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Present: Jeremiah Thorpe, Alan Church, Jon Stika, Ryan Jilek, Rocky Stoltz, Jerry Ford, Paul Ellerkamp, Mike Kreitinger and Dale Sattler. Beer of the Month from Town and Country Liquors was Shiner Holiday Cheer from Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas. The beer is fruity (peaches are used in this beer) and slightly sweet up front with a good malt base and a dry roasted pecan/hop finish. A very complex and flavorful beer but a little thin Read more…

Present: Ryan Jilek, Dean Byrd, Jerry Ford, Rocky Stoltz, Jon Stika, Virginia Lloyd (Jon’s daughter), Dale Sattler, Alan Church and Dave Lehman. Rocky reported on his experimental batch of beer utilizing wild hops picked near his home east of Dickinson.  He said the flavor and aroma of the wort seemed good and he is fermenting the batch with an ale yeast.  Ryan shared a poster for Hoppy the 13th event sponsored by the Prairie Homebrewing Read more…

Present: Ryan Jilek, Jerry Ford, Jon Stika, Dustin Burrows, Alan Church, Paul Ellerkamp, Mike Anderson, Dean Byrd, Rocky Stoltz. Ryan brought the Kolsch that was brewed at the KC event .  The beer was very clear and balanced, though not as hoppy as the same kit brewed and served at the event.  Jerry brought Peroni Italian lager.  Dean brought an IPA and Pale Ale.  The Pale Ale was light and slightly sweet and not as Read more…

Well guys with this years hop harvest on the near horizon I thought I better list some of the inventory I have and hopefully get some of them on your fall brewing schedule so that they can get used up.  I really don’t want to wast any of these.  Here is a list of the ones I have and the quantities. Whole Leaf Hops: 20 oz. Willamette (unknown AA) 6 oz. Cascade 7.0% & 7.2% Read more…

Present: Ryan Jilek, Jerry Ford, Rocky Stoltz, Jon Stika, David Lehman and his friend Kira. Town and Country beer of the month was Samuel Adams Coastal Wheat.  This was a light American style wheat beer with lemon.  The Coastal Wheat was a light wheat ale with good malt body and flavor up front with a nice refreshing lemon finish. Jon brought New Glarus Brewing Stone Soup, a Belgian ale with spicy flavors from the Abbey Read more…

Present: Rocky Stoltz, Dale Sattler, Paul Ellerkamp and Ryan Jilek Beer of the Month was a Schell Maifest from Town & Country Liquors. This beer was a very nice golden color with excellent clarity. Malty and subtle hops on the nose with a good balance of hops and bready malt on the palate. Very slight fruity flavor and maybe not quite as malty as one would expect from a Maibock style beer. Paul brought a Read more…

Present: Ryan Jilek, Rocky Stoltz, Dale Sattler, Jerry Ford and Jon Stika. No Beer of the Month. Rocky provided a brief Treasurers report and discussed the issue regarding filing federal tax return for non-profit status.  Since our non-profit designation is with the state of North Dakota, it was decided that we did not need to act on this issue. Dale brought Raddlefish Stout from Beaver Creek Brewery in Wibaux, MT and Ferocious Ale, a very Read more…

Ryan, Rocky and Jon bottled the batch of Kolsch that was brewed at the KC Beer Taste.  We bottled it in 50 – 12 ounce brown bottles secured with crown caps.  We also sampled the beers Ryan had on tap: Chokecherry Stout, IPA and Belgian Wit.  Cheers!