May Meeting

Thursday May 11th @Homebrewstuff

The judging for the Alliteration Ales contest is coming up this week. If you are participating, bring a growler (or roughly equivalent amount) to the meeting for us all to sample and vote on.

Also coming up:

Updates on all the events we are working on this summer, including (but perhaps not limited to) The Western Idaho Fair competition, the summer picnic, Baseball outing, and future meetings at Alliteration and Idawild.

Also, a special educational segment! We took some extra wort from Alliteration and pitched a different strain of yeast into each one. Taste and hear about the amazing difference something as simple as yeast makes.

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

April Meeting Reminder

Thursday, April 13th At Homebrewstuff

The much anticipated Maibock competition is upon us! Bring a growler (or roughly equivalent amount) to the meeting for the club competition.

Also on the docket.

-A big thanks to everyone who indicated they were participating in the Alliteration Ales competition! We had a 100% pick-up rate which is so awesome. We’ll be talking about the details of that competition as well as the June meeting at Alliteration Ales coming soon.

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

-The work is beginning on the Western Idaho Fair competition. We’ll be discussing details leading up to that.

-Also starting to plan for the club summer picnic and potential Autumn activities and looking for people to help head that up as well.

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

Competition Notes

Maibock Competition

We will be holding the Maibock competition during our meeting on April 13th. To participate simply bring about a growler’s worth (64oz) of homebrewed Maibock to the next meeting. This is not a BJCP event, just a fun, informal competition, so packaging doesn’t matter. Bring something tasty and the club will vote on their favorite.

Alliteration Ales Competition

The pick-up for the wort from Alliteration Ales is on April 7th. Here are the stats for what you will be getting:
70% Pilsner
20% White Wheat
10% Munich 10
20 IBUs Motueka Hops
1.067 starting gravity
The wort costs $20. We will have members on site to collect money. What you do with it after that is between you and whatever eldritch desires you harbor in your soul.
We will be holding that competition at our May 11th meeting.

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.

Club Holiday Party

I personal want to thank everyone that show up to the party tonight. It was a lot of fun seeing you all. The food was great and beer was plentiful. Those of you who couldn’t attend please know that you were sorely missed. Congratulations to David Reish, Brewer of the Year and Bob Hubler, our Das Meiste Bier.

My you all have a Merry Christmas and have a great brewing year.