Category Archives: American Homebrewers Association

Parktoberfest at the Lafayette Park Hotel

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Peter
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2011 National Homebrew Conference Recap – Day 2

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Peter

Day 2 of the 2011 National Homebrew Conference (NHC) started off a little late for Mrs. BetterBeerBlog and I. Unlike many of our fellow homebrewers, we only purchased the “NHC Social Package” and weren’t able to attend any of the … Continue reading →

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Belated Mead Day 2010 Tasting Recap

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Peter

The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) has designated the first Saturday of August to be Mead Day. Mead Day is meant to raise awareness for mead as well as foster camaraderie amongst meadmakers. Some of you might be wonder what mead … Continue reading →

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Beer. Beer. Mead!

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Peter

This weekend is shaping up to be epic with regards to craft beer and mead. Here’s a brief list of things happening this weekend:

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Homebrew Session: Kong’s American Hefeweizen

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Peter

Each year, the American Homebrewers Association organizes an annual Big Brew event that is not so much a centralized event but a collection of Big Brew events held throughout the country by homebrewers such as you and me. The 2010 … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Microbrewed Adventures

Posted on June 25, 2010 by The Rabid Brewer

If you’re like me and have only started brewing in recent years, you might know the name Charlie Papazian, but may not know much more about him nor have read any of his books.

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Beers in Review: Tied House American Red Lager and Maibock

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Peter

So, it’s American Craft Beer Week and I decided to do my part to support the cause by paying my local breweries a visit. A year ago, I decided to support American Craft Beer Week by paying Tied House a … Continue reading →

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Pro-Am Night at the Trappist

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Peter

Every since it’s doors have opened, the Trappist has packed in throngs of Belgian beer fans. It’s intimate space, friendly and knowledgeable staff, and commitment to an authentic Belgian beer bar experience has earned much respect and admiration from not … Continue reading →

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2009 NHC Social Events Recap

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Peter

I decided to wrap up all the social events in one post. Mainly because I will be linking to photogalleries of the shots we’ve taken to the specific events. The other reason is that I don’t really need to recap … Continue reading →

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2009 National Homebrewers Conference Recap, Day 2

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Peter

I suppose I owe my readers a bit of an explaination regarding my last post. After all, when I lead in with, “With the exception of some bullshit that happened during Pro-Brewers night…”, I’m bound to pique the interests of … Continue reading →

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