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July 2018 Meeting Agenda

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Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda

7/12/2018 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 & beer-related businesses owned/operated/brewed by Rock Hoppers Alumni:

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

Sign up a Friend

  • Recruiting a new paid member will earn you a free entry into the 2019 Bière de Rock competition in January

Rock Hopper Pro-Am Page

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

Event Director’s Report – Chelsea Lamont

July 13-15 – 22nd Annual Colorado Brewers’ Rendezvous

July 26 @ 6:30p – Hopper Happy Hour @ Burly Brewing Company

August 4 – FOTR Summer Picnic

August 25 – Summer Brewery Bike Tour

  • Living the Dream
  • Grist
  • Breckenridge Brewery
  • St Patrick’s
  • Locavore

…stay tuned for more details!

Sept 17-22 – GABF week!

  • Got a Pro-Am on tap somewhere during GABF week? Let me know where, and when!

November 3 – Brewery Bus Tour

  • Colorado Springs this year.
  • If you have a must-visit brewery in mind, holler at your girl.

BJCP Study Sessions

  • Next up: Category 23 – European Sours, July 16.

Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey

Visit the competitions page for more info.

Past Competitions

June 24, 2018 – Lone Tree Brewing Pro-Am 2018, Lone Tree, CO

  • EXCLUSIVELY for RHBC and Gristbusters homebrew clubs
  • Congrats to Dax Rush for winning the Pro-Am! StarSan-Wit strikes again!

July 10, 2018 – El Paso County Fair, Colorado Springs, CO

  • Results will be posted July 14.

Upcoming Competitions

July 21, 2018 – Arvada on Tap, Arvada, CO

  • Entry Fee: Free
  • Entry Deadline: 07/14/2018  **Registration Closed**
  • Entry Limit: 65
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • All beer styles

July 22, 2018 – Elizabeth Celtic Festival Homebrew Competition, Elizabeth, CO

  • Good luck to all who entered!

July 27-28, 2018 – Arapahoe County Fair Homebrew Competition, Aurora, CO

  • Entry Fee: $5.00
  • Entry Deadline: 07/14/2018  **That’s THIS Saturday!**
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • All BJCP beer styles

August 18, 2018 – Colorado State Fair Homebrew Competition, Pueblo, CO

  • Entry Fee: $12.00 (!)
  • Entry Deadline: 08/03/2018
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • All beer, mead, and cider styles

August 4, 2018 – Jeffco Fair & Festival Homebrew Competition, Golden, CO

  • Entry Fee: $5.00
  • Entry Deadline: 07/25/2018
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • All BJCP beer styles

August 8, 2018 – Chili Pepper Extravaganza, Brighton, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 08/04/2018
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • Beer, mead, and cider styles with chili peppers added

Intra-Club Competitions

Fantasy Brewing Draft

Gauging interest in a Fantasy Brewing Draft – think a fantasy sports type draft for homebrew nerds.

When: August 12 at 6:00 PM

Where: The Brew Hut Classroom

  • Each participant drafts a “team” of 7 ingredients, choosing:
    • 1 malt variety.
    • 1 hop variety.
    • 1 yeast variety.
    • 1 adjunct/spice/sugar/fruit.
    • 3 “flex” ingredients of any category.
  • Water, finings, rice hulls, and salts are free and do not count as drafted ingredients.
  • The number of ingredients on each draft list depends upon the number of participants.
  • Trading is encouraged, but must be approved by the “commissioner.”
  • Each participant then brews their beer using all 7 of their team ingredients.
  • Need a minimum of 8 participants. The more the better.
  • $10-20 buy-in on draft day (+ cost of ingredients, of course).
  • Resulting brews judged by popular vote at a future meeting.
    • Winner gets 70% of buy-in pot; runner-up gets 30%

Communication Director’s Report – Eric Frazier

Treasurer’s Report – Dan Croll

  • Financial report
  • Dues – pay now (get it out of the way), online, or at the meeting.

Education Director’s Report – Mike Bostwick

  • Something edjumacated.

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