Category: Meetings

March Meeting

Thursday, March 9th

Lost Grove Brewing

1026 S. La Pointe St.
Boise, ID 83706

A special outing at Lost Grove this month. We will be meeting in the tent out back. We’ve got it reserved from 6-9 so arrive early for the best parking and pizza.

Packed meeting this month, here’s what to look forward to.

-We will kick off the meeting with a special educational topic from Lost Grove.

-The time is coming for the Alliteration Ales competition in May as well as the club Maibock competition in April.

-Also coming in May, the AHA Big Brew Day. We’ll be discussing details about this year’s group brew.

As usual, social hour begins at 6pm, club meeting starts at 7pm, and the bottleshare will close out the night.

January Meeting & Club Survey

Happy New Beer! We hope everyone had a joyful holiday season and is ready for a 2023 chock full of new brewing adventures.

January Club Meeting. We’ll be kicking things off with our first meeting of the year on Thursday, January 12th @ Home Brew Stuff on Chinden Blvd. As usual, social hour starts at 6p, meeting starts at 7p, bottleshare commences ~ 8p.

Club Survey. As part of our 2023 planning process, we’d like to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete our short SRB Club Survey to give us feedback on 2022 and suggestions for 2023. We’d appreciate your responses ASAP so we can provide a brief report out during the upcoming club meeting.

Thanks for being a part of the SRB family, and we’ll see you soon.

Learn to Homebrew Day & November Meeting Reminder

LEARN TO HOMEBREW DAY (Saturday, November 5th): As usual, mother nature is looking to make Learn to Homebrew Day a bit wet and chilly, but that isn’t going to stop the fun! Please feel free to show up anytime after 8am to help with water and electrical set-up, tent city construction, and to claim the best space in the parking lot. Wear layers, bring hot beverages, and don’t forget your sense of humor.

NOVEMBER CLUB MEETING (Thursday, November 10th): Be sure to join your fellow home brewers at Home Brew Stuff next Thursday, November 10th for the last regular club meeting of 2022. We’ll have an action-packed agenda for you, including:

  • Debrief of Learn to Homebrew Day
  • Club Raffle*
  • Details on the Holiday Party (Friday, December 16th)
  • Education Segment (Mash Musings by Dave: the Buffering War)
  • Preview of the next Club Contest (February 2023)

* If you have something you’d like to contribute to the raffle, please reach out to a club officer and bring it to the meeting. We are looking for quality beers or equipment ONLY – no clearing out your garage!!!

As usual, social hour begins at 6p, club meeting starts at 7p, and bottleshare will close out the night. Hope to see you all there!

May Meeting Reminder

May 12th At Homebrewstuff
9115 W. Chinden Ave Suite 195
Social hour 6:00 pm
Meeting Starts at 7:00 pm

  • We’ll talk about the hop farm tour and big brew day and all of the events going forward.
  • An educational piece on herb and spiced beer along with specifics for the next club competition.
  • The big thing on the agenda is our first monthly club competition. All entries for the American Wheat club competition must arrive between 6-7 pm. No beer brought after 7 pm will be included in the competition. Please bring 6 12oz bottles or 3 22oz bottles. No specific labeling is necessary, all beer will be checked in as it arrives.
  • We’ve had a great response to the first of our in-club competitions which means that there will be a lot of beer to go through. If you’ve brewed a beer to share but it can wait until next month’s meeting, do so. With up to 16 entries this month, there’s plenty to go around

April Meeting

April 14th At Homebrewstuff
9115 W. Chinden Ave Suite 195
Social hour 6:00 pm
Meeting Starts at 7:00 pm

On the Schedule We’ll be going over the hop farm trip coming up this month, Big Brew day in May, and other upcoming events.
Updates on May’s American Wheat beer contest as well as the next contest with Woodland Empire.
The educational topic this week will be ‘What’s Up With Wheat?’
See you there!

Kick-Off of Club Contests and Brewer of the Year

Thanks to everyone who came out last night for our monthly meeting hosted at Mother Earth Nampa!

As we touched on briefly, we’re kicking off (nearly) monthly contests to help inspire members to brew more, try out new styles and techniques, and to foster some good ol’ fashioned brewer rivalry. All in the name of beer education, of course.

For those who missed last night’s meeting, or didn’t get a handout, be sure to check out our new Club Contests Overview document that explains the points accumulation rules by contest type and covers how we will be awarding various “brewer of the year” honors each December moving forward!

To get us started, our first monthly contest will take place during our monthly meeting on May 12. The theme for our inaugural contest is BJCP Category 1D: American Wheat Beer, a light, crushable, and Spring-appropriate style. We encourage you to participate either individually (or in teams!) to craft a perfect American Wheat pint that stays within the official guidelines, but expresses your unique take on this modern classic style. Need some inspiration to get started? Check out Beer and Brewing or Brew Your Own for some ideas. This contest will be decided by popular vote during the bottleshare hour, with points awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. You’ve got two months, so get brewing!!

We’ll also work to announce monthly themes/contests at least 2-3 months in advance moving forward so everyone has time to prepare. And we’ll populate the calendar and meeting agendas with contest information as we lock it in, so be sure to check that out regularly.

Any questions, concerns, or ideas for a contest, please reach out to me or to our newly anointed Contest Director, Dave Reish. Leave a message here or find us on FB or Discord.

March 10, 2022 Meeting @ Mother Earth Brew Co. in Nampa

Our next meeting is around the corner! Join us at Mother Earth’s Nampa location for an action-packed agenda and Q&A session with co-owner Daniel Love! New or potential members always welcome.

We will be covering legislative updates, our upcoming BJCP exam, an April Hop Farm visit, the rollout of club contests, and so much more. Don’t forget to bring your bottles for the post-meeting bottleshare. See the detailed agenda in the Google Calendar invite.

When: Thurs, March 10th, 2022 (6-7p Happy Hour, Meeting starts @7p)

Where: MEBC-Nampa (1428 Madison Ave, Nampa, ID, 83687) 

February 10, 2022 Meeting

HomeBrew

Our next meeting will be at Home Brew Stuff on Thursday February 10th.

We will be discussing plans for the new year, the result of the Club Survey. The upcoming beer tasting classes and the BJCP Test. There are many addition topics to by covered.

This meeting is open to the public, new potential members are encouraged to swing by and check us out!

When:
Thursday, February 10th, 2022
Happy Hour: 6:00-7:00 PM
Meeting starts @ 7:00 PM

Where:
Home Brew Stuff
9115 W Chinden Blvd, Garden City, ID 83714

January Meeting

Hello Club members.

Well here we are at the start of a new year. Unfortunately I will not be attending the club meeting this week. My intention was to introduce myself and the new club officers. So I am taking this opportunity to do so now. A few of our past officers, David, John and myself, have changed responsibilities plus we have added two new officers, Nicole and Jeremy.

Terry Jones, President

David Reish, Vice President

John Cotten, Treasure

Jeremy Jones, Secretary/Marketing

Nicole Thompson, Eduction Director

I am excited about working for you in my new role and working with all our new officers.

Cheers! Terry

January 2022 Meeting

Our next meeting will be at Home Brew Stuff on Thursday January 13th.

We will be discussing plans for the new year, the upcoming BJCP test in March, and much more.

This meeting is open to the public, new potential members are encouraged to swing by and check us out!

When:
Thursday, January 13th, 2022
Happy Hour: 6:00-7:00 PM
Meeting starts @ 7:00 PM

Where:
Home Brew Stuff
9115 W Chinden Blvd, Garden City, ID 83714