We had such a great time at this year's Big Brew Day! Thanks so much to @pomonabrewingcompany for the wonderful hospitality! We had 5 brewers brewing up Grand River Amber Ale. In mid June we'll meet up with @bookcliff.hbc to judge these beers and see who will win the Western Slope Big Brew Challenge. ... See MoreSee Less
We did a thing!Big thanks to the @montrosedailypress for featuring the Western Slope Big Brew Challenge — with a great write-up featuring our club officers Eric, Dave, and Casey!Don’t miss the action this Saturday @pomonabrewingcompanyLive brewing kicks off at 11:30, plus Beer Bingo and great brews all day.Come hang with your local homebrewers — it’s going to be a blast!#BigBrewChallenge#WesternSlopeBrewing#HomebrewHeroes#MontroseColorado#BigBrewDay2025#PomonaBrewing#DrinkLocal#LiveBrewDay#ColoradoBeerScene#BrewForBraggingRights ... See MoreSee Less
Homebrewers from Montrose and Grand Junction will go head-to-head this weekend in a battle of the beers, with bragging rights on the table and plenty of drinks for all.
The beer, wine, et cetera judging at Montrose County Fair was a huge success. Thank you to all of our judges! Also, a big thanks to all the volunteers. And without further ado, here are the winners: 🏆Best of Show Name: Vienna LagerBrewer: Eric Svensen 🥇First Place 🥈Second Place 🥉Third Place 1. Dark Ales Name: Boogaloo BrownBrewer: Casey Knopp Name: StoutBrewer: Eric Svensen 2. Lagers Name: Vienna LagerBrewer: Eric Svensen Name: DunkelBrewer: Eric Svensen Name: Bob Dad PilzBrewer: Casey Knopp 3. Pale & Amber Ales Name:VictopiaBrewer: David Roosth Name: Kentucky Common Cluster FestBrewer: David Sinton Name: Snaggle ToothBrewer: Casey Knopp…
BCHA will once again run the Homemade Wines and Beer judging for the Annual Montrose County Fair. Judging will take place at the Montrose Event Center on Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 PM. Entries are due on Monday, July 22 by 5:00 PM at any of these drop sites: Attached are entry form and bottle label form. They are also available on the BCHA website. Two 12-ounce or larger bottles per entry for beer, cider, and mead are required. The 2021 BJCP Style Guide will be used for beer and the 2015 guides will be used for Cider and Mead.…
September Meeting The next meeting of the Black Canyon Homebrewers Association is Thursday, September 14 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be at Casey’s house in Montrose. Contact me if you need directions. The big topic of discussion will be Oktoberfest!!! Which is only a few days away! Also, Casey has brewed up a batch of beer which he split up and hopped each part differently. This Hop Bits will be a great way to compare the effects different hops have on beer. Please come if you can and bring beer if you like. Upcoming Important Dates
Our SMaSH Off competition with Bookcliff Homebrew Club comes to a close with our Award Ceremony. Congratulation to Niko Frye for winning this year. Big thanks to Stoik Beer Company for hosting us.
Best of Show: Eric Svensen’s Dubbel Category First Place Second Place Third Place Porter / Stout Casey Knopp Pale Ale Casey Knopp Casey Knopp Andrew Burris Amber or Brown Ale Andrew Burris David Sinton Casey Knopp Fruit or Vegetable Andrew Burris Lager Eric Svensen Eric Svensen Belgian Eric Svensen Eric Svensen Cider Dennis Murphy Jerry Spangrude Cordial Constance Reed Montrose County Fair Board provided the categories.
Montrose County Fair The Fair will run from July 21 to the 29th. Beer judging will be on Wednesday, July 26 at 6:00 PM at the Montrose Event Center (1036 North Seventh Street – the best place to park is south of the Event Center and north of North Pythian Avenue). If you would like to enter your beer, wine, cider, or mead, entries will be due on Monday, July 24th. Drop off locations include Friendship Hall, the Hoovers’ place, or David’s place. All entries will be $1 and please submit two bottles. Fill out this entry form plus this…
