Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Hey guys, great showing at the festival last night! Thanks to everyone who helped to make it happen, and special thanks to Rich for his beers, and to Bret for his extensive time and effort on the Hitman draft system. Also to Pete and Lee for their setup help, Cory and everyone for their help on Tuesday, and Courtney, C.D., and Kevin for helping to get the Hitman into the U-Haul. J (Wish we had pictures of that…) Thanks to Scottie for bringing the entertainment.
And major thanks to Moccasin Bend Brewing for their help in brewing the Big Brew ESB, and the loaning of equipment to make the Hitman possible.
Remember, funds from the SBF ticket sales helped fund the Hitman draft system, so thanks to everyone for that!
Sorry if I’ve forgotten anyone, I drink a lot.
I’ve uploaded pics to the Barley Mob website. Email me pics if you want them uploaded to the system.
http://www.barleymob.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1060
(Please note the rare sightings of Denver, Captain Homebrew, and Heriberto (Eddie)….)
Our total volume of beer was 145 Gallons, up from 107 Gallons in 2007. Our goal for this year was 120 gallons, and we surpassed it by a mile. I wouldn’t shoot for any higher than 150 gallons, as that’s what the pros bring. We don’t want to be the last ones with beer, or beer left over.
I’m setting the 2009 goal tentatively at 150 gallons, with the club brewing 80 gallons in two 40 gallon batches, or one massive batch with the help of Bend Brewing. I figure if we can do a huge batch of something cheap and easy like a pale ale to end the night, and put the exciting, neat recipe stuff up front for the people who like to talk about the beer and ask questions. By the end of the night, none of the patrons care about how many decoctions you did.
COMING UP:
Sept. 26th – Sept 28th: Music City Brewoff: http://www.musiccitybrewers.com/brewoff.php
-Let’s start thinking about getting a big crew of judges, stewards, and support to head out to Nashville and help out the Music City Brewers this year. We didn’t do a pub crawl this year, so this can be our out-of-town trip. Also, I’d like to strengthen our ties to other Tennessee clubs, including the Smoky Mountain Brewers that Scottie and I met last night. We will be inviting the MCB’s down to help judge with our competition at Greenlife, so it’s only fair for us to send a sizeable contingent.
Oct. 11th: Greenlife Homebrew Competition:
-Bottle of your favorites before they’re gone! The Homebrew Competition at Greenlife is ON! I need judges and stewards to help with this, and I’d like to see full club participation. Either brew, compete, judge, or steward. Good experience for everyone. If you’ve never done a competition, stewarding is an easy way to see how things happen behind the scenes, see how judging is done, and you get free beer! Rich is donating beer for the staff, about 5 people have volunteered to judge, and Moccasin Bend Brewing has offered to brew a batch of the winner’s beer (with the winner) to be bottled and sold at Greenlife! Very cool.
-I also need people who can query beer companies (White Labs, Boscos, All Seasons, AHA, MoreBeer, etc…) for prizes, raffle items, etc… Let me know if you’re interested.
-Bret, if you have the electronic format of our scoresheet and entry card, it would make my life easier if you could send those to me. Thanks!
Oct. 26th: Oktoberfest at the Pavilion:
-OKTOBERFEST!!! Yeah, I know, it’s lame at the Pavilion… But Homebrew demonstrations make it better!!!! I’d like to do a beginner’s demo this year, and do an extract batch or two. Any one interested? Cory? Patrick? Best way to sharpen your skills is to teach…. Let me know if you are interested.
1st Week of November: Beer Dinner
- Beer Dinner at Greenlife! I’m still working out the details, but Charlie at Greenlife and I will hash out a menu, and get the courses paired with beers. More info to come on that. Any comments on price, menu requests, etc??? Kosher meal for Kevin R.???
Beer and Cheese Pairings:
-I will be sending out periodic messages when we will have Beer and Cheese pairings. Also, I’ll send out messages for Wine and Cheese tastings if you like. Get us some culture…
All for now! Great job everyone!
Tony