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🏴‍☠️ TRASH Pirates are off to a hot start!The TRASH Pirates are a group within TRASH dedicated to one thing—improving ou...
07/13/2026

🏴‍☠️ TRASH Pirates are off to a hot start!

The TRASH Pirates are a group within TRASH dedicated to one thing—improving our craft, competing at the highest level, and representing Pittsburgh on the national stage.

This weekend our Pirates brought home medals from two national competitions:

🍯 Mead Stampede
🥈 Ryan Vigne – Vigne Estate - 2025

🍺 Indiana Brewers’ Cup
🥇 Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards – Baja Bound
🥉 Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards – 10 Cent Beer Night🥉 Noah VandeWater – Storm Chaser

And congratulations to our friends at on earning a professional division bronze medal! They’ve been tremendous supporters of the TRASH Pirates since day one, and we’re excited to celebrate their success as well.

⚓ Ready to level up your brewing?

The TRASH Pirates are open to any TRASH member interested in the competitive side of homebrewing. Whether you’ve never entered a competition or you’re chasing Best of Show, we’ll help you brew better, get meaningful feedback, and compete on the national stage.

🏴‍☠️ Our next Pirates meeting is coming up soon, and our next national target is the Michigan State Fair Homebrew Competition.

Who’s ready to climb aboard? 🍻

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TRASH/TRUB Homebrewers Picnic 2026! Thanks to all the club members new and old for helping us continue the tradition of ...
07/12/2026

TRASH/TRUB Homebrewers Picnic 2026! Thanks to all the club members new and old for helping us continue the tradition of the summer picnic yesterday at North Park. This year we really stepped up our food game with dozens of pizzas courtesy of , and . even managed to smoke some wings for us on the little park grill.

Congrats to Chris and Scott for defending their titles for the TRASHy and the keg toss competition. Watch out next year though, we're going to make sure a three-peat isn't easy.

🍺🏡 TRASH & TRUB at Homebrew Con 2026! 🏡🍺What an incredible week of learning, sharing, and celebrating homebrewing!From c...
06/20/2026

🍺🏡 TRASH & TRUB at Homebrew Con 2026! 🏡🍺

What an incredible week of learning, sharing, and celebrating homebrewing!

From club night and the expo floor to educational seminars and presentations, our members have been proudly representing Pittsburgh’s homebrewing community while connecting with brewers from across the country.

A special thank you to the American Homebrewers Association for bringing us all together each year and creating opportunities to learn, share ideas, make new friends, and celebrate the hobby we love. 🍻

Best of luck to all of the competitors in the National Homebrew Competition Finals—especially our TRASH & TRUB members! We can’t wait to see the results.

📺 Watch the awards ceremony live:
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Safe travels home, everyone—and bring back some medals! 🏆🍺

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🍻 What a Two Weeks for TRASH & TRUB! 🍻Over the last two weekends, our members have been out in full force representing t...
06/14/2026

🍻 What a Two Weeks for TRASH & TRUB! 🍻

Over the last two weekends, our members have been out in full force representing the clubs at and

A huge thank you to everyone who donated their time, talent, equipment, and beer to make these events a success. From brewing and transporting kegs to pouring samples and talking homebrew with festival-goers, our members continue to show what makes this community so special.

Yesterday at Beers of the Burgh, the TRASH & TRUB tent was packed from start to finish. With nearly 2,000 attendees at the festival, we had a steady line all day long, with people coming back again and again to try something new. It was incredible to see so much excitement around homebrewed beer.

And last weekend at Babesburgh, our members once again stepped up to share their passion for brewing and help showcase the creativity and talent within our clubs.

None of these opportunities happen without members willing to volunteer their weekends, share their beer, and represent TRASH & TRUB with pride.

Thank you to every brewer, volunteer, organizer, and supporter who helped make these last two weekends such a success. We couldn’t do it without you!

🍺 Cheers to our amazing members! 🍺

🍻 BABESBURGH IS THIS WEEKEND! 💖Babesburgh is a one-of-a-kind festival celebrating women in beer, business, craft, fitnes...
06/05/2026

🍻 BABESBURGH IS THIS WEEKEND! 💖

Babesburgh is a one-of-a-kind festival celebrating women in beer, business, craft, fitness, and community throughout Pittsburgh.

TRASH & TRUB will be there pouring homebrew alongside some incredible local brewers. Stop by our booth, meet the brewers, and try a variety of unique homebrewed beers and beverages crafted by members of Pittsburgh’s homebrewing community.

Whether you’re coming for the beer, the vendors, the fitness activities, or just a fun day supporting an amazing cause, there’s something for everyone.

Come raise a glass with us and celebrate the women helping shape Pittsburgh’s craft beverage community!

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TRASH & TRUB are rolling into a JAM PACKED late May and June! 🍻🔥We’re bouncing all over Pittsburgh (and beyond) with mee...
05/20/2026

TRASH & TRUB are rolling into a JAM PACKED late May and June! 🍻🔥

We’re bouncing all over Pittsburgh (and beyond) with meetings, festivals, collaboration beers, competitions, Homebrew Con, and more. Whether you’re into brewing, judging, learning, sharing, or just hanging out with great people over great beer… there’s something for everyone.

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS:

🍺 May 23 – Pink Boots Collaborative Brews Tap Takeover at Mike’s Beer Bar
🍺 May 30 – TRASH Monthly Meeting at Aslin Beer Co.

🏴‍☠️ June 3 – TRASH Pirates at Hazel Grove Brewing
💖 June 6 – Babesburgh
🍻 June 11 – TRUB Monthly Meeting + TRUB Cup at Hazelwood Brew House
🏙️ June 13 – Beers of the Burgh
✈️ June 19–20 – Homebrew Con + National Homebrew Competition Finals & Awards

Huge shoutout to all the breweries, organizations, and communities helping make this such an awesome season for Pittsburgh craft beer & homebrewing ❤️

🍻 BIG BREW DAY 2026 🍻It’s that time… kettles are firing, hops are flying, and garages/backyards/breweries across Pittsbu...
05/02/2026

🍻 BIG BREW DAY 2026 🍻

It’s that time… kettles are firing, hops are flying, and garages/backyards/breweries across Pittsburgh are in full brew mode.

Whether you’re dialing in a comp beer, trying something new, or just here for the chaos… we want to see it 👀

👇 Drop it below 👇
📸 What are you brewing?
👨‍🍳 Who are you brewing with?
🔥 Where’s your setup today?

From first-time batches to seasoned comp crushers — this is what the community is all about.

Let’s show the rest of the country how Pittsburgh shows up on Big Brew Day 💪

TRASH Pirates – First Meeting 🏴‍☠️We kicked off the first TRASH Pirates session with a focus on what this group is all a...
05/01/2026

TRASH Pirates – First Meeting 🏴‍☠️

We kicked off the first TRASH Pirates session with a focus on what this group is all about — preparing beers for competition and elevating our process as brewers. 🍻

We worked through beers with intention: evaluating against style, discussing what judges look for, and giving honest, constructive feedback to help each other improve before sending beers out into competitions across the country. 📝

That’s the goal — not just to enter comps, but to show up prepared and represent Pittsburgh and TRASH across the nation. 🥇

Watch out, Here we come! 👀

Next Meeting - June 3rd

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🍻 TRASH ###IV 🍻Huge THANK YOU to all of our participants!With nearly 300 entries, not every beer, mead, or cider can pla...
04/20/2026

🍻 TRASH ###IV 🍻

Huge THANK YOU to all of our participants!

With nearly 300 entries, not every beer, mead, or cider can place—and we know that can be tough. But here’s the truth:

👉 We don’t just celebrate the winners—we celebrate everyone who shows up.

Most entries won’t be recognized with a medal… but every single one represents time, effort, learning, and passion for the craft.

We all started somewhere.
And every batch makes you better.

Your dedication to the homebrew competition community does not go unnoticed—we appreciate you more than you know.

💪 Keep brewing.
🔥 Keep improving.
🍺 Keep hustling.

🍻 TRASH ###IV – Powered by an Incredible Community 🍻We are beyond grateful for the amazing support behind this year’s co...
04/14/2026

🍻 TRASH ###IV – Powered by an Incredible Community 🍻

We are beyond grateful for the amazing support behind this year’s competition!

🔥 Several incredible breweries have signed on to take part in a collaboration brew, showcasing what makes the Pittsburgh beer scene so special.

🏡 A huge thank you to Grist House Craft Brewery — our host site and largest sponsor. This event wouldn’t be possible without them.

🎁 We’re also lucky to have amazing partners who have donated prizes for our awards ceremony — helping us celebrate the talent and hard work of our homebrewers.

💛 This competition is more than just judging beer — it’s about community, collaboration, and supporting the roots of craft brewing.

Cheers to everyone who made this possible 🍺

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