We are proud to announce that American Homebrewers Association founder Charlie Papazian was inducted into the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame. An integral figure whose contributions helped evolve craft beer in the United States, Papazian is joined by fellow inductees Michael Jackson and Fred Eckhardt into the Advocates and Innovators wing of the Hall of Fame.
The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame shared the following about Papazian:
Papazian grew up in New Jersey, and attended the University of Virginia, majoring in Nuclear Engineering. During college, an older neighbor, who learned to homebrew during Prohibition, showed him the ropes, and he was hooked. After college, he traveled the West, and a chance passing through Boulder, Colorado, and he was smitten enough to stay, eventually finding a teaching job. He converted his garage to a home brewery, and even started teaching homebrewing. Once it became legal again in 1978, he founded the American Homebrewing Association, and published his seminal book, “The Joy of Homebrewing.” The following year, he founded what would become today’s Brewers Association, the trade association for craft breweries. In 1982, the first Great American Beer Festival was held, and he also launched the World Beer Cup in 1996. He’s subsequently published seven books on homebrewing, and recently retired from running the BA, although he’s still homebrewing and living by the maxim he coined, “Relax. Don’t worry. Have a homebrew.”
You can watch the 2025 American Craft Beer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony below.
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