I voted for Yooper, but never saw the results. I assumed she won....If not what the heck? HBT needs to get the vote out.
I voted for Yooper, but never saw the results. I assumed she won....If not what the heck? HBT needs to get the vote out.
The only why not I can think of is if you really couldn't afford $40 a year...**** I saved $10 just last friday at my local brewery on pints.
Voting is online.How do we vote? This is my first year and I'm stationed overseas so if it is by snail mail not sure I'll be able to vote.
I am a member in good standing. I am amused by the number of posters who claimed to let their memberships lapse because they did not see any real value, and then they list 5 or 6 benefits of being a member???
The magazine Zymurgy is great, filled with relevant and current information. Access to the online archives of articles and information is also good. Access to the annual conference and competitions is a fabulous experience, I cannot wait to get to San Diego in June! Local AHA rallies are excellent networking opportunities and then there's the discounts and coupons at breweries, restaurants, etc.
Some folks are dabblers and get all the excitement they need in small circles. If your interest broadens, and you want to go deeper into the brewing community, there's an organization that will launch you in the right direction.
Voting is online.
Nothing yet for this year. I'm sure it will be forthcoming. They'll have a page of candidates with pic, bio, and platform posted a couple of weeks before election.@MrNatural Can you post the link?
Still trying to figure out a way to vote for Yooper multiple times
Or maybe just get more people to vote for her once
Not everyone lives in an area where there any real discounts or benefits. For example, Raleigh, has one member discount listed on their website (10% bar ware at a local tap room). If I recall correctly there are only 11 or 12 total listed in North Carolina and a quarter of those are either in Charlotte or Asheville. Given the number of craft breweries and LHBS in the state it's pretty pathetic.
Not everyone lives in an area where there will be AHA rallies. There's only been one or two within a 2 - 3 hour drive since I've been a member.
Not everyone is able to go to NHC - it sounds like a cool but expensive experience once you lump in travel, lodging, etc. I'd love to go to one eventually.
For me, I get entry to the NHC competition and Zymurgy. I'm fine with the AHA being our lobbying group, but it's hard for me to come up with a LOT of reasons for someone to drop money on a AHA membership. It generally comes down to individual preferences. Honestly, if it came to choosing between HBT membership vs AHA membership I'd go with HBT since I've learned everything about brewing through HBT.
I don't think anyone mentioned this, but it also allows you early ticket purchase for GABF and access to the members only session. I live in Denver, so that is the #1 reason I have it, but this thread does outline the other perks.
Is it difficult to acquire tickets for the GABF? I've never been so I have no frame of reference if this would be a "benefit" or not.
... limit to 15 gallons per year for homebrewing!
I haven't read too deeply in to this, but here they are fighting for lower excise taxes for small breweries. This would help more small breweries to open and survive:
http://www.brewersassociation.org/government-affairs/excise-taxes/federal-excise-tax-overview/
Personally I hope our dues are NOT going to support this. It has nothing to do with homebrewing and our rights. Maybe Yooper can fill us in on how our membership dues are spent.
By the way, I joined HBT just to post this. Hello everyone!
The AHA is a division of the BA. I don't know if the dues crossover.
You know I was looking at the BA website and ran some rough numbers. It would appear membership in the BA is around 6700 and membership in the AHA is around 43000. AHA membership is 43 dollars a year and BA membership varies based on brewery size and type of membership. If use an average cost of 300 dollars per BA membership you end up with a little more than 2 million dollars( it is probably a little more than that). AHA membership brings in around 1.8 million dollars ( it is probably a little bit lower). What was a bit of an eye opener for me was how much more staff the commercial side of the BA had compared to the AHA side. As a members of the AHA I think we need to do our due diligence in making sure OUR MONEY is being spent in a appropriate manner. I love being a member of the AHA for a variety of reasons......just want to make sure it is directly benefiting us.
Sounds like there must be a story behind this comment.If the AHA was concerned about the members, they would respond to serious questioned posed of them.
Regardless of why this came back to the top of the new posts. I'm glad it did.
Is the AHA still relevant? Does a membership provide a tangible benefit these days? Personally, my local shop discontinued it's affiliation with the AHA, so there is no discount any longer. So, being the devil's advocate, what can the AHA do for me?
This. I wish they had a discounted option for Non-Americans to purchase Zymergy magazine. There's no store discounts or lobbying benefits or competitions for people living outside of the US, yet it cost $10 more (plus exchange costs) to get the magazine sent. Nine dollars (U.S.) a copy for the magazine -- it better be increadible.I semi enjoyed Zymurgy, but since I live in BF Egypt, there is no HBS to get a discount, the Brew Guru app has no one close to me and I get better info here.
So, being the devil's advocate, what can the AHA do for me?
I find that the member-only content is worth more than the cost of membership: presentations from the annual HomeBrew Con; National Homebrew Competition
winning recipes (gold, silver, and bronze); back issues (unedited) from Zymurgy, ...
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