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April 2019 Meeting Agenda

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Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda

04/11/2019 6:45 PM – C.B. & Potts, Highlands Ranch

President’s Report – Mike Bostwick

Welcome New Members!

Tell us a bit about yourself:

  1. Your name and where you’re from
  2. How long have you been brewing?
  3. What do you like to brew?
  4. What would you like to learn?

Pay Your Tabs, Please

Support our local partners and beer-related businesses owned/operated/brewed by Rock Hoppers Alumni:

  • 105 West Brewing
  • Bruz Beers
  • C.B. & Potts
  • Castle Rock Homebrew Supply
  • Prost Brewing
  • Lone Tree Brewing
  • Rockyard
  • Know any more?

Sign up a Friend

Recruiting a new paid member will earn you a free entry into the 2020 Bière de Rock competition in January.

Rock Hopper Pro-Am Page

Recognize and celebrate your success!

Promote your beer tapping, GABF pouring day, etc.

AHA Registration/Renew Link

We received a $140 rebate from AHA this year for club insurance – thank you members.

The Value of Being a Rock Hopper

  • Education
  • Resources
  • Networking
  • Collaboration
  • Community
  • Inspiration

Our Focus Moving Forward…

Education, collaboration, engagement, and celebration.

And, of course, making better homebrew.

Milestones

Anyone have a brewing-related milestone from the last month or two they’d to share  (e.g., first all grain batch, totally kickin’ recipe creation)? Let’s talk about it.

Event Director’s Report – John Webber

Big Brew Day 2019

  • Saturday, May 4 from 8a-4p
  • CB & Potts back parking lot (we’ll set up by the brewhouse)
  • CB & Potts will provide:
    • Standard 2-row base malt
    • WLP002 English Ale yeast
    • Hot liquor
    • Cold water
    • Electric hook-up
  • Come to brew beer…stay for Ty’s special release beer!
  • AHA Big Brew Day recipes are a Blonde Ale and an NEIPA — brew these, or whatever you want!

With spring and summer come fun festivals!

Upcoming Hopper events…

  • Thursday, April 25: Pole-raising for Hops at Denver Botanic Gardens @ Chatfield Farm
    • 10a-4p
  • Friday, July 12-Sunday, July 14: Brewers’ Rendezvous and Salida camp-out with the Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak
  • Summer Bikes ‘n Brews tour
  • Annual bus tour

The future of Hopper Happy Hours.

Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey

Visit the competitions page for complete competition listings.

Past Competitions

March 16, 2019 – Mazer Cup -Broomfield, CO

  • Our own James Davis wins BEST OF SHOW out of all 581 entries!
  • 1st – Heavy Medal Meadmaker – James Davis
  • 3rd – Heavy Medal Club
  • James Davis
    • 1st in Berry Melomel – Semi-Sweet – Berry Mead – B^3C
    • 1st in SHV – Semi-Sweet – I Blame Carvin
  • Ed Moore
    • 3rd in SHV – Sweet – Sparkles Horchata Mead

April 5, 2019 – National Homebrew Competition First Round – Longmont, CO

BIG congrats to the following Hoppers who have advanced to the final round in Providence, RI this June:

  • Jim Allen
    • 3rd in Belgian Alr
  • Ed Moore
    • 1st in Fruit Mead
    • 2nd in Spice & Specialty Mead
  • Dax Rush
    • 3rd in Strong Belgian Ale
    • 1st in European Sour Ale
  • Tom Thorpe
    • 1st in Brown British Beer
    • 2nd in Specialty Cider & Perry

Upcoming Competitions

April 21 and 27, 2019 – Eight Seconds of Froth Homebrew Competition – Cheyenne, WY

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 04/13/2019
  • Entry Limit: 400
  • Bottles Required: 2 (a 3rd is suggested, for ProAm consideration)
  • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles
  • Pro-Ams: Accomplice Beer Company, Altitude Chophouse & Brewery
  • Scale-up Brewery: One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company

April 27, 2019 – Reggale and Dredhop Homebrew Competition – Boulder, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 04/12/2019
  • Entry Limit: 420
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles

May 18, 2019 – Capitol Creek Brewery Homebrew Competition – Basalt, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00 for the first, $5.00 each additional
  • Entry Limit: 4 per entrant
  • Entry Deadline: 04/19/2019
  • Entry Drop-off/Mail: CCB Homebrew Competition – 371 Market Street, Basalt, CO 81621
  • Bottle Required: 2 12 ounce, 1 22 ounce
  • All beer styles
  • Pro-Am: Capitol Creek Brewery

May 18, 2019 – Making a Mockery – Denver, CO

Mockery will be brewing up a virgin wort (un-hopped, single malt) to distribute to a limited number of home brewers/home brew clubs.

The first place winner’s recipe will be scaled-up and brewed by Mockery on their 15 barrel system. The winner’s club is also invited out for the brew day.

  • Wort Pick-Up: 03/23/19, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Entry Fee: $15 for 5 gallons of wort and $25 for 10 gallons
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • Entries Deadline: 05/18/2019
  • Entry Drop-Off: 05/18/2019 at Mockery
  • Buy tickets here – Still some 5 gallon tickets left as 04/05/2019

May 19, 2019 – Cheluna Brewing’s Lucha de Chelas – Aurora, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 05/09/2019
  • Entry Drop-Off: 05/11/2019
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • All BJCP beer styles
  • Pro-Am: Cheluna Brewing Company

Intra-Club Competitions

Communication Director’s Report – Chelsea Lamont

Extra, extra, read all about it! The Hopper Herald will drop once a month!

  • Brewer profiles!

Glassware is available for purchase.

T-Shirts are available for purchase.

Treasurer’s Report – Jim Morgheim

Pay your dues.

Buy your raffle tickets now!

  • $5 for one ticket
  • $10 for three tickets
  • $20 for eight tickets!

Education Director’s Report – Rob Kausch

Brewing with spruce tips.

Iron Buddy Brew

So spins the Wheel of Destiny…

Raffle

Bring your $$$!

Big prizes available including:

  • TWO VIP tickets to the Highlands Ranch Beer Festival ($130 value).
  • TWO bags of malt (~$60 value each).
  • BeerSmith 3 activation codes.
  • Hats and t-shirts, etc.

Tasting and Socializing

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