Friday also featured “club night” - an opportunity for homebrew clubs from all across the nation to show off their recipes for a full evening of beer sampling. Over 80 different clubs participated from west coast to east and north and south. I joined up with my own local homebrew club the Muskegon Ottawa Brewers (MOB) for the event and also sampled a variety from several of the other clubs present. Michigan was of course well represented and highlights for me included Ann Arbor Brewers Guild and Primetime Brewers of Grand Rapids which featured several collaborations with local breweries including a B.O.B.’s Brewery Saison made with over 50 loaves of rye bread.
A who’s who of authors and beer celebrities were in attendance including Charlie Papazian, one of the founding fathers of the American current homebrew movement. Over 50 seminars were featured as well as book signings. Adam Mills of Cranker’s collaborated with Nathan Smith and Mike McDole of the Brewing Network for the BNA9 Session IPA which was tapped especially for this year’s event. Many of the clubs also participated in brewing a “KBS Clone” recipe which could be sampled on club night. The convention concluded on Saturday with a grand banquet and award ceremony. Next year’s conference is scheduled to be held in San Diego, California on Thursday, June 11th through Saturday June 13th in 2015.
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Mashing in Michigan "Club Night"
Mashing in Michigan "Club Night"
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Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
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At NBC!
At NBC!
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Best Florida Beer
Best Florida Beer
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Bier Meisters
Bier Meisters
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Brew Jersey
Brew Jersey
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Knomes
Knomes
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Mash
Mash
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Pale Ale Make
Pale Ale Make
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Primetime
Primetime
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Russ Smith
Russ Smith
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Sicilianos Market
Sicilianos Market
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St. Lewis Brews
St. Lewis Brews
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The Brewing Network
The Brewing Network
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The MOB
The MOB
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We want Beer
We want Beer
