.

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Registration instructions for breweries who ARE currently located or distributed in Philadelphia County

Step 1 – Complete our in-house Registration Form no later than March 20, 2026.

Registration Instructions for breweries that are NOT currently produced or distributed in Philadelphia County:

Step 1 – Complete our in-house Registration Form no later than March 20, 2026.

Step 2 – If your beer is NOT CURRENTLY produced or distributed in Philadelphia County, you must also complete this Brand Registration Form for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB).

• Current TTB approval will be required on all brands registered.
• The Brewers Association will reimburse each producer for the brand registration fees required. To submit for reimbursement, please complete this form. The form will close on April 20, 2026
• The form will ask registrants for 31st and Wharton’s state distributors license number. This license number is PA512, with the name of the company being listed as Antonio Origlio Inc.

Step 3 – Please review and sign this temporary distribution agreement with 31st and Wharton Distributing.

Step 4 – Once you receive your approved PLCB brand Registration(s), please email a copy of that approval AND 31st and Wharton’s temp agreement to mike.aronson@brewersassociation.org.

For questions regarding either form, please contact Mike Aronson. Please do not reach out directly to the PLCB or 31st and Wharton with questions.

**NOTE** both temporary agreements have language specific to the Craft Brewers Conference and expire following the conference with no long-term ramifications or commitments.

Delivery Address

31st and Wharton Distributing
2727 Southampton Rd.
Philadelphia, PA 19154
ATTN: Craft Brewers Conference Donation

When coming from the Roosevelt Blvd, 31st and Wharton is your second left, directly across from the Army Reserve facility.

• Once you enter into the lot please pull around back to the bay doors and ring doorbell for receiving.

Dates for Receiving at 31st and Wharton are April 1-10, 2026

Receiving Hours for Beer Deliveries at 31st and Wharton:
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EST) 

Those with current Philadelphia distribution outside of 31st and Wharton, your local distributor can make a direct delivery of those products to the convention center on April 15, 2026. No personal deliveries will be accepted at the convention center.

Things to Know When Delivering Your Beer:

• Complete our mandatory No Charge Invoice with all necessary info and include it with your shipment. Please do not tape these to your shipment boxes, as the BA needs to save all invoices.
• Please clearly mark your pallets or individual loads as being for the “Craft Brewers Conference” using this 2026 Pallet Label.
• Label each individual case or keg with the specific sponsored location or event (beer station, lounge, or other event) at which it should be served.
• If you are dropping off kegs, they will be returned one of several ways:
  1. BA Coordinates return with local distributors
  2. Owner will pick them up no later than 5:00 p.m Wednesday, April 22 at the event.
  3. Return to sponsors booth area after expo close Wednesday, April 22.
• Please be mindful of your movements and patience when delivering your beer. You will be a guest during business hours.
• Leftover packaged beer donations cannot be returned and partial kegs will be drained prior to return to owner.
• All donations must be preregistered with the BA no later than March 20, 2026. Registrations after this date will be reviewed for priority.

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