The Austin Zealots is a loose group of members that have a common interest in brewing and/or drinking great beer. ZEALOTS stands for Zymurgic Enthusiasts of Austin Loosely Organized Through Suds. I have no idea how long the club has been in existence, however we do keep rather active.

There is a weekly roaming happy hour at the various breweries in and around Austin. Park events, Pub Crawls, and extracurricular activities (such as Scotch or Tequila tastings) happen throughout the year. The most interesting part! No dues or office of the CEO exist. However, we do have elected officials: Primary Fermenter, Secondary Fermenter and Conditioning Tank(s) just for grins.

Monthly meetings are the 2nd Saturday of the month at 6:30 PM or 7:30 PM depending on the time of year. We meet in downtown Austin, TX at the Gingerman. On occasion, we change this to get around holidays or other monkey business and are sure to announce these changes on our yahoo e-mail group and on our calendar of events on this web site. Our meetings usually consist of about 20 to 30 people who share their creations (bring a tasting glass). We have a style of the month, but if you have homebrew that isn't in that style, bring it on! If you don't have any homebrew handy, feel free to bring a commercial example of the style of the month that you enjoy.

Each year we host a Homebrew Competition called the Inquisition.  It is certified and sanctified by no one. It is unique in that judging is not to determine if you can emulate a particular classic style, but can you make quality beer.   For details, follow the links in the Austin Zealots Homebrew Inquisition to the right of this welcome page.