Brandon OBrien

August 2023 Meeting Minutes

We had a great turnout last night at Michael’s house with 14 members showing up with 30 beers. It was nice we had some bbq pork & chicken plus some pasta to help keep us on our feet! Some topics we covered at the meeting included: Social Night – Our next social night will beContinue reading “August 2023 Meeting Minutes”

Club Barrel Project Barleywine Recipe

We’ve got a recipe ready for the barleywine we’ll be aging in the 25 gallon Colkegan barrel. I’m not going to give exact weights since it’s going to vary wildly based on our individual systems, boil size and efficiency. The main stats are: Fermentables: Hops: Yeast: Mash for 60 minutes at 152’F Ferment at 66-68’FContinue reading “Club Barrel Project Barleywine Recipe”

July 2023 Meeting Minutes

Lorrey was gracious enough to host this month’s meeting and we had a really pleasant evening outside on his patio. Lorrey also provided brats and sides and we also had focaccia, green chile cheese bread and pretzels contributed by other club members to help keep us in check while drinking all the samples. Speaking ofContinue reading “July 2023 Meeting Minutes”

June 2023 Solstice + Belgian Club Competition Meeting Minutes

The longest day of the year was a great backdrop to our June meeting and Pale Belgian Beer mini club competition. In total, we had 28 beers by 12 club members. We had a nice spread of beef stew, pasta, bread and watermelon to help keep us sampling all the beers. For the competition, weContinue reading “June 2023 Solstice + Belgian Club Competition Meeting Minutes”

Official Club Shirt Ordering

Hey Sangres, I want to get the ball rolling on this, as we’ve waited long enough for our next round of shirts. I will be placing the shirt order on Friday, May 12th, so if you are going to want a new shirt(s) this round, make sure to get me the money before then (paymentContinue reading “Official Club Shirt Ordering”

April 2023 Meeting Minutes

We had a nice meeting this month at Corey’s house (thanks Corey for hosting!). We had 10 club members in attendance with 21 beers to sample. In addition to the beers and some snacks, we also got to enjoy some pasta, eggplant parm, soft pretzels and bread. Thanks to everyone who contributed some food! SomeContinue reading “April 2023 Meeting Minutes”

Big Brew 2023 is May 6th at Beer Creek

Beer Creek is gracious enough to host us again for the 2023 big brew. They’ll provide brewing water and outlets (for electric brewers). It was a great time last year so please don’t miss it! Even if you’re not going to be brewing, come swing by to hang out for a while. Beer Creek hasContinue reading “Big Brew 2023 is May 6th at Beer Creek”

March 2023 Meeting Minutes

Our first meeting after the time change was a great one, even if it was raining and cold outside. We had 26 beers with 13 homebrewers in attendance. There were several Irish beers and a great black + tan thanks to Corey. Custom Club AHA Renewal I signed us up for the AHA referral programContinue reading “March 2023 Meeting Minutes”

February 2023 Meeting Minutes

This month’s mini-club competition (stout) was a huge success. We had nine entries which were flighted blind, all at once. This gave us a much better chance to compare the beers against each other. Congrats to Ken for winning with his Imperial Stout. Second went to George for his Pastry Stout and third went toContinue reading “February 2023 Meeting Minutes”

December 2022 Meeting Minutes

Our final meeting of 2022, and on the shortest day of the year, was full of dark stouts, winter warmers and big Belgian beers. There were seven of us in attendance this month which isn’t too bad considering how close the meeting was to the holidays. In total there were 18 beers we shared. SomeContinue reading “December 2022 Meeting Minutes”