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The Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders (FBI) is a AHA registered homebrew club in Fredericksburg, Virginia dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of home brewing and beer appreciation in the Fredericksburg area. We share brewing knowledge, methods, new brewpub and microbrewery discoveries, and great homebrew at monthly meetings and special events. No brewing experience is necessary. The objectives of the club are: - Learning about beer and brewing techniques
- Promoting the craft of homebrewing
- Help one another make better beer
- Social interaction and activities centered around homebrewing
- Responsible use and enjoyment of beer
So, if you like real beer, want to know beer styles better, brew your own beer, or are just curious as to what it takes to brew beer, FBI meetings are the place for you. |
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The next FBI meeting will be held Tuesday 16 February @ 7:30 PM at the Hershey's. The Beer Style of the Month will be BJCP Style 4 - Dark Lager - Dark American Lager, Munich Dunkel, Schwarzbier You can review the BJCP style guidelines guidelines at http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.html. Bring your homebrewed Dark Lager or one of your favorite commercial examples for everyone to enjoy. Remember, homebrew of any style is always welcome. For further meeting information, click here. |
Master Brewer trained his taste buds on the job as well as in the classroomBy Mark St. John Erickson January 25, 2010 Twenty years in the brewing business might earn you respect. But it doesn't necessarily make you a master.
In Hampton, Va brewer Andy Rathmann's case, however, he's not only racked up tons of time making beer but also a slew of awards and a master's certificate from the Institute of Brewing, London, proving he can do it.
Since taking over production at St. George Brewing Company in 1999, he's developed a line of English- and German-based beers so popular that total sales have soared well past 1 million bottles. In 2009, its India Pale Ale, Golden Ale and other brews combined to log 20 percent growth — and the company built around his taste buds doubled its annual capacity to 7,000 barrels. |
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MEADLLENNIUM XIII 30 January 2010 Meadllennium is one of the nation’s premier, MEAD-ONLY competitions. It is the longest-running MEAD-ONLY competition in the world. It began in 1998 and has been raising the bar for mead competitions ever since. Last year, they awarded more mead medals than any other MEAD-ONLY competition! Meadllennium is held annually near the end of January in Orlando, Florida. Nice weather and good mead – what a great combination! |
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The Blue Gray Show The Biggest Breweriana Show In The East February 10-13, 2010 If you are an avid brewery advertising collector of BEER CANS, BOTTLES, LITHOS, FOAM SCRAPERS, LABELS, TRAYS, SIGNS or just anything related to beer this is a must attend show! The Blue Gray Show is held at the Ramada Inn located on U.S. Route 1 at the southern edge of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 5324 Jefferson Davis Highway |
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FBI Pub Crawl 2010 - Photos / Video Release
The Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders Pub Crawl 2010 took place on Saturday, 9 January, 2010. This years' event took us through historic Fredericksburg in search of the perfect craft beer. The FBI Pub Crawl 2010 began at 1pm and lasted until the town was left with only a few remaining pints. There was quite a turnout again this year as this has turned into an annual event to help get us through the winter months. Although it was a bit colder than last year, the beer tasted all the better for it. Here are a few photos taken during the pub crawl  
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