Eight Seconds of Froth
Please see below, if interested in entering or judging/stewarding.
Per Brian Mertz:
Competition Corner
Information about upcoming competitions: club, local, regional, and national.
Cleaning Shop at the Peak to Peak Pro-Am – ANOTHER Hopper BOS!
How many BOS awards can one club possibly win? I don’t know the answer to that, but this club just keeps on winning and I can honestly say with the caliber of brewers here, I’m not surprised.
Boss of the BOS
Many congratulations to Michael Bade for winning Best of Show at this weekend’s Peak to Peak Pro-Am Competition at Left Hand Brewing in Longmont. He stole the show with his Munich Helles. In addition, I brought back a trunk load full of medals and awards for others who placed which I will have at the April club meeting.
Pro-Am Selection
Greg Geiger with his Peach Thunder Belgian Golden Strong with Peaches – he’ll be brewing at the Pump House (in case you’ve lost count, that’s Greg’s THIRD Pro-am selection this year).
National Homebrew Competition First Round
It’s time to get your NHC first round entries out the door soon. The deadline (April 1) is quickly approaching.
Our drop site for the Old West region is at Breckenridge brewery on 471 Kalamath St. in Denver and for those interested in judging or stewarding, please contact Deborah Lee at queenbee@gotmead.com or the competition organizer,Dottie Clapp at dottieclapp@yahoo.com
Please check out the updated competition schedule when you log in for more details.
Aaron
Dredhop Dominance!
Update: the results have been posted.
Hoppers dominated the awards at Dredhop 2010! No less than 20 ribbons were earned in the competition by members of our club.
Hoppers Greg Geiger, Jason and Kelly Kruegel, Aaron Bush, Walt Chleva, Michael Bade, Ward Argust, and Adam Glaser all placed in a category, and Greg Geiger won two out of the three BOS final round awards. Congrats to all!
Hopper Hat-Trick is Complete – Congrats to Aaron Bush!
The Hopper hat trick is official! Congratulations to Aaron Bush for winning the Best of Show in the Peterson Homebrew Competition 2010!
Aaron beat out nearly 400 entries to earn the BOS with his Munich Dunkel.
He also placed:
- 1st in Dark Lager with Andech Dunkel
- 3rd in Cider with Organic Hard Cider
Just so you know…this completes the Hopper trifecta of BOS in the last three consecutive competitions.
Six other Hoppers placed in the competition as well. They are:
- Michael Bade
- 2nd in Light Hybrid with Fizzy Whizzy Dizzy Blonde
- HM in Light Lager with What Vowels? Bohemian Pilsner
- 2nd in Bock with Monkey Boy Bock Doppelbock
- Chris Egolf
- 3rd in Scottish Ale with Ugh 80/-
- Greg Geiger
- 3rd in Belgian Strong with Thunder Golden Strong
- Geoff Humphrey
- 2nd in Belgian Strong with Bastogne Golden Blonde
- Kelly and Jason Kruegel
- 3rd in Bock with Das Barkinator Traditional Bock
- 2nd in Strong Ales with Mmmmm…Boobies! English Barleywine
Sweetness!
What is the Hopper Hat Trick, you ask? Well, the last three competitions’ BOS awards have been won by Rock Hoppers:
- Biere de Rock (80+ entries): Chris Egolf
- Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines (200+ entries): Greg Geiger
- Peterson AFB (380+ entries): Aaron Bush
Booyah!
