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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.

Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda – June 13, 2013

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June 13, 2013, 6:45 PM at Castle Rock Homebrew Supply – 1043 Park Street, Castle Rock, CO 80109

Meeting Agenda

President’s Report – Greg Geiger

  • Call to order and welcome to new attendees and members.
  • Meeting Agenda – get the business done first…then the social homebrew tasting/evaluation.
  • Beer Tasting Table – mark your spot with your name and beer style.
  • Andy Honker has graciously offered a vertical tasting tonight – 13 years of Stone Vertical Epic! Information on the various recipes and styles of each year will be provided.

Event Director’s Report – Jeff Gilbertson

  • Craft Brewer Conference 2014 – April
  • Bus Tour – ?
  • Brewer Rendezvous – 7/13/13
  • Pub crawl (maybe via Light Rail) – ?
  • NHC – 6/26/13 – 6/29/13
  • Hoppoween party – Date? Guess Knucklehead
  • Iron Buddy Brew – NOW
  • Big Beer Fest in Vail – Jan 2014

Communication Director’s Report – Chris Egolf

  • Blah, blah, blah

Competition Director’s Report – Bryan Keas / Brian Pramov

  • Upcoming Competitions
    • Biere de Rock – December 7 or 14
    • Celtic Brew Fest – Parker
    • Ska Pro Am
    • Gnarley Barley *
    • Arapahoe County Fair
    • Denver Beer Co homebrew comp August 4th.  IPA, Fruit/Spice/Herb, and Specialty categories and winner will brew it at Denver Beer Co for this years GABF ProAm. 
  • Competition Results
    • 8 Seconds of Froth – Entries due 4/27, Competition 5/11
    • Castle Rock HomeBrew Competition – German and Non-German 5/18
    • Arvada Homebrew Competition – Pro-Am Qualifier Entries by 5/4 – Judging 5/18
    • Dillon Damn

Treasurer’s Report – Phil Penningroth

June 2013 Meeting – Gadget Night

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Gadgets!Our next meeting, June 13, 2013, is Gadget Night!

We are problem-solving lot, aren’t we? We know there a lot of Tesla-heads out there creating new ways to clean, extract, heat, control, caramelize, measure, transfer, cool, crush and infuse.

So now’s your chance to show off your one-of-a-kind gadget.

Bring your original, patent pending brewing invention(s) to share with the club at the June 2013 meeting.

RHBC Moves to rhbc.co

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The Rock Hoppers have a new domain! You may have noticed that the long rockhoppersbrewclub.com has been changed to the much more succinct rhbc.co.

This is the first step in the RHBC website revamp. Keep on the lookout for a new site design and additional features for members.

Cheers!