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RHBC January 2011 Meeting (at Elk Mountain)

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Call to Order and Welcome to New Members – Greg Geiger

Presidential – Greg Geiger

  • Happy New Year!

Events – Bridgette Jackson

  • Brew Tour – Will be in February
  • Avery Strong Ale Fest – Feb 18th and 19th
  • Peterson AFB Competition Festival and Awards – Feb 18th 
  • National Hombrewers Conference – June 16th through 18th

Competition – Aaron Bush

  • Upcoming Competitions
    • Holiday Cheer Christmas Homebrew Competition – Winners Announced!
    • Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines – Winners Announced!
    • Rocky Mountain Homebrew Club Challenge – Entries Due Jan 29th, judging Feb 5th
    • Peterson Air Force Base – Entries Due Feb 2nd, judging Feb 12th
    • Peak to Peak Pro-Am Competition – Entries Due March 19th, judging March 27th
    • Dredhop Competition –  March
    • Rockyard Pro-Am – Old Ales
  • Upcoming AHA Club Only Competitions
    • March 2011: Bock: (BJCP category 5)
    • April 2011: Wood Aged Beer (BJCP category 22c)

Communications – Adam Glaser

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Treasurer – Chris Egolf

  • Dues coming up in March!

Education – Walt Chleva

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Tasting, Feedback, and “Best of Meeting” Contest

  • Free For-all Tasting
    • Bring three 12oz bottles for tasting
    • Winner will get a free raffle ticket

Raffle

  • $5 per ticket for some cool shwag!

Adjourn

Kruegel Named 2010 Front Range Judge of the Year!

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Congratulations go out to Kelly Kruegel, who has been named the 2010 Front Range Judge of the Year! This coming on the heels of her recent appointment at the Queen of Beer.

Kelly participated in judging in more competitions than any other in the Front Range, accumulating over 40 points according to the rules set forth by the Front Range Homebrewer and Judge of the Year organizers.

No easy task! Her BJCP National designation is virtually in the bag.

All rise and bow to Queen AND Judge Kelly!

Geiger the 2010 Front Range Homebrewer of the Year Runner Up!

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A big contrats goes out to our own esteemed president Greg Geiger for being named the runner up to the 2010 Front Range Homebrewer of the Year!

Greg placed the second most comepetition entries than any other brewer along the Colorado Front Range, earning himself load of swag and a brewing session at Avery Brewing!

Way to represent the Hoppers, Greg!

RHBC’s Kelly Kruegel IS the Queen of Beer

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QOB LogoOur own Kelly Kruegel has won the Best in Show at the 2010 Queen of Beer competition with her En Francais Si Vous Plait Biere de Garde! She is the Queen of Beer!

Additionally, Kelly and her neighbor Danielle won a Honorable Mention with their Red Sceptor Irish Red Ale and Kelly received two additional Honorable Mentions, one in Belgian Beer with her Born Blonde Belgian Blonde, and one in Specialty Beer with Wild One.

Not to be outdone, Hopper Bridgette Jackson received three awards at this year’s competition as well:

  • A second place in Roasty Beer with her American Super Stout Russian Imperial.
  • A third place in Belgian Beer with her Ryes’n Sun Saison.
  • A third place in Weizen Beer with her Liquid Sunshine Hefeweizen.

Congratulations to these awesome brewers!

By the way, these ladies were the only entrants to place from the state of Colorado.

No Less Than Four Hopper Pro-Am Brews a GABF 2010

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UPDATE: The Rockyard/Adam Glaser collaboration, Ryed Hard and Put Away Wet, won a silver medal in the ProAm category! Congrats to Jim, Kjell, and Adam!

GABF Pro Am 2010

The Rock Hoppers Brew Club is proud to announce that four of our members are competing in the Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition, starting September 16, 2010.

Congrats to each of the following Hopper brewers. Stop on by and sample their commercial-sized homebrews!

Adam Glaser’s American Rye, Ryed Hard and Put Away Wet, brewed at the Rockyard in Castle Rock, will be at tap #24 on Thursday night, September 16.

Aaron Bush’s Munich Dunkel, brewed at Upslope in Boulder, will be on tap #25 on Saturday, September 18.

Greg Geiger’s Imperial Stout, Chase’s Grit, brewed at the Dry Dock in Aurora, will be on tap #12 on Thursday, September 16.

Michael Bade’s India Pale Ale, Kneewalker, brewed at the Sandlot in Denver, will be on tap #25 on Thursday, September 16.