NEXT MEETING

October 9th at Blue Stallion Brewing Company 7 PM – 9 PM
Thanks to Versailles Brewing Company for hosting our meeting this month and thanks to Dr. Paul Duffin for sharing his knowledge of yeast. Cheers!  

 

Upcoming Events
  • Mash Madness
    • Round 1 judging will be the weekend before the next meeting.  We could use some help with judging.  Please contact a BOCK officer to participate.  A great way to get started!
  • Bocktoberfest
    • October 21st at Dirk Franzen’s house from early evening until late morning the following day.  A seafood boil is planned, but please bring pot-luck food or beer.   A live band will be playing  and camping is welcome (and encouraged)!
  • Barrel Fill
    • We filled two Buffalo Trace kegs with RIS and a Belgian quad.  Now we wait…
  • Iron Mash – still time to sign up!
    • November 4, 2023 at Rock House Brewery
      • 8am to 2pm
      • This will be done the old school way – make your own wort. BOCK will provide everything but the yeast
      • Participants will be given unusual ingredients, come up with a recipe, and brew up some unusual concoctions
      • A good time to hang out while brewing almost for free
  • Learn to Homebrew Day
    • November 4, 2023 at Rock House Brewery
      • Starting at 2pm, we will be demonstrating 3 types of homebrew systems: Grainfather, 3-tier, and brew-in-the-bag  Please come and ask questions to the experts!
  • Bluegrass Cup
    • February 10, 2024 at Lexington Brewing and Distilling

BOCK Officers 
Contact Officers@bockbrew.com if you are interested in becoming an officer.

  • Upcoming elections for President, Vice President, Scribe, Event Coordinator, and Director (at-large) in December 2023.

Competition Reminders

BOCK Swap Shop

BOCK Library

  • Feel free to borrow from (or add to) our collection.  Specialty books are available to borrow from one meeting to the next on the obvious topic.

New Members

We always welcome new members.  As we are closing in on the end of the year, please be sure to sign up for next year so we can make sure you receive all benefits of club communication, including communications and other information.  Thanks for your help with this!

Membership Renewals

Friendly reminder that BOCK dues are effective from January 1st – December 31st. We will be starting membership renewals at the November meeting.  Here is the link:  https://www.bockbrew.com/renew-membership/.
It is very important for club liability concerns that regular meeting participants are current with their dues and have an up-to-date signed waiver on file. Thanks for your help with this!

Brewer Dude Stuff
  • Brewer Dude will deliver orders to BOCK meetings!
  • Place your order online http://brewerdude.com/ or message via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brewerdudebrewery and they will bring your order to the BOCK meeting.
  • In addition, Brewer Dude welcomes home brewing experts to come and discuss ideas with customers.  Contact Kagen if interested.

Scribbler’s Notes

A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it is better to be thoroughly sure. – Czech proverb

Calendar
September 16th – Barrel fill

October 21st – Bocktoberfest

October – BeerforBoobs

 

November 4th – Iron Mash

November 4th – Learn to homebrew
November – Lemons Mill Brewing

February 10, 2024 – Bluegrass Cup

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