Monthly Club Meeting
We hold monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of every month starting at 7:00 PM, often with an educational Brew Guru session starting at 6:30 PM.
Our meetings are held at:
Sager Beer Works
46 Sager Drive
Rochester, NY 14607
585-417-5404
Click here for map and directions
Sager’s kitchen will not be open for meeting, but UNYHA will be providing pizza for this meeting. Beer will be available for purchase during the meeting.
There is no requirement that you bring homebrew to a meeting, but if you do, you will find plenty of folks willing to taste it and offer their feedback.
Beer Guru Sessions
We hold Beer Guru Sessions at 6:30 PM at Sager Beer Works, just before the monthly club meetings, focusing on individual styles recognized by the BJCP and typically coincides with a style from our Brewer of the Month program.
The BJCP is an international organization whose purpose is to train people to become judges for homebrew competitions. UNYHA supports this goal by holding monthly beer tasting sessions, designed to help club members become better brewers and judges.
Brewer of the Month
One of the most exciting features of our monthly meeting is the Brewer of the Month competition! Participating members brew a different style each month and club members pay a dollar to vote for their favorite. At the end of the year the member with the most votes wins half the pot! The Brewer of the Month competition is using the 2021 BJCP style guidelines.
BOTM 2025-26 schedule
- September 2025: Ordinary Bitter
- October 2025: Specialty IPA
- November 2025: Spicy Rye (Roggenbier, Rye Saison, Rye IPA, Rye Stout)
- December 2025: Weizenbock
- January 2026: Fire Cider (See 2025 BJCP Cider Guidelines C2D)
- February 2026: International Dark Lager
- March 2026: Irish Red
- April 2025: Maibock
The rules are as follows:
Entrants must bring at least a six-pack or equivalent of their submission (growler, 2 liter bottle, etc.)
Only one entry per contestant!
Each entrant’s beer is poured into a pitcher. Any bottles, etc. are hidden/suitably anonymized to avoid influencing the judging.
People attending the meeting buy poker chips, for $1 each and vote for their favorite beer in the flight by dropping the poker chip into a bag in front of the appropriate pitcher.
The winner of the brewer of the month is determined by the number of votes received. The winner receives half of the money received from poker chip sales. In the case of a tie, the money is evenly split among the winners. The rest of the money goes into the pot for the Brewer of the Year.
Standings for Brewer of the Year are kept from month-to-month, with points being awarded as follows:
- 1st place – 10 points
- 1st place (tie) – 9 points
- 2nd place – 8 points
- 2nd place (tie) – 7 points
- 3rd place – 6 points
- 3rd place (tie) – 5 points
- Entering without placing – 3 points
At the end of the year, the person with the most points receives $125 for first place. $50 goes to second place, and $25 for 3rd place.
The competition is designed to reward people who enter the competition every time, even if they don’t win.