The 16th Annual Western NY Homebrew Competition is now complete.  This was a year of records being broken and the bar being raised.  We had our largest number of entries, 635.  We had our largest banquet attendance.  But most impressive is we had our first three time Best of Show winner, Dan Cassetta of the Niagara Association of Homebrewers.  Check our all of the winners and please visit our sponsors, they help make this all possible each year.

For the Niagara Association of Homebrewers its all about great people, great fun and great beer.  NAH prides itself on being a brewing club, not just a social drinking club.  All of our members are active homebrewers.  Some make a couple of batches a year, some make dozens, but they all love homebrewing.  We share our skills with each other and we learn from each other.

We generally meet once a month for a business meeting,  there are 3 to 4 held on Tuesdays at a public venue and the remaining meetings at members homes.  We also have several large social events per year.  These are open to guests with some being family friendly as well. 

The Niagara Association of Homebrewers was started about 15 years ago.  We have become a central focus in the homebrewing community.  NAH members have become the leaders in teaching homebrewing in the Buffalo / Niagara area.  We are also active in the community providing volunteers in all of the fund raising brewfests including the Buffalo Brewfest, the Art of Beer and the Beerology at the Buffalo Science Museum. 

We have a large number of certified beer judges, including 5 National level beer judges.  We hold beer judge classes every couple of years to help those that want to achieve that goal.  Our members form the core of the Amber Waves of Grain Homebrew competition.  The largest in NYS and one of the largest in the country.  We also have members that run the New York State Homebrewer of the Year competition.

Your level of participation in the educational and volunteer activities of the club is up to you.  However, we hope that everyone participates in as many events as they can. 

To join you need to attend three regular meetings.  This gives you the opportunity to meet a lot of the membership and for the members to meet you.  During these meeting the general membership is looking to see you have that spark to contribute to the mission of the club.  We have no "mold" to fill.  The membership is diverse on many levels.  Our bond is homebrewing.  What we have learned is that most true homebrewers are great people.  They are socially responsible and caring.  So that is what we look for, good people who have a desire to learn and share.  On your third meeting you are installed as a member of the club as long as there are no objections by the general membership.  You will  find it a pleasant process.  And as soon as you are a member you are part of the process.