Hey LAGERS – Just a quick reminder about our meeting Monday, December 18th, 6:30pm. We’ll be meeting at Akasha Brewing, as always. We’ll be doing our yearly white elephant gift exchange! Max of $25. Beer and beer related gifts are encouraged! There will also be annoucments about:
We are now in our second year of the LAGERS cup. This idea was brought to us by club member Jacob Dryer (shamelessly stolen from his previous club), and it has been a great success. This lasts the whole year, with accumulating points for participation and first though third place finishes. This is a club-only competition and follows the BJCP guidelines. Participating members brew a different style each quarter and club members pay a dollar to vote for their favorite. Each contest, the contestant with the most votes for that quarter’s competition wins half of the pot. Totals for first,…
This month Evan Brill has a couple special beers to share with us. Two beers, same wort. One with Pacific Northwest hops, another with Michigan grown hops. We’ve all heard the hype about MI hops, come see if they live up to it! I think we’ll also have Rick from Malteurop in to talk about Malteurop malts. Malteurop has a strong presence in Louisville and many of our professional brewers use his malt. From what I’ve heard, Rick is a wealth of knowledge on malt, so come ready with questions. As always, you do not need to be a member…
BJCP Training Class Important info (TLDR): LAGERS had an enormously successful BJCP training course in 2024. We are now looking to repeat this again as soon as we have enough interest. This course will last 10-14 weeks, meeting once a week. It will cover everything you need to know to take the BJCP Beer Judging Exam (tasting exam). The course will be administered by Craig Gardone, with help from many other BJCP judges from the area (and maybe some special guest teachers!). The course will be $150, all of which will go towards purchasing materials for the class. We intend…
The time has come again! Load up on grain and chemicals for the Winter brewing season. You must be a due paying member to participate! Email lagersclub@gmail.com if you are unsure if you are paid up. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ORDER SHEET