Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda
03/12/2020 6:45 PM – The Brew Hut, Aurora
President’s Report – Mike Bostwick
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?
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.
Officer Elections – Mike Bostwick
- Further Nominations
- Candidate Vision Statements
- Communication Director Nominees
- Competition Director Nominees
- Education Director Nominees
- Events Director Nominees
- President Nominees
Election Voting – Geoff Humphrey
- Only members who are current on their dues can vote
- “Current” meaning you’ve paid 2019-2020 dues OR paid 2020-2021 dues
- One vote per member
- Write-in candidates will be accepted
- Online voting
- Members will receive a link to the election ballot on Friday evening via mail from Election Runner (check your spam folder)
- Using the member email addresses that are on our MailChimp list
- If you don’t receive our club email communications, sign up via the website by 5:00 PM March 13, 2020 to be eligible to vote
- Voting opens March 13 at 6:00 PM and closes March 20 at 6:00 PM
- Results will be emailed after voting ends on March 20
- Members will receive a link to the election ballot on Friday evening via mail from Election Runner (check your spam folder)
- Candidate statements will be provided for review
Treasurer’s Report – Jim Morgheim
- State of club finances
- Dues
- 2019-2020 dues are good through March 31
- 2020-2021 dues good from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021
- Dues increased to $40 per year
- Can pay 2020-2021 dues now via the website or here at the meeting
Event Director’s Report – John Webber
Upcoming Hopper Events
- Hopper Happy Hour: March 19
- March Madness + Bottle Share
Keep up-to-date on all events on the website calendar.
Education Director’s Report – Rob Kausch
- Brett, Brett, and Mo’ Brett!
Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey
Visit the competitions page for complete competition listings.
BJCP Me!
A new spin on an old idea…
- 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.
Create an account and add your entries for next time at bjcpme.rhbc.co!
Past Competitions
Reggale and Dredhop (Boulder, CO)
- Best of Show Mead: Ed Moore
- 1st Place, Heavy Medal Brewer: Ed Moore
- 1st Place, Heavy Medal Club
- Jim Allen
- 1st – Dark Euro – Munich Dunkel – Drei Dirndls
- Ed Moore
- 2nd – Pale/Amber Bitter, Strong Euro – Baltic Porter – Miss Kitty Baltic Porter
- 3rd – Strong British/American – English Barleywine – Rhonda English Barleywine
- 2nd – Fruit Beer – Creta Mango Trippel
- 1st – Mead – Sweet Mead – Sparkles Firewood Blossom Mead
- 2nd – Mead – Berry Mead – Sparkles Raspberry Mead
- 3rd – Mead – Stone Fruit Mead – Sparkles Blood Orange Orange Blossom Honey
- Jim Morgheim
- 2nd – Spiced Beer – SHV – Pumpkin Dubbel
Sweetheart’s Revenge (Loveland, CO)
- 2nd Place, Heavy Medal Club
- Geoff Humphrey
- 1st – Imperial Stout – Imperial Stout – Stalin’s Skidmarks
- Matt Lawlor
- 1st – Sweet Stout – Nipple Mountain Milk Stout
- Ed Moore
- 1st – Strong British Ale – English Barleywine – Rhonda English Barleywine
- 3rd – Belgian Ale – Biere de Garde – Carey Biere de Garde
- 3rd – Smoked Beer – Specialty Smoked Beer – Miss Kitty Smoked Munich Dunkel
- 2nd – Traditional/Spiced Mead – SHV – Sparkles Horchata Mead
- 2nd – Specialty Mead – Braggot – Sparkles Wit Braggot
- Brian Pramov
- 1st – Trappist Ale – Belgian Dark Strong – Grow-er Not a Show-er
- Dax Rush
- 2nd – Belgian Ale – Witbier – Wit-ney Brewston
- 1st – American Wild Ale – Lambic – This is Mary’s Little Lamb-ic
- 3rd – American Wild Ale – Oud Bruin – Bill Cosby Says “Drink This”
- 2nd – Spiced Beer – SHV – Your Mom Liked It
- Geoff Schideler
- 3rd – German Wheat Beer – Dunkles Weissbier – Cerveza de Trigo Oscura
- John Webber
- 2nd – Pale Bitter European Beer – German Pils
- 3rd – IPA – American IPA
She Brew (Clackamas, OR)
- Judging: 02/29/2020
- Pat Ludwig with Moira Quinn
- 2nd Place – American IPA – American IPA – My Fav
Peak to Peak ProAm (Longmont, CO)
- 1st Place, Heavy Medal Brewer: Dax Rush
- 1st Place, Heavy Medal Club
- Pro-Am with Beyond the Mountain Brewing Company: Ed Moore
- Pro-Am with Kokopelli Beer Company: Dax Rush
- Mike Bostwick
- 1st – Bock – Eisbock – Don’t Bock Block Me Bro
- 2nd – Dark British Beer – Foreign Extra Stout – Whup Ass Stout
- 3rd – Strong Belgian Ale – Belgian Blonde Ale – Blonde Joke
- Dan Croll
- 2nd – Irish/Scottish Beer – Wee Heavy – To Wee or Not to Wee, That is the Question
- Eric Gould with Phil Whited, Dax Rush
- 2nd – Sour and Wild Ale – Wild Specialty Beer – Expanding Symmetry
- Geoff Humphrey with Mike Bischoff
- 3rd – Bock – Baltic Porter – Jievaras
- Scott Ludwig with Eric Menchen, John Ojala, Jeff Overturf, Jared Abraham
- 1st – Sour and Wild Ale – Oud Bruin – Niche Bruin
- Ed Moore
- 2nd – Bock – Doppelbock – Asha Doppelbock
- 1st – British Beer – Dark Mild – Rhonda Mild ** Pro-Am **
- Dax Rush
- 3rd – British Beer – Mild – Tounge Sweater
- 1st – American Porter and Stout – Imperial Stout
- 1st – Strong Belgian Ale – Belgian Golden Strong ** Pro-Am **
- 1st – Smoke and Wood Beer – Speciality Wood-Aged Beer – Stranahan’s Folly
Upcoming Competitions
Mazer Cup (Broomfield, CO)
- Judging: 03/20/2020
- Entry Deadline: 03/06/2019
- Entry Limit: 700
- Bottles Required: 3
- All BJCP mead styles
National Homebrew Competition First Round (Denver, CO)
- Judging: 04/05/2020
- All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles
Eight Seconds of Froth (Cheyenne, WY)
- Judging: 04/25/2020
- Entry Deadline: 04/11/2020
- Entry Limit: 400
- Bottles Required: 2 (a 3rd is suggested, for Pro-Am consideration)
- All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles
- Pro-Ams: Accomplice Beer Company, Altitude Chophouse and Brewery
- Scale-up Brewery: Freedom’s Edge Brewing, One-Eyed Buffalo Brewing
Making a Mockery (Denver, CO)
- Judging: 05/31/2020
- Entry Deadline: 05/10/2020
- Entry Drop-Off: 05/10/2020
- Bottles Required: 2
- Scale-up at Mockery Brewing
- Buy wort and pick up at Mockery Brewing on March 15, 2020 from 12-3 PM.
- $15 for 5 gallons; $25 for 10 gallons.
- 1.050 wort from 100% Root Shoot Genie Pale Malt
Intra-Club Competitions
- TONIGHT: Non-Beer Fermented Beverages
- See the Intra-Club Competition page for the full schedule