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Meetings

When: 7:30 pm;
Third Tuesday of every month
Where: Burp Castle,
41 East 7th Street
(between 2nd and 3rd) map
Who: Anyone who likes great beer
Info: E-mail the Guild

Guest Speakers

Currently scheduled:
  • September 2008:
    John Watson, homebrewer extraordinaire
  • October 2008:
    Elizabeth Lyons, Dogfish Head rep


  • Biographies of some past speakers.

    Homebrew Shops

    Party Creations
    Red Hook, NY

    Karp's Homebrew Shop
    East Northport, NY

    Brewer's Den
    Selden, NY

    Maltose Express
    Monroe, CT

    Homebrew Alley 2

    The NYCHG is proud to announce the winners of the second annual Homebrew Alley, held February 10, 2008 at Chelsea Brewing Company. Thanks go out to all our sponsors who donated prizes!

    Upcoming Competitions

    The Guild is encouraging friendly competition aimed at increasing the number of members homebrewing regularly, and also to enter our best efforts in national competitions:
    • October 2008: Imperial-anything Beers. Just make it BIG, and we'll judge the best NYCHG entry to send in at our September meeting.
    • November 2008: Club-only Competition: India Pale Ale. We'll judge the best NYCHG entry to send in at our October meeting.
    • Check Beertown.org for all Club-only AHA events.

    Who We Are

    The New York City Homebrewers Guild is the oldest homebrewing club in the New York City area. Founded in 1987, the guild's main purpose was to give homebrewers a rest haven to talk and learn about the aspects of making high quality hand-crafted beers and wines. In the past 20-plus years, many guild members have moved on from homebrewing into commercial brewing at various brewpubs and breweries.

    The NYCHG now meets monthly at Burp Castle. At the meetings, the members listen to guest speakers, taste hand-crafted beers not locally available, and of course, there's always homebrew! Previous guest speakers include numerous commercial brewers, importers, distributors and authors.

    Dedicated to the fine art of brewing quality beer, the Guild's main focus is to educate its members and the public about the age-old craft of homebrewing. It also is dedicated to the success of microbrewers, bars, and retailers providing hand-crafted beers to the public.

    Discussion Board

    The club discusses homebrewing and the New York beer scene through Yahoo! Groups. Register now!

    Event Calendar

    September 13 Group Brew Day. Ray offers up his back yard for fun and excitement. See the Yahoo! group for details.
    September 16 Club Meeting. Guest speaker: John Watson, homebrewer extraordinaire, talks about his brewing technique with strange bugs. It's Night of the Funk!
    September 17
    Blind Tiger
    281 Bleecker St.
    (212) 462-4682
    Uinta Brewing, 4:00-. One of Utah's finest new breweries. Lots of sessionable beers, due to the 4% law in their home state!
    September 19-21, 2008
    Chelsea B.C.
    Pier 59, Chelsea Piers
    Cask Festival. An even bigger cask festival! Nearly three dozen casks are expected (including up to six from the host brewery), all on at once, pay as you go! Promises to be wonderful.
    September 21 Group Brew Day. Adam offers up his back yard for fun and excitement. See the Yahoo! group for details.
    Sept 30-Oct 1
    Pier 92
    Brewtopia. Three sessions, a VIP session, a good time with lots of beer to sample. The Guild will have a table as usual -- brew something good, get in for free!
    October 21 Club Meeting. Guest speaker: Elizabeth Lyons, Dogfish Head rep, talks about the success and weirdness that is Dogfish's mini-empire.