HHCBC July 2017 Meeting Discussion Items

Welcome to Barnshed!

• Congratulations to Bryan, who’s been an active member of the club for some time, for getting through the morass that is opening a brewery and actually getting open and making some great beer! Big round of applause!
• And thanks for opening up on a night off to have us down!

Upcoming Events:

• The Club BBQ will again be hosted at Eric Sowa’s home this Saturday, July 22 @ 2PM.
  • If you’re attending, please bring towels, bathing suits, chairs & whatever you signed up for a dish.
  • If you’re bringing a keg, let Eric know ASAP.
  • 3926 Jerusalem Ave, Seaford. Grey House, please enter the backyard via the left side of the house by the driveway.
• Sunday, July 23^rd @ 1PM will be the gathering for the Interclub All Chinook Hopped Competition sponsored by The Brewer’s Collective.
• August 12 – Long Island Craft Classic – Heckscher State Park – All spots full. Tickets: http://www.licraftclassic.com/tickets.html
• August 19 – Stan Hieronymous Seminar in RVC – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hops-from-lupulin-101-to-defending-your-doctoral-thesis-stan-hieronymous-seminar-tickets-35329469394
• August 19 – Stan Hieronymous Book Signing @ Homebrews & Handgrenades in Baldwin.
• August 20 – Stan Hieronymous Brunch @ Fifth Season in Port Jeff.  – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beer-brunch-with-stan-hieronymus-tickets-35344869456?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text
• September 16 – Manhattan Homebrew Cup. http://www.draught55.com/events/

Upcoming Festivals a bit further out – all are available to sign up on the website:

• Sept 24 – Taps & Talons – Sweetbriar Nature Center, Smithtown
• Sept 30 – Pour the Core – Heckscher State Park
• Oct 21 – Punktoberfest – Great South Bay Brewery
• Nov 4 – Brew for a Cure – The Well, Brooklyn
• Nov 11 – Great Beer Expo – (TBD) – Formerly @ Belmont

Congrats to the pro-am selection from the Big Brew Day @ GSB:

• Round of applause to Russ & Danielle Malone and AJ & Joe D’Amico for being selected by GSB as the entry into the GABF Pro-Am competition.
• The saison was brewed @ GSB during Big Brew Day.

BJCP Exam

• The BCJP exam is being held on August 6 in Port Jeff. As of today there were still seats available.

Next Chopped Competition:

• We’ll kick off the next chopped round at the next meeting.
• Style is Fruited Saisons
• All who have participated in the last round will be automatically included; if you didn’t participate in the last round and want to get involved, please see Ken.
• New teams will be selected by the next meeting, along with fruit assignments.

Rung Out Milk Stout

• Scott Rung won an earlier club-only competition, and his beer was selected to be brewed and served at The Brewer’s Collective.
• It’s been a while, but the beer has been brewed and is now available at TBC’s tasting room.

Club Casks

• The club has procured two pin casks (5 gallon) for use at festivals and events. If you’d like to brew a cask ale for a club-event or festival, contact Eric or Sam.

Next style class

• Sour Style Class signup is now live.
• Sunday, August 13 @ 1PM @ H&H
• Cost will be higher than prior classes. Figure around $20-25/pp.
• https://hhcbc-sourclass.eventbrite.com

Open floor for questions/announcements

• Barrier has a can release Saturday 7/22 for two beers brewed with Grimm.

Merchandise

• John has club shirts available for purchase. $10 for charter members, $15 if you’re not.

Membership/Discounts

• Universal Beverage in Carle Place now offering 10% discount to charter members.

Next Meeting

• Next meeting will be Tuesday, August 15 @ a location to be announced.

Thanks to Barnshed!

• Again, big thanks and congratulates to Bryan for opening up and inviting us.