Home Brewing

GRAND RAPIDS — “1 in every 200 Americans homebrew.”

Charlie Papazian, quietly unassuming, gently humorous, clad in a hawaiian shirt, shares from the stage. This number has implications. “You — …
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GRAND RAPIDS — Seminars are a part of any conference that the most devoted of attendees geek out about — technical details, pie charts, information from the EXPERTS. Homebrewers are …
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GRAND RAPIDS — Club Night. An extenuation of the Beer City Social Club, homebrew groups from all over the country use the evening to highlight who they are, what they are …
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GRAND RAPIDS — The conclusion of the National Homebrewers Conference happened last night with a Grand Banquet and awards ceremony. An amazing amount of people shuffled into one room to …
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GRAND RAPIDS — Charlie Papazian. If you homebrew, you know this name. Author of the quintessential “The Complete Joy of Home Brewing,” founder and president of the American Homebrewers Association …
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GRAND RAPIDS — Thursday morning and all is quiet in the Homebrew Expo Hall. Vendors quietly and quickly setting up for the onslaught to come, last minute touches at their …
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GRAND RAPIDS — The name of this year’s National Homebrewers Conference is ‘Mashing in Michigan’, paying homage to our Great Beer State. We pride ourselves on working hard, creating something …
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In just one day, thousands (yes, thousands) of homebrewers, craft brew geeks and beer enthusiasts will call Grand Rapids their temporary home.

From Thursday to Saturday, DeVos Place will play …
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