BAM Collabs
Discover how the Bay Area Mashers and Maltose Falcons sparked an epic California homebrew club collaboration with maltsters and breweries.
Discover how the Bay Area Mashers and Maltose Falcons sparked an epic California homebrew club collaboration with maltsters and breweries.
Homebrewers are the stewards of an ancient and proud tradition that brings order to chaos and connects us with clubs, community, and our ancestors.
Today’s college kids are not the same. I see them as freshmen, and again as seniors, and the evolution is stark. Most freshmen have never lived away from home or had a job. They’ve been shuttled from sports to lessons,…
In Zymurgy Spring 1995 (Vol. 18, No. 1) “Club News,” we learned that clubs may apply for not-for-profit status through the Internal Revenue Service. Once clubs are established as not-for-profits, they are considered tax-exempt and are able to…
Seminar
Smithsonian Curator Curator Theresa McCulla, Ph.D., presents new research on early homebrew clubs, computing clubs, and the entrepreneurial and intellectual “ferment” of northern California in the 1970s.
Each year, the Governing Committee and AHA staff meet for an annual meeting to discuss the upcoming year. This typically happens in person during Homebrew Con, but the 2021 meeting was done remotely due to their not being…
Julia Herz, AHA Executive Director, updates on the return of physical membership cards, Q1 2024 survey results, strategic planning for 2025, and the AHA's shift to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
Brewing captures living history in a beverage that evolves over time, reflecting the choices, processes, and people behind it. Like beer, the AHA celebrates 46 years of shaping homebrewing through tradition, innovation, and a passionate, ever-growing community.
On Saturday, June 20, 2026, the American Homebrewers Association® (AHA) gathered more than 1,000 members at the 46th Homebrew Con in Asheville, N.C., for an update on your national association’s first year as an independent nonprofit and a…
Seminar
Description Brewery partnerships can open doors to collaboration, taproom pours, and events, but what happens next determines success. This session explores how relationships create opportunities and how clubs turn them into meaningful experiences through collaboration…
The American Homebrewers Association is supporting an effort to pass legislation on behalf of Nebraska’s homebrewers. Action from Nebraskans is needed now to ensure passage of LB254, sponsored by Senator Sue Crawford. On January 11, LB254 was introduced to the…
Seminar
CHAOS Brew Club of Chicago has done something that few, if any, other clubs have done: create a dedicated community space for people to brew, socialize and share. This seminar will focus on the ups and downs of the club’s…