Events
The nation’s biggest organic beer event, will feature all beer styles from North America and Europe. Attendees are encouraged to ride the Max to the festival and will receive a discount with a validated Max ticket. Admission is free, however a reusable and compostable tasting cup will cost $6 and beer tastes are $1. More information can be found at: www.naobf.org.
Enjoy a special smoked Prime Rib dinner with your dad. The complete dinner includes smoked Prime Rib, smoked spud, salad and dessert for $23.95 for one or $42.95 for two. Reservations are required. To make reservations for dinner check out their website at: www.speedwaybrewing.com.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This is an event not to be missed. So bring your sleeping bag, potatoe gun and home brew because COHO will be throwing down Madras style. Cruise on over to the Wiki and give some input on recipes
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address=1152+Sw+Ashwood+Ln%2C+Madras+
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This is an event not to be missed. So bring your sleeping bag, potatoe gun and home brew because COHO will be throwing down Madras style. Cruise on over to the Wiki and give some input on recipes
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address=1152+Sw+Ashwood+Ln%2C+Madras+
Hop Madness 2009 is officially 12pm Saturday to 12pm Sunday Sep. 12th and 13th . @ Willamette State Mission Park.
http://www.hopmadness.com/
Hop Madness 2009 is officially 12pm Saturday to 12pm Sunday Sep. 12th and 13th . @ Willamette State Mission Park.
http://www.hopmadness.com/
Check out the website, www.greatearth.biz
Date: Oct 3
Deadline for submission: Friday Sept. 19, $6/entry, cash only
Garry is willing to accept 5 x 12oz bottles, COHO request, in lieu of the 3 x 22oz bottles. However, this exception is probably only for COHO members. So, when submitting your beers, using the labels/bottle ID that should be on the website, remember to put on your entry form that you are with COHO. This is not a certified judging type competition, but a tasters' choice.
Our local Oktoberfest celebration, downtown of course. Usually features all of the local brewer's fall seasonals.
An Oregon Bounty Fresh Hop Tastival (one of three). An annual fresh hop beer festival in Hood River.
Featuring six Deschutes fresh hop beers and food. $40 per person.
The second in the series of Oregon Bounty fresh hop beer festivals. Held at Oaks Park, in Portland.
The third, and final, in the series of Oregon Bounty fresh hop beer festivals. Location in Eugene TBD.
Entries 9/1-10/9 @ 6pm
Web site for Details
http://www.breworganic.com/competition/
This is the deadline for entries for one of the largest and best organized homebrew competitions in the state. Please check with COHO execs for transportation of entries to Portland.
This is the actual date for OBC's homebrew competition.
Busy Week,
I know we have the SMaSH comp, the pub crawl, and the monthly meeting all on the same week, but we have some business to discuss.
Our first club only competition. Here's the 411 -
2009 COHO SMaSH Homebrew
Club Only Competition
The 2009 COHO SmaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) Homebrew Competition will kick off our 4th anniversary celebration weekend. The competition will take place at The Brew Shop on Friday, November 20th from 6:30PM until 8:30PM. The event will feature both a judged competition and a people’s choice award. Here are the rules –
• The SmaSH competition is a CLUB ONLY function. You must be a current dues paid member of the club to enter beers into this event.
• Any one variety of base malt shall be used. Any portion of this base malt may be “modified.” This would include techniques such as baking, roasting, toasting, smoking, etc. of the malt.
• Extract and partial mash brewers are limited only to the pilsner liquid malt extract available at The Brew Shop. If brewing a partial mash beer, you may use any type of pilsner malt in conjunction with your pilsner extract.
• Any one variety of hops shall be used.
• Any yeast strain, or combination of yeast strains, may be used.
• Flavor additives are strictly prohibited in this competition. This would include, but not be limited to, items such as fruits, vegetables, spices, sugars, herbs, extracts, and adjuncts. Entries should consist of water, hops, yeast, and barley ONLY.
• The cost is $5 per entry, with a limit of two entries per club member. Please make checks payable to Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization.
• Entries shall consist of 4 x 12 oz bottles, 2 x 22 oz bottles, 2 x qt mason jars, or 1 x growler.
• Entries must be submitted by BJCP categories, with required SMaSH labels, and will be judged accordingly during the judged portion of the competition.
• Please deliver entries to The Brew Shop by 5:30PM on Friday, November 20th.
• Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in the judged portion of the event. Prizes will be awarded for people’s choice and people’s choice runner up in the publicly judged portion of the event.
Also, keep in mind - I was asked a question today regarding which grains might be recommended for the SMaSH, and what is available at The Brew Shop.
Here's a partial list -
* American 2 row
* Organic American 2 row
* NW pale ale malt
* Pilsner
* Munich
* Organic Munich
* Vienna
* Belgian pale
* British pale (Maris Otter)
* Golden Promise
Greetings fellow fish,
We have finalized the schedule for the anniversary pub crawl. It is as follows -
* Deschutes Brewery 1PM - 2:30PM (tour and tasting)
* Abbey Pub 2:45PM - 3:45PM
* Silver Moon Brewing 4PM - 5PM (tour and tasting)
* Bend Brewing Company 5:15PM - 6:15PM
* O’Kanes Pub @ McMenamins 6:30PM - whenever???
The Deschutes tour will be at the main production brewery, NOT the public house. Larry Sidor (Deschutes brew master) will be giving us the tour. I will be giving the tour at Silver Moon. This looks to be one of our best pub crawls yet and we hope to see everyone out there a week from Saturday.
Cheers!
BT
Here's the wiki for planning the Christmas party
http://wiki.cohomebrewers.org/COHOWiki:Current_events
12/30/2009
Proposed off flavors:
Acetice
Diacetyl
DMS
Ethyl Acetate
In case you missed the email, the first 20 poeple to email Brian concerning the sensory analysis session will be signed up to take part in the session.
Off Flavors:
Butyric
Acetaldehyde
Ethyl Hecanoate
Metallic
Note:
These sensory anslysis sessions are open to all COHO members.
An email will be sent out to members to sign up for these events.
Off Flavors
Almond
Earthy
Spicy
Isoamyl Acetate
The February Group Brew will be Saturday the 6th of February and hosted by Jason.
Jason lives at "559 SE Reed Market RD":http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=559+SE+Reed+Market+Rd,+Bend,+OR&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.059939,62.841797&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=559+SE+Reed+Market+Rd,+Bend,+Deschutes,+Oregon+97702&z=16
"More info is in the wiki":http://wiki.cohomebrewers.org/Group_Brew_Planning#Feburary_6th_2010
The April Group Brew will be hosted by Curtis.
Details and directions are available in the wiki "here":http://wiki.cohomebrewers.org/Group_Brew_Planning#April_3rd_2010
p{font-size: larger}. The Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization, 10 Barrel Brewing Company, and The Brew Shop are proud to welcome you to Central Oregonn's only officially-sanctioned AHA/BJCP homebrew competition.
"Spring Fling results are here":http://wiki.cohomebrewers.org/2010_Spring_Fling
Here are the rules:
* Entries will consist of two 12-16oz. bottles. All bottle caps must be blank or otherwise blacked out. Raised-letter bottles from breweries such as Deschutes, Widmer, and New Belgium will be allowed. Swing top "Grolsch style" bottles will not be accepted.
* Entry fees are $6 per entry, with a limit of two entries per BJCP subcategory. Please make checks payable to Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization.
* There are four entry drop-off locations: in Bend at The Brew Shop, in Eugene at Valley Vintner, in Corvallis at Corvallis Brewing Supply, and in Portland at FH Steinbarts.
* The deadline for entries is Saturday, April 17 in Bend -- Saturday, April 10th for all other locations.
* Hand carried entries from out-of-town judges will be accepted up to the start of the event.
* Entries will be judged according to 2008 BJCP style guidelines.
* One Best of Show entrant will be brewed commercially at 10 Barrel Brewing Company and served at their brewpub.
* Awards will be given for Best of SHow, Best of Show Runner Up, Best of Show Second Runner Up, highest Scoring Entry, Highest Scoring First Time Entry, as well as First Place for individual categories. If you are a first time homebrew competition entrant, please denote so on your entry paperwork.
The event will be held at the Nativity Lutheran Church, 60850 Brosterhous Road (on the corner of Brosterhous Road and SE Knott Road). Judgeregistration will begin at 9:30 AM, and will be followed by first round judging at 10:30 AM. Awards and prizes will be issued directly after the Best of Show judging in the afternoon.
Judges can pre-register here: "Judge Sign Up":judge_signup
A reception featuring beer from local craft breweries will begin as awards are given out at 4:30 PM. The reception is open to COHO members and guests, all judges, as well as all competition entrants.
"BJCP 2008 Style Guidelines":http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/catdex.php or "download the PDF":http://www.cohomebrewers.org/files/2008_Guidelines.pdf
"BJCP Entry Form":http://www.cohomebrewers.org/files/SCP_EntryRecipe.pdf
"BJCP Bottle Identification":http://www.cohomebrewers.org/files/SCP_BottleID.pdf
"Spring Fling Flyer":http://www.cohomebrewers.org/files/spring_fling_2010_flyer.pdf
The June group brew will be at Tim Howe's place.
"2830 NE Jill AVE":http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2830+NE+Jill+AVE,+Bend+OR&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.320439,60.820313&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2830+NE+Jill+Ave,+Bend,+Deschutes,+Oregon+97701&z=16
This will be the first brew on the new brew system! We will be brewing a 10 gallon batch of "Captain Huggy Face":http://wiki.cohomebrewers.org/CaptainHuggyFace
We will also have some turkey chili and other snacks. I haven't got much in the way of beer on tap, so please bring your latest creations.
Also, please do *not* bring your dogs...
