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What we are about ...

The State of Franklin Homebrewers was established in 1995 to bring together homebrewers of the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee/Southwest Virginia. Michael Foster, proprietor of Depot Street Brewing (Map) in Jonesborough has graciously offered the use of the brewery as a permanent meeting place. At some point in the future we may look at other options, but for the time being we will continue to meet at Depot Street.

Come on out and join us at our next meeting or at our next 'Hump Day' gathering, which is a mid-month informal social gathering in between meetings. See the links at the top right side of the page form info on meeting locations.

We welcome all interested parties at our meetings, and especially those who are homebrewers from other areas of the country. Stop by for a visit if you are in the area.

Our meetings are rather informal. We have more than 80 members at several different stages of the homebrewing hobby. Some have brewed dozens (or even hundreds) of batches; others have brewed fewer; and some have brewed none but are anxiously awaiting their first opportunity. We have all-grainers, partial mashers, and extract brewers, as well as non-brewing beer lovers. Everyone usually brings their latest brews, commercial microbrews, or some appetizers to the meeting to share with everyone else. We usually conduct our business around 7:30, followed by our Brew of the Month competition, then followed by any other scheduled programs/events. After this it is a general sharing of homebrews and socializing.