04/14/2016 6:45 PM – C.B.& Potts
Call to Order and Welcome to New Members – Rob Kausch
President’s Report – Rob Kausch
- Buy stuff from CB Potts, Rockyard, and Castle Rock Homebrew!
- Say hello to your 2016 Officers
- President: Rob Kausch
- Education: Brian Pramov
- Events: Mike Bostwick
- Competition: Jim Allen
- Communication: Eric Gould
- Enter your beer for judging, scoring and feedback tonight!
- Up to 3 entries per meeting
- if you had one judged last month, don’t submit one this month
- Rockhoppers NCAA Basketball Bracket Results
- 1st Place – Rob Kausch
- 2nd Place – Mike Bostwick
- 3rd Place – Eric Gould
- PAY YOUR DUES!
- PAY YOUR TABS!
Event Director’s Report – Mike Bostwick
Big Brew Day: 8am May 7 @ Rockyard Brewery
- Free base malt & water (courtesy of Rockyard)
- house yeast + beer MAY be provided (not confirmed, will follow up)
- RSVP with Mike (signup sheet or send email)
- Name
- Email address
- How much base malt
- Buddy Brew
- Sign-ups today thru next month
- Competition: August Meeting
- Brew Fests
- Bacon and Beer 4/16
- Breckenridge Spring Beer Fest 4/19
- Highlands Ranch Beer Fest 6/6
- Rails & Ales – 6/18 – tickets selling out fast
- Salida Beer Fest 7/9
- Barrel Projects
- Wee Heavy: Sampled on 3/30 (5 months old). Booze, young oak, & toffee. Needs more time but tasting great!
- Future: Currently looking to source a wine barrel for a sour barrel project, anyone have a lead?
- Other 2016 Events TBD
- Bus trip – Where? When?
- Brewery Tours – Where? How many?
- Picnic?
- Beer Tastings
- Pick style
- Pick place
- Bring a bottle or two
- Drink up, nerd out
Competition Director’s Report – Jim Allen
Past Competitions:
Peak to Peak
- Ed Moore – Silver – Vienna Lager
- Ed Moore – Silver – Wee Heavy
- Ed Moore – Silver – Rauchbier
- Ed Moore – Bronze – Wood-Aged Beer
- Jim Allen – Bronze – Witbier
NHC Round 1
- Brian Pramov – Bronze – Specialty
- Colt Thiel – Bronze – Smoke & Wood
- Ed Moore – Bronze – Porter
- Ed Moore – Bronze – S/H/V
- Eric Gould – Bronze – Fruit
- George Delena – Bronze – Fruit Mead
- Tom Thorpe – Gold – Euro Amber
- Tom Thorpe – Bronze – English Pale
Upcoming Competitions:
Liquid Poetry Slam 5/24 – Entries due TOMORROW!! 9 Pro-Ams including New Belgium + Odell
- Give your entries to Jim Allen tonight
- Kokopelli Homebrew Cup 5/14 – Entries due 4/30
- 8 Seconds of Froth 6/4 – Entries due 5/21
- El Paso County Fair 7/14 – Entries due 7/9
- Arvada on Tap – 7/23
- Chili Pepper Extravaganza 8/20 – Entries due 8/15
- Colorado State Fair – August?
- Orpheus Mead Fest 10/1 – Entries due 9/16
- Great American Beer Challenge 10/22 – Entries due 10/7
- Rocky Mountain Homebrew Challenge SEPTEMBERISH – Entries due TBD
Interclub Competitions:
- June 2016: “Wheat” – Recipe >15% wheat
- October 2016: “Belgians”
- January 2017: “Big!” – 8% or more
- March 2017: “Stout”
Communication Director’s Report – Eric Gould
- Exploring a New Website – Talk to Eric about any must-haves
- Email list
- Make sure you provide your email when you renew/join so we can keep you informed
- Facebook: We have a club page and a group
- Rock Hoppers Brew Club – The Facebook Group: Brewing questions, internal notifications, etc
- Rock Hoppers Brew Club: Public information about the club
- Make sure to like the page and join the group!
- Volunteer opportunities (beer sorting, brewery grunt work, other events)
- Meeting and club announcements
- Beer-centric articles and other information shared by members
Treasurer’s Report – Mark Jeffries
- Bank Balance
- Member count
- Insurance
- 2016 dues
Education – Brian Pramov
Judging and Evaluating Beer
- 3 beers will be evaluated tonight to identify pros and cons by style with tastings!
- We’ll have an open discussion to better identify what to look for in styles
Raffle
- $5 ticket, Mega raffle this month tons of stuff!!!
