New 2010 Officers

Officer elections were held at the March 11, 2010 meeting. The following are the 2010-2011 RHBC officers who won by majority vote.

Their terms begin April 1, 2010.

President

Greg Geiger

Event Director

Bridgette Jackson

Communications Director

Adam Glaser

Treasurer

Chris Egolf

Competition Director

Aaron Bush

Education Director

Walt Chleva

Rock Hoppers Brew Club By-Laws

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ARTICLE 1 – ORGANIZATION

SECTION 1 – Name

The name of this organization is the Rock Hoppers Brew Club, hereinafter referred to as RHBC.

SECTION 2 – Purpose

RHBC is the premier Colorado homebrew club dedicated to pursuing and pushing the limits of creativity, art and science of brewing through continuing education, collaboration and the development of community.  We always strive for brewing excellence and encourage the development of all brewers in our club in the pursuit of a most excellent brew.

ARTICLE 2 – MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1 – Qualifications

Standard Members

Membership into RHBC is open to any adult 21 years old or older with an interest in brewing beer and who are actively brewing home brewed beer.  Members are expected to attend at least one meeting and/or event per year as well as be actively creating homebrewed beverages.  RHBC officers have the authority to accept or reject any potential applicant.

Honorary Members

Honorary Members are those who have been accepted into RHBC by any term of RHBC officers and have been given access to the RHBC website.  Honorary members are not dues paying members and are not eligible to serve as an officer or vote in any club matter.  Honorary membership is subject to the same standards as described in Article 2, Section 5.

SECTION 2 – Membership Term 

The term of membership is March to February, one full calendar year.  Dues are paid in March for the full year or prorated quarterly for new members only (see Dues).  A member in good standing is one who is current in dues and not under suspension.

Dredhop Dominance!

Update: the results have been posted.

Hoppers dominated the awards at Dredhop 2010! No less than 20 ribbons were earned in the competition by members of our club.

Hopper Winners at Dredhop 2010

Hoppers Greg Geiger, Jason and Kelly Kruegel, Aaron Bush, Walt Chleva, Michael Bade, Ward Argust, and Adam Glaser all placed in a category, and Greg Geiger won two out of the three BOS final round awards. Congrats to all!

Peak to Peak ProAm Judging

For more info, go to the Peak to Peak ProAm website.

No less than FIVE breweries will be selecting their GABF ProAm entires from the pool of winners in this competition:

  1. Avery
  2. Crabtree
  3. Oskar Blues
  4. Left Hand
  5. Pump House

Therefore, three 12-ounce bottles are required.