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.  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 -…

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 – 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…

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…

April Meeting

April 16, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
Current Business: SMaSH competition SMaSH stands for Single Malt and Single Hop. We’ve been challenged by the Bookcliffs Homebrew Club.   Big Brew Day Competition 2023 – 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…

March Meeting

February 22, 2023Posted inMeetingNo Comments
Let’s have a get together on Wednesday, March 15 at David's place at 6:00 PM. Email or direct message me if you need my address. I’ll provide some beer and, in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, corned beef and cabbage. Bring some homebrew and a side dish to share if you like. I’d like to discuss what we’d like to do as a club. Obviously, there’s the County Fair Beer and Wine Competition and Oktoberfest. Some other ideas include beer style discussions, off flavor recognition, pub crawls, and more. Here’s my proposed agenda. Let me know what should be added, removed,…