Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda
06/13/2019 6:45 PM – C.B. & Potts, Highlands Ranch
President’s Report – Mike Bostwick
Our Mission
RHBC is the premier Colorado homebrew club dedicated to pursuing and pushing the limits of creativity, art and science of brewing through continuing education, collaboration and the development of community. We always strive for brewing excellence and encourage the development of all brewers in our club in the pursuit of a most excellent brew.
The Value of Being a Rock Hopper
- Education
- Resources
- Networking
- Collaboration
- Community
- Inspiration
Welcome New Members!
Tell us a bit about yourself:
- Your name and where you’re from
- How long have you been brewing?
- What do you like to brew?
- What would you like to learn?
Pay your dues, pay your tabs, BUY RHBC SWAG!
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
Recruiting a new paid member will earn you a free entry into the 2020 Bière de Rock competition in January.
Deep Thoughts …
- We’re a homebrew club – bring your homebrew to meetings for sharing and feedback. Share it at the end of the meeting so you can be attentive and respectful to those presenting
- We love sharing commercial beers, and will look to schedule bottle share activities, but don’t bring to meetings
Rock Hopper Pro-Am Page
Recognize and celebrate your success!
Promote your beer tapping, GABF pouring day, etc.
We received a $140 rebate from AHA this year for club insurance – thank you members.
Milestones
Anyone have a brewing-related milestone from the last month or two they’d to share (e.g., first all grain batch, totally kickin’ recipe creation)? Let’s talk about it.
Event Director’s Report – John Webber
Upcoming Hopper Events
- July 12-14: Salida Brewers’ Rendezvous + Campout with Brew Bros of COS
- 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!
- August 17: Summer Bike Tour along the Mary Carter Greenway Trail
- September 21: Mountain Trek bus trip – Golden, Idaho Springs, Evergreen
Special Saturday Hopper Happy Hour
- July 20: Brewing the New West at History Colorado (the Historic Styles Brewfest is also on the same day in History Colorado’s atrium!)
Keep up-to-date on all events on the website calendar.
Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey
Visit the competitions page for complete competition listings.
BJCP Me!
A new spin on an old idea…
- Starting in this month, members are invited to bring beers to the meeting to be formally evaluated by a member who is a BJCP certified judge.
- Bring 2 bottles of each beer – please limit to 1 for the time being.
- Limiting to beer styles for now. Mead and cider are forthcoming.
- Your beer will be evaluated using a standard BJCP scoresheet.
- Totally anonymous.
- Judges will not know whose beer they are evaluating.
- Beer is assigned a number by the system and the anonymously labeled bottle will be sent home with a judge.
- Judges have committed to evaluating their assigned beers within 1-2 weeks of receiving them at a meeting.
- Evaluation process is fully electronic.
- Go to the bjcpme.rhbc.co website.
- Register an account with your email.
- Add an entry, making sure to define the style and provide any special ingredients, etc.
- Print bottle labels for each entry (1 per bottle – we’re requiring 2 bottles).
- Attach the bottle labels.
- Bring your bottles to the meeting and give them to the Competition Director.
- Judges use the same system to post their evaluation.
- Once your entry’s evaluation is complete and posted, you’ll be notified via email.
Create an account and add your entries for next time at bjcpme.rhbc.co!
Past Competitions
Highlands Ranch Beer Fest Homebrew Competition (Highlands Ranch, CO)
- No results published. Anyone know the outcome?
Halfpenny Brewing Company Homebrew Competition (Centennial, CO)
- Results pending.
Upcoming Competitions
Peak View Brewing Company Homebrew Competition (Greenwood Village, CO)
- Judging: 06/23/2019
- Entry Fee: $0.00
- Entry Deadline: 06/21/2019 (drop off only at Peak View)
- Bottles Required: 2
- Two categories: Dark Beers and Light Beers
El Paso County Fair (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Judging: 07/09/2019
- Entry Fee: $9.00
- Entry Deadline: 06/29/2019
- Bottles Required: 2
- All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles
- No Denver-Metro drop off locations
Arapahoe County Fair Homebrew Competition (Aurora, CO)
- Judging: 07/20/2019
- Entry Fee: $7.00
- Entry Deadline: 07/14/2019
- Entry Limit: 300
- Bottles Required: 2
- All BJCP beer, cider, and mead styles
Intra-Club Competitions
- Iron Buddy Brew 2019 – team check-in.
- TONIGHT: Wheat-Based Beers at the June meeting.
- See the Intra-Club Competition page for the full schedule.
Treasurer’s Report – Jim Morgheim
Pay your dues.
Education Director’s Report – Rob Kausch
- Mead demo with Ed
