founded by
Charlie Matzen
No narrower time scope asserted
The Brewers Association timeline identifies Charlie Matzen as an AHA co-founder in 1978.
Beer actors · organization
American Homebrewers Association
U.S. homebrewing organization founded in 1978; treated here as a historical institution, not as an authority for all beer history.
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- association
- Temporal status
- founded 1978 · active
- Place context
- United States
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founded by
Charlie Papazian
No narrower time scope asserted
The Brewers Association timeline identifies Charlie Papazian as an AHA co-founder in 1978.
historically connected to
American Homebrewers Association founded
No narrower time scope asserted
The 1978 foundation event is directly connected to the AHA institution.
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coaster · around 1983–1986
American Homebrewers Association Coaster, c.1983–1986
Smithsonian-preserved AHA paper coaster associated with late-20th-century U.S. homebrew culture.
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historical event
American Homebrewers Association founded
Charlie Papazian and Charlie Matzen formed the American Homebrewers Association in Boulder in December 1978 with the first issue of Zymurgy.
Navigation heuristic: 40. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
historically_connected_to · reverse
American Homebrewers Association founded — historically connected to → American Homebrewers Association. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Historical context only; this does not by itself prove invention, descent, causation, or exclusivity. The 1978 foundation event is directly connected to the AHA institution.
Evidence: Brewers Association Timeline
person
Charlie Matzen
Co-founder with Charlie Papazian of the American Homebrewers Association in 1978.
Navigation heuristic: 40. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
founded_by · forward
American Homebrewers Association — founded by → Charlie Matzen.
Organization/brewery was founded by person. The Brewers Association timeline identifies Charlie Matzen as an AHA co-founder in 1978.
Evidence: Brewers Association Timeline
person
Charlie Papazian
Co-founder of the American Homebrewers Association in 1978 and a central participant in modern U.S. homebrew culture.
Navigation heuristic: 40. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
founded_by · forward
American Homebrewers Association — founded by → Charlie Papazian.
Organization/brewery was founded by person. The Brewers Association timeline identifies Charlie Papazian as an AHA co-founder in 1978.
Evidence: Brewers Association Timeline
design artifact
American Homebrewers Association Coaster, c.1983–1986
Smithsonian-preserved AHA paper coaster associated with late-20th-century U.S. homebrew culture.
Navigation heuristic: 33. semantic 10 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 5 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
belongs_to · reverse
American Homebrewers Association Coaster, c.1983–1986 — belongs to → American Homebrewers Association. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Artifact/product belongs to or is issued by target in the stated context. Smithsonian identifies the object as an American Homebrewers Association coaster.
Evidence: American Homebrewers Association Coaster
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organization primary
Brewers Association Timeline
Brewers Association
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organization primary
Homebrewing Statutes — Federal Law
American Homebrewers Association
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