Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda
7/12/2018 6:45 PM – C.B. & Potts, Highlands Ranch
President’s Report – Eric Gould
Welcome New Members!
- Intro
- How long you been brewing?
- What do you like to brew?
- 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
- See the Intra-club Competition page for the 2018-2019 schedule.
- Buddy Brews should be getting going this month. Status reports?
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
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- Glassware is available for purchase.
- Time to get in on the T-Shirt pre-order process (No need to pay just yet, and expect a sweet $15 deal!)
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.
