2024 Montrose County Fair Winners!

July 25, 2024Posted inHomebrew JudgingNo Comments
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: šŸ†Best of ShowName: Vienna LagerBrewer: Eric SvensenšŸ„‡First PlacešŸ„ˆSecond PlacešŸ„‰Third Place1. Dark AlesName: Boogaloo BrownBrewer: Casey KnoppName: StoutBrewer: Eric Svensen2. LagersName: Vienna LagerBrewer: Eric SvensenName: DunkelBrewer: Eric SvensenName: Bob Dad PilzBrewer: Casey Knopp3. Pale & Amber AlesName:VictopiaBrewer: David RoosthName: Kentucky Common Cluster FestBrewer: David SintonName: Snaggle ToothBrewer: Casey Knopp4. Speciality BeersName:Juniper ESBBrewer:Matt Landt5. Strong AlesName: Belgian Golden Strong AleBrewer: Matt LandtName: Kilt DropperBrewer: David…

2024 Montrose County Fair

July 15, 2024Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
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:Ā  David's house - please email for location Eric's house - please email for location Montrose Event Center, 1036 North Seventh Street, Montrose 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…

September Updates

September 13, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
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.Ā  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 September Meeting -…

Montrose County Fair Beer Competition

July 29, 2023Posted inHomebrew JudgingNo Comments
Best of Show: Eric Svensen's Dubbel CategoryFirst PlaceSecond PlaceThird PlacePorter / StoutCasey Knopp  Pale AleCasey KnoppCasey KnoppAndrew BurrisAmber or Brown AleAndrew BurrisDavid SintonCasey KnoppFruit or VegetableAndrew Burris  LagerEric SvensenEric Svensen BelgianEric SvensenEric Svensen CiderDennis MurphyJerry Spangrude CordialConstance Reed  Montrose County Fair Board provided the categories.

Fair! Next Meeting! SMaSH Winners!

July 17, 2023Posted inHomebrew Judging, MeetingNo Comments
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 ā€“ 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 Hooversā€™ place, or David's place. All entries will be $1 and please submit two bottles. Fill out this entry form plus this…

Brewing Equipment for Sale

June 25, 2023Posted inSharingNo Comments
Tom Jungers has some real cool brewing supplies for sale. This includes a refrigerator set up for five taps. He would like $1,250 for the entire set up (parts are over $3,000 new). But he is willing to entertain offers or sell items separately. Contact him directly (tsjungers@gmail.com). Wort Chiller and more Tap Handles and more Airlocks and more Carboys and growlers Left side of fridge Buckets Inside of fridge Bottle Tree Keg Hardware

County Fair, Next Meeting, and more!

June 22, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
County Fair More details about beer, cider, wine, and mead judging for Montrose County Fair will be coming. Generally, there will be at least one drop off point in July, entries will be a dollar, and we'll be using the BJCP 2021 style guide during judging. We'll need volunteers to judge and steward. This will be a great time to learn about beer and beer styles you don't normally consume. So please join us. Judging will be on Wednesday, July 25 at Montrose County Event Center (time to be announced). The address is 1036 N 7th St. The best place to park is south of the…

SMaSH Updates, Big Brew Day, and More

May 23, 2023Posted inHomebrew Judging, MeetingNo Comments
SMaSH updates Please bring your SMaSH beers to either David's place (after 11:00 AM) or to Casey's place (please contact David for addresses) by 3:00 PM or earlier on Friday, May 26th. Please call either of us beforehand to coordinate dogs and such. Casey will take the beers up to Grand Junction for the judging. Please follow the instructions carefully. If you need either form printed I will have a few ready for you. If you're unsure of what category, I have the 2021 BJCP Style Guide. Once again, this is the Single Malt and Single Hop competition we are…

April Meeting

April 16, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
Current Business: SMaSH competition SMaSH stands for Single Malt and Single Hop. Weā€™ve been challenged by the Bookcliffs Homebrew Club.   Big Brew Day Competition 2023 ā€“ Rocky Mountain Region On May 6 at Pomona Brewery we will brew a batch of beer for the . The batch is Nearly Nirvana Pale Ale (https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/nearly-nirvana-pale-ale/). One or more brewers will make this batch and we will pick one to submit as a club. From the regional coordinators: The purpose of the competition is to celebrate Big Brew and homebrewing by bringing homebrew clubs together to make the same official recipe for…