Saturday, August 30, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Homebrewers Ball 2008 - Brewing Schedule
This year's Homebrewers Ball will be in support of Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV), and will be held on Saturday, November 8, at the Carbondale Rec Center, adjacent to Town Hall. We are expecting to raise 300 donating guests for the event. In addition, there will be 24 - 30 HAMS staff (brewers and spouses) and 20 RFOV volunteer cooks, who will be listed as "comp" (donated in advance). Suggested donations for all other guests will be $30.
Beer glasses will be printed with HAMS logo on one side and RFOV logo on the other. For beer ingredients, please scan and email to MThompson@sopris.net your receipts for ingredients, and we will reimburse you from the proceeds after the Ball. For everyone who is brewing all-grain, let us combine our lists of grains needed, and perhaps buy them all at once through the Glenwood Canyon BrewPub. Anyone volunteer to coordinate this?
Our beers need to be ready to drink by early November, so everyone should have their beer under primary fermentation by early October. Here are the styles and brewers we have so far:
Oktoberfest Lager . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes
Scottish Ale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes
Rye Ale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy
Stout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy
Root Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy
IPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul T
Saison Ale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . MT
Belgian Dubbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom S
California Common . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Les & Nancy
California Hoppy Red . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike W
Bitter E.S.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody
Fruit Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul S
Wheat Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul H
Alt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Landon
Munich Dunkel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff D
American Weizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . Justin B
One final note, we will need to sign up one brewer to make a batch of beer to be bottled and dressed in the winning label from the guest label contest, after the party. See THIS POST, which will explain it all . . . . . . . . . . MT
Beer glasses will be printed with HAMS logo on one side and RFOV logo on the other. For beer ingredients, please scan and email to MThompson@sopris.net your receipts for ingredients, and we will reimburse you from the proceeds after the Ball. For everyone who is brewing all-grain, let us combine our lists of grains needed, and perhaps buy them all at once through the Glenwood Canyon BrewPub. Anyone volunteer to coordinate this?
Our beers need to be ready to drink by early November, so everyone should have their beer under primary fermentation by early October. Here are the styles and brewers we have so far:
Oktoberfest Lager . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes
Scottish Ale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes
Rye Ale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy
Stout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy
Root Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeremy
IPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul T
Saison Ale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . MT
Belgian Dubbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom S
California Common . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Les & Nancy
California Hoppy Red . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike W
Bitter E.S.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody
Fruit Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul S
Wheat Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul H
Alt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . Landon
Munich Dunkel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff D
American Weizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gallons . . . . . . . . . . . Justin B
One final note, we will need to sign up one brewer to make a batch of beer to be bottled and dressed in the winning label from the guest label contest, after the party. See THIS POST, which will explain it all . . . . . . . . . . MT
Guest Label Contest 2007
Okay, here are the entries (not all of them - unfortunately, a few artists took their labels home before we got photos) from the Guest Label Contest at the 2007 Homebrewers Ball. As you can see in the post before this one, our contest is for real, and the winner receives a case (24 - 12-oz. bottles) of a homebrewed beer, dressed in their winning label.
Enjoy, and let this be inspiration for the 2008 contest!
Guest Label Contest Winners - Homebrewers Ball 2007
Brent and Jen Moss were the 2007 Homebrewers Ball "Guest Label Contest" winners for their "Yumpi Ale" label.
MT brewed and bottled a batch of "E.S.B.", dressed the bottles in their beautiful artwork, and delivered to the Moss family a case. Here they are (Brent taking the photo) celebrating their winnings, along with some of their pals. That's Jeff Dahl, fellow brewer, in the background.
For the 2008 Homebrewers Ball, we'll need a Brewer to step forward as volunteer to brew for this year's winners, whoever they may be!
Thanks, Brent and Jen, and everyone who created labels for last year's contest, all of whom will no doubt try again.
Cheers!
MT
Have a look at our SLIDE-SHOW from the 2007 Homebrewers Ball!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Congrats HAMS!
Letter to the editor from Aspen Times about the Beer and Chili Fest!
Dear Editor:
Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Fest, June 6-8, was a true success and couldn’t have been such a fun, entertaining and incredible weekend for all without everyone’s dedication, hard work and support. As a signature summer kickoff event, it was so great to see friends, families, locals and out-of-towners enjoy the frothy brews, delicious chili and amazing music on Fanny Hill!
We have so many individuals and groups we would like to give a huge thanks to: Aspen Skiing Co., for all their hard work on the site setup; the talented Alchemy sound crew; the extremely organized ticketing ladies, Anna B. & crew; Luis Mendoza’s entire bar and cleanup crew; Jacqie Stewart; the town of Snowmass Village (TOSV) police and fire department; TOSV planning and public works department; all our local ticket outlets; our extremely talented and devoted marketing company, Promotional Concepts; the entire Mountain Groove Productions, Inc., staff, who worked in all conditions with smiling faces to produce a remarkable event; and the many volunteers who donated their time and efforts. Of course, those volunteers that went above and beyond their duties, we can’t thank you enough!
We have such an enthusiastic and talented town of Snowmass Village marketing and special events team; we would like to thank everyone involved for making this festival such an amazing weekend.
To all the local cooks and homebrewers who participated on Sunday, June 8, it was true dedication when the snow started falling and everyone continued cooking, with smiles on their faces while serving delicious chili and homebrews! A special thanks to the Roaring Fork HAMS Homebrewers Club for gathering your homebrew enthusiasts and your excellent display of homebrews … very impressive.
The Fifth Annual Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Festival was a success because of each and every one of you! Thanks again for your efforts and contribution of time. Our biggest heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the weekend; we loved seeing you embrace the music, chili and brews in our gorgeous Rocky Mountain town!
Cheers until next year!
Mountain Groove Productions, Inc.
Snowmass Village marketing and special events
Dear Editor:
Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Fest, June 6-8, was a true success and couldn’t have been such a fun, entertaining and incredible weekend for all without everyone’s dedication, hard work and support. As a signature summer kickoff event, it was so great to see friends, families, locals and out-of-towners enjoy the frothy brews, delicious chili and amazing music on Fanny Hill!
We have so many individuals and groups we would like to give a huge thanks to: Aspen Skiing Co., for all their hard work on the site setup; the talented Alchemy sound crew; the extremely organized ticketing ladies, Anna B. & crew; Luis Mendoza’s entire bar and cleanup crew; Jacqie Stewart; the town of Snowmass Village (TOSV) police and fire department; TOSV planning and public works department; all our local ticket outlets; our extremely talented and devoted marketing company, Promotional Concepts; the entire Mountain Groove Productions, Inc., staff, who worked in all conditions with smiling faces to produce a remarkable event; and the many volunteers who donated their time and efforts. Of course, those volunteers that went above and beyond their duties, we can’t thank you enough!
We have such an enthusiastic and talented town of Snowmass Village marketing and special events team; we would like to thank everyone involved for making this festival such an amazing weekend.
To all the local cooks and homebrewers who participated on Sunday, June 8, it was true dedication when the snow started falling and everyone continued cooking, with smiles on their faces while serving delicious chili and homebrews! A special thanks to the Roaring Fork HAMS Homebrewers Club for gathering your homebrew enthusiasts and your excellent display of homebrews … very impressive.
The Fifth Annual Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Festival was a success because of each and every one of you! Thanks again for your efforts and contribution of time. Our biggest heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the weekend; we loved seeing you embrace the music, chili and brews in our gorgeous Rocky Mountain town!
Cheers until next year!
Mountain Groove Productions, Inc.
Snowmass Village marketing and special events
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Big Beer Weekend!
All, The snowmass Chili Pepper and Brew Fest is upon us. I'll be there both Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as Sunday afternoon of course. I heop to see lots of you there. If the weather holds out it'll be a nice time. There's gonna be some great beer and music, oh yeah, there will be chili too. :)
Monday night is the regularly scheduled meeting at Glenwood Canyon Brewing, 7PM. If you can't make Snowmass, or even if you can make Snowmass, get over to the meeting on Monday. There's always lots of great beer and even better people to talk to. I'll be there as well, and I'll try to save myself for trying even more beer.
Monday night is the regularly scheduled meeting at Glenwood Canyon Brewing, 7PM. If you can't make Snowmass, or even if you can make Snowmass, get over to the meeting on Monday. There's always lots of great beer and even better people to talk to. I'll be there as well, and I'll try to save myself for trying even more beer.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Weekend of Brewing
Hi Everyone,
I will be brewing Saturday and Sunday this weekend to get ready for the Snowmass Beer and Chili Fest. I'll be starting about noon each day. Swing by 939 Wheel Circle in Bonedale and say "Hi" and help clean carboys. (Just kidding)
I have 3 beers on tap at the moment - some leftover DIPA, a nice easy-drinking Amber, and the monster "Darth Cheney's Imperial Stout" which clocks in at about 14.5% and pushed with nitrogen.
Jeffe
UPDATE: Brewing went well - kinda. Did 5 gallons of Quick and Easy Lemon Wheat on Saturday. Had some issues with volumes again, but think it'll turn out OK. I was hurting a bit on Sunday but was able to get 10 gallons of APA out. Used Summit and Amarillo - yummy!
I'm regestering for the Beer and Chili fest today.
I will be brewing Saturday and Sunday this weekend to get ready for the Snowmass Beer and Chili Fest. I'll be starting about noon each day. Swing by 939 Wheel Circle in Bonedale and say "Hi" and help clean carboys. (Just kidding)
I have 3 beers on tap at the moment - some leftover DIPA, a nice easy-drinking Amber, and the monster "Darth Cheney's Imperial Stout" which clocks in at about 14.5% and pushed with nitrogen.
Jeffe
UPDATE: Brewing went well - kinda. Did 5 gallons of Quick and Easy Lemon Wheat on Saturday. Had some issues with volumes again, but think it'll turn out OK. I was hurting a bit on Sunday but was able to get 10 gallons of APA out. Used Summit and Amarillo - yummy!
I'm regestering for the Beer and Chili fest today.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
May Meeting at the Aspen Brewing Company
The May meeting is fast approaching, and now I'm excited to announce a new venue for this month. We'll be meeting at the new Aspen Brewing Company. For those of you who don't know, the Aspen Brewing Company has been open since St. Patty's Day, and has been serving some great beers. They've invited us all up to sample some beer, and share some of our own while checking out theri new place. Because of the extra travel involved for many of us, we're going to make this meeting start at 5:30PM, and go until they kick us out. If you can't make it by 5:30, just show up when you can, I'm sure there will be more than enough beer to go around.
The brewery is located at 557 N. Mill Street in Aspen. To get there take the highway into Aspen, and turn North at the light next to the Hotel Jerome. The brewery is on the left before you get to the bridge, right accross the street from Clark's Market. Of course there is the wonderful RAFTA transit system close by that can safely transport you to and from Aspen. Hope to see you all there.
We are still short on the needed money to get the tap station finished, and desperately need your help in order to get it complete for the Snowmass festival and all the other events we have coming up. If you haven't donated yet please help us out. You can bring money to a meeting, You can send money through PayPal to me at jwjeep@lycos.com. You can also send money through snail mail to me at my home. My address is 1937 Acacia Avenue, Rifle CO 81650. Make sure to send it before the postage rates go up another penny!
We are coming down to making some decisions on out Homebrewers Ball charity benefit for this year, and have some exciting news to share. We have narrowed the selection down to a short list of 3. We also have a line on a couple of venues, one of which sounds almost too good to be true. We are going to be voting on the charity and venue at the meeting, so that's one more reason to attend. If you can't make the meeting and want some input, e-mail me your vote for the charity of your choice at jwjeep@lycos.com. Please e-mail me no later than Wednesday the 14th so that we can make a decision and get things rolling. The short list of charities we are speaking to are:
Slow Food Roaring Fork:
http://www.slowfoodroaringfork.org/
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers:
http://www.rfov.org/
Wilderness Workshop:
http://www.aspenwildernessworkshop.org/
There are also a couple of new names and e-mail addresses in the list. They are Jim Neu and Scott Hemmen, who have been attending the last couple of meetings, and just hadn't been added yet. Duncan Clauss is also being added to the list. Duncan is one of the owners of the Aspen Brewing Company, and we're happy to have him involved.
Don't forget that the Snowmass Chili Pepper and Brew Fest is coming up soon. Get signed up now for the homebrew competition and get a weekend pass for free!
Jeremy
The brewery is located at 557 N. Mill Street in Aspen. To get there take the highway into Aspen, and turn North at the light next to the Hotel Jerome. The brewery is on the left before you get to the bridge, right accross the street from Clark's Market. Of course there is the wonderful RAFTA transit system close by that can safely transport you to and from Aspen. Hope to see you all there.
We are still short on the needed money to get the tap station finished, and desperately need your help in order to get it complete for the Snowmass festival and all the other events we have coming up. If you haven't donated yet please help us out. You can bring money to a meeting, You can send money through PayPal to me at jwjeep@lycos.com. You can also send money through snail mail to me at my home. My address is 1937 Acacia Avenue, Rifle CO 81650. Make sure to send it before the postage rates go up another penny!
We are coming down to making some decisions on out Homebrewers Ball charity benefit for this year, and have some exciting news to share. We have narrowed the selection down to a short list of 3. We also have a line on a couple of venues, one of which sounds almost too good to be true. We are going to be voting on the charity and venue at the meeting, so that's one more reason to attend. If you can't make the meeting and want some input, e-mail me your vote for the charity of your choice at jwjeep@lycos.com. Please e-mail me no later than Wednesday the 14th so that we can make a decision and get things rolling. The short list of charities we are speaking to are:
Slow Food Roaring Fork:
http://www.slowfoodroaringfork.org/
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers:
http://www.rfov.org/
Wilderness Workshop:
http://www.aspenwildernessworkshop.org/
There are also a couple of new names and e-mail addresses in the list. They are Jim Neu and Scott Hemmen, who have been attending the last couple of meetings, and just hadn't been added yet. Duncan Clauss is also being added to the list. Duncan is one of the owners of the Aspen Brewing Company, and we're happy to have him involved.
Don't forget that the Snowmass Chili Pepper and Brew Fest is coming up soon. Get signed up now for the homebrew competition and get a weekend pass for free!
Jeremy
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Brewing Belgian Style This Saturday!!
My first blog ever. How exciting. Can you feel it people? Woo-hoo. Damn you Jeremy for making me bow to this new communication technology!! What's next, are you going to make everyone create a "My Space" page?
Ok, enough of my bitching. On to what I am BLOGGING about. I will be brewing this Saturday, April 12th at my house. It will be my second solo all-grain outing and it will be a Belgian Blond no less, so I am expecting some chaos. The first go around involved 7 hours of effort that produced only 3.5 gallons of wort!! It can only get better from there, right? We will see. Just incase, I plan on starting early, like 8 am early.
So, if anyone is looking to brew or just wants to be entertained, drop me an email and I will send you directions to my place. Blog away my friends!
Ok, enough of my bitching. On to what I am BLOGGING about. I will be brewing this Saturday, April 12th at my house. It will be my second solo all-grain outing and it will be a Belgian Blond no less, so I am expecting some chaos. The first go around involved 7 hours of effort that produced only 3.5 gallons of wort!! It can only get better from there, right? We will see. Just incase, I plan on starting early, like 8 am early.
So, if anyone is looking to brew or just wants to be entertained, drop me an email and I will send you directions to my place. Blog away my friends!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Its Beer and Chili Time!!!
Hi Guys - Lets get a big group together this year and show 'em how its done.
Basically provide beer on sunday and get a free party pass for the weekend.
Homebrewers Welcome!
So you enjoy beer, hops, and like to have fun? Is your secret homebrew up for a challenge? Attendees at the Fifth Annual Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Fest Local’s Competition are ready to find out! You and other homebrewers will battle it out for the honored title of “Best Homebrew Winner.” The first place winner will be awarded a $100 cash prize and an original Snowmass trophy. Chili Pepper prizes will also be awarded to 2nd and 3rd place winners.
Wondering about Requirements?
• Judging for the homebrew competition is comprised of some of the local chili cooks and home-brew enthusiasts around the valley.
• All brewers must bring enough beer for 30 people to taste 4 oz. Samplers. The more flavors and types are encouraged!
• The People’s Choice Homebrew Tasting and Voting begins at 1:30 pm; please do not allow the cooks to taste your brew samples until that official time.
• In order to sign-up as a local homebrewer, please e-mail Jacqie at rainlord@aol.com your name, phone number, address, and credit card number. A credit card number is required as ransom for Pepper & Brew Fest weekend Party Pass you’ll receive to use in advance of Sunday. Any no-shows on Sunday will be charged $60 for the $50 weekend Party Pass.
• Please bring a sign with the name of your brews and your name for voters to identify your entry. Or, contact Jacqie at 970-925-1663, rainlord@aol.com and a sign will be made for you.
What are the Spicy Benefits of Being a Homebrewer?
• You’ll receive one FREE PARTY PASS for the entire weekend’s festivities. This pass provides access to the Pepper Hill festival grounds where you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy microbrew sampling & grand tasting, ICS chili competition chili tasting, and concerts such as Stephen Marley, Dr. John, The Neville Brothers and more.
• Recognition in the Valley as one of the greatest homebrewers stars!
People’s Choice Local’s Homebrew Competition - Sunday, June 8, 2008
• Brewer Check-in is at Snowmass Ticket Pavilion at 1:30pm.
• Table and serving cups will be provided; please bring anything to make your table festive!
• People’s Choice Homebrew Tasting and voting are at 2:30 pm; winners are announced at 4:00 pm.
Questions? Contact Vanessa at 970-925-1663,
See you in Snowmass for a hot time in a cool place!
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