2024 Meetup and Events Schedule

This is a preliminary list of ACB meetings and events that we are planning for the next 12 months, please note that these are only placeholders and final dates could change closer to the time. When a final date and agenda for the day has been agreed there will be a link to the full events page for details and you should receive a notification by email.

Beers challenges for each meetup up are included with additional details about each challenge below.

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MonthLocationDescriptionBeer Challenge StyleLink
20th JanuarySuffolkAnnual AGM
3rd FebruaryEssexMeetupEnglish Bitter <5%/events/essex-saturday-meetup-feb-2024/
2nd MarchSuffolkMeetupEnglish Bitter <5%/events/suffolk-saturday-meeting/
13th AprilCambridgeMeetupBurnt Mill Clonehttps://www.cambridgebrewers.co.uk/
4th MayEssexMeetupBurnt Mill Clone/events/essex-saturday-meetup-may-2024
18th MayEssexShed Brewers Festival/events/shed-brewers-festival-2024/
1st JuneSuffolkMeetupBurnt Mill Clone/events/suffolk-june-meeting/
6th JulyEssexMeetupAmerican Hops Only/events/july-2024-essex-meetup/
3rd AugustSuffolkMeetupAmerican Hops Only/events/suffolk-saturday-meeting-2/
7th SeptemberEssexMeetupAmerican Hops Only/events/sept-2024-meetup/
2nd NovemberSuffolkAnnual AGM/events/acb-agm-164/
23rd NovemberCambridgeMeetupDark \ Winter Beers
7th DecemberEssexMeetupDark \ Winter Beers

Beer Challenges

There will be four beer challenges run through the course of 2024, below are details of the beer challenges and any restrictions.

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Q1 – Water Treatment Challenge (February – March)

The remit is super simple: Make a pale beer with Anglian tap water.

Q2 – Malt Challenge (April – June)

The remit is simple: Use at least 70% Weyermann Barke Munich malt – any style, any hop(s), any yeast

Q3 – Single Hop Challenge (July – September)

Colin Miller agreed to speak to Charles Faram about their experimental hops to see whether one of these might suit our single hop challenge. We are looking to build a relationship with Faram’s offering to provide brewers feedback and tasting notes.

Q4 – Yeast (October – December)

Colin Miller again offered (he must have been feeling merry at this point) to talk to yeast manufacturers to get at least 1x set yeast for the same recipe beer or set recipe and 2x different yeasts, provided to brewers at random. The resulting beers will be tasted at a suitable point before Christmas.