July 2022 business meeting notes

15 Attendees
 
Held the meeting at Brian M’s house – THANKS Brian!
Black lab was a plus!
 
Talked about the Erie County Fair
– NAH will be in the Ag building with demos
– There is a 7 gallon pot and an induction burner with equipment for a brew in bag beer.
– Erie County Fair dates are August 10 (Wednesday after 12 noon) through August 22.
– Mark Z is doing brewing demo and lecture on that Saturday August 13
– Sean W will be there on Sunday the 14th.  
– Paul W. is doing brew lecture on Thursday the 18th at 6
– Contact Mark Z if you have time to make a beer or be at the booth for questions.
 
August Social – Thursday, August 11th 7pm  @ Gene McCarthy’s 
 
Last Social was at Steel leaf
– Brown ale was good
– Good space
– Gave a tour
 
That Dude Hates Cancer
 – People brewing please email Keith
– We want NAH to stay together
 
What are we doing with Trios
– Chopped Style
 
Location for meetings
– Santoras galleria beginning for the August 23rd meeting.
 – EDU for August TBD
 
Sept 24th – 44th annual UNYHA Homebrew Competition
– https://www.unyha.com/comp/
– Please sign up to judge or steward – UNYHA helps out at AWOG a lot!
– max 6 entries per person
– 3 bottles per entry
– $10 per entry
– Deadline is 9/14/22
– Niagara Traditions is a drop off location

Paul C gave a Kveik yeast educational piece.
 

June 2022 Business Meeting

June Meeting notes

1. July 14 is our monthly social. We voted last month to move it to Thursdays as most breweries are closed early in the week.The venue is Steel Leaf Brewing Company 4545 Transit Rd, Buffalo, NY 14221.  Corey Dudish is brewing there and is doing a terrific job! Let’s make sure that we show some good support!  There was also mention at the meeting to invite the brew goddesses. Anyone with contact info can either take it upon themselves to reach out or send me the best contact and I’ll take care of it.  🙂
2. Mark Zambron is doing another terrific job at the Erie County Fair this year! I believe the window to participate, as a brewer, is between 8/10-8/23. (please correct me if I’m wrong, Doc. 🙂 Sean W. will be brewing on 8/14,  I’ll be doing a presentation comparing extract, partial mash, and all grain brewing on 8/18. Mark is doing a demo on 8/13. 
3. Thanks to all the gents who participated in the NHC this year! The slide show and recap were great! Thanks for putting that together, Brian M. Thanks to Todd for a little cool swag.  🙂  Thanks Sean, for bringing some cool hops! Nice bonus!  The slide show should be up on the new website soon, if it isn’t already 🙂 Thanks, Keith!  

https://niagarabrewers.org
4. Thanks to John C. and Mark S. for a really cool comparison of ale yeasts and lager yeasts with a lager grain bill. The beers were REALLY tasty, too. 🙂  
5. On July 26 Paul C. will do a presentation on Kviek yeasts for our business meeting’s education component. 
6. Lastly, there has been a lot of contention about where our business meetings should take place. Some don’t care. For some, distance is a real factor. Some others think we should meet at a brew pub, if not a brewery. Some think that going back to hosting at different houses would be cool. Either way, our next business meeting will be hosted at the home of our generous generous, long time club member, Brian Milleville.Brian, would you please send out directions to your place?  Thanks!

AWOG 2022 Winners

Thanks to all who entered and everyone who volunteered. Our 26th year was another outstanding success!

Congratulations to all the winners who took home some amazing prizes thanks to our generous sponsors.

PLEASE NOTE: Score sheets and prizes were available at the awards banquet on Saturday, March 12 and most were distributed that evening.  Those who did not attend the banquet will receive their score sheets (and prizes, if applicable) in the next few weeks.  This competition is run entirely on volunteers and sorting/shipping will take place as soon as possible.  Your patience is appreciated.

Best of Show - Beer

Best of Show

Brian Marmoreo
King Paimon
Flanders Red Ale

2nd Best of Show

Brian Milleville
1st Try Trappist Single
Trappist Single

3rd Best of Show

Andrew Urban
Nessie’s Wee Draught
Wee Heavy

Best of Show - Mead and Cider

Best of Show

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Tart Cherry Mead
Stone Fruit Mead

2nd Best of Show

Timothy Collins
Blueberry Lemoncello
Fruit and Spice Mead

3rd Best of Show

Bill Boyer
Being There – Hornindal Variant
New World Cider

American Light Lager

1st Place

Rob Sells
Cornholio
Pre-Prohibition Lager

2nd Place

Hermen Díaz
Slow Death
American Lager

International Pale Lager

1st Place

Hermen Díaz
Modelo Nada
International Pale Lager

2nd Place

Carmelo Medina Garcia
Happoshu
Experimental Beer

3rd Place

Carmelo Medina Garcia
Leicht
Kellerbier

Malty Light Lager

1st Place

Richard Romanko
Hells Yes
Munich Helles

2nd Place

Rob Sells
Tap Me When I’m Ready!!
Biere de Garde

3rd Place

Erik Reinheimer
2022 Festbier
Festbier

Wheat Beer

1st Place

Jesse Boyle
Hefe
Weissbier

2nd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
Knaick’s Glorious Beard
Weissbier

3rd Place

Charles Macaluso
Mustang
Roggenbier

Bitter Pale Lager

1st Place

Mark Zambron
Windchill At Highmark
German Exportbier

2nd Place

Brian Milleville
Das Haus
German Pils

3rd Place

Bill Serowski
Slow Willy’s Dortmunder
German Exportbier

Malty Amber Lager

1st Place

Mark McQuade & Tamara McQuade
French Connection
Biere de Garde

2nd Place

Bill Serowski
The Slow Willy Marzen
Marzen

3rd Place

Brian Marmoreo
Sam Hain
International Amber Lager

Bitter Amber Lager & Dark Lager

1st Place

Rick Felser & Bill Serowski
Redhead Ed
Altbier

2nd Place

Chris Gable & John Halbleib
Half-Dark Pivo
Czech Amber Lager

3rd Place

Rob Sells
Altstadt Bier
Altbier

Strong Lager

1st Place

Rob Sells
Ukraine’s Best Defense
Baltic Porter

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
Quarantine Buddy
Eisbock

3rd Place

Brian Milleville
Torinator
Doppelbock

British Pale & Brown Ale

1st Place

Jeffrey Rocker
Elliot’s Special Brew
Strong Bitter

2nd Place

Brandon Dellechiaie & Nick Lesogor
Brown Ale
English Brown Ale

3rd Place

Sam Tischler & Bob Charboneau
Bitte’ Baby
Best Bitter

American Pale Ale

1st Place

Mark Zambron
Heart of Glass
Blonde Ale

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
60 Year-Old Six Pack Abs
American Pale Ale

3rd Place

Michael Kanick
Hurley’s Apparatus
American Pale Ale

Belgian Ale

1st Place

Brian Milleville
1st Try Trappist Single
Trappist Single

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
River Meuse
Belgian Blond Ale

3rd Place

Brian Milleville
Average BPA
Belgian Pale Ale

Scottish Ale

1st Place

Andrew Urban
Nessie’s Wee Draught
Wee Heavy

2nd Place

John Crossett
Uncle Jonny’s Little Wee Wee
Wee Heavy

3rd Place

John Jacovetty & Judy Jacovetty
Lions Share
Irish Red Ale

American Amber & Brown Ale

1st Place

John Jacovetty & Judy Jacovetty
Crickside
Kentucky Common

2nd Place

Dominque Burshnick & Donald Burshnick
Brown Out
American Brown Ale

3rd Place

Michael Persico
Brown Ale
American Brown Ale

Stouts

1st Place

Rob Sells
Caribbean Dream
Tropical Stout

2nd Place

Paul Weisenburger
“Aye, Another Pint Please”
Irish Stout

3rd Place

Mark Scibilia
Willynilly Extra Stout
Foreign Extra Stout

Honorable Mention

Paul Callahan
Chocolate Thunda
American Stout

Porters

1st Place

Hermen Díaz
Ritual
American Porter

2nd Place

Michael Ogden & Jeremy Ogden
Creek Bottom Porter
English Porter

3rd Place

John Crossett & Mark Zambron
Dabills Playoff Run Porter
American Porter

Imperial Stout

1st Place

George Kaufmann
The Center Of The Tootsie Pop
Imperial Stout

2nd Place

Timothy Collins
The Stout That Wasn’t Good Enough To Enter
Imperial Stout

3rd Place

Brian Milleville
2021 Throwdown
Imperial Stout

IPA

1st Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
The Eric Dickerson
Mixed-Style Beer

2nd Place

Erik Reinheimer
Highway West 4.0
American IPA

3rd Place

Jared Aumen
Punch You In the IPA
Belgian IPA

New England IPA

1st Place

Blayne Michael
London Befogged
New England IPA

2nd Place

Brian Milleville
Bomb Your Juice
New England IPA

3rd Place

Jay Brantley
Do You Even Haze?
New England IPA

British Strong Ale

1st Place

John Crossett
AWOG 25th Barelywine
English Barleywine

2nd Place

Rob Sells
Old And In The Way
Old Ale

3rd Place

Mark Scibilia
Liquid Goldings
English IPA

American Strong Ale

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Wheat “Wine”? I Thought You Said It Was A Beer!
Wheatwine

2nd Place

Bill Serowski
The Very Troubled Brew
American Barleywine

3rd Place

Paul Weisenburger
Wild Wild West Coast
Double IPA

Pale Belgian Strong Ale

1st Place

Brian Marmoreo
Morning Star
Belgian Golden Strong Ale

2nd Place

Timothy Collins
I Love Westmalle
Belgian Tripel

3rd Place

John DePaulo & Jeff Murbach
Tess’ Damnation
Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Dark Belgian Strong Ale

1st Place

Brian Milleville
Juicy Fruit
Belgian Dark Strong Ale

2nd Place

Len Modelewski
Belgian Dubbel
Belgian Dubbel

3rd Place

Joe Belevender
Young Crowley
Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Fruit Beer

1st Place

Ian Calder
Don’t Rinse With The Spit Pitcher
Fruit and Spice Beer

2nd Place

Adam Carter
#10
Fruit Beer

3rd Place

Michael Kanick
Pearl’s Hot Dish
Fruit and Spice Beer

Spiced Beer

1st Place

Thomas Sirgey
My Other Brother Thor
Winter Seasonal Beer

2nd Place

Rick Felser
Winter Campfire Vanilla Stout #2
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

3rd Place

Timothy Collins
MIS: Mexican Imperial Stout
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Honorable Mention

Joseph Borzynski
Teotizilla
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Smoked & Wood Age Beer

1st Place

Chris Gable & John Halbleib
Fire On the Mountain
Piwo Grodziskie

2nd Place

NAH Club Vince Barrel
Club Barelywine Vince
Wood-Aged Beer

3rd Place

Steve Badman
Drunken Husky Harry Porter
Specialty Smoked Beer

Sour Beer

1st Place

Brian Marmoreo
King Paimon
Flanders Red Ale

2nd Place

Sean Eagen
Electro-Lite
Gose

3rd Place

Sam Tischler
Amlam
Lambic

Wild Beer

1st Place

Bob Charboneau & Deron Weet & Steve Schaefer
Welcome To Cherry Town
Wild Specialty Beer

2nd Place

Sam Tischler
Saskatoon Sour
Wild Specialty Beer

3rd Place

Andrew Zwack
Murray, Present, Brett, Present
Brett Beer

Cider

1st Place

Bill Boyer
Being There – Hornindal Variant
New World Cider

2nd Place

John Crossett & ABCZ Group
Icterus
New World Cider

3rd Place

Bill Boyer
He Who Controls the Mulled Spice
Cider with Herbs/Spices

Traditional Mead

1st Place

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Lehua Blossom
Semi-Sweet Mead

2nd Place

Keith Curtachio
Buzz Off
Sweet Mead

3rd Place

Timothy Collins
Buckwheat Mead 17
Semi-Sweet Mead

Fruit Mead

1st Place

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Tart Cherry Mead
Stone Fruit Mead

2nd Place

Kyle Ducharme
Pyment’s Due Volume Two
Pyment

3rd Place

Ryan Vigne
Blood To Bleed
Melomel

Spice Mead

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Blueberry Lemoncello
Fruit and Spice Mead

2nd Place

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Nord Mead
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

3rd Place

Timothy Collins
Royal Jelly
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

Specialty Mead

1st Place

Keith Curtachio
Beequila Resposada
Experimental Mead

2nd Place

Bill Boyer
Bridge of Death – Bourbon
Experimental Mead

3rd Place

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Blueberry Pancake
Experimental Mead

AWOG 2020 Winners

Thanks to all who entered and everyone who volunteered. Our 24th year was another outstanding success!

Congratulations to all the winners who took home some amazing prizes thanks to our generous sponsors.

PLEASE NOTE: Score sheets and prizes were available at the awards banquet on Saturday, February 22 and most were distributed that evening.  Those who did not attend the banquet will receive their score sheets (and prizes, if applicable) in the next week or two.  This competition is run entirely on volunteers and sorting/shipping will take place as soon as possible.  Your patience is appreciated.

Best of Show - Beer

Best of Show

Daniel Hamm-Johnson
The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle
Fruit Beer

2nd Best of Show

Rick Felser
Winter Campfire Vanilla Stout
Spiced/Herb/Vegetable Beer

3rd Best of Show

Ken DeMarree
2018 Saison
Light Belgian Strong Ale

Best of Show - Mead and Cider

Best of Show

Timothy Collins
Fufu Mead, the Mead Formerly Known As FU Crossett
Spiced, Historical & Experimental Mead

2nd Best of Show

Timothy Collins
Grape Juice Pyment
Fruit Mead

3rd Best of Show

Timothy Collins
Pancakes
Traditional Mead

Malty Light Lager

1st Place

Kevin DiTondo
Coast To Coast Cream Ale

2nd Place

Richard Romanko
Hell’s Yes!!

3rd Place

Kevin DiTondo
Line Brawl Lager

Hoppy Light Lager

1st Place

Brian Milleville
Das Haus

2nd Place

Erik Reinheimer
Kellerbier

3rd Place

James Kennedy
Czech Pils

Amber Lager

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Fest

2nd Place

Matt Durante
Marzen

3rd Place

Mark Scibilia
More Düssel Less Dorf

Dark Lager

1st Place

Paul Weisenburger
What the Schwarz?

2nd Place

Kevin DiTondo
Dangle Dunkel

3rd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
I Remember My First Beer Russ

Strong Lager

1st Place

Kevin DiTondo
Another Miracle On Ice

2nd Place

Kevin DiTondo
Breakaway Bock

3rd Place

Ken DeMarree & John Crossett
Insert Insult of Tim Collins Here

Honorable Mention

Mike Vandervoort
Toque N’ Hosers Double Double Hockey Pond Ice Bock

Wheat & Rye Beer

1st Place

Rob Sells
Liquid Banana Bread

2nd Place

Rick Felser
Keith Can’t Pronounce Hefeweizen

3rd Place

Daniel Cassetta
Friday Night By The Fire Winter Wheat

British Ale

1st Place

Paul Weisenburger
Irish Wristwatch

2nd Place

Andrew McCready
King Keelie Ale

3rd Place

Tom Beach
Refine the Sunshine

Dark British Ale

1st Place

Colin Green
Midnight Oil

2nd Place

John Crossett
The Brown Eye Is Leaking

3rd Place

William Serowski & Rick Felser
Charlie Brown

American Pale & Blonde Ale

1st Place

Wally Kopinski
Pale Ale

2nd Place

Michael Syrop & Ron Mitchell
Beach Blonde

3rd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
The Glutanicus

Honorable Mention

Wally Kopinski
Blonde Ale

British Stout

1st Place

Neal Steward
Oil Pan Stout

2nd Place

Vince Natali
Brown Cow Milk Stout

3rd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
A Wee Stout

Honorable Mention

Mike Vandervoort
10-60

American Stout

1st Place

Dan Gestwick & Evan Gestwick
Chocolate Imperial Stout

2nd Place

Daniel Cassetta
Yukon Howler

3rd Place

John Crossett & Brian Milleville
The Darkness

British Strong Ale

1st Place

Sean Wall
Pssshhhh Who Cares

2nd Place

Andrew Urban
2015 Wee Little Red Head

3rd Place

Rob Sells
Auld Bahooky

Honorable Mention

Rob Sells
Sip, Stare, Repeat All Over Again

Porter

1st Place

Richard Romanko
Dark and Stormy Daniels

2nd Place

Michael Kanick
Snow Day

3rd Place

Kevin DiTondo
Power Play Porter

American Amber & Brown Ale

1st Place

Michael Kanick
Dawg Pound

2nd Place

Anthony Tapia & Amado Arteaga
Glendale Special

3rd Place

Rob Sells
California Steamin’

New England IPA

1st Place

Bryan Kimball
Hazy Boi

2nd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
Amy’s IPA

3rd Place

Joe Horne
January Thaw

English & American IPA

1st Place

Brian Milleville
Spliff IPA

2nd Place

Brian Milleville
Bison Brew

3rd Place

Michael Sullivan
The Maxx

Specialty IPA

1st Place

Philippe Boulanger
Lush & Leafy

2nd Place

Michael Murray
Night King IPA

3rd Place

Erik Reinheimer
Belgian IPA

American Strong Ale

1st Place

Tim Belczak
Pound Sum Lupulin

2nd Place

Robert Visca
Bigga’ Boy Barleywine

3rd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
The Dogauntlet

Sour Beer

1st Place

Andrew McCready
What Gose Round

2nd Place

Patrick Brown
Atkinsour

3rd Place

Michael Syrop & Ron Mitchell
Three Weiss Men

Belgian Ale

1st Place

John Crossett & Greg Feather
A Wedding Wit

2nd Place

Wayne Chase
Brother Wayne’s Abbey Ale

3rd Place

Wally Kopinski & Eric Burt
Tripel X

Light Belgian Strong Ale

1st Place

Ken DeMarree
2018 Saison

2nd Place

Greg Bogan
Belgian Golden Strong

3rd Place

John Sullivan
Honeyed Saison

Dark Belgian Strong Ale

1st Place

Mark Scibilia
Monks Double Date

2nd Place

Paul Weisenburger
Abbey Normal

3rd Place

Anthony Tapia & Amado Arteaga
Downpour Dubbel

American Wild Ale

1st Place

Bob Charboneau & Deron Weet
Frankensour

2nd Place

Matt Durante
Blueberliner

3rd Place

Alex Placito & Ken DeMarree
Blackbarrel Saison

Fruit Beer

1st Place

Daniel Hamm-Johnson
The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle

2nd Place

Rob Sells
Raspberry Breakfast

3rd Place

Michael Syrop & Ron Mitchell
Three Weiss Men (berry)

Honorable Mention

Rick Mancinelli
Raspberry Beret

Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer

1st Place

Rick Felser
Winter Campfire Vanilla Stout

2nd Place

Jerry Canny
Lemongrasshopper

3rd Place

Brian Meyer & Lori Meyer
Fat Gandalf

Wood Aged Beer

1st Place

John Spinella
Bourbon Barrel Aged RIS

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
Gravy Imperial Stout

3rd Place

Todd Jech & Jeff Morante
Attridge Grove Rye Barrel Aged Braggotwine

Honorable Mention

Alex Buckley
Big Dark Dong

Specialty, Historical Experimental & Smoked Beer

1st Place

Keith Curtachio & BNHV Heritage Brewers Guild
The Guild “Rocks”

2nd Place

Timothy Collins
Tried To Clone CBW’s Whale

3rd Place

Keith Curtachio & Dan Cassetta
I Want My Mumme

Seasonal Spiced Beer

1st Place

Todd Jech & Jeff Morante
Attridge Grove Red Xmas

2nd Place

Matthew Licht & Noel Guilford
Sleepy Hallow

3rd Place

Michael Kanick
Sally’s Restitution

Standard Cider & Perry

1st Place

John Crossett
Josh Allen Super Bowl MVP

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
Apple of My Frozen Eye

3rd Place

Wayne Chase
Abbott’s Cider

Specialty Cider & Perry

1st Place

Dan Gestwick
New England Cider 2018

2nd Place

Dan Gestwick
New England Cider 2019

3rd Place

Jeffrey Kochems
Holiday Donkey

Honorable Mention

Jeffrey Clift
Sweet Liberty

Traditional Mead

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Pancakes

2nd Place

Timothy Collins
Marshmallows

3rd Place

Robert Clingan & Allen Utsler
Marks Original Basswood Christmasberry Traditional

Fruit Mead

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Grape Juice Pyment

2nd Place

Carmelo Medina Garcia
Blueberry Melomel

3rd Place

Gary Coons
Wild Black Raspberry Mead

Spiced, Historical & Experimental Mead

1st Place

Timothy Collins
FuFu Mead, the Mead Formerly Known As FU Crossett

2nd Place

George Hammer
Thor’s Hammer

3rd Place

Anthony Perotti
Redhead Honeymoon

July 2019 Newsletter

NAH Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

We held our July business meeting at Crazy Jakes on July 23rd.  Approximately 20 members and guests were present. We welcomed a new member, Charles L’Hommedieu and a first time attendee, James.

We recapped our July social at the new Resurgence Brewing location in on Chicago St. in Buffalo, which included a tour of the new facility, and discussed upcoming events.

For our beer education, Mark Zambron presented weizenbock and provided us with two commercial samples, two of his own homebrew samples, plus an aged homebrew sample from Dan Cassetta.

Upcoming events and notifications:

Our August Social will be held on Tuesday, August 13th at the new Prosper Brewery at 72 Webster St in North Tonawanda.  They will be opening just for our group. Partners and friends are welcome to attend.

If you brewed a German style at the Brew at the Bison, and are interested in entering it into the competition for the event, please contact Tim Belczak, as judging will take place in the coming weeks.

The Erie County Fair will be held August 8-18th, and we will again have a homebrew demonstration booth in the Grange Building, organized by Mark Zambron.  Brewers who are interested in sharing their knowledge or brewing a demonstration beer on the 3-gallon BIAB equipment that Mark has set up are encouraged to sign up here: https://teamup.com/ksmn89oh8qs9gbfv6f

The Dude Hates Cancer is a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society featuring a homebrew competition with 25 local brewers serving their beer at the event, which will be held on Saturday August 10th at Resurgence Brewing Co.  More information is available on their website.

The Heritage Brewer’s Guild will be brewing a Steinbier at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village’s annual Scottish Festival on August 17th.  If you’re attending the festival, stop by to say hi, and If you’re interested in helping with the brew demo, contact Keith Curtachio.

Das Hasbrauers von Buffalo are organizing the Annual Homebrewer Picnic on August 18th at Chestnut Ridge Park. The picnic will be held in shelter 19a at the park from 1-6pm.  Brewers are encouraged to bring a dish to pass and beer to share, and the Hasbrauers will provide pulled pork, hot dogs, beans, and slaw.  The shelter is near bathrooms and playground equipment, and the event is family-friendly.

The Salt City Homebrew Competition in Syracuse will be held the weekend of September 13th.  Entries are open and the local drop off site is Niagara Traditions.  Competition details can be found here.

A BJCP Mead Tasting Exam will be held August 24th in Toronto.  Open slots are available – if you’re interested in taking the exam, email eric.cousineau18@gmail.com.

Save the date for the Amber Waves of Grain Homebrew Competition, which will be held the weekend of February 21st.  Judging will be held at the Erie County Fairgrounds and the banquet will be held at UBs Center for Tomorrow.

June 2019 Newsletter

NAH Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

We held our June business meeting at Crazy Jakes on June 25th.  Approximately 25 members and guests were present. We welcomed a new member, David.

We recapped our June events, including our social at the new Woodcock Bros location in North Tonawanda and the Brew at the Bison event at Flying Bison, and discussed upcoming events.

For our beer education, Tom Reed presented kveik and provided us with two samples he’d homebrewed at very different temperature conditions.

Upcoming events and notifications:

The Hasbrauers von Buffalo will be organizing the homebrewers summer picnic in mid/late August.  To express a date preference, fill out the form here.

Our July Social will be held on Tuesday, July 9th at the new Resurgence Brewing Company location at 55 Chicago Street.  Partners and friends are welcome to attend.

A new BJCP Study Group is forming which will take place every other Tuesday starting July 16th @ 7:30pm. Contact John Crossett (jpcrossett@gmail.com) if you’re interested in the class and in becoming a BJCP judge.

The Erie County Fair will be held August 8-18th, and we will again have a homebrew demonstration booth in the Grange Building, organized by Mark Zambron.  Brewers who are interested in sharing their knowledge or brewing a demonstration beer on the 3-gallon BIAB equipment that Mark has set up are encouraged to sign up here: https://teamup.com/ksmn89oh8qs9gbfv6f

The Dude Hates Cancer is a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society featuring a homebrew competition with 25 local brewers serving their beer at the event, which will be held on Saturday August 10th at Resurgence Brewing Co.  Brewers who are interested in serving at the event are encouraged to sign up on their website.

Our August Social will be held on Tuesday, August 13th at the new Prosper Brewery at 72 Webster St in North Tonawanda.  They will be opening just for our group. Partners and friends are welcome to attend.

 

May 2019 Newsletter

NAH Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

We held our May business meeting at Crazy Jakes on May 28th.  Approximately 21 members or guests were present.

We recapped our May events, including our social at Flying Bison, and discussed upcoming events.

 

Congratulations were extended to John Crossett, Brian Milleville, and Mark Zambron for winning Best in Show at the Erie County Fair competition for their Leichtbier.  Brian also won 3rd in the show with his German Pils.  In addition, Mark Zambron, Mark Scibilia, Tom Reed, Kevin Ditondo, and Ken DeMarree placed at UNYHA.

 

We welcomed new members Paul Weisenburger and Mike Nowakowski, and had one new prospective member (David) in attendance.

 

For our beer education, Scott Kroon presented Maibock/Helles Bock and provided us with two commercial examples to taste.  We also tasted the bourbon barrel barleywine project in its 9-month state. It will be bottled (and the barrels refilled) on Labor Day weekend.

Upcoming events and notifications:

Our June Social will be held on Tuesday, June 11th at Woodcock Brewery’s new location in North Tonawanda at 908 Niagara Falls Blvd.  Partners and friends are welcome to attend.

Brew at the Bison is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th starting at 8am at Flying Bison. This is a club tradition that started as a “combat brew” at a club member’s house along the Niagara River, and moved to an annual event at Flying Bison.  We will have access to Flying Bison’s hot liquor tank, so you can mash in nearly as soon as you arrive!  The theme is German Styles, and there will be a competition on August ($3 entry) for any German style beers brewed at the even.  The event it potluck, so bring a dish to pass.  NAH will provide Bratwurst as a main course. More details can be found on the event page.

 

A new BJCP Study Group is forming which will take place every other Tuesday starting July 16th @ 7:30pm. Contact John Crossett (jpcrossett@gmail.com) if you’re interested in the class and in becoming a BJCP judge.

 

The Dude Hates Cancer is a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society featuring a homebrew competition with 25 local brewers serving their beer at the event, which will be held on Saturday August 10th at Resurgence Brewing Co.  Brewers who are interested in serving at the event are encouraged to sign up on their website.

 

Our August Social will be held on Tuesday, August 13th at the new Prosper Brewery at 72 Webster St in North Tonawanda.  They will be opening just for our group. Partners and friends are welcome to attend.

April 2019 Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

We held our April business meeting at Crazy Jakes on April 23rd.  Approximately 17 members or guests were present.

We recapped our April events, including Maple Weekend and our social at Froth Brewing Co, and discussed upcoming events. Tim Collins discussed the (long) history of the Brew at the Bison event, and encouraged everyone to attend. For our beer education, Mark Scibilia presented Kentucky Common and provided us with a (very tasty and drinkable) homebrewed example.

Upcoming events and notifications:

The Erie County Fair judging is this weekend – please contact Paula Smith (psmith@ecfair.org) if you can help with judging or stewarding.

Our May Social will be held on Tuesday, May 14th Flying Bison Brewing Co, located at 840 Seneca Street in Buffalo.  Partners and friends are welcome to attend.

UNYHA will be holding their hombrew competition on May 18th, with entries due by May 8th.  Entries can be dropped off at Niagara Traditions.

Finally, Brew at the Bison is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th at Flying Bison. This is a club tradition that started as a “combat brew” at a club member’s house along the Niagara River, and moved to an annual event at Flying Bison.  We will have access to Flying Bison’s hot liquor tank, so you can mash in nearly as soon as you arrive!  More details will follow.

 

March 2019 Newsletter

March 2019 Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

We held our March business meeting at Crazy Jakes on March 26th.  Approximately 18 members were present.

We recapped our March events, including Art of Beer, our social at Belt Line Brewery, and Beerology, as well as the Amber Waves of Grain homebrew competition.  Thank you to the many people who helped to make AWOG a success, and congratulations to Mark Zambron for his Best of Show winning Gueuze.  We voted in a new member, Tom Sirgey.  Jim Gorman discussed mash tun construction and members shared their equipment/setups.

Upcoming events and notifications:

Maple Weekend at Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village is scheduled for March 30-31 from 9am-4pm.  There will be a brewing with maple sap homebrew demonstration.  Please contact Keith Curtachio if you’re interested in helping with the homebrew demo.

Our April Social will be held on Wednesday April 10th at Froth Brewing Co at 700 Military Rd, Buffalo. Froth is a new brewery that opened in January.  They’ll provide us with a tour of their facility.  Partners and friends are welcome to attend.

The Erie County Fair will be holding their homebrew competition soon, and entries will be due April 5th at the fairgrounds or at Flying Bison.  See their website for accepted styles and entry information.  New this year, they will also have a cider making competition.

UNYHA will be holding their hombrew competition on May 18th, with entries due by May 8th.  Entries can be dropped off at Niagara Traditions.

Finally, Brew at the Bison is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th at Flying Bison. More details will follow.

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