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Hoppers Kill It at the Colorado State Fair

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Hopper Jim Denier ponders life.A big congrats to all of the Hopper medal winners in the 2013 Colorado State Fair Homebrew Competition. Complete results are here.

Also, congrats to Michael Bade for winning the John Hanley Award for best Pilsner with his Goes to Fluern German Pils!

Here are the Hopper winners:

Michael Bade

  • 1st in Pilsner with a German Pils **John Hanley Award**
  • 2nd in Pilsner with a Amercian Pils

Billy Beeson

  • 3rd in Light Lager with a Dortmunder Export
  • 3rd in European Amber Lager with an Oktoberfest
  • 2nd in Scottish/Irish with a Strong Scotch Ale
  • 3rd in Strong Ale with an English Barleywine
  • 1st in Spice, Herb, Vegetable with Java Lava

Mark Jeffries

  • 2nd in Traditional Mead with a Semi-Sweet Mead

Bryan Keas

  • 1st in Porter with a Robust Porter
  • HM in Fruit with his Pink Mist

Brian Pramov

  • 3rd in English Pale with an ESB
  • 1st in Sour with an Berliner Weiss
  • 2nd in Spice, Herb, Vegetable

RHBC Member/Dry Dock Pro-Am Release Party – August 27 @ 4:00

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RHBC’s own Charlie Gottenkieny recently did the ProAm brew for his Big Beers Best-of-Show Winter Solstice Saison at Dry Dock Brewing.The release party for the brew is this Tuesday, August 27th at the Dry Dock in Aurora. The beer will be tapped at 4:00 p.m., so come by after work and taste this holiday Saison that is spiced with coriander and flavored with the peels of 180 fresh oranges.

Congrats to Charlie and the rest of the RHBC members who have a 2013 GABF Pro-Am:

  • Billy Beeson (Lone Tree Brewing)
  • Bryan Keas and Brian Pramov (The Bruery)
  • Bryan Keas (Wit’s End)
  • Michael Bade (Sandlot)

Cheers!

Hoppers In the News!

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… and it’s a good thing!

Bryan Keas and Brian Pramov were featured on the front page of the Denver Post’s Food & Dining section today talking about their Batch 1000 win!

Read the online version from the Denver Post here.

Update

A Southern California craft beer website called West Coaster has an awesome write up on Brian and Bryan’s adventures brewing the beer at the Bruery.

Read the write-up here.

Update 2

Westword’s Cafe Society blogger Beer Man also contributed a write up.

Check it out here!

Photos courtesy of The Bruery via West Coaster

Beeson Brings Home Two Medals from NHC!

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A big, HUGE congratulations are in order for RHBC’s own Billy Beeson who won not one, but TWO medals at the 2013 National Homebrew Competition final round, awarded on June 29 in Philadelphia.

Billy’s Helles received a Bronze in Light Lager, beating out 200 other entries in the category.

His Rauchbier garnered a Silver in Smoke/Wood age beer, topping 382 other entries in the category.

Way to represent, Billy Fly!

On a related note, The Rock Hoppers tied for 7th place in the AHA Club of the Year competition.

The complete list of winners is available on the AHA website.