The July meeting of the First State Brewers was held at the home of Jason Breault.
Brian Light volunteered to host the August meeting. (However since the meeting, Brian had something come up and can’t host. Instead, the August meeting will be held at the home of Joebob Jacobs.)
The September meeting will be held at the How Do You Brew store.
The October meeting will be held at the home of Bill King.
Steve Powell from Argilla Brewing attended and proposed a collaboration brew with a recipe to be designed from a consensus of FSB members on Facebook.
Bill King is a grandfather as of 10:59am July 19th. Congratulations to Bill!
Scott Bieber & Kent Spriggs announced they were asked to participate as novice judges at the Battle of the Brews. (It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it!)
Reminder, a $1 donation is requested at meetings to help cover the cost of website maintenance.
Here’s the attendance and beers brought by club members.
| Name | Beer |
|---|---|
| JoeBob Jacobs | Pirate Porter, Saison Du Manor, Presidential IPA, Orange Blossom Lager |
| Tammy Perlot | Blackberry Wit, Chamomile Wheat |
| Scott Bieber | Kölsch, German Lager, IPA |
| Bill King | Blonde, Gluten Free, Vienna, Westvleteren 12 |
| David Reese | Kölsch |
| Dan Wightman | Strawberry Blonde, Infectious IPA |
| Michael Denko | Raspberry Scotch/Strong Scotch |
| Jamie Henderson | Cream Ale |
| Steve Powell | Pizza |
| Jim Kohler | Citra IPA |
| Jon Shuey | Belgian Tripel (Brother Tun), Lemon Grass Wheat, Mead |
| Mike Kohler | Citra IPA |
| Brian Light | Cherry Wheat, Roasted Jalapeno Pale Ale |
| Laura Palmer & Joel Wild | Lips of Faith - Tart Lychee, Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale, Saint Somewhere Saison |
| Chris Higgins | DIPA, CACA |
| Roy & Theresa Simonson | Banana Bread Clone |
| Harold Williams | Warsteiner, Cherry Pilsner, Rye Ale |
| Marty Drinan | Tim's IPA & Full Sail Wreck The Halls |
| Kent Spriggs | Oak Pumkin Ale, Kölsch |
| Jason Breault | Black IPA, Waffle Cone Porter, Belgian Dubbel, Belgian Trippel, Simcoe Screamer American IPA, and a Double IPA |
As a fun way to learn brewing terms and study for the BJCP Entrance Exam, Scott Bieber designed the following beer quiz. I urge you all to take this quiz and test you knowledge! Beer Quiz
Tuesday, August 28th is the date of the Argilla/FSB collaboration brew release party at Argilla’s. More info on that will be sent out as we near the date.
Congratulations to the First State Brewers who received awards at the Battle of the Brews homebrewing competition at the Delaware State Fair in July!
Light Lager and Pilsner
1st place: Bill King, Bohemian PilsnerLight and Amber Hybrid
1st place: Scott Bieber, KölschEuropean Lagers
3rd place: JoeBob Jacobs, Doppel VisionEnglish Pale Ale
1st place: Brian Verdine, Dam YankeePorter
Honorable Mention: Scott Perlot, Blackbird PorterIndian Pale Ale
2nd place: Chris Higgins, DIPAGerman Wheat and Rye
1st place: JoeBob Jacobs HefewiezenFruit Beer
2nd place: David Francis, Rasbeeree
Honorable Mention: Tammy Perlot, Blackberry WitBest of Show
2nd place: Brian Verdine, Dam Yankee
You can view the complete results here!
By the way, if you haven’t joined the First State Brewers Facebook Group, you are missing out on a lot of great brewing discussion! We have lots of fun, too! This is different than the Facebook Page we have. The Group allows us to interact with one another. :-)
The August meeting will be held at the home of Joebob, Jacobs on Friday, August 24, at 7:30pm. NOTE, this is NOT the 3rd Friday of the month as usual.
JoeBob lives at 648 Churchmans Rd, Newark DE 19702.