Think You Might Want to Join BURP?
... Come to a Meeting and See!

BURP's mission is to have fun promoting the production and knowledge of good beer.  Although BURP's home is the Maryland and Virginia metropolitan Washington, DC area, anyone is welcome.

Activities

• Monthly meetings
  • Great friends, great beer and great food!
  • Educational session.
  • Beer style homebrew competition.
  • Raffle.
• Annual MASHOUT camping trip.
• Annual Crab Feast.  -  Annual Chili Cook-Off.
• Annual Spirit of Free Beer Homebrew Competition.
• Spirit of Belgium Homebrew Competition.
• Annual Real Ale Competition.
• Classes on various brewing topics, including preparation for the Beer Judge Certification Program exam.
• Periodic Pub Crawls in Washington and Baltimore.
• Several bicycle tours each year.
• A libeery of brewing books and magazines for members' use.
• BURP's Internet Mailing List, BurpList, provides instant access to 2/3 of BURP members for the timely answering of brewing questions or to disseminate club information.
• And possibly the most important of all - access to the accumulated brewing knowledge and experience of the 300+ BURP members.

Membership

• Membership is open to all adults who are interested in good beer.  Although most of BURP's members are avid homebrewers, being a brewer is not a requirement for membership.

• Annual dues:
  • $15 for an indiv idual adult.
  • $20 for two adults in the same household.

• If you are considering joining BURP and would like more information, contact the BURP Membership Chairman.  Send your snail mail address and you will receive a  complimentary copy of BURP NEWS, our newsletter. You will also be invited to attend our next meeting where you can get to know us better.

• Or you can use the following form to send your address.  In order to stop spambots we require registration on the website.  After you register and receive a verification e-mail just login and return to this page.  A form will appear below that you can fill out to become an official burp member:

If you come to one of our meetings -

• Be prepared to talk beer and drink beer.
• Bring more beer than you drink and more food than you eat.
• Find a name tag and put it on.
• Sample (i.e. drink a small quantify of) other people's beer.  Give constructive comments.
• Give other people samples of your beer.
• Chat freely with the first stranger you meet; that person won't be a stranger for long.
• But don't drive while intoxicated!

Designated Driver Program

In its quest to promote the safe and responsible enjoyment of homebrewed beer, BURP is pleased to offer its Designated Driver Program. If you are a designated driver, you will receive complimentary raffle tickets. Nonalcoholic beverages are available at BURP meetings for your drinking enjoyment. Homebrew soda makers are encouraged to bring their products to our meetings.

In addition to BURP's Designated Driver Program, when ever possible we try to include information with our meeting directions for using public transportation.