Events

From: Janis Gross [mailto:janis@brewersassociation.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: NHC Information   Hi everyone, Congratulations to all of the First Round winners of the AHA National Homebrew Competition (NHC) this year!   I know all of you are anxiously awaiting the information you'll need to send your entries to the Final Round of the competition. Most of this information can be found in the National Homebrew Competition Rules & Regulations document, but I'll highlight it here as well.   If your entry placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, of if you have received an Administrative Advance from me, then I will send you the information on where to send the Final Round bottles.  This mailing will most likely start next week and take all week to complete.   + You need to send 3 bottles for the Final Round.  If you only have 1 or 2 bottles, then send those. + The entries are due between June 1st and June 10th. + You will need to supply an entry/recipe form for your entry.  I am working on making this an online form and will have that information in the package I send to you.   The score sheets should all be in the mail by now.  If you have not received your score sheets yet, please be patient as the First Round Site Directors have lives and jobs too.  If you were waiting for your score sheets in order to re-brew, you've probably waited too long at this point.   I hope this helps!  Good luck in the Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition!

Great Divide's 15th Anniversary Party

If there is only one Great Divide event you attend this year, this should be the one! We'll open up the brewhouse, taproom and the parking lot and throw a big bash to celebrate our 15 wonderful years of beer-making. Here's the scoop:

$20 cover...a portion of this goes to charity
Food and BEER included!
Special Release beers available (ones you'll never get anywhere else!)
Live music

You can expect to see these bands playing LIVE:
Paper Bird www.paperbirdband.com
Dressy Bessy www.dressybessy.com
Swayback www.theswayback.com

This will be the hottest event of the year...put it in your calendar now so you don't forget!

Chili Pepper and Brew Fest
June 5-6, 2009 (Fri-Sat)
Snowmass Village, CO
The International Chili Society holds it's two chili competitions and tastings in Snowmass while microbrewers face-off in a prestigious summer ale competition with two brew sampling sessions for festival goers featuring 30 plus breweries. Live music will rock with hot music all weekend. Web site.

From: Janis Gross [mailto:janis@brewersassociation.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: NHC Information   Hi everyone, Congratulations to all of the First Round winners of the AHA National Homebrew Competition (NHC) this year!   I know all of you are anxiously awaiting the information you'll need to send your entries to the Final Round of the competition. Most of this information can be found in the National Homebrew Competition Rules & Regulations document, but I'll highlight it here as well.   If your entry placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, of if you have received an Administrative Advance from me, then I will send you the information on where to send the Final Round bottles.  This mailing will most likely start next week and take all week to complete.   + You need to send 3 bottles for the Final Round.  If you only have 1 or 2 bottles, then send those. + The entries are due between June 1st and June 10th. + You will need to supply an entry/recipe form for your entry.  I am working on making this an online form and will have that information in the package I send to you.   The score sheets should all be in the mail by now.  If you have not received your score sheets yet, please be patient as the First Round Site Directors have lives and jobs too.  If you were waiting for your score sheets in order to re-brew, you've probably waited too long at this point.   I hope this helps!  Good luck in the Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition!

Homebrew judging will be on Sunday June 7, 2009. Judging sessions will be held at

New Belgium Brewery, beginning at 9:00am. You do not need to be a registered

BJCP judge to participate. If you have any questions about judging, please contact

the Judge Coordinator, Alex Grote. Lunch will be provided for Judges and Stewards.

An awards ceremony will be held following the judging (time to be determined) at Choice City Butcher and

Deli. Please join us to help celebrate and cheer for all the winners.

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From: Janis Gross [mailto:janis@brewersassociation.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: NHC Information   Hi everyone, Congratulations to all of the First Round winners of the AHA National Homebrew Competition (NHC) this year!   I know all of you are anxiously awaiting the information you'll need to send your entries to the Final Round of the competition. Most of this information can be found in the National Homebrew Competition Rules & Regulations document, but I'll highlight it here as well.   If your entry placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, of if you have received an Administrative Advance from me, then I will send you the information on where to send the Final Round bottles.  This mailing will most likely start next week and take all week to complete.   + You need to send 3 bottles for the Final Round.  If you only have 1 or 2 bottles, then send those. + The entries are due between June 1st and June 10th. + You will need to supply an entry/recipe form for your entry.  I am working on making this an online form and will have that information in the package I send to you.   The score sheets should all be in the mail by now.  If you have not received your score sheets yet, please be patient as the First Round Site Directors have lives and jobs too.  If you were waiting for your score sheets in order to re-brew, you've probably waited too long at this point.   I hope this helps!  Good luck in the Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition!

From: Janis Gross [mailto:janis@brewersassociation.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: NHC Information   Hi everyone, Congratulations to all of the First Round winners of the AHA National Homebrew Competition (NHC) this year!   I know all of you are anxiously awaiting the information you'll need to send your entries to the Final Round of the competition. Most of this information can be found in the National Homebrew Competition Rules & Regulations document, but I'll highlight it here as well.   If your entry placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, of if you have received an Administrative Advance from me, then I will send you the information on where to send the Final Round bottles.  This mailing will most likely start next week and take all week to complete.   + You need to send 3 bottles for the Final Round.  If you only have 1 or 2 bottles, then send those. + The entries are due between June 1st and June 10th. + You will need to supply an entry/recipe form for your entry.  I am working on making this an online form and will have that information in the package I send to you.   The score sheets should all be in the mail by now.  If you have not received your score sheets yet, please be patient as the First Round Site Directors have lives and jobs too.  If you were waiting for your score sheets in order to re-brew, you've probably waited too long at this point.   I hope this helps!  Good luck in the Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition!

From: Janis Gross [mailto:janis@brewersassociation.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: NHC Information   Hi everyone, Congratulations to all of the First Round winners of the AHA National Homebrew Competition (NHC) this year!   I know all of you are anxiously awaiting the information you'll need to send your entries to the Final Round of the competition. Most of this information can be found in the National Homebrew Competition Rules & Regulations document, but I'll highlight it here as well.   If your entry placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, of if you have received an Administrative Advance from me, then I will send you the information on where to send the Final Round bottles.  This mailing will most likely start next week and take all week to complete.   + You need to send 3 bottles for the Final Round.  If you only have 1 or 2 bottles, then send those. + The entries are due between June 1st and June 10th. + You will need to supply an entry/recipe form for your entry.  I am working on making this an online form and will have that information in the package I send to you.   The score sheets should all be in the mail by now.  If you have not received your score sheets yet, please be patient as the First Round Site Directors have lives and jobs too.  If you were waiting for your score sheets in order to re-brew, you've probably waited too long at this point.   I hope this helps!  Good luck in the Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition!

Location: The Rockyard Brewery, Castle Rock.

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Officer Reports
3. Announcements
4. New Business
5. Tasting: Summer Beers (BJCP categories 1, 2, 6, 10a, 14b, 15a, 16a, 16c, 20a)
6. Open Discussion
7. Adjourn

Save the date RIGHT NOW....it's going to be epic. More info. to come shortly.

Well, the contruction is almost finished at the new location next door for the Dry Dock so a proper going away party shall be had.  Some "Lost Kegs" to be broken out will include:

• Ragnarok Barleywine (2 years old)
• Wedding IIPA (1 year old)
• DopperDock Doppelbock
• Apricot Lambic
• Russian Imperial Stout
• ... and others

Check out: http://www.drydockbrewing.com for more info

June 13, 2009 (Sat)
Estes Park Brewery
Estes Park, CO
Join in on one of the best kept brew fest secrets nestled right next to the main entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park. Last year over 500 people showed up to taste nearly 50 beers from 15 local breweries. Live bands rotate every hour. Grab a brat and sample some of the best local brews around. Web site.

Use the sign-up feature below to put your name into the hat to brew a special beer to represent the Rock Hoppers at NHC.

No bottles - only kegs (we'll be able to scrounge a keg for you if need be).

If there are only five sign-ups, those five will be the winners. If more than five, a random drawing will determine the winners.

Particulars:

• Brew your best brew as soon as possible!
• Donate 5 gallons to be carted to Oakland and represent RHBC - it will consumed by the masses at NHC.
• Feel good about yourself.

The conference will be held June 18-20, 2009 at the Oakland Marriott City Center. Over 950 homebrewers attended the 2008 conference, and the AHA looks forward to another record breaking year next year!

June 18--Hop Disciples meeting! "The theme for this month is a secret even to us!"

So that's all the information on the web site, but I'll be downtown so will stop by. Meetings usually start between 6:00 and 6:30. By the way, if you attend 3 meetings and get your card stamped, you get a free Great Divide t-shirt of your choice.

The conference will be held June 18-20, 2009 at the Oakland Marriott City Center. Over 950 homebrewers attended the 2008 conference, and the AHA looks forward to another record breaking year next year!

The conference will be held June 18-20, 2009 at the Oakland Marriott City Center. Over 950 homebrewers attended the 2008 conference, and the AHA looks forward to another record breaking year next year!

Fort Collins Irish Festival
June 20-21, 2009 (Sat-Sun)
Civic Center Park
Fort Collins, CO
The 2nd annual Fort Collins Irish Festival is bringing all things Irish to Larimer County. This annual tradition will feature local Irish bands, internationally acclaimed musicians, customary Irish cuisine, a big beer garden, interactive activities for the whole family, Irish and Celtic arts and crafts, Irish whiskey and much more! Slainte! Web site.

Fort Collins Irish Festival
June 20-21, 2009 (Sat-Sun)
Civic Center Park
Fort Collins, CO
The 2nd annual Fort Collins Irish Festival is bringing all things Irish to Larimer County. This annual tradition will feature local Irish bands, internationally acclaimed musicians, customary Irish cuisine, a big beer garden, interactive activities for the whole family, Irish and Celtic arts and crafts, Irish whiskey and much more! Slainte! Web site.

Event Details:
Great beer, food, music and fun. This year's festival, the 20th Annual Colorado Brewers' Festival in Downtown Fort Collins will take place June 27 & 28, 2009. Over 50 Colorado beers and 400 kegs will be enjoyed along with great live music Saturday and Sunday in Historic Downtown! (The festival hours will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.)

All beer samplers must be 21 years of age, and purchase an entry and tokens at the entry station located on Mountain Ave, the day of the festival. Admission is $10 for a 2-day Saturday/Sunday Pass & $6 Sunday Only Pass. All beer tokens are $2; you need beer tokens to get your beer samples. Designated Driver Program available for non-beer samplers with valid driver's license.
The Colorado Brewers' Fest is made up solely of Colorado Breweries, including host breweries from Fort Collins: Anheuser-Busch, Big Horn Brewery/CB & Potts, Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins Brewery, and Odell's Brewing

Learn more @ the official event website »

Rails and Ales Brewfest
June 27, 2009 (Sat)
Alamosa, CO
The 2nd annual beer train leaves Alamosa, CO at 9:00am and will take everyone to a beautiful mountain meadow spot along the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad route. The beer festival will run form Noon to 3:00pm. The train will then take you back to Alamosa arriving about 5:30pm. Web site.

Event Details:
Great beer, food, music and fun. This year's festival, the 20th Annual Colorado Brewers' Festival in Downtown Fort Collins will take place June 27 & 28, 2009. Over 50 Colorado beers and 400 kegs will be enjoyed along with great live music Saturday and Sunday in Historic Downtown! (The festival hours will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.)

All beer samplers must be 21 years of age, and purchase an entry and tokens at the entry station located on Mountain Ave, the day of the festival. Admission is $10 for a 2-day Saturday/Sunday Pass & $6 Sunday Only Pass. All beer tokens are $2; you need beer tokens to get your beer samples. Designated Driver Program available for non-beer samplers with valid driver's license.
The Colorado Brewers' Fest is made up solely of Colorado Breweries, including host breweries from Fort Collins: Anheuser-Busch, Big Horn Brewery/CB & Potts, Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins Brewery, and Odell's Brewing

Learn more @ the official event website »

Avery Brewing Company is proud to present the 2nd Annual Four on the Fourth 4k road run on July, 4th 2009. Avery has combined their two passions in life--good beer and good exercise--into a family friendly run to celebrate our nations birthday! The 2009 run will feature 5 year age groups for both men and women, ranging from under-19 to 80+! The 4k (2.48 mile) course will take place in the Flatiron Business Park, located on Central Avenue in Boulder, Colorado. The fast, flat course with one loop is located just a short walk from the Avery Tap Room where post-race festivities will take place. Overall male and female winners win their weight in beer, with other great prizes for age group winners. Early registration is $25.00 at www.active.com and includes a tech-shirt and a post race party at Avery Brewing Company with food and beverages!

Advance Registration:
Advance registration is $25.00 and includes a tech-tee and post race festivities including food, soft-drinks and Avery beverages. Stop by the Avery Tap Room in Boulder or go to www.active.com
Race Day Registration:
Race Day Registration is $25 (no shirt provided) at the Avery Tap Room (5757 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder) and includes post-race festivities.