Welcome to the Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders Homebrew Club
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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.
 
March Meeting PDF Print E-mail

The next FBI meeting will be held Tuesday 16 March @ 7:30 PM at the Hershey's. 

The Beer Style of the Month will be BJCP Style 10 - American Ales American Pale Ale, American Amber Ale, American Brown Ale

The next AHA Club Only Competition will be held in April and will be for American Ales.  If you would like to enter your homebrewed American Ale in the Club Only Competition, please bring two extra 12 oz bottles to the meeting. 

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2010 National Homebrew Competition

Get your kettles cranked up and fill up those fermenters; the 2010 National Homebrew Competition is approaching fast! 

What is the National Homebrew Competition?

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 First Round of the National Homebrew Competition (NHC) takes place at nine regional sites in the USA during the month of 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.

Here are the important dates you need to know.

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St. Patrick's Day Parade

Blue & Gray Brewing Co.

3300 Dill Smith Dr.

Fredericksburg, VA 22408

Saturday, March 13, 2010 (10:00 AM-3:30 PM)

Admission Fee: $ 5 for meal

The 8th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade includes fire trucks, classic cars, high school marching band, community organizations, Irish dancers, horses, military equipment and local pageant winners. Parade ends at new home of Blue & Gray Brewing.

After parade, the St. Patrick's Day Fundraiser (a 501c 3) sells corned beef, cabbage, potato meals for $5.00 ($7.00 day of). A limited number of meal tickets available the day of event. $1.00 hot dogs for kids. Proceeds from meals benefit local Vol. Fire & Rescue Dept's. March 1 get meal tickets at Roxbury Mills, Cardinal Press and the brewery.

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COMPETITION 2010

The FBI is holding their 2nd Annual Iron Brewer Competition

The winning beer will be announced: Saturday, 26 June, 2010

The rules are simple:

 

No brewing experience is necessary to participate.

 

The competition is open to FBI club members only.

  • Team members are randomly drawn from all participants. 
  • Teams will be drawn during the March 16th FBI meeting
  • Teams must have at least two brewers.
  • Each team will have a team name.
  • Teams will then brew a 5 gallon batch of BJCP style 6 - LIGHT HYBRID BEER
  • The winning beer must be within style (6A, 6B, 6C, or 6D)
  • All beers will be present at the FBI Summer Party. 
  • The date for the FBI Summer Party is 26 June.

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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

Capital Ale House - Fredericksburg

Wednesday, March 17th 2010.

This is a 21 and above event starting at 5:00pm.

The 8th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will be held at all four Capital Ale House locations. Over the years this event has grown to become one of the biggest and best St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Virginia!

We will have over 10 different Irish & Scottish Ales on tap and at least ten more in the bottle.

Menu items will include traditional Irish fare such as Irish stew, corned beef and cabbage, whisky steak and potatoes along with our regular menu.

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