#National homebrew competition software#

Walking through the homebrew side led one to the Social Club, which was where the homebrew was pouring. The commercial side had Stone, Ballast Point, Green Flash, Coronado, Bells and Samuel Adams to name a few. When it came to brews being poured, the Homebrew Expo and Social Club was split in half, with a very obvious line between the homebrew side and the commercial side. I ended up buying my BeerSmith from Brad Smith (I should have had him sign it). My partner in conference was standing at the BeerSmith booth talking with someone that I did not at first recognize and lo and behold, it was Brad Smith.

#National homebrew competition software#

I had been on the fence about buying a well-known piece of brew software called BeerSmith, but that changed when I got to meet the creator of said software, Brad Smith. There were too many booths for me to discuss in detail, but I will share a few of my highlights. As I strolled by the exhibitors, I would ooh at one then ah at the next. Walking through the doors we were greeted by booth after booth of brewing equipment and ingredient exhibitors. The first thing on our schedule was to hit up the Homebrew Expo and Social club.

Not once did I go to the bathroom without waiting in line and not once did I see a line for a woman’s restroom.

The intake of so much liquid led to a phenomenon often found at male prevalent events, the “bathroom line role reversal”. We sampled 4 ounces at a time and quickly lost count, but we made sure to stay hydrated with plenty of water. I say “a lot of a little bit of beer', because this is not a beer drinking event, but a sampling event. The walk from our hotel to the conference was fueled by a hearty breakfast. The hearty breakfast was a necessary buffer due to the anticipation of the consumption of a lot of a little bit of beer. Day one: A palm tree lined freeway separated us from most direct route to the conference and therefore a stroll past hotel after hotel after hotel was necessary.