February Meeting is 02/13/2013 – 6:45 pm at the Brew Hut

February 13, 2013, 6:45 PM at the Brew Hut, 15120 E Hampden Ave, Aurora, CO 80014

President’s Report – Dave McHugh

  • Call to order and welcome to new attendees and members.
  • Meeting Agenda – get the business done first…then the social homebrew tasting/evaluation.
  • Election nominations
  • March meeting location is Castle Rock Homebrew Supply. 1043 Park Street, Castle Rock, Colorado.
    • Bring chairs
    • Food’s provided by the club for this one!

Event Director’s Report – Bridgette Geiger

  • Big Brew for National Homebrew Day – May 4
  • Woodland Park Brew Fest – Feb 16
  • Firkin Fest at Bristol – Feb 23
  • Colorado Beer Week – March 18-24
  • Craft Brewers Conference – March
  • NHC – Philly! Who’s going? Jim, Geoff, Mark, Billy, and Charlie are…
  • Mountain Sun Stout Month

Communication Director’s Report – Greg Geiger

  • I got nothin’ to say. Ironic, isn’t it?

Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey

  • Big Beers Results
  • Peterson AFB – results at the brewfest February 22
  • Dredhop – entry limit reached. Judging February 21-23.
  • AHA COC for March – Barleywines. Bring to the February meeting!
  • Brew Hut Comp Results

Treasurer’s Report – Phil Penningroth

  • Dues increasing to $25 beginning in March

Education Director’s Report – Jim Denier

  • Charlie Gottenkieny’s Presentation

Tasting and Feedback

Rock Hoppers Brew Club – Monthly Website Update

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Hey Hoppers!

Hoppers Three-peat with Big Beers BOS Winner Charlie Gottenkieny

Congratulations to our own Charlie Gottenkieny for his Best of Show at the Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines festival in Vail over the weekend!

That makes a Best of Show THREE-PEAT for Hoppers in the last three regional competitions:

  • Rocky Mountain Homebrew Challenge (Chris Eglof)
  • Biere de Rock (Billy Beeson)
  • Big Beers, Belgians, & Barleywines (Charlie Gottenkieny)

Other Hoppers showed their strength in the competition as well:

  • Brian Pramov/Kelly Kruegel – Silver in Wood and Smoke
  • Phil Penningroth – Gold in Strong Ales, Silver in Belgian Strong – Light Color
  • Charlie Gottenkieny – Gold in Saison and Biere de Garde
  • Jim Denier – Silver in Belgian Strong – Dark Color
  • Bridgette Geiger – Bronze in Porter and Stout, Bronze in Specialty
Rock on, Hoppers!

RHBC Member Opening a Homebrew Shop in Castle Rock

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Hoppers,

Here’s a message from RHBC’s own Eric Seufert who has plans to open a
homebrew shop in Castle Rock in the next month or so.

>/I am excited to be opening a new homebrew shop in Castle Rock on Park
>Street just north of Wolfensburger behind the new gun shop.