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Present: Jeremiah Thorpe, Jerry Ford, Rocky Stoltz, Ryan Jilek, Dale Sattler, Paul Ellerkamp, Jon Stika and guest Marc Versen, Director of Alumni and Donor Relations of the Dickinson State University Foundation. Beer of the Month from Town & Country was Sand Creek Brewing Co. Lil ja’s Sasquatch Stout. This beer was a very dark brown, dry, hoppy beer with assertive roastiness and a subdued malt finish. Discussed the Brews & Blues event scheduled for May Read more…

Present: Jerry Ford, Jeremiah Thorpe, Alan Church, Mike Kreitinger, Ryan Jilek, Rocky Stoltz, Paul Ellerkamp and Jon Stika. Beer of the Month from Town & Country Liquors was Shiner Double Wheat. This beer was light golden in color, slightly sweet, with good body, prominent malt flavor with a subtle hop spiciness in the finish. A very good and unique wheat beer from Spoetzl Brewery of Shiner, Texas. Rocky provided a Treasurer’s report showing a current Read more…

Present: Jerry Ford, Rocky Stoltz, Ryan Jilek, Jeremiah Thorpe, Burke Gardner, Dale Sattler, Alan Church and Jon Stika. Beer of the Month from Town & Country Liquors was Cowboy Coffee Porter from Big Sky Brewing, Missoula, MT. This beer was smooth, slightly sweet & roasty with a subtle tart coffee finish. A little light on body, but a nice marriage of coffee with the Porter style of beer. Reviewed correspondence from C&W Crate Co. who Read more…

Present: Michael Kreitinger, Jerry Ford, Dale Sattler, Alan Church, Rocky Stoltz, Ryan Jilek, Paul Ellerkamp and Jon Stika. Beer of the Month from Town & Country Liquors was Leffe Blonde; a golden, spicy classic Belgian ale.  The ale had clove, banana and black pepper notes in an earthy, slightly sweet malt base with a dry, slightly hoppy finish. 2011 members who have paid dues and are in otherwise good standing with the club include: Alan Read more…

I was questioning the mineral content of my brewing water the other day and so I emailed Southwest Water Authority.  They were kind enough to send me back a very detailed water analysis that I though others may be interested in.  If anyone is interested check it out. SWA Tap Water – Chemical Analysis

Present: Rocky Stoltz, Jerry Ford, Alan Church, Ryan Jilek, Paul Ellerkamp, Dale Sattler and Jon Stika. Beer of the Month from Town & Country Liquors was 3-Lick Spiker Ale brewed by Cold Spring Brewing Co. of Cold Spring, MN. The beer was dark-colored, with caramel, molasses, oak, vanilla, bourbon, roast and alcohol flavors, full-bodied, with a good hop background and finish. A nice, complex, winter-warmer ale. Discussed beer judge certification. Jon brought a copy of Read more…

Paul showing off his new beer stein.