Welcome to Milton Keynes Homebrewers
Brewing in a roundabout way!
About
We are a group of passionate homebrewers based in and around the Milton Keynes area that all share a love and passion for the art that is brewing. Whether you’re a seasoned brewer or just starting out, we welcome everyone who shares our passion for brewing unique and delicious beer, cider, mead etc
We have a bi-monthly club meet at our home at the Blackened Sun brewery where we not only enjoy some of beers available at the tap room in the brewery, but many of us will also bring some of our creations to share and garner feedback.
Twice a year there is a club competition which always attracts a good turnout and the standard of beers is very high. See the Competition page for more details of upcoming and previous club competitions
There are also a number of other socials that are either arranged in advance, or sometimes very ad-hoc that happen during the year where we like to visit other pubs, breweries, festivals/events locally, nationally and even internationally!
We maintain a presence on Facebook and also have some Whatsapp channels for more general chit-chat.
Blackened Sun Brewery
The Blackened Sun brewery has supported the group from the beginning and hosts our club meets, typically on a Thursday evening.
The brewery itself is a micro craft brewery based in Milton Keynes and makes a number of fantastic artisan beers. They have a good size tap room serving a great range of fresh beer from a number of taps or you can choose from a selection of bottles from the fridge.
Recently the club has even brewed a collaboration beer with the brewery which was a great experience for the members taking part and a fantastic success all round.
Check out their website for more information
Club Competition
Every few months the club will run a competition based on a particular beer theme. Judging will then be performed by fellow members scoring the beer submission based on the theme guide. The winner will get a small prize and the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from brewing the best beer on the night.
Upcoming Competitions
Spring/Summer 2025 – Lager, Lager, Lager
Previous Winners
Winter 2024 – Strong Beer – Arthur O.
Spring 2024 – Belgian Pale – Arthur O.
Autumn 2023 – Best Bitter – Arthur O.
Spring 2023 – Kveik – tbc
Autumn 2022 – German Beers – Simon G
Summer 2021 – Spice route – Andrew F.
Autumn 2020 – Strong Beer – Matt L.
Spring 2020 (online) – Hops – tbc
Spring 2019 – Something Special – Drew F.
Spring 2018 – Single Hop (Lemondrop) – Steve B.
Contact Us
If you would like to contact us, then please send us a message using the form here and we’ll get back to you as soon as we are able to. You can also contact the group via Facebook for more information.
Thank you!