In 1979, 200 people attended the first AHA National Homebrewers Conference, held in Boulder, Colorado. The conference is now recognized as the world´s largest-attended conference devoted to amature brewers.

The National Homebrewers Conference is a fun, educational gathering designed to enhance homebrewers’ brewing skills and knowledge and increase homebrewing camaraderie. Special seminars and events cater to beer enthusiasts and amateur brewers of every level.

Year	Location	Dates	Venue	Theme	Attendance	NHC Entries
2012	Bellevue, WA	June 21-23, 2012	Hyatt Regency Bellevue	Brewin’ with Bigfoot	1,802	7,823
2011	San Diego, CA	June 16-18, 2011	Town & Country Resort	Some Like It Hoppy	1,926	6,996
2010	Minneapolis, MN	June 17-19, 2010	Sheraton Bloomington Hotel	Chillin’ in Minnesota	1,312	6,287
2009	Oakland, CA	June 18-20, 2009	Oakland Marriott Hotel	Sippin on the Dock of the Bay	1,100+	5,166
2008	Cincinnati, OH	June 19-21, 2008	Sheraton Cincinnati North	Brewin’ Down the Haus	950*	5,644
2007	Denver, CO	June 21-23, 2007	Four Points by Sheraton Denver Southeast	Homebrewing With Altitude	824	5,052
2006	Orlando, FL	June 22-24, 2006	Wyndham Orlando Resort	Gator Tails & Better Ales	620*
2005	Baltimore, MD	June 16-18, 2005	Holiday Inn Inner Harbor/Wyndham	Beer By The Schooner, Ale By the Yard	857	4,128
2004	Las Vegas, NV	June 17-19, 2004	Riviera Hotel & Casino	Beer & Loafing in Las Vegas	776
2003	Chicago, IL	June 19-21, 2003	Holiday Inn O’Hare International	Sweet Homebrew Chicago	769
2002	Irving, TX	June 20-22, 2002	Dallas Marriott Las Colinas	Big Texas Toast	247
2001	Los Angeles, CA	June 20-23, 2001	Sheraton Four Points LAX	A Beer Odyssey	261	3,000+
2000	Livonia, MI	June 22-24, 2000	Holiday Inn	MIY 2K
1999	Kansas City, KS	June 24-26, 1999	Holiday Inn	Blues, Brews, & Barbecue
1998	Portland, OR	July 17-19, 1998	Doubletree Lloyd Center Hotel	Northwest Homebrew Express
1997	Cleveland, OH	July 17-19, 1997	Sheraton Cleveland City Centre Hotel	The Great Lakes Homebrew Rendezvous	800+
1996	New Orleans, LA	June 5-8, 1996	Downtown Radisson Hotel	Homebrew Bayou
1995	Baltimore, MD	June 14-17, 1995	Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel	Planet Beer
1994	Denver, CO	June 19-25, 1994		Brew Storm	428
1993	Portland, OR	July 27-30, 1993	Marriott Hotel	Brewing Frontiers
1992	Milwaukee, WI	June 9-13, 1992	Marc Plaza Hotel	Just Brew It!
1991	Manchester, NH	June 19-22, 1991	Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn	Brew Free Or Die
1990	Oakland, CA	June 13-19, 1990	Hyatt Regency	California Dreaming	400+
1989	Cincinnati, OH	June 7-10, 1989	Oldenberg Brewery	A Beer Extravaganza
1988	Denver, CO	June 8-11, 1988	Regency Hotel	10th Anniversary Celebration
1987	Denver, CO	June 3-6, 1987	Regency Hotel	Year of the Beer
1986	Estes Park, CO	June 16-19, 1986	Stanley Hotel
1985	Denver, CO	May 28-31, 1985	Regency Hotel
1984	Denver, CO	May 29-June 3, 1984	Fairmont Hotel
1983	Boulder, CO	May 31-June 3, 1983	Hilton Harvest House
1982	Boulder, CO	June 3-5, 1982	Hilton Harvest House
1981	Boulder, CO	May 22-23, 1981	Chautaqua and Community Free School
1980	Boulder, CO	April 12, 1980	Community Free School
1979	Boulder, CO	May 5, 1979	Community Free School		200	34
					*estimated