Join the Mount Vernon Brew Club
Joining the MVBC will put you in connection with a group of dedicated and curious homebrewers brewing not just beer but all sorts of fermented liquors, from ciders to barleywines!
The Mount Vernon Brew Club is registered with the American Homebrewers Association.
Rates
| Member | Rate |
| Join the MVBC as a new member | $20 per year |
| Continue your membership with the MVBC | $10 per year |
New member?
The Mount Vernon Brew Club is a pretty small club, but we'd encourage you to join! We wouldn't mind seeing you at our next meeting so you can see what it's like, even if you choose not to join our club. No matter how knowledgable you are, we think homebrewing is cool and want to share our craft with each other and with you. If you've never been to a homebrew club meeting before, check out this post from the American Homebrewers Association on attending your first meeting. Get in touch with us for joining details.
What should I bring?
We'd suggest coming with a few things to enhance your experience!
- Beer/cider/barleywine/something to share! We're big into sharing, and bringing something (whether you brewed it yourself or not) is a great way to get started!
- Water — Stay hydrated and cleanse your palette in between tastings. Free drinking water is always available, but it's nice to have your own bottle to pour from at the table (some venues only have drinking water available from a tap).
- Tasting glass — A small tasting glass will let you pour out of the communal bottles and cans into something that you can sniff and taste from. If you don't have a tasting glass, a small plastic cup or even a small (8oz or so) mason jar also works.
- Notebook and pen — If you want to take some notes or bring your notes in, feel free to bring a notebook with you.
Adapted from the American Homebrewers Association 10 Tips for Attending Your First Homebrew Club Meeting.
What a meeting might look like
Meetings normally start with an introduction to the meeting's goals, whether that's to try the homebrewed samples or on what we'll be discussing. We then get started, sampling the different beers and ciders, normally starting at the lowest alcohol by volume and working our way up to the highest alcohol by volume. We save any weird beverages that might mess with our ability to taste other beverages until last. As we sample, we discuss things we like and our own brewing plans, as well as pose questions to the rest of the group.