September

September 2020 Meeting Agenda

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Thursday, September 10, 2020, 6:45 – 7:45 pm

Zoom Virtual Meeting

President’s Report – Eric Gould

  1. Welcome New Members
  2. Brewing Milestones
  3. Meeting in Person

Treasurer’s Report – Jim Morgheim

  1. State of Club Finances
  2. Dues

Event Directors’ Report – Ed Moore & Peter Baggus

  1. Hopper Happy Hour
    • Thursday, September 24 – 6:45 – 7:45, Zoom (see the September meeting agenda email for the meeting ID and password).
    • We will be celebrating an Oktober-FEAST Beer. Purchase an Oktoberfest-style beer and we will break out into Zoom rooms to discuss the nuisances of each one and then compare notes.

Competition Director’s Report – Matt Lawlor

  1. Buddy Brew
    • Drop off to Matt Lawlor’s by October 2. Provide two bottles of Buddy Brew and two bottles/cans of the commercial “cloned” beers.
  2. Fantasy Brewing Draft
    • Entries due November 1st, more info on drop-off procedures to come.
    • Judging is TBD.

Past Competitions

  • Chili Pepper Extravaganza
    • No RHBC winners
  • Eight Seconds of Froth
    • Shawn Bross
      • 1st – Cider – Cider with Other Fruit – Underwood
      • 3rd – Traditional Mead – Semi-Sweet Mead – Mother Abigail
    • Ed Moore
      • 1st – Strong European Beer – Doppelbock – Tony Doppelbock
      • 1st – Fruit, Spice, & Specialty Mead – Fruit and Spice Mead – Sparkles White Chocolate Raspberry Mead
      • 2nd – Fruit, Spice, & Specialty Mead – Braggot – Sparkles Wit Braggot

Upcoming Competitions

  • Liquid Poetry Slam (Ft. Collins, CO)
    • Judging: 11/22/2020
    • Entry Open: 09/03/2020
    • Entry Deadline: 11/06/2020
    • Bottles Required: 3
    • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles
    • As of 09/10/2020 no drop-off or shipping locations have been specified
  • Orpheus MeadFest (Denver, CO)
    • Judging: 12/05/2020
    • Entry Open: 10/12/2020
    • Entry Deadline: 11/15/2020
    • Drop-off Locations: The Brew Hut, JK Liquors, Quirky Homebrew, Elevated Fermentations
    • Bottles Required: 3
    • All BJCP mead styles

Visit the competitions page for complete competition listings.

Education Director’s Report – Geoff Shideler

  1. Smoke Your Own Malt
    • Step-by-step instructions for how to smoke your own malt, as well as a sensory evaluation of some home-smoked malt (for those who grabbed some).

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