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The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Pro-Am competition pairs teams of home and commercial brewers together in a competition that brings homebrew recipes to the masses. This year, the 2015 GABF Pro-Am competition had 92 entries from professoional-amateur collaborations…
The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Pro-Am competition is a chance for homebrewers to team up with a commercial brewery to bring a homebrew-inspired beer to the masses. The beer is entered into the GABF Pro-Am competition…
Dogs can be the best brew day assistants, but make sure to keep them away from your hops! Canine ingestion of hops is highly poisonous and can be fatal.
If you're considering going pro, or are in the process of starting a new brewery, you probably know that it takes more than heart to succeed. To avoid common missteps and costly detours, you need a guide—a mentor who has…
Each year we ask Zymurgy magazine readers to share a list of their 20 favorite beers that are commercially available in the United States. We've tallied the votes, and here are the results for the 2015 Best Beers in America survey, including Top…
Each year, your American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Governing Committee selects a recipient for the AHA Governing Committee Recognition Award. First issued in 1988 to Fred Eckhardt, the award honors outstanding service to the community of homebrewers. We're excited to announce that the 2015 AHA…
In 2014, the Radegast Club of the Year Award was established to honor a homebrew club not for its competitive prowess, but the effort its members make to use homebrewing as a tool to benefit their greater local community.…
For the first time since 2008, the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) has issued an updated edition of the beer, mead and cider guidelines. From the introduction to the BJCP 2015 Style Guidelines: The 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines are a major…
In 2015, 10 American Homebrewers Association (AHA) members ran for three available seats on the 15-person AHA Governing Committee. We are thrilled to welcome those elected to serve the AHA membership and thank them for their dedication to the AHA. Debbie Cerda*…
Does your homebrew club have what it takes to be the 2015 Radegast Club of the Year? In 2014, the American Homebrewers Association decided to form an award to bring attention to homebrew clubs that are going above and beyond to…
Recognition Also Bestowed Upon Departing White House Chef Sam Kass Boulder, CO • December 17, 2014 – ‘Tis the season of giving … and brewing! This holiday season, in recognition of their support and participation in the popular American hobby of homebrewing,…
During the 2014 National Homebrewers Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich., North Carolina-based Carolina BrewMasters homebrew club were awarded the first-ever Radegast Club of the Year award. The award is issued to a club for its outstanding efforts in promoting homebrewing…
