Brandon OBrien

2023 Club Barleywine is in the Barrel!

I picked up our 25 gallon barrel last night from Santa Fe Spirits, which was emptied just a couple hours prior. The barrel was originally an apple brandy barrel but has had Colkegan Single Malt Whisky in it for the last 2 years. The barrel looked and smelled amazing. In total we had seven ofContinue reading “2023 Club Barleywine is in the Barrel!”

September 2023 Meeting Minutes

This month’s meeting was hosted by Tom who was gracious enough to provide us with lots of munchies as well as lasagna. This certainly helped with all the dark and heavy beers that were shared. There were 23 beers (13 homebrew) with 10 club members in attendance. We had several standout homebrews tonight but oneContinue reading “September 2023 Meeting Minutes”

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”