The December newsletter is posted!
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3wXOu1mmzJwNGQ2YmUxMGQtNGZlOS00M2NlLTgzNWEtMzczNTFiODE5MGNm&hl=en
Please take a look. The Latest information about the Christmas party is included.
Remember to RSVP quickly if you have not already! Please plan your evening and spend the time among friends this Saturday!!!!
Prost!
Joe Bray
Sunday, December 6, 2009
2010 NHC Registration is now OPEN!!!
Hey guys, I've already registered and thought you'd like to know about this! The AHA 2010 National Homebrewers Conference is in Minneapolis June 17th, 2010! The hotel has a block of +500 room this time, so the AHA is trying to keep us all under 1 roof. Remember, the conference has sold out the last 2 years and it's expected to in 2010!
Let me know if you register! - Joe
Conference Registration Opens
2010 National Homebrewers Conference
Registration is now open for the 32nd annual National Homebrewers Conference which will be held June 17-19, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN, at the Sheraton Minneapolis South. You can expect an amazing conference as the Twin Cities is home to the St. Paul Homebrewers Club, the AHA´s Homebrew Club of the Year for three years running. Register today to ensure your place at what promises to be another record breaking conference!
FOSSILS Christmas Party
SAVE THE DATE AND RSVP!!!!
FOSSILS Holiday Party
Date: Saturday, December 12
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Location: The Capshews, 7720 Corydon Ridge Rd. Lanesville, IN
This year, the Christmas party will be at the Capshews. As always, everything is covered; Appetizers, Dinner, and Dessert!
Festivities:
* Bring items for the raffle - gift wrapped if you wish - this is one of the best raffles of the year!
* Dress festively if you are in the mood to do so!
Event cost: $15 per person, payable by check or cash at the door, includes appetizers, dinner, homebrew and dessert.
Please bring your homebrew! If there is something you wish to bring (desserts, raffle items, reindeer, homebrew) please bring them and share the holiday spirit!
RSVP: We need to deliver a headcount for catering, so please try to RSVP via this invite or via email (fossils.editor@gmail.com with the number attending in your party as soon as possible.
Date: Saturday, December 12
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Location: The Capshews, 7720 Corydon Ridge Rd. Lanesville, IN
This year, the Christmas party will be at the Capshews. As always, everything is covered; Appetizers, Dinner, and Dessert!
Festivities:
* Bring items for the raffle - gift wrapped if you wish - this is one of the best raffles of the year!
* Dress festively if you are in the mood to do so!
Event cost: $15 per person, payable by check or cash at the door, includes appetizers, dinner, homebrew and dessert.
Please bring your homebrew! If there is something you wish to bring (desserts, raffle items, reindeer, homebrew) please bring them and share the holiday spirit!
RSVP: We need to deliver a headcount for catering, so please try to RSVP via this invite or via email (fossils.editor@gmail.com with the number attending in your party as soon as possible.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all FOSSILS and their families, as well as other homebrewers near and far. I hope the time with family and friends includes wonderful homebrews and many of your favorite delicious craft brews. I. personally have a bottle of Trappistes Rochefort 10 and a Chimay Grand Reserva Blue Label in my stash to get me through the weekend, as well as a few of my own homebrews. May you enjoy wonderful time with family and friends.
Ed Needham, FOSSILS President
Thursday, November 19, 2009
2009 Porter Competition Results!
After all was said and done, there were 22 entries. Entries came from as far away as California, Ohio, and Michigan.
Ed Tash organized a crew of judges doing each a yeoman's work. Special thanks to Tac the ever-present steward for his assistance in making everything move like clockwork.
The Winners are:
1st Place, Richard "Thumper" Briscoe , Brown Porter (FOSSILS)
2nd Place, Chris Hayes 2nd, Robust Porter (California)
3rd Place, Dennis Barry, Belgian Style Porter (FOSSILS)
The Long-distance Brewer Award goes to our California entrant; Chris Hayes!
Prizes this year include gift certificates, award certificates, and etched club classes. Awards and score cards should be going out soon.
Thanks again to everyone who participated! See you next year!
Ed Tash organized a crew of judges doing each a yeoman's work. Special thanks to Tac the ever-present steward for his assistance in making everything move like clockwork.
The Winners are:
1st Place, Richard "Thumper" Briscoe , Brown Porter (FOSSILS)
2nd Place, Chris Hayes 2nd, Robust Porter (California)
3rd Place, Dennis Barry, Belgian Style Porter (FOSSILS)
The Long-distance Brewer Award goes to our California entrant; Chris Hayes!
Prizes this year include gift certificates, award certificates, and etched club classes. Awards and score cards should be going out soon.
Thanks again to everyone who participated! See you next year!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
2009 Chritmas Party
FOSSILS Holiday Party
Date: Saturday, December 12
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Location: The Capshews, 7720 Corydon Ridge Rd. Lanesville, IN
This year, the Christmas party will be at the Capshews. As always, everything is covered; Appetizers, Dinner, and Dessert!
Festivities:
* Bring items for the raffle - gift wrapped if you wish - this is one of the best raffles of the year!
* Dress festively if you are in the mood to do so!
Event cost: $15 per person, payable by check or cash at the door, includes appetizers, dinner, homebrew and dessert.
Please bring your homebrew! If there is something you wish to bring (desserts, raffle items, reindeer, homebrew) please bring them and share the holiday spirit!
RSVP: We need to deliver a headcount for catering, so please try to RSVP via email (fossils.editor@gmail.com with the number attending in your party as soon as possible.
Date: Saturday, December 12
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Location: The Capshews, 7720 Corydon Ridge Rd. Lanesville, IN
This year, the Christmas party will be at the Capshews. As always, everything is covered; Appetizers, Dinner, and Dessert!
Festivities:
* Bring items for the raffle - gift wrapped if you wish - this is one of the best raffles of the year!
* Dress festively if you are in the mood to do so!
Event cost: $15 per person, payable by check or cash at the door, includes appetizers, dinner, homebrew and dessert.
Please bring your homebrew! If there is something you wish to bring (desserts, raffle items, reindeer, homebrew) please bring them and share the holiday spirit!
RSVP: We need to deliver a headcount for catering, so please try to RSVP via email (fossils.editor@gmail.com with the number attending in your party as soon as possible.
Friday, November 13, 2009
2009 Porter Competition Update
Last night was the official registration of entrants into the Fossils 17th Annual Porter Competition!
Ed Tash informed me via email last night that this year's count was 19 entries with a possible 20th via extraordinary rendition today.
Entries from the usual suspects where there as well as entries from Ohio, Michigan, and as far away as California. Saturday's event should be a great one!
Ed Tash informed me via email last night that this year's count was 19 entries with a possible 20th via extraordinary rendition today.
Entries from the usual suspects where there as well as entries from Ohio, Michigan, and as far away as California. Saturday's event should be a great one!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Reminder: Next Club Meeting is this Saturday! 11/14!!!
Just a quick reminder that this weekend is the Annual Porter Competition! Entries need to be at Richo's today for entry! (I believe that Ed Tash will be counting/processing entries for Saturday's competition at 7pm, FYI).
I expect that the newsletter will post tomorrow (I'm under the weather, but I can type), let me know if there is anything that needs to be added!!!
Thanks,
Joe Bray
Secretary
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Conference Registration Opens
2010 National Homebrewers Conference
Registration is now open for the 32nd annual National Homebrewers Conference which will be held June 17-19, 2010 in Minneapolis, MN, at the Sheraton Minneapolis South. You can expect an amazing conference as the Twin Cities is home to the St. Paul Homebrewers Club, the AHA´s Homebrew Club of the Year for three years running. Register today to ensure your place at what promises to be another record breaking conference!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Change to the Homepage
You can reach the old site from: www.fossils.org/index2.html
Pages will redirect you to this site, not the index page (at this time), so be forewarned!
Thanks!
Joe Bray, Secretary
FOSSILS PORTER COMPETITION Entry Form!
I've edited a single page entry form as the posted PDF makes printing it a little difficult:
ENTRY FORM
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbzakU0SD-EyZGdmZHZ6M3FfNTRqdmJkcjNmbg&hl=en%20title=
And the COMPETITION FLYER
http://fossils.org/Porter_competition_2009.pdf
ENTRY FORM
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbzakU0SD-EyZGdmZHZ6M3FfNTRqdmJkcjNmbg&hl=en%20title=
And the COMPETITION FLYER
http://fossils.org/Porter_competition_2009.pdf
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
17th Annual Porter Competition
17th Annual Porter Competition
The flyer for this year's porter competition is posted!
http://fossils.org/Porter_competition_2009.pdf
Remember, it's free, it's sanctioned, and it's fun! Tastey, tastey fun!
-Joe Bray, Secretary
The flyer for this year's porter competition is posted!
http://fossils.org/Porter_competition_2009.pdf
Remember, it's free, it's sanctioned, and it's fun! Tastey, tastey fun!
-Joe Bray, Secretary
Monday, September 14, 2009
Riley ridge 3rd annual brew-in
From Becky Riley:
Riley Ridge 3rd Annual Brew-in will be held Oct. 17th.
For persons wanting to set up equipment and brew on site please, let Becky Riley know as soon as possible.
Free base malt will be provided to the first brewers to respond. Set-up will begin at 9am. A kit class will be taught from 10 am to 12 noon. Food will be available. Donations for food accepted. Come and have a great time whether you brew or not!.
Becky mentioned at last Saturday's meeting that she is looking for an estimate of what everyone needs for base malt (she will have 2-row, but needs to estimate how much) and if you need specialty grains, adjuncts, or yeast, to share your recipe with her and she can help make sure that what you need is there. The base malt is free, you'll have to pay for what ever else you need. This is a really great event. There was even mention of a bonfire later that evening....
-Joe
Riley Ridge 3rd Annual Brew-in will be held Oct. 17th.
For persons wanting to set up equipment and brew on site please, let Becky Riley know as soon as possible.
Free base malt will be provided to the first brewers to respond. Set-up will begin at 9am. A kit class will be taught from 10 am to 12 noon. Food will be available. Donations for food accepted. Come and have a great time whether you brew or not!.
Becky mentioned at last Saturday's meeting that she is looking for an estimate of what everyone needs for base malt (she will have 2-row, but needs to estimate how much) and if you need specialty grains, adjuncts, or yeast, to share your recipe with her and she can help make sure that what you need is there. The base malt is free, you'll have to pay for what ever else you need. This is a really great event. There was even mention of a bonfire later that evening....
-Joe
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Invite for "Ales for Tails" Sept. 26th!
Just forwarding this invite. Trisha Dean worked hard to help set up this event. It's for a good cause!
The Link to the Facebook Invite is here:
Ales for Tails
Sample great beers and wine while supporting the welfare of our local animals.| Host: | Bridge Liquors |
| Type: | |
| Network: | Global |
| Price: | $5.00 per person - proceeds benefit Humane Society |
| Date: | Saturday, September 26, 2009 |
| Time: | 4:00pm - 7:00pm |
| Location: | Bridge Liquors |
| Street: | 110 Knable Lane |
| City/Town: | New Albany, IN |
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Newsletter is Posted!!! and Remember "Brew at the Zoo" is the 29th!!!
Hey Crew, the Sept. 09 newsletter is posted!
Remember: Elections, BrewFood, and Craft Raffle this month!!!
Deidra Harris reminds us that:
Brew at the Zoo is August 29th at 4 p.m. You can purchase your tickets online at the Louisville Zoo website. It's a great time.
Joe
Minister of Disinformation
Remember: Elections, BrewFood, and Craft Raffle this month!!!
Deidra Harris reminds us that:
Brew at the Zoo is August 29th at 4 p.m. You can purchase your tickets online at the Louisville Zoo website. It's a great time.
Joe
Minister of Disinformation
Monday, June 29, 2009
Fwd: July FOSSILS Meeting and other announcements
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Bray, Joseph (GE Indust, ConsInd)" <Joseph.Bray@ge.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:36:28 -0400
Subject: July FOSSILS Meeting and other announcements
To: FOSSILS <fossils.editor@gmail.com>
From: "Bray, Joseph (GE Indust, ConsInd)" <Joseph.Bray@ge.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:36:28 -0400
Subject: July FOSSILS Meeting and other announcements
To: FOSSILS <fossils.editor@gmail.com>
Just a quick note folks:
July Meeting will be the Indiana Microbrews Festival !
* Per the Exec. committee; like last year, the July meeting will
be the Indiana Microbrew Festifal.
http://www.brewersofindianaguild.com/festival.html
* Like last year, FOSSILS will be paying $25 off of the $85
ticket for tickets bought with Rick and Jeff Tours (effectively making
it at $60 ticket), who will again have a bus tour up to Indianapolis for
this event. Make sure that they know you are a FOSSILS member! Jeff
can be reached at profgesser@insightbb.com. They need reservations to
be made this week (before July 4th) and they are holding 10-20 seats for
us. DO NOT DELAY.
Please also note that the Kentucky State Fair is coming up in August.
PLEASE get your entries in as soon as possible.
http://www.kystatefair.org/competitions/entry_info/downloads/entrycatalo
g/2009/4.6%20Homebrew%20Beer.pdf
Entries are only $8 until July 1st. Late Entries are $15. Make it a
good showing guys!!!
So the Calendar now looks like the following:
July 11 - Cancelled>>FOSSILS Meeting Date
July 10-11 Indiana Brewers Cup (IN State Fair)
July 18th - Brewers of Indiana Guild Microbrewers Festival,
Indianapolis
August 8 - FOSSILS Meeting - Cider tasting
August 15 - Beer & Sweat - Cincinnati
August 16 - KY State Fair Beer Judging - Louisville
Prost!
Joe Bray, Secretary
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Calendary Update!!!
Fossils Calendar:
June 13th – FOSSILS Fish Fry at the Capshew’s
June 20th – Indiana Craft Beer Fest (Indy)
July 11 - FOSSILS Meeting Date
July 10-11 Indiana Brewers Cup (IN State Fair)
August 8 - FOSSILS Meeting – Cider tasting
August 15 - Beer & Sweat - Cincinnati
August 16 - KY State Fair Beer Judging - Louisville
September 12th - BrewFood competition + FOSSILS-crafted raffle
October 10th - Officer nominations
November 14th – Annual Porter competition
December 12th - FOSSILS Holiday Bash
Fossils Meetings are monthly on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Meetings start at 6:30pm in the Prost room and Richo's Public House.
Announcements:
Renowned cook, Steve Crull, has agreed to fry fish for the next FOSSILS meeting on June 13. Steve showed his fish frying skills at previous Otter Creek FOSSILS/LAGERS picnics. We will be meeting at Bob and Maureen Capshew’s house.
In addition there will be a homebrew equipment swap meet so that members can buy, sell or trade equipment. There are a lot of new members that need equipment and we want to get the equipment in the right hands. Please do a little spring cleaning and bring unused equipment such as brew kettles, burners, carboys, wort chillers, soda kegs, beer kegs, anything stainless steel, etc. We also plan to have a silent auction for a brew kettle that the club has acquired.
WHAT TO BRING: Excess homebrew equipment & homebrew (club will furnish food and some commercial beer). Please bring folding chairs!!!
WHERE: 7720 Corydon Ridge Road (Take I-64 west, exit Georgetown, turn left on exit ramp, turn right when road narrows from 4 to 2 lanes onto Corydon Ridge Road, go 2.5 miles. House is on the right.)
WHEN: Swap Meet starts at 4 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Riley Ridge has a new website!
Things are in progress at our favorite local Homebrew Supply shop. Riley Ridge has a new website. Please check it out!
Riley Ridge Wine,Beer & Canning Supply Shop.
Visit our web site at rileyridgewinebeer.com. Or come to the shop located at 6335 Riley Ridge road Lanesville IN.47136.
We carry a full line of wine and beer supplies,along with canning supplies all year round.We have classes several times a year,so sign up on the website to recieve information. Let us know how we can help you "Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labor".
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Condolences to Richard Rush
Please have our FOSSILS member Richard Rush in your thoughts and prayers. He lost his father, Daniel E. Rush to cancer this week. The funeral was held today at Garr Funeral Home in Sellersburg.
Ed Needham
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