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# Oxford Brewers Group

Craft Brewing in Oxfordshire

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- [Articles2](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/articles2/)
- [Homebrewing Competitions](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/events/homebrewing-competitions/) - The Oxford Brewers have been holding a termly homebrewing competition since Summer 2017. The next contest will take place on March 20th 2019 and contestants should brew a Rye IPA. See also our rules. Previous competitions: Fall 2018, Dark Mild. Brewmaster: Ed Williamson. Summer 2018, Weißbier. Brewmaster: Giles Strother. Spring 2018, Trappist Single. Brewmaster: John Snelson. Fall 2017,
- [Homebrewing Competition: Summer 2017](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/events/homebrewing-competition-summer-2017/) - The very first Homebrewing Competition of the Oxford Brewers took place on June 21st 2017. The mandatory style was Session-strength American Pale Ale (see the official guidelines). The winner of that first edition was Giles Strother, and he very kindly agreed to share his recipe. Congratulations to him! We naturally thank the Chequers, on High street, for
- [Homebrewing Competition: Fall 2017](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/events/homebrewing-competition-fall-2017/) - The second Oxford Brewers Homebrewing Competition took place on October 18th 2017, and focused on English Porters (see the official guidelines). A total of 11 brewers offered their poisons to a panel of judges. The winner was Tom Rhodes with his Really Oughtta Porter, for which he generously provided the recipe. Major props! We naturally thank the Chequers, on
- [Homebrewing Competition: Rules](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/events/homebrewing-competition-rules/) - The following are the rules under which the Oxford Brewers Homebrewing Competitions take place. ENTERING: Everyone is free to enter. Only one entry per person. Any brewing technique is allowed. Please bring 2L of your brew on competition day. Although strongly encouraged, you do not have to be present on that day if you can
- [Homebrewing Competition: Spring 2018](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/events/homebrewing-competition-spring-2018/) - The third Oxford Brewers Homebrewing Competition took place on March 21st 2018. The mandatory style was Trappist Single (see official guidelines). A total of 5 brewers were taking part, while about 14 judges used their best abilities to pick the rightful brewmaster, this time John Snelson. He generously provided the winning recipe. We extend our
- [LAM Brewery Tour – 19th November 2016](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/visits/lam-brewery-tour-19th-november-2016/) - Oxford Brewers visited LAM Brewing in November 2016. LAM Brewing had only opened a few months before this so it was a great opportunity to visit.
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- [Oxford Brewers Comparison Brew](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/oxford-brewers-comparison-brew/) - For 2014 the brew group has decided to shuffle things around a little. The annual taste and swap has moved back from its traditional summer date, to 5th October. This is to take it away from the pressures of summer holidays, and also to open up the opportunity for those that brew in the spring
- [XT Brewery Tour - 9th March 2013](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/visits/xt-brewery-tour-9th-march-2013/) - Russ Taylor and Maria Woolverton hosted our group for as visit to the XT Brewery. Russ Taylor is a member of the group, and as plans were being formulated to create the XT brewery he was a regular attendee to our monthly meetings, but the pressure and sheer amount of work has kept him away
- [Compass Brewery Competition](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/compass-brewery-competition/) - The Compass Brewery are running a home brewing competition! Mattias Sjöberg, a member of the group and owner and founder of the Compass Brewery brewing roots started in home brewing, back in his native Sweden. After coming to the UK he studied brewing at the Herriot Watt and his brewing career took him to companies like
- [XT Brewery Tour - 9th March](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/visits/xt-brewery-tour-9th-march/) - The Oxford Brewers Group is having a tour / visit to the XT Brewery, based outside Long Crendon in Buckinghamshire. A little off our normal area but if you are a member of the group you may recall Russ Taylor. Russ's attendance at group meetings has waned a bit since starting his brewery about 18 months ago
- [Little Orchard Company & Thorn Brook Cider Tour](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/visits/little-orchard-company-thorn-brook-cider-tour/) - A small number of Oxford Brewers had a trip out to the Oxfordshire / Warwickshire border to visit the Little Orchard Company that produces Thorn Brook cider. Partners Tony Harrison and Josephine Dakin set up the company a few years back as an alternative to their I.T. careers and following on from a masters degree
- [Taste & Swap Day 2012](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meetings/taste-swap-day-2012/) - The Oxford Brewers Group's Annual taste and swap event was held on the 16th June, at the now customary Marston Scout Hut Hall. This year's speaker was Mattias Sjoberg, group member and founder / owner of the Compass Brewery. Mattias told us all about the journey of setting up his brewery and his beers. Mattias took
- [Taste & Swap 2012](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meetings/taste-swap-2012/) - Get ready for the 2012 Taste & Swap event! The venue will be the Marston Scout Hut hall on the Marston Road in Oxford The event will take place on the weekend of the 16th - 17th June (actual day to be confirmed) Hopefully we will have some of the XT Brewing Jubilee Beer that
- [Wychwood Brewery Tour - 2012](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/visits/wychwood-brewery-tour-2012/) - The Oxford Brewers Group held a return visit to the Wychwood Brewery in Witney on the 25th April. It had been some time in the organising, but well worth the wait. We had requested a brewer show us round, and we were graced with the presence of both the head brewer and second brewer. Dave,
- [The Big Brew Event - 5th May 2012](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/the-big-brew-event-5th-may-2012/) - The American homebrew movement has the benefit of a day of their own, 7th May is recognised by the US congress as National Homebrew Day. The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) draw people together at the at a weekend close to that date to help celebrate with the Big Brew Event. This year they are holding
- [The CBA Club Only Competition](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meetings/the-cba-club-only-competition/) - The National Homebrew Competition this year will feature a club only competition. Clubs select their best beer and send it to be judged by the host club. 3x500ml bottles (or equivalent). Entries are free. Any club affiliated to the CBA may enter. 1 entry per club per competition. Beers are placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd,
- [April Meeting Reminder](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/april-meeting-reminder/) - Just a reminder about this month's brew group meeting. It will be held on the 18th April at the Lamb & Flag on St. Giles, start at 7.30pm. Keep an eye out for the brewing books on the table.
- [March Meeting Reminder](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/march-meeting-reminder/) - Just a reminder about this month's brew group meeting. It will be held on the 21st March at the Lamb & Flag on St. Giles, start at 7.30pm. Keep an eye out for the brewing books on the table.
- [February Meeting Reminder](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/february-meeting-reminder/) - At this meeting we will be trying beers to be entered into the CBA club competition. Beers must be in the 'Bitter' style. This month the meeting will be at the Chequers, on the High Street on the 15th February at 7.30pm onwards Please see http://www.oxfordbrewers.com/upcoming-events/ for more details
- [January Meeting Reminder](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/259/) - Just a reminder that the Oxford Brewers Group will be meeting up today (Wednesday 18th Jan) in the Lamb & Flag on St. Giles, from about 7:30pm onwards. Please see the Upcoming Events section of the website for details http://www.oxfordbrewers.com/upcoming-events/
- [National Homebrew Competition - The Results Are In](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/national-homebrew-competition-the-results-are-in/) - Saturday 3rd of September saw the culmination of the National Homebrew Competition. Originally organised as a regional competition by the Bristol Craft Brewers it adopted the mantle of the National competition after the demise of the annual Sutton event. The competition is open to all brewers, group and non group members, Craft Brewing Association and
- [Meeting Reminder - Monthly Brewgroup Meeting - December](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/meeting-reminder-monthly-brewgroup-meeting-december/) - Just a reminder that the Oxford Brewers Group will be meeting up this coming Wednesday. Please see the Upcoming Events section of the website for details http://www.oxfordbrewers.com/upcoming-events/
- [Oxford Brewers Group Yearbook 2012](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/uncategorized/oxford-brewers-group-yearbook-2012/) - Over the past 4 years the Oxford Brewers Group has produced a yearbook, this documents some of the activities the group has been up to, advice and experience we have learnt over the past year, and also a collection of recipes from the members. We have always had good support, and a good collection of
- [Wychwood Brewery Tour](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/events/wychwood-brewery-tour/) - Just a reminder to everyone that we delayed the tour from December to early next year, so that we can be toured by one of the brewers. Once we have a date confirmed we will pass this and and we hope we will see you then! Please be aware that our orginal tour on the
- [Russ Taylor & XT Brewing](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/russ-taylor-xt-brewing/) - Oxford Group Member Russ Taylor, along with business partner Gareth Xifaras have started a new brewery in the area. XT Brewing is based on the outskirts of Long Crendon in Buckinghamshire, not far from Thame. Their first pilot brew was in October, with the results of that pilot brew going to the Oxford and Aylesbury
- [Wychwood Brewery Tour - 2012...!](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meetings/wychwood-brewery-tour-8th-october/) - UPDATE The tour of the Wychwood Brewery has been delayed until The early part of 2012. This is to allow the brewery to get over their Christmas rush and also to hopefully free up the brewers to give us the tour they would like us to have. Sorry for the inconvenience, but hopefully it should
- [UK Craft / Home Brewing Survey](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/uk-craft-home-brewing-survey/) - Following the recent publication of the minutes and explanation document by the Way Ahead Group of the Craft Brewing Association (CBA), we have now finished preparing a questionnaire to gather opinions on various issues such as future structure and priorities. This is an online questionnaire that will be used to find out the feelings of
- [Meeting Reminder - Monthly Brewgroup Meeting - August](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/meeting-reminder-monthly-brewgroup-meeting-august/) - Just a reminder that the Oxford Brewers Group will be meeting up this coming Wednesday. Please see the Upcoming Events section of the website for details http://www.oxfordbrewers.com/upcoming-events/
- [National Homebrew Competition](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/national-homebrew-competition/) - The National Homebrew Competition is taking place in less than a month now, so hopefully if you were planning on entering you have your beer at least brewed and fermenting. The Bristol Homebrewers have organised the competition, and look to have done an excellent job on it, with lots of commercial support from the homebrew
- [Meeting Reminder - Monthly Brewgroup Meeting - October](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/meeting-reminder-monthly-brewgroup-meeting-october/) - Just a reminder that the Oxford Brewers Group will be meeting up this coming Wednesday. Please see the Upcoming Events section of the website for details http://www.oxfordbrewers.com/upcoming-events/
- [Meeting Reminder - Monthly Brewgroup Meeting - November](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/meeting-reminder-monthly-brewgroup-meeting-november/) - Just a reminder that the Oxford Brewers Group will be meeting up this coming Wednesday. Please see the Upcoming Events section of the website for details http://www.oxfordbrewers.com/upcoming-events/
- [Taste & Swap 2007](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/taste-swap-2007/) - The very first Oxford Brewers Taste and Swap day was held at the Kennington Village Hall just outside Oxford, heading towards Abingdon. Stonhelm, a local homebrew supply company came along and gave a brief talk and had a stall displaying some of their products. We also had a talk and a tutored tasting session lead
- [Hook Norton Brewery Tour 2010](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/hook-norton-brewery-tour-2010/) - The Oxford Brewers Group took advantage of a rare opportunity for a weekend tour of the Hook Norton Brewery in the sleepy village of the same name. The tour was a little disappointing in so much as we had a tour guide who was reciting a script parrot fashion and didn't know or understand brewing,
- [Meeting Reminder - Monthly Brewgroup Meeting - September](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/meeting-reminder-monthly-brewgroup-meeting-september/) - Just a reminder that the Oxford Brewers Group will be meeting up this coming Wednesday. Please see the Upcoming Events section of the website for details http://www.oxfordbrewers.com/upcoming-events/
- [Meeting Reminder - Monthly Brewgroup Meeting - July](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/meeting-reminder/meeting-reminder-monthly-brewgroup-meeting-july/) - Just a reminder that the Oxford Brewers Group will be meeting up this coming Wednesday. Please see the Upcoming Events section of the website for details http://www.oxfordbrewers.com/upcoming-events/
- [Taste & Swap 2008](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/taste-swap-2008/) - The 2008 Taste & Swap meeting took place at the Marston Scout hut in central Oxford. Jeff Rosenmeier gave a talk about moving from being a home brewer to becoming a professional brewer, and all that was involved in this fair sized undertaking. Will brought along some sour dough bread made from some soured beer
- [Collaborative Brew](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/collaborative-brew-2/) - The Oxford Brewers decided that for our taste and swap meeting in July 2011, instead of a comparison brew (where we all bring along the same beer with one agreed variation, e.g. yeast, fermentation routine, etc.) we would all come together to create a beer together. We discussed the various beers we could make, settled
- [Taste & Swap 2011](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/taste-swap-2011/) - The Oxford Brewers got together once again at the Marston Scout Hut in central Oxford for their annual Taste and Swap meeting. This year's meeting was a little low on numbers for one reason or another, but even with a lower than usual turn out we still had an excellent day. Rob Neale, The Malt
- [Our Very Own Jeff](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/our-very-own-jeff/) - This article was published very recently about our very own Jeff Rosnemeier and his brewery in Henley, Lovibonds. Jeff has been a real stalwart of the group and has shown amazing support for us over the years the group has been in existence. For those of you not members of the group, you will see
- [White Horse Brewery Tour 2008](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/white-horse-brewery-tour-2008/) - The Oxford Brewers Group took a tour of the White Horse Brewery in June 2008. This was as a consequence of hearing the guys from White Horse give a talk to the Midlands Craft Brewers at their Banbury meeting that year. We felt we should give them a visit and see their set-up, which is
- [Wychwood Brewery Tour 2007](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/wychwood-brewery-tour-2007/) - The very first brewery tour that the Oxford Brewers Group undertook was at Wychwood Brewery in Witney. We were toured round by the second brewer who was very willing to show us areas not on the usual tour (including their lab). It was a very interesting trip to see the Wychwood Brewery and the Brakespear
- [Taste & Swap 2009](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/taste-swap-2009/) - The 2009 Oxford Brewers Group Taste & Swap event saw us meeting once again at Marston Scout Hut with an informative talk by Tim Hampson, a local beer writer and member of the beer writers guild. Members brought a good selection of various beers along to try. [AFG_gallery id='6']
- [Cotswold Brewing Company Tour](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/cotswold-brewing-company-tour/) - The Oxford Brewers Group visited the Cotswold Brewing Company in August 2009. Richard Keene made everyone welcome and we had a great chat about what we, as home brewers get up to, and how this differs to his work. One of the reasons for visiting the Cotswold Brewing Company was that they specialise in brewing
- [Taste & Swap 2010](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/taste-swap-2010/) - Below are a few pictures from the 2010 Taste & Swap meeting in central Oxford. We had a good turn out, and the group carried out a comparison brew. Eric Byers formulated a mild recipe which we all then adjusted the yeast used. This varied from spontaneous fermentation, through ale yeasts through to blends using
- [Whats your friends opinion of home brewed beer?](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/general/whats-your-friends-opinion-of-home-brewed-beer/) - Whilst having a trawl of the net I came across an article originally printed in The Guardian in July 2010. The perception of home brewing in the UK is still invariably stuck in a 1970's timewarp of Boots kits, old men in tatty jumpers and stuff made to be 10% by adding loads of sugar,
- [Oxford Brewers and North Hants Brewers Joint Meeting](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/past-events/oxford-brewers-and-north-hants-brewers-joint-meeting/) - The Oxford Brewers Group held a joint meeting with the North Hampshire Brewers at Jeff Rosenmeiers Lovibonds Brewery in Henley on Thames in late 2010. The groups were given a tour of Jeff's facility in central Henley and also the brewery he uses at Luxters Vineyard, just outside Henley. Below are a few photos from

## Pages

- [Welcome to Oxford Brewers](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/) - We are a group of home and craft brewers making beer and cider in Oxfordshire, UK
- [Contact Oxford Brewers](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/contact-oxford-brewers/) - If you wish to get in touch with the Oxford Brewers Group, drop us an email via the form below and we will be in touch very soon. Alternatively, you can directly join our email list! Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Subject Your Message Δ
- [Other](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/other/) - This section contains all other information that does not fit in the other sections. Visits We have visited quite some breweries and suppliers in the past. Some of these visits have been recorded and will be archived in this section. Links In this section we display useful links to tools, blogs, local breweries and suppliers.
- [Articles](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/articles/)
- [Links](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/links/) - Beer Tools Beersmith Brewersfriend calculators Brewtoad Mr. Malty's Pitching Rate Calculator Blogs Beer.Birra.Bier Bear Flavoured Brülosophy Pencil and Spoon The Mad Fermentationist Oxfordshire Breweries Arkell's Brewery Church Hanbrewery Compass Brewery Hook Norton Brewery LAM Brewing Little Ox Brewery Loose Cannon Brewery Love Beer Brewery Lovibonds Shotover Brewing Co Tap Social Movement White Horse Brewery Wychwood
- [Recipes](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/recipes/) - Beer recipes by members of Oxford Brewers
- [Calendar](https://www.oxfordbrewers.com/calendar/) - Calendar with upcoming events for the Oxford Brewing Group. Monthly meetings, festivals, brewery visits, and other events.

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