Rock Hoppers Brew Club Agenda

Open Discussion, Tasting – 6:45-7:45ish

Call to Order and Welcome to New Members – Brian Pramov

President’s Report – Brian Pramov

• Buy from GRIST!
• Buy from Castle Rock Homebrew Supply
• Welcome new members – tell us who you are, how long have you been brewing, what do you like?
• Sign up for objective judging – 3 entries per meeting, one entry per person, the club’s BJCP Judges will evaluate your beer and give you feedback
  • If you’re get your beer judged this meeting, don’t sign up next time, we’ll be keeping track so that everyone gets a chance to have feedback

Event Director’s Report – Justin Vandergriffe

• Bus Trip is October 10^th
  • Stops at Pikes Peak, Bristol, Trinity and Red Leg, eating at either Bristol or Trinity
  • Leaves Denver at 10 AM
• Platte Park brewery event in early November

Competition Director’s Report – Doug Thiel

• CONGRATULATIONS STATE FAIR WINNERS!!!! – We won a total of 18 medals!
  • Phil Penningroth – Silver and Bronze in European Amber Lager, Bronze in Bock, Gold in Specialty Cider & Perry
  • Ed Moore – Gold in Bock, Gold in Amber Hybrid, Gold in Porter, Silver in Strong Ale, Silver in Spice / Herb / Vegetable Beer, Bronze in Smoke-Flavored & Wood Aged Beer, Gold in Melomel (Fruit Mead), Bronze in Other Mead
  • Mike Bostwick – Silver in Bock (yes, we swept the Bock category, nice work guys)
  • Jim Allen – Bronze in Kolsch
  • Tom Thorpe – Silver in Amber Hybrid
  • George Delena – Gold in Scottish and Irish Ale
  • Matt Lawlor – Gold in German Wheat and Rye Beer
  • Eric Gould / Brian Pramov – Silver in Fruit Beer
• Fall Intra-Club
  • Put your entries on the table, they’ll be judged after the meeting
  • Winners get a gift certificate!
• Biere de Rock planning is starting
  • We have the beerscene website up and running
  • Legal troubles ahead may force us to either cancel or postpone the competition by a few months
    • It was discovered that the State Agency responsible for Liquor Enforcement is enforcing a rule that prevents anyone but the brewer from transporting homebrew, meaning we can have only one collection point, and judging must occur where the homebrew is collected.
• Upcoming competitions are also in jeopardy from the same legal issues
  • St Patrick’s Fall Homebrew competition
    • Entry is FREE
    • St. Patrick’s Brewery will produce sweet unhopped wort, you pick it up and make beer with it
    • Wort available on October 2^nd
    • Dropoff at the brewery
    • LIMITED TO 30 SLOTS
    • Email Chris@stpatricksbrewco.com to enter
    • Winner brews a variant of their beer at the brewery
  • Vail Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines
    • Registration opens October 1^st
    • $7.00, 3 bottles 12 oz or larger
    • Ship to competition definitely available, drop-offs may be affected by above legal issues
  • Orpheus Mead Cup
    • Register by hand when dropping off or shipping entries
    • http://www.orpheuspcc.org/orpheus-meadfest.html
    • Dropoff between 8/31 and 9/28
    • $10.00 per subcategory (can have two different meads in the same category, only $10.00)
    • Categories 24 A, B, & C, 25 A, B, & C, 26 A, B & C
    • Drop off at JK Liquors in Lakewood, Quirky Homebrew in Northglenn, or Ship (see website)
  • Great American Homebrew Challenge
    • CANCELLED Due to the above legal issues
  • 9th Annual KROC Great American Beer Challenge
    • CANCELLED Due to the above legal issues
  • Sower’s Cup
    • Lincoln Nebraska – hosted by the Lincoln Lagers Homebrew Club (they submit a bunch of entries to Biere de Rock, we should reciprocate!)
    • 2008 BJCP guidelines, including mead and cider, plus “Sower in the Rye”, and “No Workaround Decoction” special categories, with Pro-Ams
    • http://www.lincolnlagers.com/sowers-cup/
    • Also need judgest!
    • October 2^nd / 3^rd
    • Entries can be shipped (see website), or dropped off in Lincoln
    • Registration open through September 18^th
    • $7.00 / entry
    • Big event, including guest speakers, beer dinner, and many other things

Communication Director’s Report – Robert Kausch

• The order for the glasses has been decided, based on the survey we posted online
  • We will be doing the 16 oz standard Belgian glasses, with no gold rim.
  • The official order form will be passed around tonight, and if you forget, contact me and I’ll add you.
    • If you sign up today, please pay today.
  • Grandstand only ships full cases, with a minimum order of 48 glasses. Based on the survey feedback, we will likely order a total of 60 glasses

Treasurer’s Report – Mark Jeffries

• Current registration count – 45 members
• Insurance has been purchased
• Current Account Report
• Raffle tonight – buy tickets
  • Bourbon Barrel, GABF Ticket

Education – George Delena

• Discussion of Tripel and Golden Strong categories