The Gold Country Brewers Association (GCBA) is a non profit organization for home brewers, dedicated to beer education, brewing excellence and the appreciation of real beer.

The GCBA is open to beer brewers of all levels, beginning, intermediate or advanced.  The enjoyment and education begins with attending your first meeting.  Our regular meetings discuss brewing and technical issues as well as a style of the month.  Members are invited to attend special events such as Brewery Tours, Pub Crawls, Group Brewing Sessions, and Judge Education classes.  Each of these special events is designed to instruct and improve skills in brewing and beer style appreciation.

Almost all members come as new brewers.  Most credit their club involvement with dramatic improvements in their knowledge and skill.  Members have even chosen to go on to distinguished careers, creating beer at some of the most decorated breweries in the industry.

The GCBA is one of the longest established homebrew clubs in the US.  AHA Registered, and a non-profit educational corporation, it has a rich history of achievement.  The GCBA was the first club to win the coveted Anchor Brewing Company's Homebrew Club of the Year. 

The GCBA started and ran the California State Fair Homebrew and Commercial Craftbrew Competition untill 1999 when the contract was taken by a for profit corporate entity.

Many of our brewers have had their beer win national competitions, and have had their recipes published in Zymurgy Magazine. 

Maybe this experience and education is why we've won the Anchor award three times.

Maybe its just because we have more fun than other clubs.  You'll have to come to a meeting to find out!

Congratulation's to Bud Tourville. Bud claimed the Golden Bear for Best Of Show at the 2004 California State Fair for his Traditional Bock.

Bud also got an honorable mention best of show for his Chile Pepper Blonde Ale.

All total Bud scored 11 First Place Awards, 15 Second Place, 12 Third Place and 3 Honorable Mentions.

Bud Swept the Bock Category with the Traditional Bock  for First Place, a Dopplebock for Second Place and a Helles/Maibock for Third Place.

Bud scored the most points in the three major competitions known as the tripel crown. the Maltose Falcons Mayfaire in So-cal, sponsord by The Maltose Falcons, The California State fair in Sacramento, and the California State Homebrew Competition in San Francisco, sponsored by The San Andreas Malts, to claim the Honor of Sierra Nevada Homebrewer of the Year.