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Thousands of homebrewers rang in the 35th annual National Homebrewers Conference tonight in Philadelphia, Penn. American Homebrewers Association founder Charlie Papazian provided a rousing toast to energize the crowd at Pro-Brewers Night, the first major social event of the 2013 conference.
Papazian told homebrewers to “Relax, don’t worry and have a homebrew,” as he usually does. He also praised homebrewers for helping develop the amazing craft beer culture that we enjoy today: “Five gallons at a time, you’ve been brewing great beer. Five gallons at a time, you are all the reason our beer has become so great.”
After raising their glasses—filled with two different commemorative beers—homebrewers set off into the Philadelphia Convention Center hall to enjoy beers from 45 different craft brewers. Tomorrow, they’ll return to the Downtown Marriott tomorrow to enjoy a full day of seminars and delicious homebrew.
Once the education wraps up at the end of Friday, 87 homebrew clubs from around the country will take over the convention center for Club Night, where they’ll dress in costume, enjoy great beer and share the homebrew love.