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2011 Big Brew on May 7

BOULDER, CO. A celebration of National Homebrew Day, known as AHA Big Brew, is now in its 14th year. The Ann Arbor Brewers Guild will host a local site on May 7, 2011.

Organized by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), AHA Big Brew celebrates National Homebrew Day, honored on the first Saturday of May. AHA Big Brew brings together thousands of homebrewers from around the world, all brewing the same beers simultaneously. More than 5,000 homebrewers from North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Australia are expected to participate this year.

Ann Arbor Brewers Guild is happy to invite anyone interested in homebrewing to stop by the site from 9 am to 5pm on Saturday, May 7, 2011 to join the fun!

Original Gravity Brewing Co
440 County St.
Milan, MI 48198

The Ann Arbor Brewers Guild and Original Gravity are registered as site #113 with the American Homebrewers Associacion at HomebrewersAssociation.org. On May 7, friends and family gather to brew one or both of the two AHA Big Brew recipes. At noon Central time, homebrewers raise their glasses of homebrewed ales and lagers for a simultaneous toast to homebrewing, a hobby that hundreds of thousands of people around the world enjoy.

For more information on AHA Big Brew, please visit the Events section of HomebrewersAssociation.org or homebrewersassociation.org/pages/events/national-homebrew-day.

View a YouTube video from the 2010 Big Brew Celebration

View a YouTube video from the 2009 Big Brew Celebration

Download the flyer for the AABG Big Brew celebration (PDF).

See Google Map to the site

May, 2011 meeting

Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.

The May meeting will be hosted by Steve Krebs, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, May 12.

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 Pilsner, the style of the month.

5th Annual Brews Crews homebrew competition

The 5th Annual Brews Crews homebrew competition, jointly sponsored by Arbor Brewing Company and the AABG is now open for entries. The winner gets to brew their winning beer on the 7 barrel system at ABC. Find out more at http://brewscrews.aabg.org.

April, 2011 meeting

Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.

The April meeting will be hosted by Josh Budde, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, April 8.

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 Wood-aged beer, the style of the month.

March, 2011 meeting

Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.

The March meeting will be hosted by Rolf Wucherer, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, March 11.

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 Bock beer, the style of the month.

We will have a brewing equipment “raffle” to benefit the HBD, which besides being a great resource of homebrewing information, hosts our email list. One of the available items will be the beer crate that we got from CWCrates for evaluation. If you have unused or very lightly used brewing items to contribute, please bring them.

February, 2011 meeting

Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.

The February meeting will be hosted by Phil Wilcox at the soon-to-be-open JaXon Beer Co in Jackson, MI, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, February 11.

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 Belgian and French Ales, the style of the month.

January, 2011 meeting

Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.

The January meeting will be hosted by Randy deBeauclair, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, January 14.

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 English Pale Ale, the style of the month.

December, 2010 meeting

Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.

The MONTH meeting will be hosted by Rolf Wucherer, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, December 10.

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 India Pale Ale, the style of the month.

November, 2010 meeting

Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.

The November meeting will be hosted by Crispy Frey, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, November 12.

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 Porter and Stout, the styles of the month.

October, 2010 meeting

Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.

The October meeting will be hosted by Steve Krebs, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, October 8.

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 Strong Ale, the style of the month.