Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda
6/14/2018 6:45 PM – C.B. & Potts, Highlands Ranch
President’s Report – Eric Gould
Welcome new members!
Buy stuff from our active partners & local brewing-related businesses owned/operated by Rock Hoppers Alumni:
- Bruz Beers
- C.B. & Potts
- Castle Rock Homebrew Supply
- 105 West Brewing
- Rockyard
- Lone Tree Brewing
- Jagged Mountain Brewery
Sign up a Friend
- Recruiting a new paid member will earn you a free entry into the 2019 Bière de Rock competition
Roster
- New process, please sign into the meeting (roster will be passed around)
Event Director’s Report – Chelsea Lamont
Hoppers Happy Hour
- Lost Highway Brewing Company – June 28 @ 6:30 PM
July 13-15 – 22nd Annual Colorado Brewers’ Rendezvous
- Riverside Park – Salida, CO
- Camping on BLM land with the Brew Bros of COS
- Buy camping tickets by July 1
- More details to come…stay tuned! It’s a great time!
Save the Date – FOTR Summer Picnic
- Ed with details
BJCP Study Sessions
Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey
Visit the competitions page for more info.
Past Competitions
June 2, 2018 – Highlands Ranch Beer Fest Homebrew Competition, Highlands Ranch, CO
- Dan Croll – 3rd with Wee Heavy
- Anyone else win?
June 3, 2018 – Halfpenny Brewing Homebrew Competition, Littleton, CO
- James Morgheim – 1st German/Belgian Wheat (Weissbier)
- Randy Freeland, Andrea Freeland – 1st Stouts (Imperial Stout)
- Eric Gould – 3rd Wood Beer (Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Upcoming Competitions
June 24, 2018 – Lone Tree Brewing Pro-Am 2018, Lone Tree, CO
- EXCLUSIVELY for RHBC and Gristbusters homebrew clubs
- Entry Fee: ??
- Entry Deadline: 06/23/2018 (dropoff only at Lone Tree Brewing Co.)
- Bottles Required: 2
- Must upload recipe in PDF or BeerXML format
- Styles they’re looking for:
- Fruit Beer (BJCP 29A-C)
- Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (BJCP 30A)
- Belgian Golden Strong Ale (BJCP 25C)
July 10, 2018 – El Paso County Fair, Colorado Springs, CO
- Entry Fee: $7.00
- Entry Deadline: 06/30/2018
- Bottles Required: 3
- All beer, mead, and cider styles
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
- Entry Fee: $7.00
- Entry Deadline: 07/07/2018
- Bottles Required: 2
- All beer entries get two festival tickets
July 27-28, 2018 – Arapahoe County Fair Homebrew Competition, Aurora, CO
- Entry Fee: $5.00
- Entry Deadline: 07/14/2018
- Bottles Required: 2
- All BJCP beer styles
Intra-club Competitions
- See the Intra-club Competition page for the 2018-2019 schedule.
- Tonight: American Style Session and Standard IPAs!
Iron Buddy Brew
- Teams have been chosen. They are:
- Brian Pramov and Mike Hoxsie
- Mike Bostwick and Kat Hess
- Rich Davis and Mindy Busby
- Eric Gould and Scott/Pat Ludwig
- Greg Terpay and John Webber
- Geoff Humphrey, Brad Gay, and Chelsea Lamont
- Peter Baggus and Matt Dawkins
- Ed Moore and Bruce Ferguson
- Dax Rush and Eric Frazier
- Rob Kausch and Dan Croll
- The secret ingredient and double-secret ingredients will be chosen at random tonight.
- Teams brew their creations and bring the results of their collaboration to the September 2018 meeting.
Communication Director’s Report – Eric Frazier
- Glassware is available for purchase.
Treasurer’s Report – Dan Croll
- Dues – pay now (get it out of the way), online, or at the meeting.
- Last Month’s Raffle
Education Director’s Report – Mike Bostwick
- Something edjumacated
Intra-Club Competition: American Session and Standard IPAs
- Winner by popular vote will receive a gift card to The Brew Hut.
- All participants will receive a participation trophy item.
