The Brewsletter

June 2010

The Official Newsletter of the Hampton Roads Brewing & Tasting Society (HRB&TS)

www.hrbts.org

President’s Musings – C. J., aka. Chris Jones

To follow….

C.J,   President HRB&TS

Meeting Location – Diane Catanzaro

The June 2^nd  meeting of the HRB&TS will be at the Hampton home of Mike and Terri Connell. A relaxing setting on the banks of the Indian river, some great homebrew, and like minded beer lovers talking smack….sounds like a good way to enjoy this beautiful June weather! Dress for outdoor weather as the meeting is in the backyard.

The meeting starts at 7 pm and there will be some type of grilling food and condiments provided by the club. Side dishes or munchies are also greeted with open arms (and mouths). Remember that you can bring commercial beers as well as homebrew to summer backyard-meetings.  It would be nice of you to pop an extra homebrew in the cooler for Mike and Terri….we really appreciate your hosting the HRB&TS!

Competition Corner – Eric Gold

Rob Camlin hosted our competition this month because he was looking for some tasty wheat beers.  I think most all of our beers could have benefited from a little more aging and more carbonation, however we did manage to find a winner in my Belgian Wit (Score 29.75) even though it had a weird aroma from the Indonesian Peppercords I put in it.  Two hefeweizens (JP and CJ/Diane) tied for second place, with a score of 26. Even given the common ingredient wheat, it is very difficult to compare these vastly different styles.  They do both however taste good during the summer and we'll be sharing more of these beers at the next meeting and at our upcoming summer picnic. Thanks again to our hosts the Camlins, and also to judges Diane C, Tom, Rob, and JP.   Maybe next year we will pick one of these two styles to focus on. 

Updated Brewing points are listed below!  

2010 HRBTS CUP STANDINGS
Name of Brewer	Points Accumulated
Eric Gold	10
JP Messier	9
Tom Byrnes	8
Chris Jones & Diane Catanzaro	7
Mark Johnson	3
This could easily be you ……	If you get brewing …….

Next up for our competition schedule, we'll taste Meads.  This is typically a pretty popular month so bring your best and prepare for some fun!  We're still pegging down an exact date for this competition because a few of us will be on vacation, although I'm hoping to have it the first week in July.  Stay tuned!

IT'S STILL NOT TOO LATE to reserve the month matching one of your favorite styles! If you are willing to host a monthly judging competition, please email me at egold@vt.edu to reserve your month. We bring beer to your house :)

Below you will find our brewing schedule for 2010.

2010 HRB&TS CUP BREWING SCHEDULE
Month	Style	Category/Sub	AHA Event - Deadline
July 2010 (June 23)	Mead	24,25,26	August 2010
August 2010 (July 21)	Sour	17	Sept/Oct 2010
September 2010 (Aug 18)	Fruit	20
October 2010 (Sept. 22)	Strong Ale	19	Nov/Dec 2010
November 2010 (Oct. 20)	Tupper's Hop Pocket Ale Clone	10 A
December 2010 (Nov 17 )	Christmas Winter Spiced Beer	21B
January 2011 (Dec 22)	Imperial Stout	13F
February 2011 (Jan 19)	Belgian and French Ale	16 A-D
March 2011 (Feb 16)	Bock	5	March/April 2011

June Winners:

1^st Place –        HRBTS Cup June 2010, Belgian Wit,  Brewer: Eric Gold

2^nd Place - tie – HRBTS Cup June 2010, Hefeweizen,  Brewer: Chris Jones & Diane Catanzaro

2^nd  Place – tie – HRBTS Cup June 2010, Hefeweizen   Brewer: JP Messier

About the HRB&TS

The Hampton Roads Brewing and Tasting Society is dedicated to promoting the enjoyment of home brewing.  The annual dues are $20 per individual and $25 per family.  Members are encouraged to support the reasonable enjoyment of beer and observe the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Federal government, and the Golden Rule.  Persons attending HRB&TS meetings and events are solely liable for actions attendant to their participation.   HRB&TS maintains a NO SMOKING policy during all meetings so that members may better enjoy fine beers.  Visit the HRB&TS online at www.hrbts.org.