September, yup, you got it….OKTOBERFEST season! But first, it's nice to be back to beer after taking the wife to Napa wine country. It was absolutely beautiful there with great weather. I was able to squeeze in a trip to Russian River's new Windsor location, which was awesome. Best beer flight ever as you can see by the picture above. Also went to Fieldworks brewery in downtown Napa, which was decent. Then I was promptly reminded that this was a wine trip, lol. Napa is expensive. The wine is expensive. But the wife loved it, so there, done. Now back to more important things…BEER!
September 20, Sour Beer Day – Today is the perfect day to enjoy your favorite Sour! Once considered an unusual style of beer, it is now viewed as one of the world’s most popular styles of beer!
October 14, Homebrewing Legalization Day – This day marks 45 years of legal homebrewing in the United States! Thanks to Jimmy Carter!
- Krispy King Lager Competition & Tap Event ( Barrels & Bottles Brewery ) 3-7pm
- AHA Club Night ( Denver Beer Co. Canworks ) 6-9pm
- Rye Resurgence Beer at Our Mutual Friend ( Our Mutual Friend Brewing )
- Brewers Cup Powered by Hop Passport – Free Disc Golf Outing ( The Owl's Den ) 10am-2pm
- GABF Kickoff Party @ BREWDOG ( Brewdog Denver ) 1pm-7pm
- American Homebrewers Association Member Gathering ( Colorado Convention Center, Room 401 & 402 ) 4pm-5pm
- Great American Beer Festival 10/10/24 Session ( Colorado Convention Center ) 5:30pm-9:pm
- National Homebrew Competition Awards Ceremony ( Festival Hall Karaoke Stage, Colorado Convention Center ) 6:30pm-7:30pm
- National Black Brewers Day GABF Afterparty ( Spangalang Brewery ) 7pm-12am
- Denver Rare Beer Tasting 15 to Benefit Pints for Prostates ( Bierstadt Lagerhaus & Deep Roots Winery ) 12pm-4pm
- Industry Night @ BREWDOG (Brewdog Denver) 1pm-7pm
- Bootcamp for Homebrew Club Officers, Presented by Grog Tag ( Colorado Convention Center, Room 402 ) 1:30pm-2:45pm
- AHA at GABF Headline Session: The Future of Homebrewing ( Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom ) 3pm-4pm
- Great American Beer Festival 10/11/24 Session ( Colorado Convention Center ) 5:30pm-9:pm
- Great American Beer Festival 10/12/24 Session ( Colorado Convention Center ) 12:30pm-4pm
- Avalanche Home Opener Party w/ BREWDOG ( Rhein Haus ) 4pm-7pm
- 6:00 – 9:00 Location: We’ve secured a wonderful brewery location near the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. (DBC Production facility on 44th and Jason St.)
- Clubs are responsible for bringing/shipping their kegs and providing all dispensing equipment. Kegs/beer can be brought during our setup time of 12pm-5pm. Serving starts at 6pm and all taps MUST be turned off at 9pm. We have from 9pm-11pm to break down and get out.
- We have 4 individuals brewing up beer for our table. AHA is only giving us 2 complimentary tickets, so those will go to our brewers. Club officers have decided that the other 3 brewers tickets will be covered if they want to attend. Everyone else that wants to attend will need to purchase a $30 ticket here and have proof of your AHA membership when you show up.
- 21+ only, and all attendees/club representatives must be AHA members.
- Clubs must follow the Event Entry Policy and the AHA’s Code of Conduct.
- Booth space sizes and how booths are divided is TBD. Our decoration theme will be
- Electricity is not provided.
Where:
Dave's Commercial Club House (Westminster)
Location:
9172 Marshall Place, Westminster, CO 80031
Date:
9/18/24
Time:
7:00 – Beer tastings
RSVP:
Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here.
August Meeting Recap:
Unfortunately I was unable to attend this meeting, but Charles stepped up and volunteered to herd the cats, errr I mean beer samples.
Role call: Jim, Ryan, Chuck (host), Cody (came late because work), Cole, Scott, Kale, Jeff + Sarah, Gordon, Charles, Jeremy, Dennis, Nate
Chuck was a great host and supplied some tasty brats to pair our beer samples with. Scott brought some rogue beers that weren't submitted to the list, but the judges (except that damn Russian Judge) allowed the entries. After the homebrewed beers were downed a healthy supply of tasty commercial beers came out of left field. Great meeting and hosting, thanks Chuck!