Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The August meeting will be hosted by Jeff Renner, on Friday, August 8, starting at 7:30.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features light lager beers, the style of the month.
The Beer-BQ, our annual members-only family picnic, will be hosted by Dave Griese at a neighborhood park on the Huron River, near Pinckney. The festivities start at 2PM and run into the evening. Please read the special information for this location. Maps and other information are also in the monthly newsletter.
The second annual Arbor Brewing Company Brews Crews homebrew competition took place June 7th at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti. Best of show went to David Curtis for his Northern English Brown Ale.
A full list of winners can be found here, and the winning recipe can be found here (posted with permission). Photos from the competition can be found by browsing the AABG gallery on this site, or by clicking here.
The competition judged 113 entries, awarded 12 sets of prizes, and ended up with net surplus of $10 to be donated to the AABG. Thanks go to Alex, Claudia, Spencer, Monica and the other staff at the Corner, as well as all the judges and stewards who helped out in running another successful competition.
Look for more details to come on when the winning beer will be brewed and served.
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The June meeting will be hosted by Mark Zadvinskis, on Friday, June 13, starting at 7:30.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features extract beers, the style of the month.
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The May meeting will be hosted by Steve Krebs, on Friday, May 9, starting at 7:30.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features extract beers, the style of the month.
Celebrate National Homebrew day with Big Brew at the Ypsilanti Brewing Co!
Big Brew is a world-wide event celebrating National Homebrew Day by brewing and giving brewing demonstrations. This is your chance to observe and participate in the brewing of beer.
Where: Ypsilanti Brewing Co., 4 W. Forest Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48198
When: Saturday May 3, 2008, 9AM
What: Brewing demonstrations all day, potluck about 5PM
Who: Mike O’Brien 734-637-2532
Contact: obrien@ypsilantibrewing.com
I’ve uploaded the group photo that Susan Rankert took at the April, 2008 meeting. It’s in the “Group Photos” album on the “AABG Photo Albums” page, or you can just click on the thumbnail below:
Jeff writes: Spotted on TechTalk last week - a reference to a very comprehensive article on carbonation - mostly for carbonated water, but lots of good information. The author went to a lot of trouble to put it together.
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The April meeting will be hosted by Alex and Claudia Pettit on Friday, March 14, starting at 7:30.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features “Light Hybrid Beers”, the style of the month.
AABG is planning to participate in both Club Night and the Hospitality Suite at the National Homebrew Conference. Crispy has confirmed a reservation for Club Night as well as the Hospitality Suite for a shift (we won’t know the actual time slot until closer to the event) for the Ann Arbor Brewers Guild, as well as the F.O.R.D. club.
Here is a letter from the organizers about both events. Read the rest of this entry »
