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NEXT MEETING 

June 14th at 7 PM
Location TBD

Thanks so much to everyone who attended our first in-person meeting in over a year. It almost felt normal. And it was great to see everyone.
Huge thanks to Ethereal for hosting us!

Membership Renewal

Thank you to those that have already renewed their membership.

If you haven’t renewed, please do so at: Link

Membership cards and tasting glasses will be available at in-person meetings going forward.

Brewer Dude Mash Madness

The finals!
Dirk Franzen and Ben Hoh brought their Oatmeal Stouts (16B) to the meeting and we all judged their attempts vs. fresh commercial Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout.

Both entries were excellent and the vote was close (10-8)

And the winner of Mash Madness is Dirk Franzen!

Thanks to everyone who participated and a continued thank you to Brewer Dude for sponsoring this event again this year.

Bluegrass Cup
September 18th

Shrewsbury Hall – Alltech 

  • We will need judges and stewards for the event
    • If you’re interested in getting involved earlier, please let Dirk or Keith know
  • Register at: bluegrasscup.brewcomp.com 
    • Beer entry will open June 26th

Barrel Project

Flanders was dumped 4/25

Three fresh barrels were filled 4/19 and 4/25
– Saison (Rum Barrel)
– Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Barrel)
– Wee Heavy (Bourbon Barrel)

The interest survey for 2nd fills of these three barrels is here.

Iron Mash

Has been cancelled due to lack of interest.
We may revisit late 2021 or in 2022

Club Calendar updates

Bock Meeting
June 14th at TBD

Beer & Sweat
August 21st
Bluegrass Cup
September 18th

Bruce Street Brewfest
October 2nd

BOCK T-Shirts & Hats!

BOCK Hats are still on the way! The color we ordered is on backorder, we hope to have them in for the June meeting.

We have some extra BOCK t-shirts available for $15. If you are interested, please reach out dirk757@earthlink.net. Note: The shirts run one size smaller than what’s on the tag; so if you want a Large, you would want one with an Extra Large tag.

Available sizes: Blue shirts: 1 M, 1 L, 4 XL, 3 2X, 1 3X; Grey 25 yr: 3 L, 3 2X, 3 4X

BOCK Instagram

BOCK has started an Instagram account to highlight the events that we host and/or attend. Follow our account at https://www.instagram.com/bockbrewky/

Officer Elections

Mid-year Director and Event Coordinator in-Training will open this summer. Reach out to a current officer if you might be interested

BOCK Website

Check out https://www.bockbrew.com/ for monthly meeting information and upcoming events. Members should register to take advantage of the topics/discussions (like Barrel Program recipes), putting other members’ faces to names, past Froth issues and more.

How to Register:

  • Go to www.bockbrew.com.
  • Create an account here. When not logged in you will find this link under “Members”.
  • Fill out your account with a photo and membership info (go to the members page, find your profile and click edit).
  • Once registered your account will be flagged for approval by an officer. Once it is approved you will receive an email letting you know.
  • Now you have access to member-only areas of the site such as “Topics”, where club events like barrel fills and bulk malts are discussed, and “Froth” where current and previous issues of Froth can be read over and over.