Our Communications Director is currently on vacation. What follows is a quick guest post to cover some breaking news. When Matt returns, expect blowout coverage of our 50th birthday party, with pictures!
June has been a BIG month for the Underground Brewers.
Foremost, of course, was our 50th birthday party. Full coverage of that merits its own blog post. For now, suffice to say that it was a huge success and a tremendous amount of fun.
But that was hardly the only thing that has happened.
First, the July/August issue of Zymurgy magazine dropped. Zymurgy is the flagship publication of the American Homebrewers Association and is one of the leading periodicals for homebrewers everywhere.
Our own Andy Tipler has become a regular contributor to Zymurgy, focusing on gadgets and hacks to make brewing easier and more fun. His article in this latest issue is a blockbuster. Eight full pages, including many photos and mountains of advice.
The topic? The use of 3D printers in homebrewing. Andy walks you through issues such as the safety and toxicity of various printable plastics, the process of designing and printing various gadgets, and a whole library of gadgets he has made for his own brewery.
The article is paywalled. But AHA members can access it at: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/zymurgy-magazine/july-august-2025/
Next up: An article in Forbes on the country’s two oldest homebrew clubs. By happy coincidence, this dropped just after our birthday party. The author talks about the clubs’ origins and their part in legalizing homebrewing nationwide. There is a particular focus on the alums of both clubs who have gone on to work in and shape the craft brewing world.
You can read the Forbes article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystoller/2025/06/27/oldest-homebrew-clubs-helped-spark-the-craft-beer-explosion/
Happy reading!!
