MEETING MINUTES
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March 9th, 2023, Club Meeting @ 6:30pm
Our Host - Studly Brewing Company
Chesapeake, VA
We want to thank Blake and the rest of the team at Studly Brewing Company for having us. Make sure you grab some of their excellent brews and feel free to order some ballpark inspired food off their menu.
We want to thank everyone for coming out tonight. We have 1 new members since our last meeting. Glenn Burnett
Do we have any first-time attendees or guests? Yes!! Erick, a friend of Larry Lentz and former brewer, joined us tonight.
Tonight’s Raffle:
We are going to have a 50/50 raffle using raffle tickets. As the name implies, half will go to the winner, and half to the club. We will be coming around with the raffle tickets. One ticket is $1, Six tickets for $5.
In addition to the cash prize, Joe Luchansky has donated two craft beers to also be raffled off. Thanks for once again providing raffle beers Joe!
You can pay cash or via PayPal. If paying by PayPal the username to pay is 7CityBrewers@gmail.com
Club’s Barrel Program:
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On the funky side, the Virginia Lambic has been voted on to be pulled out of its barrel.
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Brewers List:
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Tim Rouse, Karen Hadley Martin, Greg Gonzales, Todd Cannon, James Strane, Michael Nazzaro, Tim Woodard, Raf Corredor, Dempsey Smith, Bruce Stewart, and Ryan Griffis
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The next brew up is Flanders Red. Tim Rouse has the recipe ready to go
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Waiting on a timeline from Joe, the barrel king
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The current barrel brew is Wee Heavy v3.
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Wee Heavy v3 was kegged on 05 March 2023
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Imperial Red into the Tarnished Truth barrel
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Recipe is in and brewers are selected
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Brew by date is 02 April 2023
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Update on the 60 gallon port barrel from A. Smith Bowman
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Double barrel experimental brew
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no style yet - but possibly a stout to go from port to bourbon barrel
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target date currently May 2023
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If you would like to be a part of our barrel brewer program, let Joe or Brian know and we will get you on the list of barrel brewers for upcoming barrel fills. We also have a separate Facebook group for the barrel fill brewers.
Treasurer’s Report:
Paul presents the Treasurers Report
Membership Dues:
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP!!
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Discount at American Homebrew Supply
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American Homebrew Association insurance coverage for club events
Members are 'in good standing' until 31 March 2023
Homebrew Competitions:
Hampton Roads Brewers Cup - Marc Weiss stopped by to talk about HRBC and to deliver the HRBC Cup to Peter Zollweg. Congrats Peter for being the 2022 HRBC Brewer of the Year.
January 2023 Cellar Cleaner results:
1st Place – Elisha Logan (VPH) NEIPA
2nd Place – John Wallace (7CB) Imperial Breakfast Stout
3rd Place – Ryan Griffis (7CB) Oatmeal Porter
15 March 2023 @ Brew & Bottle in Newport News
Irish Red (15A) and Irish Stout (15B)
Judging based on BJCP 2021
Drop off by 11 March 2023. Entry form due by 14 March 2023
One entry per brewer. Two bottles per entry
Western NC Homebrewers Invitational
7CB has been invited, by the Lincolnton Brewers Club, to participate in the 2nd Annual Western NC Homebrewers Invitational in Lincolnton, NC. This will be held on 04/29/2023 from 2pm – 6pm.
Brian is heading to this competition with the club tent and tap board. We need some kegs to fill our board. If you are interested in entering a keg and/or attending the event please reach out to Brian McCrickard.
Complete details can be found on their website
Seven City Brewer of the Year Award:
Peter Zollweg received his BOTY trophy and was all smiles. Make sure you are getting those entries in.
Please make sure that you are reporting all of your competition entries, judging or stewarding sessions in order to acquire points towards the Brewer of the Year for 2023.
We have a shiney new trophy now!
7CB Upcoming Events:
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'Swap Meet/Brew Day/Stewdaddy Birthday' Extravaganza
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23 April 2023 @ Joe Luchansky's brewhouse/backyard (address TBA)
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6 of 10 taps will be open - bring your keg to share, no bottling!!!!!
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Brewing will begin at 08:00
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Swap meet start time TBA
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7CB In-house Competition:
Paul Wilson who won our Irish Red competition has named the style for our next in-club competition.
24A: Belgium Wit
Commercial example: Allagash White
This competition will be held at our May 2023 meeting so get brewing!
Raffle Results:
It’s time for our 50/50 raffle. The winner will take home half of the raffle monies collected tonight.
Open Discussion:
NEXT MEETING - 13 APRIL 2023 18:30 @ 1608 Crafthouse - Virginia Beach, VA
February 9th, 2023, Club Meeting @ 6:30pm
Our Host - Thin Brew Line Brewing Co
Virginia Beach, VA
We want to thank Raf and Thin Brew Line for having us here once again. Make sure you grab some of their excellent brews and feel free to order food from any of the surrounding establishments.
We want to thank everyone for coming out tonight. We have 1 new members since our last meeting. Erik Rhodes
Do we have any first-time attendees or guests?
Tonight’s Raffle:
We are going to have a 50/50 raffle using raffle tickets. As the name implies, half will go to the winner, and half to the club. We will be coming around with the raffle tickets. One ticket is $1, Six tickets for $5.
You can pay cash or via PayPal. If paying by PayPal the username to pay is 7CityBrewers@gmail.com – please use the friends and family option when paying.
Club’s Barrel Program:
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On the funky side, the Virginia Lambic went in on 18 December 2021. Dempsey “topped off” this barrel with another 3 gallons several months ago. Joe would like the brewers to taste this and decide to pull it or leave it at the next barrel event. Joe also will list a poll on the FB Barrel Group.
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Brewers List:
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Tim Rouse, Karen Hadley Martin, Greg Gonzales, Todd Cannon, James Strane, Michael Nazzaro, Tim Woodard, Raf Corredor, Dempsey Smith, Bruce Stewart, and Ryan Griffis
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What to do next with this barrel? Sour Brown or Flanders Red…?
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The current barrel brew is Wee Heavy v3. This version of award winning Wee Heavy went into a fresh, new to us, barrel from A. Smith Bowman on Sunday 12/04/2022. Joe…went is it coming out?
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The winner of the Irish Red comp tonight will have their recipe go into a Tarnish Truth barrel
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Update on the 60 gallon port barrel from A. Smith Bowman - $50. Double barrel experimental brew?...
If you would like to be a part of our barrel brewer program, let Joe or Brian know and we will get you on the list of barrel brewers for upcoming barrel fills. We also have a separate Facebook group for the barrel fill brewers.
Treasurer’s Report:
Paul presents the Treasurers Report
Membership Dues:
Paul to announce that it’s that time of year where your 2023 membership is up for renewal. Member benefits include:
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Discount at American Homebrew Supply
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American Homebrewers Association insurance coverage for Club events
Members are ‘in good standing’ until 03/31/2023.
Education:
Brandon Christian is going to talk to us about water quality for brewing.
Homebrew Competitions:
Hampton Roads Brewers Cup - Marc Weiss stopped by to talk about HRBC and to deliver the HRBC Cup to Peter Zollweg. Congrats Peter for being the 2022 HRBC Brewer of the Year.
January 2023 Cellar Cleaner results:
1st Place – Elisha Logan (VPH) NEIPA
2nd Place – John Wallace (7CB) Imperial Breakfast Stout
3rd Place – Ryan Griffis (7CB) Oatmeal Porter
15 March 2023 @ Brew & Bottle in Newport News
Irish Red (15A) and Irish Stout (15B)
Judging based on BJCP 2021
Drop off by 11 March 2023. Entry form due by 14 March 2023
One entry per brewer. Two bottles per entry
American Homebrew Competition
Registration is open until 12 February 2023
Western NC Homebrewers Invitational
7CB has been invited, by the Lincolnton Brewers Club, to participate in the 2nd Annual Western NC Homebrewers Invitational in Lincolnton, NC. This will be held on 04/29/2023 from 2pm – 6pm.
Brian wants to make this a club event – if anyone is interested please get with Brian to discuss.
Complete details can be found on their website
Bockfest
This competition is limited to Bock styles only. In addition, the Dunkles entries will be judged by a separate panel. The winner will be invited to the Moerlein Lager House in 2024 to brew their recipe to be featured as the Schoenling Bock to be served at the 2024 Bockfest.
Bock styles will require 2 bottles per entry. Dunkle styles will require 3 bottles per entry. Entries are due by 22 February 2023.
More details at https://bockfest.brewcomp.com/
7th Annual Pennsylvania Homebrew Open Competition
This competition is organized by the State College Homebrew Club and will be held in Bellefonte, PA. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.
Entries are due by 18 February 2023.
More details can be found at https://www.pahomebrewcomp.com/
Brew Competition Winners:
No early winners or entries to report
Seven City Brewer of the Year Award:
Please make sure that you are reporting all of your competition entries, judging or stewarding sessions in order to acquire points towards the Brewer of the Year for 2023.
We have a shiney new trophy now!
7CB In-house Competition:
Who has the best Irish Red and will be the winning recipe for our next barrel fill…??
15A: Irish Red Ale
February 9th, 2022 @ Thin Brew Line
Raffle Results:
It’s time for our 50/50 raffle. The winner will take home half of the raffle monies collected tonight.
Open Discussion:
NEXT MEETING - 09 MARCH 2023 18:30 @ Studly Brewing Company - Chesapeake, VA
January 12th, 2023, Club Meeting @ 6:30pm
Our Host - 1865 Brewing Co.
Hampton, VA
Thank you, once again, to 1865 Brewing Co. and their staff for hosting one of our winter month meetings. It was great to see 7CB member, JD the current head brewer at 1865. They offer a great selection of craft beers, and excellent food. If you missed the meeting tonight, 1865 Brewing Co. is a must try spot in the Pheobus area of Hampton.
We had one guest this evening, Brian Donegan, who became a member as well. We also have had two new members sign up since the December meeting.
There were no guests in attendance.
RAFFLE:
We held our usual 50/50 raffle, with the winner taking home $31.
BARREL PROGRAM:
The funky VA Lambic went into its barrel on 18 December 2021, and will remain in barrel Bonnie until at least Winter 2023. Joe will be reaching out to the brewers that are in this barrel and formulate a plan.
The current, 'new-to-us' barrel from A. Smith Bowman is holding v3 of Wee Heavy. This version of award winning Wee Heavy went into its barrel on Sunday 04 December 2022. Joe will be taking a sample around 29 January 2023 and will post update in the 7CB Barrel Facebook page. This round of Wee Heavy will stay in the barrel until at least March/April 2023.
Also stay tuned to the 7CB Barrel FB page for a style poll for the next brew going into the Wee Heavy v3 barrel.
Joe has 7CB on the list for a wine barrel from a local winery. This barrel brew is now put on hold until a later 2023 date.
Joe also has a 'new-to-us' barrel coming from Tarnished Truth in VA Beach. This style has already been chosen. We will be holding our in-house competition at our February meeting (more details below) and the style is 15A: Irish Red Ale.
The winner of this competition will have their recipe brewed to go into the Tarnished Truth barrel! The staff at Tarnished Truth may be showing up to our February meeting to help judge the red competition...
The stakes are raised with huge bragging rights for winning this competition - so GET BREWING!
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Paul gave the treasurer's report. Paul also presented the 2022 End of the Year financial report and turned in the official report to Brian.
2022 memberships are DUE NO LATER THAN 31 March 2023 - YOUR 2023 MEMBERSHIP DUES are due now!!!
Please pay via friends and family option with PayPal at 7CityBrewers@gmail.com or pay in person at our next meeting. The cost is $25
HOMEBREW COMPETITIONS:
The HRBC competitions were a great success in 2022, and will be returning at some point in 2023. Stay tuned for more details on future competitions, and possibly an all Hampton Roads brewers gala!
Western NC Homebrewers Invitational
7CB has been invited by the Lincolnton Brewers Club to participate in the 2nd annual Western NC Homebrewers Invitational. This will be held April 29th 2023 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm.
Brian McCrickard is planning on entering as well as attending this competition. He also would like 7CB to be present at the festival. They are anticipating 750 people to be in attendance, and Brian is interested in having a booth with our tap board and some 757 homebrews. If you are interested in participating and attending, please reach out to Brian.
Complete details can be found at www.lincolntonbrewersclub.com
Being held in San Diego, CA June 2023.
We went over some important dates for entering brews. Please check out the above link for those dates and more information.
2023 Midwinter Homebrew Competition
Held in Milwaukee, WI.
Deadline for entries is 03 February 2023
3 bottles per entry. $10 per entry.
Savannah Brewers League - Domras Cup
This is a mead competition.
Deadline for entries is 16 January 2023
Bluegrass Cup Homebrew Competition 2023
Held in Lexington, KY.
Deadline for entries is 20 January 2023
2 bottles per entry. Limit of 8 entries per brewer.
Held just outside of Cincinnati, OH. This is a bock and dunkle styles competition. The winner of the dunkle competition will have their homebrew on tap at the 2024 Bockfest.
Deadline for entries is 22 February 2023.
2 bottles per bock entry. 3 bottles per dunkle entry.
7th Annual Pennsylvania Homebrew Open Competition
Held in Bellefonte, PA.
Deadline for entries is 18 February 2023.
IN-HOUSE COMPETITION:
Mike Doyle won the Marzen competition in October 2022 and now has the right to name our next style to compete with.
Mike has chosen 15A: Irish Red Ale. This competition will be held at the February 2023 meeting - location Thin Brew Line.
We will have a new twist to this competition. The winning Irish Red Ale recipe from the February 2023 in-house competition will become an Imperial Irish Red Ale recipe to go into the brand new (to 7CB) Tarnished Truth barrel (see above).
BREWER OF THE YEAR:
Please make sure you are reporting all of your competition entries, judging, or stewarding sessions in order to acquire points towards Brewer of the Year 2023. Brian McCrickard keeps this tally, so please reach out to him or any other officer of 7CB club.
EDUCATION:
Our first meeting of the year came with some knowledge dropping. Brian Madden performed a demonstration of adding finning to your keg without introduction oxygen. If you missed it and are interested, please reach out to Brian Madden or any officer of 7CB and we'll get you hooked up.
NEXT MEETING - 09 FEBRUARY 2023 18:30 @ THIN BREW LINE BREWING IN VA BEACH