February Meeting

February 2019 Meeting Agenda

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Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda

01/17/2019 6:45 PM – C.B. & Potts, Highlands Ranch

President’s Report – Eric Gould

Welcome New Members!

  1. Intro
  2. How long you been brewing?
  3. What do you like to brew?
  4. What would you like to learn?

Pay Your Tabs, Please

Support our local partners and beer-related businesses owned/operated/brewed by Rock Hoppers Alumni:

  • 105 West Brewing
  • Bruz Beers
  • C.B. & Potts
  • Castle Rock Homebrew Supply
  • Prost Brewing
  • Lone Tree Brewing
  • Rockyard
  • Know any more?

Sign up a Friend

Rock Hopper Pro-Am Page

  • Recognize and celebrate your success!
  • Promote your beer tapping, GABF pouring day, etc.

AHA Registration/Renew Link

  • We received a $140 rebate from AHA this year for club insurance – thank you members.

Officer Elections – March 2019

Taking nominations for all officer positions TONIGHT.

Event Director’s Report – Chelsea Lamont

February 28 – Hopper Happy Hour 

  • 6:30p – Jackass Hill Brewery [Map]

Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey

Visit the competitions page for complete competition listings.

Past Competitions

January 26, 2019 – Bière de Rock – Castle Rock, CO

  • Meilleur Club de Brassage (Best Brewing Club)
    • 2 first places
    • 7 second places
    • 6 third places
    • 1 honorable mention
  • Jim Allen
    • 2nd in Wit, Pale, and Single – Wit – “Snow Wit”
  • Mike Bischoff
    • 2nd in Blonde and Golden – Belgian Blonde – “Leffe Turn on Yellow”
  • Mike Bostwick
    • 2nd in Spiced Beer – Saison with Hibiscus – “Flower Power”
    • 1st in Saison – “I Like the French Girls”
  • Nate Kanous
    • 3rd in Biere de Garde – “Beer to Keep”
    • 3rd in Specialty Beers – Alternative Grain – “Enkel Rye”
  • Scott Ludwig
    • 2nd in Euro Sour Ale – Oud Bruin – “Debeque Canyon Bruin”
  • James Morgheim
    • 3rd in Dubbel – “Dark Seas”
    • 2nd in Tripel – “Island Girl”
  • Sam Pecharka
    • 2nd in Wild Ale – Breet Beer – “Down to Funk”
    • 3rd in Saison – “Raisons de la Saison”
  • Brian Pramov
    • 3rd in Wit, Pale and Single – Belgian Pale – “Stretchy Pants”
  • Dax Rush
    • 1st in Blonde and Golden – Golden Strong – “Tongue Sweater”
    • 2nd in Dubbel – “Mix-A-Lot’s In Trouble Beggin’ For A Piece of That Dubbel”
    • 3rd in Euro Sour Ale – Lambic – “If Mary Had This Little Lambic She Would Have Been Fun”
    • HM in Euro Sour Ale – Flanders Red – “I Like My Readheads Blonde”

Upcoming Competitions

February 8-9, 2019 – Peterson Air Force Base Homebrew Competition – Colorado Springs, CO

  • Judging has already taken place
  • Medalists were alerted by email to attend the awards on 2/23/19

February 23, 2019 – Sweethearts Revenge – Loveland, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 02/15/2019
  • Drop-Off Deadline: 02/15/2019
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • All beer, mead, and cider

March 9, 2019 – Peak to Peak ProAm – Longmont, CO

  • Entry Fee: $8.00
  • Entry Deadline: 03/01/2019
  • Drop-Off Deadline: 03/01/2019
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • All BJCP beer styles

March 16, 2019 – Mazer Cup -Broomfield, CO

  • Entry Fee: ??
  • Entry Deadline: 03/01/2019
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • Limit: 700
  • All BJCP mead styles

Intra-Club Competitions

  • See the Intra-Club Competition page for the schedule.
  • THIS meeting: Big Beers
    • Quarterly intra-club competition to celebrate the Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines homebrew competition.
    • Doppelbock (BJCP 9A), Eisbock (BJCP 9B), Baltic Porter (BJCP 9C), English Strong Ale (BJCP 17A), Old Ale (BJCP 17B), Wee Heavy (BJCP 17C), English Barleywine (BJCP 17D), Imperial Stout (BJCP 20C), Double IPA (BJCP 22A), American Strong Ale (BJCP 22B), American Barleywine (BJCP 22C), Wheatwine (BJCP 22D).
    • Fruit/spice/adjunct/wood-aged variants are welcome.
  • NEXT meeting: Stouts
    • Traditional time of year for stouts, for RHBC members and others.
    • Irish Stout (BJCP 15B), Irish Extra Stout (BJCP 15C), Sweet Stout (BJCP 16A), Oatmeal Stout (BJCP 16B), Tropical Stout (BJCP 16C), Foreign Extra Stout (BJCP 16D), American Stout (BJCP 20B)
    • Fruit/spice/adjunct/wood-aged variants are welcome

On a personal note… My Biere de Garde, Fetchez la Vache, was tapped officially today at Downhill Brewing in Parker [Map]. Going there tomorrow starting at 6:30 PM to put down a few if anyone would like to join!

Communication Director’s Report – Eric Frazier

  • Glassware is available for purchase.
  • T-Shirt available for purchase.

Treasurer’s Report – Dan Croll

  • Financial report.
  • Dues – pay now (get it out of the way), online, or at the meeting. Eric has the square reader for cc payments.

Education Director’s Report – Mike Bostwick

  • Homebrew Horror Stories

Tasting and Socializing

  • Big Beers Intra-Club Competition
  • Share your fermented creations.

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