^ "About Us: Brewers Association staff". ^ "Charlie Papazian Adopts New Role at Brewers Association". The winners since the introduction of the Ninkasi Award in 1992: The Ninkasi Award is named in honor of Ninkasi, the Sumerian goddess of beer. At least 2 points (1 bronze placement) must come from a beer entry. Points are gained from the brewer's winning entries in the 23 categories of beer and several categories of mead and cider. The Ninkasi Award is the prize given by American Homebrewers Association for the brewer who gains the most points in the final round of the National Homebrew Competition, judged at the National Homebrewers Conference. Learn to Homebrew Day, held the first Saturday in November. Mead Day, held the first Saturday in August. Big Brew, held the first Saturday in May. Homebrew Con (previously known as the National Homebrewers Conference) which includes the finals of the National Homebrew Competition. Įvery year the AHA hosts the following events: The AHA publishes the magazine Zymurgy six times per year to its 37,000 members. Julia Herz is the current executive director. The AHA runs the world's largest homebrew competition and also organizes several homebrew events in the United States and Canada. The AHA was founded in 1978 by Charlie Papazian in Boulder, Colorado. The American Homebrewers Association is a division of the Brewers Association focused on homebrewers of beer, cider, and mead. 
The BA was established in 2005 through a merger of the Association of Brewers headed by brewer Charlie Papazian and the Brewers' Association of America, intending to "promote and protect small and independent American brewers, their craft beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts."
American Homebrewers Association Logo of the American Homebrewers Association featured in 2011 The American Homebrewers Association was founded by past BA president, Charlie Papazian. The current president and CEO is Bob Pease.
Two of the largest programs supported by the BA are the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) and the annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF). The Brewers Association ( BA) is an American trade group of over 5,400 brewers, breweries in planning, suppliers, distributors, craft beer retailers, and individuals particularly concerned with the promotion of craft beer and homebrewing.
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