A highlight in 2009 was a private tour of New Belgium Brewery hosted by none other than Brewmaster Peter Bouckaert. Not a month goes by without at least one club sponsored event. Entitled Biere de Rock, the competition centers only Belgian and French styles, and is held yearly in early December. The tradition continued in 2011 at the San Diego location and 2012 in Seattle!Ī major achievement yet is the club's hosting of an AHA sanctioned homebrewing competition. One beer writer was so impressed by the selection, quality, and uniqueness of the beers we served at club night, he wrote an entire article about it. In 2010, that tradition continued with another visit by a contingent of Hoppers at NHC, this time in Minneapolis, MN. In 2009, five members kicked off an annual tradition at the AHA National Homebrewers Conference of representing the club during Club Night and serving member-brewed beers at the conference's hospitality suite in Oakland, CA. Strong friendships and brewing bonds have been forged since our inaugural year, with many "brew with me" days, brewery tours, and beer-related vacations happening between meetings.
Members, who come from every slice of life and brewing ability, come together once a month at our general meeting to share stories, plan events, and sample the fruits each others brewing labor. Today, the club is growing by the month, with membership swelling above 50 as of this writing. In April 2008, the American Hombrewers Association officially recognized RHBC as a club. In March 2008, the loose conglomeration of people began to organize a bit, voting in three officers: a President, an Event Director, and a Communications Director. Desiring to have a local club and pay homage to his homebrewing roots, Jim was instrumental in securing sponsorship from Rockyard, who provide meeting and event space for the club.īy its sixth month in existence, the number of members had swelled to well over 30. It all began in late 2007 with a call out to area homebrewers by Jim Stinson, head brewer at the Rockyard American Grill and Brewing Company, located in Castle Rock, just south of the Denver-metro area. The Rock Hoppers Brew Club is one of Colorado's newest homebrewing clubs.
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