MEETING MINUTES
Click on our Host's Name to visit their web site or Facebook page.
08 June 2023, Club Meeting @ 6:30pm
Our Host - Pirate's Cove Restaurant
Chesapeake, VA
We want to thank John and the Pirate's Cove staff for once again hosting our June meeting. Make sure you grab some food and drinks to support them.
We want to thank everyone for coming out tonight. We have no new members since our last meeting
Tonight’s Raffle:
50/50 raffle as usual plus some donated craft beers and craft beer glasses.
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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Vote is in to pull the Vambic
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Vote is in for next brew to be a Flanders Red
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Joe has a recipe from Tim Rouse and is waiting on a time line decision
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This barrel will remain at AHS
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The current barrel that last housed Wee Heavy v3
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THIS BARREL IS FOR SALE! - $50
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Imperial Red into the Tarnished Truth barrel
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Paul Wilson's Imperial Irish Red recipe is in the barrel
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Barrel fill date was 30 April 2023
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Empty date is set for Saturday 17 June 2023 @ Noon at AHS. All Irish Red brewers should be on hand, or send a sanitized keg to be filled if you cannot attend.
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Barrel Cider into the Tarnished Truth barrel
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Brew by date is NOW
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Barrel fill date is 17 June 2023 after the Red comes out
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All cider brewers should be on hand with their cider share or drop your keg of cider to Raf at AHS prior to fill date by noon
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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 TBA
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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.
Joe has proposed we start a shared brew calendar for 7CB members. It will be an app. It will be free. We will use it to share our meetings, social events, and group brew days. You will also be able to create events on this calendar if you'd like to open up your own brew day to other club members.
Treasurer’s Report:
Paul gives treasurer's report.
New 7CB sample glasses are in. Cost is $5 a piece. Please reach out to Paul.
7CB tan hat for sale - $20.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO ORDER 7CB SWAG - please see Paul for the catalog and order form.
Homebrew Competitions:
Hampton Roads Brewers Cup
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
March 2023 Irish Red (15A) and Irish Stout (15B) results:
1st Place - Matt Campo (VPH)
2nd Place - Jonathan Jones (VPH)
3rd Place - John and Kate Keesee (HRBTS)
May 2023 Munich Dunkel (8A), Weissbier (10A), & Saison (25B) results:
1st Place - John Wallace (7CB) Weissbier
2nd Place - Mich Kline (HRBTS) Saison
3rd Place - Jeremiah Sill (HRBTS) Saison
19 July 2023 @ Brew & Bottle
11A, 11B, or 11C: British Bitter
18B: American Pale Ale
Entry forms due by 18 July 2023
Bottle drop off by 15 July 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
20 September 2023 @ American Homebrew Supply
6A: Marzen
Sours
Entry forms due by 19 September 2023
Bottle drop off by 16 September 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
15 November 2023 @ Brew and Bottle
26C: Belgian Triple
30C: Winter Seasonal
Entry forms due by 14 November 2023
Bottle drop off by 11 November 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
Homebrew Con 2023
San Diego. June 22-24, 2023
Registration and bottle entry July 1 - 22, 2023
Competition August 8-12, 2023
Find all details on their website.
North Carolina Homebrew Invitational 2023
7CB was invited and is signed up to participate in this event. We will need brewers to help run the booth and provide kegs (we need 6 to 10) for the event. There are awards - so let's put our best brews on tap!
Event date: 21 October 2023
Location: GreenLife Family Farms in Concord, NC
There are camping and RV options available on site.
Find all details here on their website.
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 Officer - Club News:
As you may or may not know Tim Woodard and his family have moved out of town. So he is unable to fulfill the rest of his 7CB Vice Presidential duties. Brandon and Carla Christian have been nominated to handle the VP duties (as a team) for the remainder of our year.
If there are no objections, Brandon and Carla will immediately assume their responsibilities.
NO OBJECTIONS. Let's all welcome Brandon and Carla officially as our new 7CB co-VPs.
7CB Upcoming Events:
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7CB Social Hour
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No homebrew to share - just to talk about.
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Friday, 23 June 2023 @ 6:30pm
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Three Notch'd Brewing @ The Town Center of Virginia Beach
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July 7CB Monthly Meeting
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Thursday, 13 July 2023 @ 6:30pm
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Location TBA
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Summer Beer Fest 2023
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Saturday, 22 July 2023 @ 11am - 5pm
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Joe Luchansky's backyard/brewhouse
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Lager, Ale, Cider competition to be held this day with a Best in Show also to be voted on. There will be a trophy!
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Joe will be grilling. All other members attending please bring food to share - and your best lagers, ales, and/or cider homebrews.
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We will have a FB post and email going around for people to list their food contributions and which/how many beers they will be entering into the competition.
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Education:
KEEP YOUR GEAR AND WORK SPACE CLEAN!!!!!!
Cleaning and sanitation tips as well as the effects of poor cleanliness controls in the brewhouse. Brian McCrickard gave a shortened (as we were running out of time before close of the restaurant) talk on sanitation. He has some great resources available on the web that he will share with you - just ask!
7CB In-house Competition:
24A: Belgian Wit to be sampled by the club and voted on. Guess who won...Paul Wilson in a run away contest of two entries.
Meeting attendees voted on their favorite brew with a ranking system of 1 through 10, with the score of 10 being a perfect example of a Belgian Wit. The scores were tallied tonight and it was Paul again. Stay tuned for more information on the next in-house competition.
Raffle Results:
Our new VP's took home the 50/50 raffle. Just about everyone else won some craft beer or beer glasses in the rest of the raffle.
Big thanks to Joe Luchansky and Brian McCrickard for all of their raffle donations.
Open Discussion:
NEXT MEETING - 13 JULY 2023 18:30 @ RedWood Smoke Shack - Norfolk, VA
13 July 2023, Club Meeting @ 6:30pm
Our Host - RedWood Smoke Shack
Norfolk, VA
We want to thank Bob and the RedWood staff for once again hosting us for our July meeting. Tonight the club has provided food and we hope you enjoy some of the best BBQ around.
We want to thank everyone for coming out tonight. We have one new members since our last meeting. Ryan Harrigan (once again) joined the club on July 4th. Ryan was once a member of 7CB before moving away from the area. He's back and back in the club!
Tonight’s Raffle:
50/50 raffle as usual plus some donated craft beers. Thank you to our beer donators!
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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Vote is in to pull the Vambic
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Vote is in for next brew to be a Flanders Red
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THIS BARREL NEEDS A NEW HOME ASAP - before it can be filled again.
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The current barrel that last housed Wee Heavy v3
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THIS BARREL IS FOR SALE! - $50
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Barrel Cider into the Tarnished Truth barrel
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Barrel fill date was 17 June 2023
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Joe will be pulling a sample next Sunday (24 July 2023) and make a decision to let it ride or pull it
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Joe will post the time of the sampling on the FB barrel page for anyone who would like to attend
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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 TBA
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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.
Joe has proposed we start a shared brew calendar for 7CB members. It will be an app. It will be free. We will use it to share our meetings, social events, and group brew days. You will also be able to create events on this calendar if you'd like to open up your own brew day to other club members.
Treasurer’s Report:
Paul gives treasurer's report.
New 7CB sample glasses are in. Cost is $5 a piece. Please reach out to Paul.
7CB tan hat for sale - $25
IF YOU'D LIKE TO ORDER 7CB SWAG - please see Paul for the catalog and order form.
We will be purchasing the annual club insurance from American Homebrewers Association in August. All paid members will be covered from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024. If 75% of our members are also AHA members, the insurance is free!
Sign up and help us save!
Homebrew Competitions:
Hampton Roads Brewers Cup
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
March 2023 Irish Red (15A) and Irish Stout (15B) results:
1st Place - Matt Campo (VPH)
2nd Place - Jonathan Jones (VPH)
3rd Place - John and Kate Keesee (HRBTS)
May 2023 Munich Dunkel (8A), Weissbier (10A), & Saison (25B) results:
1st Place - John Wallace (7CB) Weissbier
2nd Place - Mich Kline (HRBTS) Saison
3rd Place - Jeremiah Sill (HRBTS) Saison
19 July 2023 @ Brew & Bottle
11A, 11B, or 11C: British Bitter
18B: American Pale Ale
Entry forms due by 18 July 2023
Bottle drop off by 15 July 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
20 September 2023 @ American Homebrew Supply
6A: Marzen
Sours
Entry forms due by 19 September 2023
Bottle drop off by 16 September 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
15 November 2023 @ Brew and Bottle
26C: Belgian Triple
30C: Winter Seasonal
Entry forms due by 14 November 2023
Bottle drop off by 11 November 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
Competition August 8-12, 2023
Find all details on their website.
North Carolina Homebrew Invitational 2023
7CB was invited and is signed up to participate in this event. We will need brewers to help run the booth and provide kegs (we need 6 to 10) for the event. There are awards - so let's put our best brews on tap!
Event date: 21 October 2023
Location: GreenLife Family Farms in Concord, NC
There are camping and RV options available on site.
Brian McCrickard is planning on attending this event, so please get with him for more details about a club outing.
Find all details here on their website.
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 Upcoming Events:
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Summer Beer Fest 2023
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Saturday, 22 July 2023 @ 11am - 5pm
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Joe Luchansky's backyard/brewhouse
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Lager, Ale, Cider competition to be held this day with a Best in Show also to be voted on. There will be a trophy!
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Joe will be grilling. All other members attending please bring food to share - and your best lagers, ales, and/or cider homebrews.
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We will have a FB post and email going around for people to list their food contributions and which/how many beers they will be entering into the competition.
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7CB Monthly August Meeting
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Thursday, 10 August 2023 @ 6:30pm
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Location - TBA
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757 Battle of the Beers
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Saturday, 23 September 2023 @ 12:00pm for VIPs and 1:00pm for GA
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State Military Reservation in VA Beach, VA
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Will need some brewers to brew/supply kegs/pour for this event. Details coming soon
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7CB In-house Competition:
24A: Belgian Wit to be sampled by the club and voted on. Guess who won...Paul Wilson in a run away contest of two entries.
Paul has chosen..."BREWING WITH FRUIT" to be the next in-house competition.
Here are the details
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Enter any style of BEER...NO CIDER
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Fruit must come from a natural source...NO FRUIT FLAVORING, must be the real deal
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Have entries ready for the September 2023 club meeting
Raffle Results:
Mike Doyle took home the 50/50 raffle.
Big thanks to Joe Luchansky and Tim Rouse for their raffle donations.
Open Discussion:
NEXT MEETING - 10 AUGUST 2023 18:30 @ location TBA
14 September 2023, Club Meeting @ 6:30pm
Our Host - Thin Brew Line Brewing
Virginia Beach, VA
We want to thank Raf and the team at Thin Brew Line for hosting and taking such good care of us. Please take care of your bartender tonight!
We want to thank everyone for coming out. We have 1 new member since our last meeting.
Patrick Johnson.
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
Club’s Barrel Program:
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See Joe for questions
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 gives the cash report
Sample glasses for sale - $5 each
7CB tan hat for sale - $25
Homebrew Competitions:
Hampton Roads Brewers Cup
09/20/23 @ American Homebrew Supply
6A: Marzen
Sour
Entry forms due by 19 September 2023
Bottle drop off by 16 September 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or American Homebrew Supply
11/15/23 @ Brew & Bottle
26C: Belgian Triple
30C: Winter Seasonal
Entry forms due by 14 November 2023
Bottle drop off by 11 Nov 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or American Homebrew Supply
10/21/23 - North Carolina Homebrew Invitational - Concord, NC
We have been invited to participate and compete in this homebrew festival/competition where we will need YOU!! We are looking for help to fill out our club tap board. We need people who are willing to brew up a beer and donate a keg for the event and those willing to adventure out can join us at the event for a great time. Camping, music, and homebrews will be consumed!! Full details can be found at cabrew.org. Please let us know how you can support. We are about a month and a half out so plenty of time to whip up a quick brew. There is an event tab on our Facebook page so please comment and let us know how you can support. We will have at least a few members going to the event so carpooling/Airbnb can be arranged.
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.
7CB Upcoming events:
9/23/23 - 757 Battle of the Beers
7 Cities Brewers has teamed up with American Homebrew Supply to collaborate on some tasty beverages to showcase what homebrewers can do. We will be pouring beers from the board brewed by some of our members that volunteered. If you are free come out and sample some of our best local/regional commercial breweries as well as your favorite fellow homebrewers!!
9/29/23 - "POSSIBLE" Club Social - Location TBD - 6:00-9:00
10/07/23 – National Mead Day @ Wine & Cake Hobbies
7CB will be holding a ‘come brew some mead with us’ day. Wine & Cake will be sourcing the honey for us to go into our mead. Please contact Joe Luchansky to participate as a brewer, or just come and hang out with us for the day.
10/12/23 - October Club Meeting at Oozelfinch Brewery - Fort Monroe - 6:30-9:00
Come on out and meet with us as we visit one of the most experimental breweries in the 757. Oozelfinch loves to experiment with modern styles but can also showcase their traditional side with their Nost line.
11/9/23 - November Club Meeting - Pleasure House Brewing - Va. Beach - 6:30-9:00
We are returning to Pleasure House Brewing which is home to former homebrewer and club member Drew Stephenson. We will be conducting the final vote and appointing our 2024 officers as well as planning for our annual holiday party in December.
12/14/23 - December Club Meeting/Holiday Party - Location TBD - 6:00-9:00
7CB Officer Nomination:
It’s time to nominate our officers for their 2024 term. Anyone can nominate a club member or themselves, just see a current club officer to put your name in the running. Officer voting will take place during our November meeting at Pleasure House Brewing.
In-house Competition Results:
“Brewing with Fruit” for September 2023 meeting.
LET THE COMPETITION BEGIN!
Raffle Results/Prize RESULTS…
Open Discussion:
NEXT MEETING - 12 SEPTEMBER 2023 18:30 @ Oozlefinch Beer & Blending
April 13th, 2023, Club Meeting @ 6:30pm
Our Host - 1608 Crafthouse
Virginia Beach, VA
We want to thank the team at 1608 Crafthouse for having us once again. They have an excellent selection of local and national craft beers and some of the best food in Viriginia Beach.
We want to thank everyone for coming out tonight. We have 2 new members since our last meeting. Emil Lamay and Ryan Eaves.
Ryan is attending his first meeting as a Seven City Brewers member.
Do we have any first-time attendees or guests? Yes!! Andrew is joining us this evening and is planning on joining the club and become a regular at our meetings and events!
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, Dempsey Smith has donated four IPAs from Tree House to also be raffled off. Thanks for thinking of us while up north Dempsey!
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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THIS BARREL NEEDS A NEW HOME ASAP - before it can be refilled with the Flanders Red
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The current barrel that last housed Wee Heavy v3
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THIS BARREL IS FOR SALE!
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Imperial Red into the Tarnished Truth barrel
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Recipe is in - please see Joe if you need it
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This barrel will be picked up the week of 24 April
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Barrel fill date is now 30 April 2023
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STILL NEED ONE MORE BREWER TO FILL THIS BARREL BREW
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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
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
March 2023 Irish Red (15A) and Irish Stout (15B) results:
1st Place - Matt Campo (VPH)
2nd Place - Jonathan Jones (VPH)
3rd Place - John and Kate Keesee (HRBTS)
16th Annual Virginia Beer Blitz
Two judging sessions on Saturday 04/22/2023 @ 9am and 1pm
One judging session on Friday 04/21/2023 @ 7pm
This competition is looking for judges and stewards. You will need to arrive 30 minutes prior to the start time.
This event is being held at St. George Brewing in Hampton, VA
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:
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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5 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 will begin at 11:00
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Putts and Pints
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May 5, 2023 @ Sewells Point Golf Course. Tee off @ 12:30
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Register and get all of the information at this link...
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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 - 11 MAY 2023 18:30 @ location TBA
May 11th, 2023, Club Meeting @ 6:30pm
Our Host - The Casual Pint
Virginia Beach, VA
We want to thank the team at The Casual Pint for having us once again. They have an excellent selection of local and national craft beers and some of the best food in Viriginia Beach.
We want to thank everyone for coming out tonight. We have 1 new members since our last meeting. Richard Matthews
Tonight’s Raffle:
No raffle held
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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Vote is in to pull the Vambic
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Vote is in for next brew to be a Flanders Red
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Joe has a recipe from Tim Rouse and is waiting on a time line decision
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THIS BARREL NEEDS A NEW HOME - before it can be filled with the Red.
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The current barrel that last housed Wee Heavy v3
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THIS BARREL IS FOR SALE!
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Imperial Red into the Tarnished Truth barrel
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Paul Wilson's Imperial Irish Red recipe is in the barrel
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Barrel fill date was 30 April 2023
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The next style for this barrel will be a cider and the brewers are set
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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 July 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:
No report
New 7CB sample glasses are in. Cost is $5 a piece. Please reach out to Paul.
Homebrew Competitions:
Hampton Roads Brewers Cup
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
March 2023 Irish Red (15A) and Irish Stout (15B) results:
1st Place - Matt Campo (VPH)
2nd Place - Jonathan Jones (VPH)
3rd Place - John and Kate Keesee (HRBTS)
24 May 2023 @ American Homebrew Supply
8A: Munich Dunkel
10A: Weissbier
25B: Saison
Entry forms due by 23 May 2023
Bottle drop off by 20 May 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
19 July 2023 @ Brew & Bottle
11A, 11B, or 11C: British Bitter
18B: American Pale Ale
Entry forms due by 18 July 2023
Bottle drop off by 15 July 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
20 September 2023 @ American Homebrew Supply
6A: Marzen
Sours
Entry forms due by 19 September 2023
Bottle drop off by 16 September 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
15 November 2023 @ Brew and Bottle
26C: Belgian Triple
30C: Winter Seasonal
Entry forms due by 14 November 2023
Bottle drop off by 11 November 2023 before noon to Brew & Bottle or AHS
16th Annual Virginia Beer Blitz
7CB results - congrats to our brewers!
Dark Lager - 1st Place - Matt White - 8A: Munich Dunkel
American Pale Ale - 1st Place - Brian McCrickard - 18A: American Pale Ale
American & Imperial Stout - 3rd Place - Brian McCrickard - 20C: Imperial Stout
Brown Commonwealth - 1st Place - Tim Rouse - 13B: British Brown Ale
Belgian Ale - 1st Place - Tim Rouse - 25B: Saison
Sour & Wild Ale - 3rd Place - Brandon Christian - 28C: Wild Specialty Beer
Smoked & Wood-Aged Beer - 3rd Place - Matt White - 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged
Cider - 2nd Place - Matt White - C2A: New England Cider
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 Upcoming Events:
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7CB Social Hour
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No homebrew to share - just to talk about.
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Friday, 23 June 2023 @ 6:30pm
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Three Notch'd Brewing @ The Town Center of Virginia Beach
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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 JUNE 2023 meeting so get brewing!
Raffle Results:
NONE
Open Discussion:
NEXT MEETING - 11 MAY 2023 18:30 @ location TBA
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