Today we’d like to congratulate the winners of the 2011 Puyallup Fair Amateur Beer Competition. Each year home brewers submit samples of their product to a panel of judges in hopes of taking home a rosette and maybe even some cash. Most of us take it for granted but the Puyallup Fair is kind of…
–By Nate Muller, Senior Homebrew Correspondent– The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is having a member rally at the Pike Brewery coming up on July 10. I’m really excited about this event for a few reasons. The first is that Charlie Papazian will be there. Charlie is a legend of homebrewing. He’s one of the most…
Yesterday we announced that the 2012 American Homebrewers Association selected Bellevue, WA as the location for its 2012 National Homebrewers Conference. The video teaser that the Washington Homebrewers Association (WAHA) produced about the upcoming event is informative and funny. I’ve included it at the end of this post. Today we offer a trip report from…
The Washington Homebrewers Association publicly announced today that the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) National Homebrewers Conference is coming to Bellevue in 2012. Each year a significant portion of the AHA’s 26,000 members descend upon one lucky city to share their love of homebrew and beer in general. Next year, they’re coming to Bellevue. While the…
by Nate Muller, Senior Homebrew Correspondent A quick reminder to all you beer geeks: The King County Library homebrewing basics courses are rolling. Two of them are tonight at the Mercer Island and Maple Valley Libraries. The rest of the schedule is below. I’m teaching the Mercer Island, Shoreline, and Kirkland Library classes. Best of…
We just received word that this Saturday’s ExBEERience Beer Festival is almost sold out. The event, which takes place at the Redhook Ale Brewery in Woodinville, features beer from local homebrewers as well as beer from a number of pro brewers. It looks like there will be very few, if any, tickets at the door….
by Nate Muller – Senior Homebrew Correspondent Are you a beer lover who would like to start homebrewing? Did you buy a homebrewing book, but you still haven’t found the energy to open it? Believe it or not, King County Library is looking to help you out. They are sponsoring a series of beginning homebrewing…
by Nate Muller, Senior Homebrew Correspondent Washington Homebrewer Association (WAHA) just released its latest newsletter, and its packed with great events and competitions. For the homebrew geek, Jess Caudill will be speaking at Big Al Brewery. I really enjoyed his talk last year on the use of wild yeast and bacteria in brewing. Although the…
We just learned about the winners of the Puyallup Fair Amateur Beer Contest. What’s more, we just learned that there is such a thing. Cheers to that. The top three winners of each category are being displayed through the remainder of the Fair, which ends Sept. 26. First and second place winners received a cash…
