Events

After two days worth of hard work with Greg (read, Greg did most of the work), our new tiered system is just about ready to rock and roll. A few coats of high heat paint and installation of a pump is all that is left to do. Attached are two photos to check out.

Drum roll......so, please mark your calendars for the first brew on the new system and our 4th wedding anniversary party (as the system was our gift to each other). On April 11th (anniversary is April 9th so we'll be celebrating it at the RHBC meeting) we'll be brewing an American Barleywine affectionately titled "Till Death Do We Brew."

Please stop by any time during the day to check out the new system. We will have snacks available and we will be breaking into the aging fridge and have several special commercial beers to share during the day as well. As always, children and significant others are welcome.

We'll plan the extra special tasting for 1:00 p.m.

http://www.wynkoop.com/liquid.html

Liquid Poetry Contest

In conjunction with the Liquid Poetry Party taking place here at Wynkoop Brewing Co. on April 18th at 7pm (in the Mercantile Room); we're putting out a call for lyrics celebrating beer, beer culture, and beer-blessed fellowship and inspiration.

Here's how to enter and what you might win:

1) Submit a poem of any style and length. Yes, it's that simple.

2) Deadline: April 11th. Entries must have author's name, address, email, and phone number.

3) Email entries to poetry@wynkoop.com.

4) Winners will be announced at the Liquid Poetry Party and will be invited to read their poem to the audience. You must be present to receive glorious applause and win one of several fabulous prizes courtesy of the Wynkoop and our family of restaurants in Denver.

Jim Stinson and Jason Buehler invite all Rock Hoppers to join them in going to the Beer Wars Live Event showing in Castle Rock at the Stadium 12 theater.

Meet at the Rockyard at 5:00pm.

Location: Southlands 16 Cinemas, 23955 E Plaza Ave, Aurora, CO 80016.

Showtime: 6:00 PM

Seasonal Release Party!
Saison and Dunkel Weiss
Friday April 17^th 6-8pm
$15 gets you in the door with unlimited access to beer and snacks.

Mark your calendars and plan on attending this informal get together of the various Front Range Clubs. It's a perfect venue to discuss upcoming events and learn more about other clubs.

5th Front Range Homebrew Club Rendezvous

Saturday, April 18th, from 3:00-6:00pm

Great Divide Brewing Company
2201 Arapahoe Street
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 296-9460
http://www.greatdivide.com/

Please sign up below ASAP so we can give Great Divide a head count.

From Jim Fixari, KROC President:

I'd like to know how many people from FOTR would be interested in attending so we can give a total head count to Great Divide. The last time we had about 50 people representing 7 different clubs from CO Springs to Cheyenne, WY.

I've been in contact with Taylor Reese from Great Divide, Bernie Taillon from FOTR, and Chad Pippin from Mile High Monks to get the word out and help organize the event. Great Divide will provide tours and give us a drink special. There is no food at Great Divide but lots of places around or you can have food delivered to Great Divide.

Liquid Poetry Contest

The Liquid Poetry Party taking place here at Wynkoop Brewing Co. on April 18th at 7pm (in the Mercantile Room).

The event will also feature beer-related readings and performances by Denver Poet Laureate Chris Ransick, Mike Henry, JD Frey, and Joy Sawyer, as well as beer-minded original music by Marty Jones, "The Bard of Beer Songs." 

The event also features a special edition pint glass with original artwork and poetry by Chris Ransick. Proceeds from the sale of these glasses will benefit the Denver branch of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. Glasses are $5 while supplies last.

Hop Disciples meeting for April is on the 23rd, and we will most definitely taste some Stranahan's barrel-aged concoctions as well as other special beers-in-progress.

Time: 6:00 pm

Place: Great Divide Brewing Company Brew House...where the magic happens.

Please use the sign up below if you will be participating in the big brew on May 2 and want grain. Jim has graciously agreed to donate unmilled 2 row for the base malt. We'll pick up the requested amount and bring it to our house for the brew on the 2nd. We have a mill, but if one or two other participants also has a portable mill that can be brought over, that would make life easier on all of us as ours is hand crank. :) If you sign up, we'll allot 10lbs of 2 row for you unless you comment below that you need more than 10 lbs. We'll be picking up the base grain for the Frankenbier at well. Please sign up by April 24th so that we can now how much grain to get the weekend prior to the big brew.

See this event post for more information and drop-off locations.

Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

See this event post for more information and drop-off locations.

Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

Possible second weekend to judge or steward

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Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

Brewing something. Thinking Scottish 80, but may change our minds on that. Will be going most of the day if anyone wants to stop in for a bit and have a beer. 17508 Lamar Ct, Parker.

See this event post for more information and drop-off locations.

Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

See this event post for more information and drop-off locations.

Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

See this event post for more information and drop-off locations.

Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

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Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

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Rockyard is tapping Imperial Red on Thursday Apr 30 at 6pm. Join us for the first tap, food & beer specials, and prizes.

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Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

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Join us for the Belgica Release Party Friday May 1st from 6-8pm. $15 cover includes beer and food. Cheers!

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Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

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Change of plans! Due to an obligation which takes Jim away from the Rockyard on May 2 and Jason's wife's baby shower (and imminent delivery) we'll be relocating the big brew to our house 17508 Lamar Ct with a few twists.

We'll be brewing a "club effort" of the SMS Minnow Recipe to take to NHC. If you want to bring your setup to our house, we'll have space in the garage, on the driveway, and in our cul de sac to set up brewing equipment.

We're also going to a Brew 10,000 inspired beer. Approximately two years ago, Rogue's head brewer said style be damned and decided to put all of his "favorite ingredients" into one beer and see how it turned out. It was delicious, so we're using that as inspiration. Here are the details: Every person who wants to participate needs to bring one thing to put in the beer - please comment to the brew post so we know you're participating. 

Do not tell what you are bringing before hand. It should be something you like in your beer. Ie; hops, speciality grains, adjuncts, whatever. We'll brew 5 gallons and will tap at some upcoming Rock Hoppers event. This is for us to drink, not for NHC. The only restrictions on what you can bring are 1) no brett/funk containing items and 2) nothing you wouldn't actually want to put in a beer (I'll trust your judgment on that one). We'll likely use a neutral ale yeast, like nottingham, if that affects anyone's choices.

The  official recipes for the big brew are a Saison and a Dark Mild and are available on the big brew website. www.beertown.org/events/bigbrew/ 

This is a Saison themed beer dinner held in conjunction with the Big Brew. To be held at our abode, 17508 Lamar Ct. Please sign up if you plan to attend and we'll coordinate food and beer with those signed up.

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Great Divide Brewing Company
2nd Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition
Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado is hosting its Second
Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition.  Great Divide employees will be
judging the entries based on appearance, body, aroma, taste, and overall
drinkability.  Official awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th,
2009 at 6:00 pm in the Great Divide Tap Room.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.  The brewers of
all three winning beers will receive an official certificate of merit as
well as their choice of any one case of Great Divide beer.  First and second
place brewers will be awarded a fifty-dollar gift certificate
redeemable in the Great Divide taproom for merchandise or beer.  The brewer
of the first place entry will also be given the opportunity to assist in the
brewing of one 50-barrel batch of Great Divide beer.

Posted rules:

Great Divide Brewing Company
2nd Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition
Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado is hosting its Second
Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition.  Great Divide employees will be
judging the entries based on appearance, body, aroma, taste, and overall
drinkability.  Official awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th,
2009 at 6:00 pm in the Great Divide Tap Room.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.  The brewers of
all three winning beers will receive an official certificate of merit as
well as their choice of any one case of Great Divide beer.  First and second
place brewers will be awarded a fifty-dollar gift certificate
redeemable in the Great Divide taproom for merchandise or beer.  The brewer
of the first place entry will also be given the opportunity to assist in the
brewing of one 50-barrel batch of Great Divide beer.

Posted rules:

Great Divide Brewing Company
2nd Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition
Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado is hosting its Second
Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition.  Great Divide employees will be
judging the entries based on appearance, body, aroma, taste, and overall
drinkability.  Official awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th,
2009 at 6:00 pm in the Great Divide Tap Room.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.  The brewers of
all three winning beers will receive an official certificate of merit as
well as their choice of any one case of Great Divide beer.  First and second
place brewers will be awarded a fifty-dollar gift certificate
redeemable in the Great Divide taproom for merchandise or beer.  The brewer
of the first place entry will also be given the opportunity to assist in the
brewing of one 50-barrel batch of Great Divide beer.

Posted rules:

Great Divide Brewing Company
2nd Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition
Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado is hosting its Second
Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition.  Great Divide employees will be
judging the entries based on appearance, body, aroma, taste, and overall
drinkability.  Official awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th,
2009 at 6:00 pm in the Great Divide Tap Room.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.  The brewers of
all three winning beers will receive an official certificate of merit as
well as their choice of any one case of Great Divide beer.  First and second
place brewers will be awarded a fifty-dollar gift certificate
redeemable in the Great Divide taproom for merchandise or beer.  The brewer
of the first place entry will also be given the opportunity to assist in the
brewing of one 50-barrel batch of Great Divide beer.

Posted rules:

Great Divide Brewing Company
2nd Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition
Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado is hosting its Second
Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition.  Great Divide employees will be
judging the entries based on appearance, body, aroma, taste, and overall
drinkability.  Official awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th,
2009 at 6:00 pm in the Great Divide Tap Room.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.  The brewers of
all three winning beers will receive an official certificate of merit as
well as their choice of any one case of Great Divide beer.  First and second
place brewers will be awarded a fifty-dollar gift certificate
redeemable in the Great Divide taproom for merchandise or beer.  The brewer
of the first place entry will also be given the opportunity to assist in the
brewing of one 50-barrel batch of Great Divide beer.

Great Divide Brewing Company
2nd Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition
Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado is hosting its Second
Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition.  Great Divide employees will be
judging the entries based on appearance, body, aroma, taste, and overall
drinkability.  Official awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th,
2009 at 6:00 pm in the Great Divide Tap Room.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.  The brewers of
all three winning beers will receive an official certificate of merit as
well as their choice of any one case of Great Divide beer.  First and second
place brewers will be awarded a fifty-dollar gift certificate
redeemable in the Great Divide taproom for merchandise or beer.  The brewer
of the first place entry will also be given the opportunity to assist in the
brewing of one 50-barrel batch of Great Divide beer.

Be sure to sign up and enter your brews on the tracking sheet.

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The High Plains Drafters Homebrew Club of Cheyenne, Wyoming cordially invite you to enter Wyoming's oldest sanctioned homebrew competition - Eight Seconds of Froth.

Homebrew entries will be evaluated by experienced judges at Eight Seconds of Froth. The number of Categories will be determined after all of the entries are received. Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place entries in each Category, as well as for a Best of Show. This year's competition will be held in Cheyenne, Wyoming at a place yet to be detemined. Discussions are also underway for the possibility of a winning entry to be brewed and entered in this year's GABF Pro-Am competition. To be eligible for this honor, be sure to include your AHA membership status with your entry as only AHA members at the time of brewing are allowed to enter the Pro-Am.

Homebrew Competition Rules
The Competition is open to amateur homebrewers age 21 or older. All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.!).

Categories
Each beer, mead or cider will be judged according to the 2008 BJCP guidelines. Beers of similar styles will be grouped together to allow for manageable judging sessions and reasonable competition. Best beers in each Category will be judged in a final round to determine the Best of Show Beer.

Fifth Annual Brew-Ha-Ha - May 9, 2009!! 

FLASH - We have made "The Big Time!!"  check out Denver Post Columnist John Morrissey's review of the 2008 event, and then his follow-up article . . . . .. the BHH is amongst the top four beer festivals in Colorado!!  Wow!  Wait until this year's event!  Click here to read John's review of our event, and to see his top picks for Colorado's best brew festivals!!  The fifth annual event will be held Saturday, May 9, 2009.  We will  featured 18 of the state's top brewers (plus a pair of national microbrewers!!), as well as more top-notch stand-up comedians who will travel to Cañon City for the show!  We'll have craft beer tasting from the best brewers from around Colorado from 3 to 6 p.m.  Our stand-up comedians will keep the crowd rolling during the beer tasting session!  And at 6 p.m., the fabulous "Atomic Fireballs, featuring Carlos Crull and Johnny Watson," playing blues, jump and swing music to some jazz and country!  It will again be one of the best parties in Southern Colorado - to celebrate the art of making craft beer!  Click here to see a photo of our three terrific comedians from 2007 - Bob Meddles, Clay Ratliff and Kevin Ladd - who gave the afternoon the full "Ha-Ha" that made it happen!

Click here for the 2009 Brew-Ha-Ha event poster!

Please support the following fine brewers who will be here for the Fifth Annual Brew-Ha-Ha:  

Great Divide Brewing Company
2nd Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition
Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado is hosting its Second
Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition.  Great Divide employees will be
judging the entries based on appearance, body, aroma, taste, and overall
drinkability.  Official awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th,
2009 at 6:00 pm in the Great Divide Tap Room.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.  The brewers of
all three winning beers will receive an official certificate of merit as
well as their choice of any one case of Great Divide beer.  First and second
place brewers will be awarded a fifty-dollar gift certificate
redeemable in the Great Divide taproom for merchandise or beer.  The brewer
of the first place entry will also be given the opportunity to assist in the
brewing of one 50-barrel batch of Great Divide beer.

If anyone wants to stop by. Undecided yet on the actual brews, but it will be something good. 17508 Lamar Ct, Parker. Yeah, we're nuts to be brewing more after last weekend, but what the hell, beer is good.

Great Divide Brewing Company
2nd Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition
Great Divide Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado is hosting its Second
Annual Big Beer Homebrew Competition.  Great Divide employees will be
judging the entries based on appearance, body, aroma, taste, and overall
drinkability.  Official awards ceremony will take place on Friday, June 5th,
2009 at 6:00 pm in the Great Divide Tap Room.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.  The brewers of
all three winning beers will receive an official certificate of merit as
well as their choice of any one case of Great Divide beer.  First and second
place brewers will be awarded a fifty-dollar gift certificate
redeemable in the Great Divide taproom for merchandise or beer.  The brewer
of the first place entry will also be given the opportunity to assist in the
brewing of one 50-barrel batch of Great Divide beer.

America's small and independent craft brewers (see Craft Brewing Statistics) are making special plans for the annual American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17), a national celebration highlighting the culture and contributions of craft beer. These brewers want the week to inspire beer enthusiasts to declare their independence by supporting breweries that produce fewer than 2 million barrels of beer a year and are independently owned. In the works are special brewery tours, beer and food pairing events, special release craft beers and festivals all across the U.S. A Declaration of Beer Independence is available on the program web site and the American Craft Beer Week fan page on Facebook, which participating breweries are encouraging beer enthusiasts to sign. Local breweries and restaurants will also post a copy of the Declaration of Beer Independence so that patrons can show their support.

Changed to a weeklong event in 2006, the inaugural American Craft Beer Week was recognized by the U.S. Congress with House Resolution 753 (PDF file). The week has continued to grow with interest and support from beer enthusiasts and the media. In 2007, more than 150 brewers registered their community celebrations.

For a list of participating breweries in colorado, go to the AHA web site. http://www.beertown.org/apps/acbw/events.html

Northern Colorado's Liquid Poets homebrew club invites you to enter our 2nd Annual AHA/BJCP sanctioned Liquid Poetry Slam homebrew competition.

Enter online here.

Homebrew entries will be evaluated by experienced judges based on the 2008 BJCP Guidelines. Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category, as well as for Best of Show Beer.  All BJCP 2008 beer categories (1-23) are accepted.  For Meads and Ciders (categories 24-28) we will be holding our 2nd Annual Muse Cup mead competition in September.  Please check our website for additional information regarding the Muse Cup!