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NEXT MEETING
June 12th at Ethereal Brewing 7 PM – 9 PM |
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| Thanks to The Void Sake Company and co-owner Justin LeVaughn for hosting BOCK at Lexington’s only Sake Brewery. Everyone enjoyed the tasty beverages and learning about the process of sake brewing. Kanpai! |
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Congratulations!
Don Harpring’s Grapefruit Lavender cider was the winner of the inaugural Wise Bird Cider competition! Don will work with Tim at Wise Bird to recreate his entry at a commercial scale for release in a few weeks.
Bob Tulenko’s Porter won a bronze at the National Homebrew Competition, Indianapolis Regional, advancing to the NHC Finals in San Diego!
Please let us know about your wins so we can brag on you! |
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| BOCK University
Upcoming Educational Opportunities:
- Southfork Malt House Field Trip
- Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at 2:00 PM
- 380 Sea Biscuit Way, Cynthiana, KY 41031
- Learn all you ever wanted to know about malt and malting!
- After party at Maiden City Brewing (Cynthiana) or Country Boy Brewing (Georgetown)
- Contact Drew Speer (drew@bockbrew.com) to sign up.
- Brewer Dude chat with a homebrewer
- Saturday, May 27, 2023
- 211 E. 7th St. Lexington, KY 40508
- Clay Bunn 2-4 PM All things fermentation!
- Ben Hoh AMA General homebrewing
- Contact Kagen Katzenmaier kagenmoore@gmail.com to volunteer for future sessions.
- West Sixth Farm (Regular July BOCK meeting)
- Monday, July 10th, 2023 at 7:00 PM
- 4495 Shadrick Ferry Rd., Frankfort, KY 40601
- Farm tour, Learn about everything hops!
- BJCP judging class
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BOCK WANTS YOU!
- Elections for Keeper of the Cash (in training) and Director at-large
- At the next BOCK meeting, Monday, June 12th, 2023, Ethereal Brewing.
- Keeper of the Cash, i.e., Treasurer (in training) will learn the ropes for six months under our current BOCK Keeper of the Cash, Ryan Naseman. A one year term will commence on Jan. 1, 2024.
- Director at-large is a voting member of the BOCK Board, but has no formal roles or duties of an Officer. This is a great way to dip your toes into the inner workings of BOCK. This position will run from July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.
- Contact Officers@bockbrew.com for more information.
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BOCK t-shirts
- A survey with designs and sizes is coming soon!
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Competition Reminders
- West Sixth Brewoff
- Winner announced Wednesday, May 17th in the West Sixth Barrel Room.
- Kentucky State Fair
- https://ksfbeer.fairwire.com/
- Enter by July 11th, 2023, Late entries by July 18th, 2023
- Entry dropoff days Wednesday, August 9th, Thursday, August 10th 10 A – 6 P.
- BOCK will coordinate with entrants to collect and drop off entries.
- Lemons Mill Brewing
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| Membership Renewals
Friendly reminder that BOCK dues are effective from January 1st – December 31st. If you have not renewed for 2023, please do so at the next meeting or here: https://www.bockbrew.com/renew-membership/. It is very important for club liability concerns that regular meeting participants are current with their dues and have an up-to-date signed waiver on file. Thanks for your help with this! |
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May 12th – May 21st
Lexington Craft Beer Week
https://lexbeerscene.com/lcbw
May 13th
Field trip to South Fork Malthouse
June 12th
BOCK Meeting at Ethereal Brewing
Officer Elections |
July 10th
BOCK Meeting at West Sixth Farm
July 11th
Entry deadline for Kentucky State Fair
https://ksfbeer.fairwire.com/
July 18th
Late entry deadline for Kentucky State Fair |
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