At the March 17 meeting, we will have an opportunity to smell and taste single hop infused beers to help associate what we perceive in our senses with how hops are described. We will also combine two beers to examine…
By Wendy Aaronson & Mike Reinitz, Co-Ministers of Enlightenment At the October meeting, attendees had a chance to determine the level at which they could smell and taste diacetyl. We used Michelob Ultra as the control beer and McCormick Imitation…
By Wendy Aaronson & Mike Reinitz, Co-Ministers of Enlightenment A big shout out and many thanks to Steve Marler for holding a competition to test our knowledge of Oktoberfest beer. Three German and three U.S. examples were provided to the…
By Wendy Aaronson & Mike Reinitz, Ministers of Enlightenment July Meeting Summer is relatively quiet as many BURP members are on vacation, and many don’t brew over the hot summer months. However, the meeting on Sat, July 16 will feature…
By Wendy Aaronson & Mike Reinitz, Co-Ministers of Enlightenment May Meeting Have you heard about the Zymatic Beer Brewing System? It is an automated all-grain brewing system that makes 2.5 gallons of beer. Doug Ilg owns one of these and…
By Wendy Aaronson & Mike Reinitz, Co-Ministers of Enlightenment April Meeting The meeting on Sat, Apr 16 features the Spirit of Free Beer Awards Ceremony and the opportunity for all BURP members and competition participants to drink the beers left…
By Wendy Aaronson & Mike Reinitz, Co-Ministers of Enlightenment March Meeting In January, Mike Reinitz gave you an overview of the 2016 BJCP styles. In March, we will conduct a tasting of some of the newer styles. We will try…
By Wendy Aaronson As a first step towards promoting opportunities to brew with members and learn from each other, the Aaronridge brewery welcomes brewers who want to learn more and gain experience in all-grain brewing. By joining us, there may…
By Wendy Aaronson and Mike Reinitz - Co-Ministers of Enlightenment At the January meeting, Mike Reinitz kicked off our monthly education series with a discussion of the new 2015 BJCP style guidelines. Because we could not bring commercial beer to…