Present: Ryan Jilek, Rocky Stoltz, Dale Sattler, Jerry Ford and Jon Stika. Beer of the Month was Michelob’s Jack’s Pumpkin Spice Ale from Town & Country Liquors. This beer had a nice pumpkin and spice aroma with a medium body and deep golden color. Clove, cinnamon and nutmeg are very Read more…
Present: Paul Ellerkamp, Dennis Froemke, Rocky Stoltz, Jon Stika, Ryan Jilek and Dale Sattler. No beer of the month. Dennis paid his annual dues of $25. Discussed and planned the April 6, 2010 Homebrew Taste sponsored by the Dickinson K of C to be held at Garvin Hall of St. Read more…
Present: Ryan Jilek, Paul Ellerkamp, Rocky Stoltz and Jon Stika. Beer of the Month was Red Hook Mudslinger Spring (Nut Brown) Ale. Mudslinger had a dark amber color with good caramel and nut flavors from the malt. The malt flavor was evident up front and all the way through the Read more…
“Hey Dad, I finally got a chance to try Coopers Sparkling Ale. So far, so good. I noticed it’s slightly bitter upon first taste and follows with a strong hops flavor. It’s not as mild as other ales that I have tried. Something I thought was neat is how you Read more…
Present: Dale Sattler, Paul Ellerkamp, Rocky Stoltz, Ryan Jilek and Jon Stika. Dues of $25 for 2010 were collected from the members present. Beer of the Month was Finnegans Irish Amber Ale brewed by Summit Brewing Co of St. Paul, MN. This ale tastes very similar to an amber lager Read more…
Present: Ryan Jilek, Dennis Froemke, Jon Stika The Beer of the Month from Town & Country Liquors was Murphy’s Red. Murphy’s Red had a light copper color with a smooth malt aroma and flavor from start to finish. It also had a subtle sweetness, fruitiness and hoppiness with a fine Read more…
Well the 2009 Barley-wine brew-day is complete and we made some serious gravity in the garage today. With about 55 lbs of malt and over a pound of hops we ended up with 3 brews of all fairly substantial gravities. Rocky’s Bigfoot clone kit came in right at around 1.080. Read more…
Present: Paul Ellerkamp, Dale Sattler, Rocky Stoltz, Ryan Jilek, Jon Stika. Beer of the month from Town & Country Liquors was Summit Kolsch. This beer was light golden in color, slightly hoppy and dry with a lingering biscuit and hop finish. Paul brought home-brewed; Honey Ale, Pale Ale, Cherry Stout Read more…
Present: Ryan Jilek, Rocky Stoltz, Dennis Froemke, Todd Solem, Jeremy Jahner and Jon Stika. Beer of the month is Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout. The stout had good roasty, biscuity aroma and flavor. It was very smooth with chocolate, coffee and fruit flavors in a good malt background. The beer was not Read more…
Present: Ryan Jilek, Paul Ellerkamp, Dennis Froemke, Todd Solem and Jon Stika. The beer of the month from Town & Country Liquors was Boulevard Single Wide IPA. This was an excellent example of the IPA style with a very complex hop profile balanced with good malt finish. The beer had Read more…