Beer as Culture, Craft & Conversation
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Deep Dive 7.0 wrapped up on January 25, 2026. Check out the gallery below for highlights from this year's festival.
50+ beers across featured breweries and partners, with an international brewery launch, collab brews, guided tasting sessions, panel discussions, games, and more.
For Deep Dive 7.0, Beer Asia partnered with Great State Aleworks to bring a parallel agenda with panel discussions and workshops led by industry experts, alongside the beer lineup Deep Dive is known for.
The festival took place at Malaka Spice, Koregaon Park, Pune, January 23–25, 2026.
Introduction to WSET and its beer course structure. Learn to taste beer with intent, identify brewer choices, and understand how this knowledge helps restaurants make better menu decisions.
What drives repeat guests and why they sometimes don't return. Build rapport, identify customer needs, and use product knowledge to guide conversations with a simple 3-question cheat sheet for the bar.
First time in Maharashtra! Brewer-led introduction by founder Aditya Challa, featuring a walkthrough of beer styles and exclusive tap reveal. Tasters of all three beers included.
Beer Asia introduces alternative ways of carving a niche within the craft beer industry outside the scope of production. A platform dedicated to bolstering the Asian craft beer community through stories.
Experience craft beer and Malaysian cuisine in this immersive tasting. Malaka Spice brings vibrant, authentic flavors while Beer Asia curates beers to complement and elevate each dish.
Taste multiple beer styles using WSET's systematic approach. Explore malt-driven, hop-driven, and yeast-driven styles, plus gain understanding of common off-flavours to recognise quality and balance.
A thought-provoking conversation on the evolving beer landscape in Maharashtra. How the sector is shaping itself, what influences its direction, and how trends, identities, and local realities intersect.
Did you know beer tourism was a thing? This session examines the legitimacy of beer tourism as a concept and how it can benefit breweries, aficionados, and local communities alike.
Introduction to one of Vietnam's most exciting craft breweries. Featuring Dream Sensation Hazy IPA launch, brewing walkthrough, and direct interaction with the team that shaped Southeast Asia's craft beer scene.
Guided tasting exploring four distinct beer styles. Two of the most interesting beers at Deep Dive plus two brewery showcase beers, offering insight into different brewing approaches and flavour profiles.
How packaging impacts beer quality, including the roles of oxygen and CO₂. Learn how beer evolves in the glass and use structured tasting language to identify and communicate these changes.
How Pune's brewing movement grew into a community beyond beer itself. Stories, challenges, and milestones of how breweries, brewers, and drinkers shaped a culture of collaboration and local identity.
Featured breweries and partners from the festival.
Festival atmosphere
Evening vibes
Community gathering
Inside the venue
At the bar
Compete, learn, taste, and celebrate with fellow enthusiasts.
Test your beer knowledge
Win prizes
Guided flights
Learn from experts
Immersive moments
Taste combinations
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Malaka Spice
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Friday: 3:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday: 3:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Deep Dive 7.0 has concluded. Thanks to everyone who took part!
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