Author: Alex Dolginko

Howdy Brewsers!

It’s that time again! Get ready for some roasty stouts and smooth, chocolatey porters during our annual Stouts and Porters competition. Thanks to Joe for putting the competition together!

We’ll start off the meeting with some focused feedback at 7pm this evening (12/5) at Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave). With an eye towards the upcoming competitions in the new year, we’re encouraging anyone who is working on a recipe to bring it in to get some feedback. I’ve got a bitter that I’d like a bit of insight into, and there will be plenty of time for anyone else who wants to share any potential contest entries with the group. It’s always helpful to get a few more opinions on a beer, especially since there will be enough time to rebrew ahead of a few of the bigger competitions in 2017. Of course, even if you’re not planning on entering a particular competition but would like to get a bit of discussion going about your beer, bring in on in!

As always, everyone should feel free to contribute to the meeting planning by accessing the meeting planning spreadsheet below:

goo.gl/Mw6pMl

Cheer!

Our November meeting is on Monday, November 7th at 7pm in the usual spot, Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave).

This is a special meeting since we have the much anticipated Drew Bombard speaking to the club about all things microbiological. Drew Bombard is a microbiologist and the QA Lab Manager at Brooklyn Brewery. Drew received his bachelor of science in microbiology from Colorado State University and previously worked in QA and microbiology at New Belgium Brewing. Since he has been kind enough to leave the topics wide open and let us lead the conversation, start compiling any questions you have about yeast, bugs, and laboratory practices. It will definitely be an interesting session and you will definitely come away with a whole lot of useful info.

Currently, there is no one signed up for the focused tasting to start the meeting so feel free to pop your name on the sheet if you have something you want to share with the group to get some quality, discussion-based feedback. If you decide last minute that you want to bring something, do it! Just show up and start pouring!

As always, the meeting schedule spreadsheet is available to all so feel free sign up to lead a future discussion, commercial calibration session, or any other manner of homebrew shenanigan.

Here’s the meeting schedule spreadsheet: goo.gl/Mw6pMl

Fellow Brewsers!

Our August meeting is just around the corner on Monday, August 1st starting at 7 pm at Brouwerij Lane. To help beat the heat, we’ve got a refreshing line-up of delicious homebrew happenings for the evening.

Andrew will regale us with tales of his recent week-long fantasy beer camp up in Vermont where he spent time among some of the best brewers in New England and even collaborated on a brew at Hill Farmstead. If we’re lucky (and I’m pretty sure we will be), he’ll be pouring some rarities from the trip.

Alongside our Fruit Beer Competition, Paul will be leading a discussion of the various methods he (and others) have used to incorporate fruit into beers. If you are planning on entering the competition, make sure to sign up at the spreadsheet below by noon on Sunday so Joe can include you on the scoresheets.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gLTlDaOm9KrsFBFhg96QT3URU4lmcfuxVg7eMAcaa2o

Last, but certainly not least, we will finally get to taste the Brewser-brewed Brett Hawaiian Pizza. This Rockaway Brewing and Brewser collaboration is a Bretty twist on Ray’s (you all know Ray, right?) Hawaiian Pizza IPA recipe. Expect tastiness.

See you all there. Cheers!