May 2018 Meeting Agenda

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Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda

5/10/2018 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)

Kettle & Barrel Closing

  • 25% off sale Friday, Saturday, & Sunday

Event Director’s Report – Chelsea Lamont

Big Brew Day Recap

  • 14 Hoppers
  • 10 different brews
  • 1 great day!
  • Thank you, Ty and C.B. & Potts, for the generous donation of grain, water, yeast, and location!

May 19 @ 12:00 pm – Tappin’ the Firkin at Dry Dock

  • FINAL RESULTS
    • NEIPA with Guanabana and Belma hops – 6 votes
    • Strawberry Rhubarb helles – 4 votes
    • Samoa Vanilla porter – 4 votes
    • Pilsner with mango and chili – 3 votes

Save the Date – July 14

BJCP Study Sessions

  • Next up: Strong American Ale (22A-22D)
  • Date/Location TBD; call your Ubers!

Hoppers Happy Hour

  • Mondays – no good! Let’s try Thursdays!
  • Next up: 105 West Brewing Company – May 24 @ 6:30 PM

Competition Director’s Report – Geoff Humphrey

Visit the competitions page for more info

Past Competitions

April 6-8, 2018 – National Homebrew Competition First Round, Denver, CO

Congrats to these Hopper winners:

  • Jim Allen: 1st – German Wheat Beer
  • Jim Allen: 2nd – Belgian Ale
  • Mike Bostwick: 1st – British and Irish Stout
  • Ed Moore: 3rd – Belgian Ale
  • Ed Moore: 3rd – Traditional Mead
  • James Morgheim: 1st – Specialty IPA

All will be sending their entries to compete in the Final round on June 22 – Best of luck! REPRESENT!

April 22-28, 2018 – 24th Annual Eight Seconds of Froth, Cheyenne, WY

Congrats to these Hopper winners:

  • Jim Allen: 1st – German Wheat (Weissbier)
  • Jim Allen: 3rd – German Wheat (Dunkels Weissbier)
  • Geoff Humphrey: 2nd – Pale Bitter European (German Exportbier)
  • Geoff Humphrey: 1st – Wood and Smoke (Wood-aged English Barleywine)
  • Geoff Humphrey: 2nd – Wood and Smoke (Wood-aged Belgian Brune with Rum)
  • Phil Whited/Eric Gould: 1st – Sour and Wild (Golden Farmhouse with Peaches)
  • Phil Whited: 3rd – Wood and Smoke (Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Rye Barleywine)

Upcoming Competitions

June 24, 2018 – Lone Tree Brewing Pro-Am 2018, Lone Tree, CO

  • EXCLUSIVELY for RHBC and Gristbusters homebrew clubs
  • Entry Fee: Free
  • Entry Deadline: 06/23/2018 (dropoff only at Lone Tree Brewing Co.)
  • Bottle Required: 2
  • Must upload recipe in PDF or BeerXML format
  • Styles:

June 2, 2018 – Highlands Ranch Beer Fest Homebrew Competition, Highlands Ranch, CO

  • Entry Fee: Free
  • Entry Deadline: 05/30/2018 (dropoff only at Grist Brewing Co.)
  • Bottles Required: 6
  • All beer styles

June 3, 2018 – Halfpenny Brewing Homebrew Competition, Littleton, CO

  • Entry Fee: $7.00
  • Entry Deadline: 05/31/2018 (dropoff only at Halfpenny Brewing Co.)
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • All beer styles

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
  • 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

Sign up for Iron Buddy Brew (here) by June 8, 2018.

  • Teams will be chosen and communicated the week of June 11
  • The secret ingredient and double-secret ingredients will be chosen at random at the June 2018 meeting
  • Teams brew their creations and bring the results of their collaboration to the September 2018 meeting

Next Month: American Style Session and Standard IPAs!

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
  • Raffle Tonight! – 1 for $5, 3 for $10,  or an “arm’s length” $20
    • Prizes include a faucet, carboys, grain, more, more, more, and a really, really nice “big ticket” item
    • Raffle will be item by item, ending with the higher value items, not first pick

Education Director’s Report – Mike Bostwick

  • Fun brewing techniques

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