Brewers Association

This article is about the American professional brewing organization. For other beer-related groups, see List of beer organizations.
Brewers Association
Formation2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Merger ofAssociation of Brewers, Brewers' Association of America
TypeTrade association
84-0802918
Legal status501(c)(6) organization[1]
HeadquartersBoulder, Colorado
Membership (2020)
5,400 brewers[2]
President and CEO
Bob Pease
Websitebrewersassociation.org

The Brewers Association (BA) is an American trade group of over 5,400 brewers, breweries in planning, suppliers, distributors, craft beer retailers, and individuals particularly concerned with the promotion of craft beer and homebrewing.[3][4]

Two of the largest programs supported by the BA are the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) and the annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF).

The current president and CEO is Bob Pease.[5][6] The American Homebrewers Association was founded by past BA president, Charlie Papazian.[7]

  1. ^ "Brewers Association Inc". Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Who We Are". Brewers Association. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "About Us: Purpose & History". Brewers Association. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Membership Types". Brewers Association. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Charlie Papazian Adopts New Role at Brewers Association". Brewers Association. January 2, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Team". Brewers Association. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "About Us: Brewers Association staff". Brewers Association. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.