Organizations

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A large number of national, regional and local organizations and clubs exist to support homebrewing. See the links below for some of the larger organizations.

US National Organizations

• American Homebrewers Association
• Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) - (home page)
• Brewers Association - For microbreweries & Craft Beer breweries

Non-US National Organizations

• Canadian Amateur Brewers Association
• UK Craft Brewing Association - UK Homebrewing
• Cerveceros Caseros - Argentina - http://www.cerveceroscaseros.com.ar - La comunidad cervecera más grande de habla hispana.

Local Non-US Brew Clubs

A listing of non-us local brew clubs - Listed alphabetically by country. Editor note: This may need to be a separate article once it gets larger.

Rio de Janeiro

• ACervA Carioca (Associação dos Cervejeiros Artesanais Cariocas) - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - http://www.acervacarioca.com.br

São Paulo

• ACervA Paulista (Associação dos Cervejeiros Artesanais Paulistas) - São Paulo, Brasil - http://www.acervapaulista.com.br

Alberta

• Cowtown Yeast Wranglers - Calgary, AB
• Edmonton Homebrewers Guild - Edmonton, AB
• Werthogs of Lethbidge - Lethbridge, AB

British Columbia

• Meadworks - Vancouver, BC

Manitoba

• Winnipeg Brew Bombers - Winnipeg, MB

Nova Scotia

• Brewnosers - Halifax, NS

Ontario

• Members of Barleyment - Ottawa, ON

Saskatchewan

• Ales & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES) - Regina, SK

Quebec

• MontreAlers - Montreal, QC

UNITED KINGDOM

• Scottish Craft Brewers - Scotland, UK

Local US Brew Clubs

A listing of local brew clubs - Listed by state and city (or country if not US). Editor note: This may need to be a separate article once it gets larger.

Alaska

• Great Northern Brewers Club - Anchorage, AK

Arizona

• Arizona Society of Homebrewers - Phoenix Area (East Side), AZ
• Brewmeisters Anonymous - Phoenix Area (West Side), AZ
• Rim Country Homebrewers - Central Arizona Mogollon Rim (Payson, Pine, Strawberry), AZ

California

• Bay Area Mashers - Berkeley, CA
• The Maltose Falcons Homebrewing Society - Los Angeles, CA
• BrewCommune - Orange County, California
• QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) - San Diego, CA
• Sonoma Beerocrats - Santa Rosa, CA

Colorado

• Foam On The Range - Aurora, CO
• Mile High Monks - Denver, CO
• Liquid Poets Society - Ft Collins, CO

Connecticut

• Knights of the Mashing Fork - Greater Hartford, CT

District of Columbia

• Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) - Area around DC, MD, VA

Florida

• Space Coast Associates for the Advancement of Zymurgy - Brevard, FL
• Dunedin Brewers Guild - Dunedin, FL
• Fort Lauderdale Area Brewers - Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Hogtown Brewers - Gainesville, FL
• Jacksonville Area Brewers - Jacksonville, FL
• Miami Area Society of Homebrewers - Miami, FL
• Central Florida Home Brewers - Orlando, FL
• Treasure Coast BrewMasters - Stuart, FL
• North Florida Brewer's League - Tallahassee, FL
• Tampa Bay BEERS - Tampa, FL
• Palm Beach Draughtsmen - West Palm Beach, FL

Georgia

• Savannah Brewers League - Savannah, GA
• Zymurgical Initiative of North Georgia (ZING) - Calhoun, GA

Illinois

• Chicago Beer Society - Chicago, IL

Indiana

• FOSSILS (Fermenters of Special Southern Indiana Libations Society) - New Albany, IN
• MECA Brewers - Central Indiana (We have members from and meet in various locations in Central Indiana)
• THC - (Tippecanoe Homebrewer's Circle)- Tippecanoe County, Lafayette & West Lafayette, IN

Iowa

• IBU (Iowa Brewers Union) - Des Moines, IA

Kansas

• Lawrence Brewers Guild - Lawrence, KS

Kentucky

• LAGERS (Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society) - Louisville, KY
• BOCK (Brewers of Central Kentucky) - Lexington, KY

Michigan

• F.O.R.D. (Fermental Order of Renaissance Draughtsmen) - Dearborn or thereabouts, MI
• CRAFT (Clinton River Association of Fermenting Trendsetters - Macomb (N. Detroit subs), MI
• SNOBs (Society of North Oakland Brewers) - Serving North Oakland County, MI and beyond

Montana

• The Ghetto Spoon Spargers - Bozeman, MT

New York

• New York City Homebrewers Guild - New York, NY
• Hudson Valley Homebrewers - Poughkeepsie, NY

North Carolina

• The Carolina Brewmasters - Charlotte, NC

Ohio

• Bloatarians - Cincinnati, OH

Oklahoma

• Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers - Tulsa, OK
• High Plains Draughters - Oklahoma City, OK

Texas

• Austin Zealots - Austin, TX
• Texas Carboys - Cedar Park, TX
• Bryan & College Station, TX - Texas Aggieland Brew Club (TAbc)
• North Texas Homebrewers Assn - Dallas, TX
• Foam Rangers - Houston, TX
• San Antonio Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) - San Antonio, TX

Vermont

• Green Mountain Mashers - at large, VT

Virginia

• Wort Hogs - Reston, VA
• James River Homebrew - Richmond, VA

Wisconsin

• Green Bay Rackers - Green Bay, WI
• Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild - Madison, WI
• Beer Barons of Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI

See Also

• Brewing References

External Links

AHA Homebrew Club Listings