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California Homebrewers Association
CHA Information Hotline:
(909) 633-9103
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2012 CHA MEMBERSHIP SALES ENDED AT NOON, FRIDAY, MAY 4!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
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The price of membership is $50. Please click the link on the left titled "Become a Member" before using the link at the top of this page to purchase your membership.
Members get free entry to the Southern California Homebrewers Festival, which is a members-only event. Memberships are not sold at the fest. Email Vin Ludwig or call (714) 608-7414 if you have questions about membership.
For general questions about the SCHF call our hotline at
(909) 633-9103.
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The 2012 SCHF will be held May 4 & 5
In 2011 more than 1500 members and invitees participated in our annual
get-together to share their homebrews, brewing expertise, and love of the craft.
Click the "2011 SCHF Recap" link on the left for more info.
Note: Membership fees cover facility rental, A/V, other festival expenses and CHA organizational overhead, but none of the fees goes toward payment of brewers for homemade malt beverages. By law, no payment for homemade malt beverages will be made to anyone providing such beverages, and no homebrewer shall charge for sharing such beverages.
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Never been to the SCHF? Check out this video!
and this tri-fold brochure advertising our 2011 fest.
Follow the CHA and Southern California Homebrewers Festival on Facebook. 
We e-mail our past and current members to keep them informed about the SCHF and other CHA activities. If you haven't bought a membership in the past, but would still like to stay informed, you can add yourself to our e-mail list by registering as a guest using the link under our logo to the left. Don't worry; we won't inundate you with e-mail!
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SCHF CONTINUES TO GROW
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It's looking like another record year. Since last year, we are welcoming several additional clubs: Brewluminati, Crude Brew Crew, Homebrewers Anonymous, Mash Heads, the Ojai Beer Barons, Thousand Oaked Homebrew Club and Yeastside Brewers.
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ALASTAIR GREENE HEADS MUSIC LINEUP
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Friday night features the band Sixstep. Saturday we start things off with a bit of blues by Steve Casselman. Our headliner band is Ventura County Blues-Rock Guitarist Alastair Greene, and closing down the house is the Maltose Falcons Brews Band.
For samples, links, and more information about our entertainers visit our music page.
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WE WELCOME HAPA BURGER TO OUR FEST
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In addition to our long-time, favorite food vendors, Gozzolo's and Hot Pot Teriyaki, we welcome a new vendor this year. Hapa Burger serves Hawaiian-ish style burgers and coconut fries. The burgers are a combination of marinated short rib and chuck, ground fresh and hand pressed into patties. They're topped with lettuce, pickle, tomato, mayo, mustard, ketchup and unique "Pele sauce". All burgers are available with shredded "Colby" and THEIR almost world famous bacon hash.
For more information about all our vendors,
go to 2012 Food Vendors page.
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TEACUP TENTSITES AVAILABLE
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Unimproved tentsites in the Teacup 1 and Teacup 2 areas are available again this year. Reservations are not required. Purchase them from Lake Casitas when you check in at Lake Casitas. The rate is $30 per car per night. Toilets are nearby, and there are some shared amenities, such as a picnic table, grill, and water spigot.
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DALIBOR POLIVKA WINS ARTWORK COMPETITION
Congratulations to Dalibor Polivka, winner of this year's artwork competition. Dalibor will receive $300, two free memberships to CHA and two free t-shirts bearing his artwork. Sorry; you'll have to wait for fest to see it!
We had thirteen very diverse entries. Thank you to everyone who entered. We plan to have a competition again next year, so begin thinking about artwork now.
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Some of your favorite craft brewers,
including Firestone Walker, Telegraph, Beachwood BBQ
and Big Cheese have donated beer and
will serve it Friday night and answer your questions.
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Does your club want bragging rights? Red Ale is the style for the Bragging Rights Only Beer Competition. Irish Red Ale, Flanders Red Ale, Imperial Red Ale, and any other red ale you can dream up are all in contention. On the left is a link to the BRO competiton rules.
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Agave Spirits (tequila and some close relatives) will be the focus of the Friday Night Top Shelf Spirits Tasting. Every year we get requests to repeat the tequila tasting, so here's your chance to explore this popular Southern California spirit. The price is $20, and will be held in the main tent at the fest area.
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Ojai Beverage Co. will host a Friday afternoon Beer Tasting again this year. The tasting will feature barrel aged beer, including La Trappe Quad, Black Diamond Brewing's Bourbon- and Brandy-barrel aged grand cru, Allagash Curieux, and Mikkeller. The price is $25 and includes a shuttle from the fest site to Ojai and back.
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TUNE IN TO THE BREWING NETWORK
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Join the discussion in the beer forums. Or check out what's happening on the beer scene from coast to coast. Listen to John Palmer and Jamil Zanecef discuss various brewing topics. Or learn about beer and food from chef Sean Paxton. There's something for everyone on
The Brewing Network.
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