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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, 15 May, 2012 @ 7:30 PM.The Beer Style of the Month will be BJCP Style 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer (A) North German Altbier, (B) California Common Beer, (C) Düsseldorf Altbier Bring your homebrewed Amber Hybrid Beer or any commercial example of the style to the meeting. Remember, homebrew of any style is always welcome. For further meeting information, click here. |
The National Homebrew Competition Congratulations to the following FBI members who have NHC entries moving on to the second round:
- Julia and David Taylor: 1st Place in Category 22 - Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer
- Rod, Brian, & Scott Bergquist: 3rd Place in Category 5 - Bock
Way to go guys!For a list of all the 1st round winners, click here WINNERS What is the NHC? The National Homebrew Competition (NHC) is the world's largest international beer competition recognizing the most outstanding homebrewed beer, mead, and cider produced by amateur brewers worldwide. The 2012 NHC Rules & Regulations will be available for download in January 2012 . The First Round of the National Homebrew Competition (NHC) takes place at ten (10) judging locations in the U.S. in April. The best of the beer, mead, and cider entries in the regional competitions advances to the Final Round of the competition at the AHA National Homebrewers Conference. NHC winners receive gold, silver or bronze medals in 28 style categories. http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/competitions/national-homebrew-competition |
Great American Beer Festival (GABF)Winners Announced Here GABF Winners The Great American Beer Festival Toasts 30 Years as North America's Greatest Beer Celebration The premier U.S. beer festival and competition is expected to serve 2,400 different beers, in one-ounce tasting portions, from an estimated 465 U.S. breweries to the event's 49,000-plus attendees. The entire event sold out in just one week. Battlefield Brewery among the 465 breweries entered in the GABF! See a list of all the breweries here |
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FBI to celebrate National Homebrew Day’s BIG BREW 2012 Saturday, May 5, 2012 Each year on the first Saturday in May, homebrewers unite with non-brewing and brewing friends and family to celebrate National Homebrew Day, joining with thousands of homebrewers from around the world brewing and sharing a simultaneous toast at noon Central Time. This year's recipe will be an American Brown Ale called Bucksnort Brown Ale. During last year's world wide big brew, 6,700 brewers brewed 14,800 gallons of beer! |
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Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Craft Breweries in 2011 Boulder, CO • April 17, 2012 - The Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries—released its annual lists of the top 50 craft brewing companies in the U.S., based on 2011 beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 36 are small and independent¹ craft brewing companies¹,². “In the last 15 years, craft brewing has gone from one percent of the overall beer market to almost six percent in 2011,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “We attribute a large part of that growth to the many talented brewers who are providing beer lovers with more beer style and flavor choices than ever before.” Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies (Based on 2011 beer sales volume) Rank Brewing Company City State 1 Boston Beer Co. Boston MA 2 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico CA 3 New Belgium Brewing Co. Fort Collins CO 4 The Gambrinus Company San Antonio TX 5 Deschutes Brewery Bend OR |
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