Hi @ Big Herbie, Good Question. There will be several ways to share beers. You could organize a 30 minute “meetup” (signup coming soon) to talk about say Belgian Beers, then you could share with others. Clubs and Others can also sign up for a time slot (signup coming soon) in the Hospitality room area both days of the convention. Look forward to seeing you in Ashville! Cheers
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Not to mention that there are lots of random impromptu “hey, try this thing that I made” moments that happen. 
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Hey Drew, that’s kind of what I meant. Wasn’t sure if that kind of thing was allowed and if there was an acceptable space for “random” sharing throughout the weekend during appropriate moments
I am interested in hosting a meetup with the below description. I have beers to share, but want to encourage other homebrewers (that I don’t know) to bring some too. I’ll have at least 2 gallons in mini kegs with me, plus some special bottles.
I just submitted an application via the “hospitality” page. I didn’t see something for a “meetup”. Did I submit to the right place?
”Yeasty & Hoppy: Beyond the IPA
A 60-minute meetup for hoppy beers built with atypical yeast strains.
A meetup for hoppy beers that move beyond conventional IPA yeast strains.
Think:
· Hoppy beers with Belgian yeast (Belgian IPAs, dry-hopped saisons, Brett IPAs)
· Dry-hopped pilsners and lagers (including West Coast Pilsner and Italian Pilsner)
· Hopfenweisse
· Any hop-forward beer where the yeast adds something different
Bring something to share and talk through:
· The yeast you chose
· How it influenced the hop character
· What worked (or surprised you)
A chance to experiment, try something different, and see what others are doing.
No rules, no categories—just creative, hop-forward, yeast-expressive brewing.”
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Awesome. If you submitted here it is the right place for groups to gather and serve HBC attendees.
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Raise a glass to this guy when you drink at Highland Brewing in Asheville. What a legacy he left!
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Indeed here here.
HomebrewCon is Back, Baby!
With HomebrewCon coming up, it’s time to get the inside scoop about what to expect, as well as what else you should consider during your visit to Asheville and its environs.
It’s been a couple of years since Helene tore through our fair town, and a similar amount of time since our last gathering of the homebrewing clans, so now it’s time to celebrate the rebirth and rising phoenix of both HomebrewCon & Asheville!
Join me, along with local Ashevillians Jim Cope and Mary Spivey, as Paul West (AHA Community & Education Committee) moderates our discussion on what to expect at HomebrewCon, as well as must see breweries, restaurants, activities and sites in and around Asheville.
There is a lot to take in and see, and I encourage those of you traveling for HomebrewCon to give serious consideration to tack on several extra days before and/or after the conference to take advantage of the arts, brews, tastes and beauty that Asheville offers.
The monthly meeting of our local homebrewers club, Mountain Ale & Lager Taster (MALT) will be at will be at The River Arts District (RAD) Brewing Co., (1.5 miles from the conference center) on Wednesday before the conference, and all conference attendees are welcome to join us. We meet downstairs and it is good form to buy your first pint (and tip) upstairs, as you will need a glass to share some homebrew. Heck, bring some of your own. Meeting typically starts at 7:00, but for this group, we will call it 6:00. Also, there is excellent pizza across the street at All Souls pizza.
MALT made a collaboration brew with fellow MALT homebrew club member David Byer at his Diatribe Brewing Co. that will be served Friday at HomebrewCon. A dark rye lager with American hops – that’s hardcore homebrewing, baby! Thanks to David for the hops and letting us brew with him, Riverbend Malting for donating the grains, and White Labs for donating the yeast.
In addition, since this is a true, non-commercial collab, David will be offering up free pints the Sunday after the conference to those who show proof of event attendance at Homebrew Con, and MALT will supply bagels & cream cheese (all while supplies last) from 10:30 AM to noon.
So, register at HomeBrewCon 2026 to join us at 6pm EDT/4pm MT/3pm PDT on April 23rd as we discuss the tantalizing, the delicious and the fun things that are in store for you at HomebrewCon, in Asheville and the surrounding area.
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Hi, hoping to make the MALT meeting, flying in from Norway so it depends on how the flights line up.. Any advice on how to get from Asheville to Sierra Nevada by public transportation? There´s a bus line to the airport, but google maps says it´s a 53min walk from there to Sierra Nevada?
You should use Rideshare (Uber or Lyft) to get from the airport to Sierra Nevada. I would not suggest walking to SN since there aren’t any sidewalks.
(The MALT meeting on Wednesday night is at RAD Brewing in Asheville.)
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I don’t have specific knowledge of Asheville, but a good rule of thumb for the US is not to count on getting anywhere by public transportation.
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Looking forward to attending HomebrewCon in a few days. I see we’re allowed to bring 4 bottles of our home brew to share at the conference. But as a first-time attendee, I’m not sure where or when this sharing would happen. Should I plan to carry a mini-cooler with ice all day Friday and Saturday just in case I get a chance to share during a random encounter with other attendees? Or does this sharing happen at a specific time and place, like Club Night? Please advise – thanks.
Anyone want to test this and let me know if you see any bugs?
Just updated, refresh to see: Text size setting for the old folks, session descriptions, added (unofficial) to the title just to be clear I am just an attendee
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Uber/Lyft
Excellent work, wonders of ai 
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Anyone up for meeting tonight? Important to have a blow-off day before homebrew con 
im at wicked weed at 7
Took me an hour 
what a time to be alive.
Here is FAQ: Contact Us - American Homebrewers Association
4 bottles / cans in a backpack per attendee is allowed and you can organically share inside Harrah’s. There will be fridge or ice tubs in each brewer talk room.
Cheers.
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I am a strong believer in supporting the businesses that support my endeavors. Several vendors were at HBC to include but not limited to Craft A Brew, The Brew Depot, More Beer, Milwaukee, Five Star, etc. I will be checking their businesses first when shopping for brewing stuff.
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I appreciated Wyeast being there so I could thank them in person for 1968 London ESB.
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