Meeting Info:
Where: Some Place Else Brewery
Location: 6425 W 52nd Ave, Arvada, CO 80002
Date:
2//19/20
Time: 7:00pm
Info:
Bring your finest homebrewed creations and opinions on all things homebrewing.
January Meeting Recap:
Attendants:
Chris, Ryan, Andrew, Rick, Jim S., Mick, Jeff, Colter, Nicholas (New guy, club hopping), Robin, Gordon, Aaron, Dennis
Meeting Recap:
What we learned:
- Ryan is capable of producing beer that doesn't touch a cask.
- The club reserves the right to rename your beer during a meeting without your input. 🙂
- Beer passing dies in front of Jim, so stay vigilant!
- Gordon will continue to fish out his antique "collection" for us to dabble in
- 20 beers (well, 19 and 1 port) in a night is a lot, but well appreciated
- We need to discuss at our next meeting what month we want to do the next "competition" and what style. It was floated with good interest of us all agreeing on the exact same grain bill, but then people choose their own hops, yeast, mash, and fermentation elements. No adjuncts. To see how just your process can really influence the final beer.
- It didn't have the pizzazz of Evan, but at least Chris didn't fuck the meeting up.
- Bob Z also shared his information on sanitizing solutions which can be read in this email thread.
Beers:
- Ryan – Dunkel – Yes, you are reading this correctly. Ryan…our Ryan had the first and lightest beer of the meeting. Some said it couldn't be done, by here we are! Great malty sweetness and very light. Slightly low carb, but we'll give him a pass because he poured it from his new keg system and he's still a keg system newb! Easy Drinking.
- Colter – 'Merican Brown Ale – Lovely chocolate taste on the back end with a sweet finish. Smelt of caramel, Mmmmm. He used "a Fuck load" of crystal.
- Chris – Merican IPA – Good malty body, Typical soft citrus grapefruit aroma. Citra, Simcoe, Cascade hop arrangement and WLP001 (CA Ale). Loved by all, hated by none. Rick asked and has received recipe.
- Aaron – Weeeeeeeeee Heavy – Very light (nearly too light for style). Not much aroma. Ryan asked if this was second runnings….you know, like the dick he is, haha! Very "poundable" at 5%, then it was asked when 5% all of a sudden became session beer, lol! Clean and refreshing.
- Chris – Chocolate Milk Stout – Roasty Chocolate aroma with a desired sweetness. Had a great body and gave us a good head, you know…like…ok, we'll stop there. Someone noted "warms my cockles".
- Dennis – Sweet Stout – No chocolate, but a very solid milk stout. Great head retention and flavor. It was asked if he considered it to be some sort of old fashion elixir since he brought it in large medicine bottles. Just what the doctor ordered!
- Nicholas – Oaked Bourbon Stout – Very creamy with a vanilla taste that turned into a marshmallow element. Great contribution from the newbie!
- Jim S. – Winter Ale – Winterfest was enjoyed by all. "F'ing delicious" was shouted somewhere. Perfect spice balance…unlike that Breckenridge, dump your spice rack into the beer. winter ale. Since he used all English ingredients, the club has renamed the beer "Boris' Brexit Beer". Relabel accordingly, Jim.
- Dennis – Winter Ale – Light and refreshing with some lovely English Esters. Very well done beer. Couldn't get more information since he was on the opposite end and head of the table taking on court.
- Jim S. – Old Ale – A beautiful toffee and raisin aroma, everything I love about this style. Sweet malty taste. I also overheard Ryan mentioning to Colter "This would be a gread podcast beer". Jim has kindly shared the recipe with Chris, who had planned on brewing this style shortly.
- Gordon – Porter – it's anyone's guess as to what kind of porter because, in perfect Gordon fashion, this beer was one he didn't know he still had from 1988. Yes, before some of our members were even born! Unfortunately, there was zero carbonation, shocking from a 32 years old beer… Little was known about the beer, but had quite the boosey smell and a tad bitter.
- Mick – Smoked Porter – Low smoke, which is better than way too much smoke. 5.6% brewed with Chinook and Willamette. WY1098 British Ale Yeast. Well balanced and enjoyable.
- Rick – Mystery Belgian – we figured had to be single or triple based on color in bottle. THAR SHE BLOWS! Gusher time. Rick's unsure what went wrong because this has been aging quite a while. After she settled down it still had a nice taste…although a little yeasty, but that'll happen with a gusher.
- Andrew – Belgian Dark Strong Ale – THAR SHE BLOWS! 2 gushers back to back. After this one calmed down, it had a very comparable taste to Chimay Blue label. Still needs to age. Slight hint of rum. Voss did a great job of keeping the gusher at bay with this thumb, while also periodically misting Ryan with beer mist. I think there was a lost opportunity for some sort of facial misting cream commercial.
- This is where the meeting started to stray. Evidently gushing beer makes people scramble. This got people on their feet and allowed them to wonder. Beers were harder to make the rounds, especially when they got to Jim and they just sat there while he regaled people with his brewing stories.
- Nicholas – Pumpkin Ale – only 1-12oz bottle, so small sip pours were a must. Low aroma and very sweet. We don't think the yeast fully attenuated.
- Nicholas – Imperial Pumpkin Ale – 7.6% and a much bigger pumpkin character than the prior beer. Smells of cloves, all spice, nutmeg and a hint of cinnamon. He confirmed these were all used, so good on our noses! Except Gordon. 🙂
- Ryan – Bourbon Barrel Aged Belgian Quad – As per typical Ryan fashion, big, tasty and boosey. Lovely dark plumb and cherry notes. Good and spicy with a lovely rich finish.
- Ryan – Vanilla Rye Imperial Stout – Thick big body. Talk about a beer you can chew. Notes of vanilla bean and chocolate.
- Jeff – Old Bruin – Finally it was Jeff's turn. Lovely belgian brown sour. Pleasant aroma that takes you back to that old belgian farm….you know…where we all grew up drinking beer for lunch. A great balance of flavor with that hint of soury notes.
- Nicholas – Blueberry Port Wine – Blueberry wine fortified with Brandy. BIG blueberry flavor and quite the nail in the coffin to the night.