Events

Jim Stinson mentioned at our January meeting that the Rockyard will be brewing a Double Red on January 20 January 22. Further, he has graciously offered to let anyone from the club take a portion of the second runnings (approximately 1.050) for use as a base for homebrew.

So, we immediatley thought of a club competition:

23 Rock!

This will be a competition among club members to brew a beer using this wort as a base that conforms to BJCP's Category 23: Specialty Beer - so creativity is a must!

Join us for BEER RAVE 09!, hosted by Brewmaster DMZ, featuring Rarities and Obscurities from Coast-to-Coast.

Saturday, January 24th 6-9pm @ Boulder Beer Company.

$20 admission includes unlimited samples of high-quality, hard-to-find craft beers from throughout the country. We're even taking some of our own beers off our taps for the occasion!

Tickets are limited so act fast. Questions or more info: webguy@boulderbeer.com. Tickets will be mailed to the shipping address indicated! BEER RAVE!

For tickets, www.boulderbeer.com/catalog

Osiris's Homebrewing Competition is going to be held during the local Durango, Colorado festival of Snowdown, which is a giant party in downtown Durango.  The theme for this years Snowdown happens to be ancient Egypt "Queen of Denial."

If you are entering the competition, let the club know: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pDKkhUYvRPXTW-8jwizZIIg

The competition will accompany a beer and cheese pairing and will be held at the new SKA brewing in Bodo Park (229 Girard St, Durango, Colorado 81303).  It will be held on the 31st of January, 2009.  The competition itself is a preliminary for the 2009 GABF Pro/Am, meaning that the winner’s recipe will be brewed in large scale for both production and judging in the Pro/Am.  The winning recipe will be brewed in a SKA Local Series single batch to be sold at their brewery and in stores.  The recipe’s inventor will oversee the large scale production of the malt beverage in Durango, Colorado with SKA Brewing.

Links and Contact Information

More info: http://hstrial-cmorrow8.homestead.com/index.html

Entries are due by January 18. Enter online at http://www.woodsprite.com//SKAcomp/entry.html

On January 31 at 6 PM, we’re hosting a special beer dinner at the Empire Restaurant & Lounge in Louisville, CO.

The dinner will feature a one-night-only menu of four courses of luscious Empire food matched with five courses of Oskar Blues’ liquid art.  (Including a couple special OB beers). The fun-filled night will also include beery edutainment, proof of why beer is the ultimate beverage with a great meal, and a dose of live music from host and Oskar Blues frontman Marty Jones.

Seats for this limited-seating affair are $50 and can be obtained by calling the Empire at 303-665-2521. Learn more about the Empire at http://theempirerestaurant.com .

Been to Empire yet? The recently opened Louisville eatery is headed up by co-founder Brendan McManus. He’s a 25-year veteran of the local culinary scene, his pedigree includes stints at such revered Boulder establishments as Zolo Grill, Jax Fish House and Laudisio, and Denver’s revered Lola.

Please stop by for the inagural brew on the new 15 gallon system that I have been working on for over a year.  We will be brewing a wedding beer for my daughter who is getting married October 10.

Will have lots of beers available that I have collected from all over the country as well as the Clan Jones Special Bitter (FOTR best of show,) on tap.

3100 Danbury Ave.

Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

720-883-4651

Hope to see you there.

Location: The Rockyard Brewery, Castle Rock.

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Officer Reports
3. Announcements
4. New Business
   1. Elections: March 2009
   2. Nominations for Officers
5. Old Business
   1. Yearly dues begin March 2009
   2. NHC
   3. 23 Rock Competition
   4. Pro-am with the Rockyard
6. Juding of Club Only Competition beer entries (Beers > 1.080)
7. Open Discussion
8. Adjourn

At our club meeting we'll be judging a winner to represent the RHBC in the national Club Only Competition in March.

You MUST sign up below to have your beer judged by the club!

If you do sign up and bring an entry, you will need to provide two additional bottles just in case you win with the following forms filled out and attached to the bottles:

• BJCP Bottle ID Form
• BJCP Recipe Entry Form

Best of luck!