National Homebrew Day:

Honoring the time-old tradition of home brewing the National Homebrew Day is celebrated on the first Saturday in May every year.

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Related: Other National Days Celebrated on May:

National Bike to School Day

National Teacher Appreciation Day

National Space Day

National Birth Mother’s Day

Why National Homebrew Day?

Since the prohibition from the 1920s, it was not until the year 1978 when home brewing beer became free of taxation and legalized by President Jimmy Carter. Homebrewing is one of the top hobbies pursued by the countrymen and National Homebrew Day is a celebration of this practice. The American Homebrewers Association brings together many homebrewers on this day and holds a competition between them to make some of the most delicious and officially acclaimed recipes for making beer.

Surprisingly, there are a variety of homebrewers with each having a style and recipe of their own. Some homebrewers stick to the honored traditions from time immemorial while others would love to experiment with the flavor and gain an edge in the making. Barley, yeast, and hops along with a favored ingredient of homebrewer make for a fine-tasting brew on this day. There are also lagers, mead, cider, ale, and many other categories to choose from. With so much variety and style available, the art of homebrewing is to be appreciated, and hence this day.

How can we celebrate National Homebrew Day?

There are of course plenty of homebrewing competitions held by the American homebrewers Association on this day. If you are interested and you have the inclination to brew your own, then you can be part of these events and make it an occasion memorable for years to come. Other means to make it a notable celebration could be,

1. The first option is to, of course, make your brew. Whether you choose the cider or ale, lager or mead, you can try it with your flair and flavor. You can add ginger, hoppy, or honey, as you prefer to your brew, and make it the personal favorite of everyone. Experiment with your palate and find out the brew that gets your tongue salivating.
2. If you are trying your hand at homebrewing for the first time, then this is just the day to start learning. Learn to make a brew with tools in your kitchen using the many online classes or other places near you.
3. If you are already a homebrewer, then you can gather your friends and family for a small competition amongst you. You can experiment with different flavors and have a tasting test on which brew leaves the tongue-tingling for more. This would add to more fun on this day while also bringing the perfect opportunity for a get-together with everyone you love.
4. You can check out the events being held in your city by the American Homebrewers Association and take part in the same, either as a participant or as a spectator.

Do post about the homebrewing experience, your favorite brew, the flavor you love on your brew, etc. on social media with the hashtag #NationalHomebrewDay.

Interesting facts about National Homebrew Day:

Considered to be the most popular of beverages all over the world, beer has a lot of history. Here we have some interesting facts about beer to know on this day.

1. Beer is a Slavic word that means “to drink”. In the beginning, the word beer meant anything meant as a drink.
2. There have been evidences like chemical residues found in Iran dating back to 3500-2900 BC pointing towards beer brewing from ancient times. As for written evidence, the same can be found in the writings of the Greek Xenophon, from the early 5^th century BC.
3. Brewmeister created Snake Venom, which is the strongest in the world. With a strength of nearly 67.5%, this beer was created in the year 2017.
4. Emil Christian Hansen takes the credit for improving the quality of brewing. He obtained the purest culture of beer yeast in 1881 and Hansen’s technology continues to produce the beer yeast even today improving the quality of beer produced.
5. Sprouted rice and rice with fruit were used for brewing beer in ancient China.
6. The process of making non-alcoholic beer is very complicated as it involves the elimination of fermentation or removing alcohol from the final product.
7. Altenburg in Germany has the largest museum dedicated to beer and beer making.
8. Anheuser-Busch Inbev is the largest producer of beer in the world with more than 400 brands present across 50+ countries. The brands from this Belgian corporation include leading names like Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Hoegaarden, Leffe, etc.
9. The Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Lithuania, and Germany are the top five countries in beer consumption as of the year 2017.
10. Lager is the most common beer with more than 80% consumption across the world among other beers.

History of National Homebrew Day:

The day was founded by the American Homebrewers Association who presented the idea to congress in the year 1988. As per the same, the day is observed every year on the first Saturday in May.