Greetings Michigan Homebrewers!
We would like to introduce you to one of the most exciting homebrewing organizations in Michigan. The Michigan Homebrewers Guild!
The MHBG is a non-profit organization supporting and promoting the craft of homebrewing in the state of Michigan . Our design is to support the growth, welfare, and interests of the Michigan homebrewing community through communication, knowledge-based interaction, and practical support at all levels of brewing. To date we have over 100 registered members on our e-mail list and over 50 registered members on our homebrewing forum . And these lists just keep growing on a daily basis! Not only have we had success in our short time in operation, but we are the only statewide homebrewing organization in Michigan .
Our goal is to develop a beneficial and easily accessible network of homebrewers, homebrew clubs, and homebrew shops throughout Michigan. The Michigan Home Brewers Guild will not to compete with clubs, but rather support them. As new homebrewers come along, we will direct them to their local homebrew club; if that is their desire. One of our hopes is to develop an easily accessible and current listing of all Michigan homebrew clubs, their contacts, and meeting locations and times. With this resource we can easily publish your club information through our various mediums; including the Michigan Beer Guide!
We would also like to get more homebrew clubs interacting with each other. Some ideas we have been discussing are interclub competitions and an annual MHBG Homebrew Club Festival.
Another idea that we have discussed is developing a database of all BJCP judges in Michigan . This would give any club wanting to host a competition the resource to go to for experienced judges.
If you're not currently aware, we have created a homebrewing community forum for the MHBG. In the forum there is a section exclusively for Michigan homebrew clubs to post their information! This can be information about your club or upcoming events. Check it out!
We hope you take the time to check us out and help us help the Michigan homebrewing community.
Be sure to read below for our list of great Michigan Home Brewing Clubs.
Cheers!
Danny Kunimura
Charles Psenka
WWW.MHBG.ORG
Michigan Homebrewing Clubs - Alphabetical by Region
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild (AABG)
website: http://hbd.org/aabg/
Meet: 2nd Friday of each month, 7:30, at a member's house, (map in newsletter).
Activities: Annual "Beer-BQ", typically on the 2nd Saturday of July (a family-oriented outdoor party), National Homebrew Day, brewing demonstrations.
New members always welcome.
North State Brewers' Cooperative
Website: http://www.northstatebrewers.org/
Meet: monthly, per member schedules
Always looking for new members
Bellaire
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Northern Michigan Home Brewers Guild Whether you are an experienced home brewer or would like to learn the art of brewing you are invited to attend our meeting at: Short's Brewing Company, 121 North Bridge (M-88), Bellaire Mi 49615 *email Joe Short for details |
Dearborn
Fermental Order of Renaissance Draughtsmen (FORD)
Website: http://hbd.org/ford/
Meet: Monthly meetings are every fourth Tuesday at Fort Street Brewery
We have a well stocked club library, Club equipment includes PICO system, jockey box, 12 tap bar, counter pressure bottle filler and other significant benefits.
Club membership does not require employment by Ford
Downriver
Downriver Brewers Guild (DBG)
Meets: the second Friday of each month
Website: http://hbd.org/dbg/
Frankenmuth
Cass River Homebrew Club
Website; www.hbd.org/cassriverhomebrewers
Meet; Typically the first Friday of each month, at 7:00 PM, at the Frankentrost Pub. Located on M-46, 5 1/2 miles east of I-75.
Yearly Club Events; Annual St. Patricks Day parade, in Bay City, where we build and enter a float: World Expo of Beer in Frankenmuth, where we give homebrewing demonstrations. We also take annual "Members Only" brewery tours and have quarterly "Members Only" homebrew competitions and "Brewer of the Quarter" awards.
Members; Currently about 30 members, and always looking for more. Beginner or experienced.
Grand Ledge
The Red Ledge Brewers
Website:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Red_Ledge_Brewers/
Meet: 2'nd Tues. every month, 7-9 p.m. at The Red Salamander, contact Karl at 517-627-2012
Grand Rapids
Prime Time Brewers
Website: http://www.primetimebrewers.com
Meet: 3rd Thursday of each month except July & August
Activities: Summer bash - pot luck, main dish varies (Pig, deep fried
turkey..), camping & great brews! Check our website for this and other special activities. Active participation in Club Only Competitions and sanctioned competitions. Always looking for new members. Membership includes first time brewers to NHC gold metal winners and lots in between.
Grosse Pointe Area
DBF (Displaced Brewery Fanantics)
Homebrewers from the BOP-Detroit Brew Factory
Currently, the group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Park Winery,15230 Charlevoix, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
http://www.displacedbrewfan.com.
Holland Area
BOTL (Brewers on the Lake)
Website: http://brewersonthelake.com
Info: Club meets the second Thursday of every month from 7-9 PM at New Holland Brewery (not the restaurant), 205 Fairbanks, Holland, MI 49423.
(Join the West Michigan Homebrewers Yahoo group for information on homebrewing and general beer related events in West Michigan.)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WestMichiganHomebrewers/join
Jackson Area
Prison City Brewers (We Brew to Escape!!!)
Website; hbd.org/prisoner
Meet: 2nd Tuesday of the Month at rotating locations
2006 Events the Club participates in: Big Brew-May 6, Big Mead-July 11
Always looking for new members in the Jackson Area.
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Libation Organization of Brewers (KLOB)
Website: http://www.klob.org
Established in 1993, we exist to promote the responsible appreciation of the brewing arts, provide a forum for learning, and to generally advance the understanding of beer and brewing to not only club members but to the general public as well. We have been a registered club with the AHA since 1993 and we are dedicated to the support of the craft both recreationally and professionally.
Meet: the third Monday of the month. We have presentations on beer and brewing related topics as well as guest speakers throughout the year.
Good to the last hop since 1993!
Lansing
Capital Area Brew Crew
Ray Johnson
Meet: bi-monthly starting in January
Lansing (Greater)/East Lansing Area
Mid Michigan Maltmeisters
Contact: President Thom Cannell,
Meet: 1st Thursday: TBA/Call
Macomb Twp
Clinton River Association of Fermenting Trendsetters (CRAFT)
Website: www.crafthomebrewclub.org
CRAFT homebrew club participates in a number of local and regional events to promote homebrewing and the appreciation of homebrewed and craftbrewed beer, mead and wines; including National Homebrew Day, National Mead Day, and Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day. We also have a number of demonstration brew sessions throughout the year, and host a number of events that teach our members to be better brewers and evaluators of beer.
Always looking for new members
Midland/Saginaw
Dead End Brewers
Website:http://www.hbd.org/deb.
We have monthly meetings and our normal meetings are brewing sessions/beer tasting/Education. Our emphasis as a club is education and teaching/helping non-brewers learn to brew.
Anyone wishing to learn or participate can drop me an e-mail at nmstarbrewery@gmail.com and we will add you to our distribution list.
North Oakland
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pontiac_tribe
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Rochester Mills Beer Co.
The Tribe is a group of serious homebrewers (but not too serious) with award winning brewers and a couple of certified BJCP brewers. Come on-Join us. Always looking for new members.
Richmond Area
Richmond Warthogs
Contact: www.lighthousepc.com/rwh
Richmond Worthogs is a homebrew/wine club of 20 or so members who meet to discuss styles, techniques, recipes, activities, and equipment on beer and wine. More importantly, we meet to share our homemade brews. We find that by sampling our beer/wine and talking with other home brewers, everyone learns a lot about making really good beer/wine.
Meeting: 1'st Sat. each month at club house in Richmond.
We also brew together the 2'nd to last Sunday every month.
Thumb Area
Port Elizabeth Brewers Guild
Contact: Dan Fortsch,
Our members are from the Thumb area of Michigan, mainly Caseville, but also from Pigeon and Sebewaing. We are an
extremely small club and really only have meetings ocassionally. No real specific date or time, mainly just when we feel like brewing or drinking homebrew.
Webberville
Firkin Homerackers Guild
Contact: http://www.thefirkins.com
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