March 2019 Meeting Agenda

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Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda

03/14/2019 6:45 PM – C.B. & Potts, Highlands Ranch

President’s Report – Geoff Humphrey for 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

  • Voting tonight. More on that after the officer reports.

Event Director’s Report – Chelsea Lamont

March 28 – Hopper Happy Hour 

  • 6:30p – Barnhouse Tap [Map]

Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey

Visit the competitions page for complete competition listings.

Past Competitions

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

  • Jim Allen
    • 1st in Belgian Ales – Witbier – “Snow Wit”
  • Mike Bostwick
    • 3rd in Pale/Brown British – Strong Bitter – “Homemade Beer”
  • Dan Croll
    • 3rd in Belgian Ales – Belgian Pale Ale – “That’s a Pale Belgian”
    • 1st in Fruit Beers – Fruit Beer – “Ocean Spray Kolsch” (Kolsch with cranberries and peaches)
    • 3rd in Spiced Beers – Winter Seasonal – Santa’s Gingerbread Cookie Stout (FE Stout with cinnamon, vanilla, ginger and clove)
  • Geoff Humphrey
    • 1st in American Stouts – Imperial Stout – “Stalin’s Skidmarks”
  • Ed Moore
    • 1st in Amber/Dark European – Rauchbier – “Rhonda Rauchbier”
    • 1st in Strong European – Baltic Porter – “Miss Kitty Baltic Porter”
    • 2nd in Pale/Brown British – English Mild – “Rhonda English Mild”
    • 3rd in Dark British – Foreign Extra Stout – “Miss Kitty Foreign Extra Stout”
    • 2nd in Strong British – Old Ale – “Rhonda Old Ale”
    • 2nd in Wood – Specialty Wood-Aged – “Miss Kitty Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout”
    • 2nd in Mead – Braggot – “Creta Wit Braggot”
    • 3rd in Mead – SHV Mead – “Sparkles Horchata Mead”
    • HM in Mead – Melomel – “Sparles Blood Orange Orange Blossom Mead”
  • Brian Pramov
    • 2nd in Dark British – Oatmeal Stout – “My Safe Word is ‘Keep Going'”
  • Phil Whited
    • 3rd in American/European Sour – Wild Specialty – “Yesterday’s Triumph” (mixed-culture Saison with Colorado Pluots)
    • 1st in Wood – Specialty Wood-Aged – “Hunting Wolverines” (English Barleywine aged in a rye whiskey barrel)

February 23, 2019 – SheBrew Homebrew Competition – Clackamas, OR

  • Pat Ludwig
    • 1st in American IPA – American IPA – “My Fav”

February 23, 2019 – Sweethearts Revenge – Loveland, CO

  • 3rd Place – Heavy Medal Club!
    • 10 medals (1 first; 4 second; 5 third)
  • Walt Chleva
    • 3rd in Spiced Beer – SHV – “My Wife Says This Beer Doesn’t Suck”
  • Geoff Humphrey
    • 2nd in Amber Malty European Lager – Munich Dunkel – “Headlong”
  • James Morgheim
    • 3rd in Single/Dubbel – Belgian Dubbel – “Dark Seas”
    • 3rd in Tripel – “Island Girl”
  • Ed Moore
    • 1st in Strong European Beer – Baltic Porter – “Miss Kitty Baltic Porter”
    • 2nd in Tripel – “Sammy Tripel”
    • 3rd in Traditional Mead – Sweet Mead – “Sparkles Meadowfoam Mead”
    • 2nd in Spiced Mead – Fruit and Spice Mead – “Sparkles Raspberry Chipolte Mead”
    • 3rd in Spiced Mead – SHV Mead – “Sparkles Horchata Mead”
    • 2nd in Specialty Mead – Braggot – “Sparkles Wit Braggot”

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

  • 1st Place – Heavy Medal Club!
    • 12 medals (6 first; 3 second; 3 third)
  • Jim Allen
    • 3rd – Heavy Meadal Brewer
    • 2nd in German Wheat Beer and Belgian Ale – Weissbier – “Ein Prosit!”
    • 1st in Dark British – Oatmeal Stout – “The Dark Side”
  • Geoff Humphrey
    • 2nd in European Lager – Munich Dunkel – “Headlong”
    • 3rd in British and Commonwealth Beer – New Zealand Pilsner – “Box of Fluffies”
  • Pat Ludwig
    • 1st in IPA – American IPA – “My Fav” – ProAm with Left Hand Brewing
  • Ed Moore
    • 2nd – Heavy Medal Brewer
    • 1st in Brown British – English Mild – “Rhonda English Mild”
    • 3rd in Dark British – Foreign Extra Stout – “Miss Kitty Foreign Extra Stout”
    • 2nd in Strong British and European – Old Ale – “Rhonda Old Ale”
    • 3rd in Strong British and European – Baltic Porter – “Miss Kitty Baltic Porter”
    • 1st in Spiced Beer – SHV – “Creata Lemongrass Cream Ale”
  • James Morgheim
    • 1st in Fruit Beer – “Strawberry Blonde”

Upcoming Competitions

March 16, 2019 – Mazer Cup -Broomfield, CO

  • Good luck to all who entered!

April 5, 2019 – National Homebrew Competition First Round – Longmont, CO

  • Entry Deadline: 03/14/2019
  • Entry Drop-Off: 03/14/2019 at Bootstrap Brewing in Longmont
  • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles

April 21 and 27, 2019 – Eight Seconds of Froth Homebrew Competition – Cheyenne, WY

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 04/13/2019
  • Entry Limit: 400
  • Bottles Required: 2 (a 3rd is suggested, for ProAm consideration)
  • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles
  • Pro-Ams: Accomplice Beer Company, Altitude Chophouse & Brewery
  • Scale-up Brewery: One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company

April 27, 2019 – Reggale and Dredhop Homebrew Competition – Boulder, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 04/12/2019
  • Entry Limit: 420
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles

May 18, 2019 – Capitol Creek Brewery Homebrew Competition – Basalt, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00 for the first, $5.00 each additional
  • Entry Limit: 4 per entrant
  • Entry Deadline: 04/19/2019
  • Entry Drop-off/Mail: CCB Homebrew Competition – 371 Market Street, Basalt, CO 81621
  • Bottle Required: 2 12 ounce, 1 22 ounce
  • All beer styles
  • Pro-Am: Capitol Creek Brewery

May 18, 2019 – Making a Mockery – Denver, CO

Mockery will be brewing up a virgin wort (un-hopped, single malt) to distribute to a limited number of home brewers/home brew clubs.

The first place winner’s recipe will be scaled-up and brewed by Mockery on their 15 barrel system. The winner’s club is also invited out for the brew day.

  • Wort Pick-Up: 03/23/19, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
  • Entry Fee: $15 for 5 gallons of wort and $25 for 10 gallons
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • Entries Deadline: 05/18/2019
  • Entry Drop-Off: 05/18/2019 at Mockery
  • Buy tickets here – Only 20 left as of 03/13/2019

May 19, 2019 – Cheluna Brewing’s Lucha de Chelas – Longmont, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 05/09/2019
  • Entry Drop-Off: 05/11/2019
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • All BJCP beer styles
  • Pro-Am: Cheluna Brewing Company

Intra-Club Competitions

Communication Director’s Report – Eric Frazier

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

Treasurer’s Report – Dan Croll

  • Financial report.
  • New fiscal year starts this month.
  • Pay your 2019-2020 Dues – pay now (get it out of the way), online, or at the meeting. Dan has a Square reader for credit card payments.

Education Director’s Report – Mike Bostwick

  • Edumacation in Review – See the Resources page for past presentation downloads.
  • What’s Your Brewing Philosophy?

2019-2020 Officer Elections

Cast your ballots.

The following people have been nominated:

  • President: Mike Bostwick, Eric Frazier
  • Communications + Social Media Director: Michael Bischoff, Chelsea Lamont
  • Competition Director: Geoff Humphrey
  • Education Director: Eric Gould, Rob Kausch
  • Event Director: Michael Bischoff, John Webber
  • Treasurer: Matt Lawlor, James Morgheim

Tasting and Socializing

  • Stout Intra-Club Competition
  • Share your fermented creations

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