associated with
American Homebrewers Association Coaster, c.1983–1986
No narrower time scope asserted
Smithsonian contextualizes the coaster with Charlie Papazian and the AHA; this is not a claim that he designed the coaster.
Beer actors · person
Charlie Papazian
Co-founder of the American Homebrewers Association in 1978 and a central participant in modern U.S. homebrew culture.
Identity facts
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- Identity class
- homebrewer · author · association founder
- Temporal status
- lifespan not asserted
- Place context
- No place asserted for this identity.
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founder of
American Homebrewers Association
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 AHA foundation event is directly connected to co-founder Charlie Papazian.
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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.
printed ephemeracitation onlyrights review
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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.
Navigation heuristic: 40. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
founded_by · reverse
American Homebrewers Association — founded by → Charlie Papazian. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Organization/brewery was founded by person. The Brewers Association timeline identifies Charlie Papazian as an AHA co-founder in 1978.
Evidence: Brewers Association Timeline
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 → Charlie Papazian. 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 AHA foundation event is directly connected to co-founder Charlie Papazian.
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: 29. semantic 6 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 5 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
associated_with · reverse
American Homebrewers Association Coaster, c.1983–1986 — associated with → Charlie Papazian. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Broad association used only when a more precise relation is unsuitable. Smithsonian contextualizes the coaster with Charlie Papazian and the AHA; this is not a claim that he designed the coaster.
Evidence: American Homebrewers Association Coaster
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archive museum
American Homebrewers Association Coaster
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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organization primary
Brewers Association Timeline
Brewers Association
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