The club will be pouring homebrewed beer at the Spring Craft Beer Festival at Nassau Coliseum. Look for us there!
Ticket info available here: http://www.springcraftbeerfestival.com/
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March 2015 Meeting
The March 2015 meeting will be held on March 17, 2015, otherwise known as St. Patrick’s Day. Barrier Brewing will again be opening up just for us. Come on down and celebrate our hobby’s most revered holiday with the club!
Malt Ingredient Class
This class will focus on the various kinds of malted/kilned/roasted grain available and what it will impart to a beer. This will be an ingredient class only (no beer tasting) due to running time of the class. Only RSVP if you are definitely planning on attending.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhcbc-malt-ingredient-class-tickets-15632946564
Beer Tasting, Evaluation & Sensory Discussion Class
Beer Tasting, Evaluation & Sensory Discussion. Limited to 12 participants. Please don’t RSVP unless you are going to attend. Cost of the class is approximately $10.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhcbc-beer-tastingevaluation-class-tickets-15632688793
February 2015 Meeting
Our February meeting will be held at Press 195 in Rockville Centre.
Our guest speaker that evening will be Steve Pominski from Barrage Brewing Company.
January Meeting
The January 2015 meeting will be held at EAT Gastropub, 2823 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside, New York 11572 at 7:30 PM.
Program TBA.
The club will be tasting and voting on the Chopped Brew-Off competition beers.
Queens & Bronx Brewery Bus Trip
We will be visiting SingleCut Beersmiths, The Bronx Brewery, and Gun Hill Brewing Company.
Expected trip cost is $53/person. $25 deposit required at time of reservation.
We will be leaving from the Baldwin LIRR station at 11AM.
Contact Danielle Malone at randdhomebrew (at) gmail.com for reservations and more info.
December 2014 Meeting Notes
HHCBC December 2014 Meeting Notes
Queens/Bronx Brewery Bus Trip
- January 24, 2015
- Single Cut Brewery, Bronx Brewery, & Gun Hill Brewery
- Spots still available on the first bus.
- Expected trip cost will be $53/person.
- $25 deposit required to secure your spot. Contact Danielle Malone to lock in your spot.
- If there’s enough interest we will get a second bus.
Taste of RVC
- HHCBC will be pouring beer at this event.
- Contact Erik Albrecht if you’ve got interest.
- January 23, 2015 in Rockville Centre.
Homebrew Alley Competition
- Registration now open.
- H&H is a drop-off location. Can drop off anytime until January 22, 2015
- $7/entry.
- Visit homebrewalley.com to register
Tasting Class
- January 25, 2015 we will have a tasting class at H&H.
- Class is full, but there is a waiting list on Eventbrite.
- If people drop, next on waitlist is added automatically. If there is enough people on the wait list, we will look at opening another class.
- Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhcbc-beer-tastingevaluation-class-tickets-14740022805 for more info
Chopped Brew-Off
- By now most of the participants have brewed for the chopped brew off. If you haven’t, start getting busy.
- Bring at least a couple of growlers to next month’s meeting for the club to taste.
- Club will be voting on the best of each group; then we will have a head to head to determine best overall beer.
Next Meeting
- The next meeting will be at EAT Gastropub in Oceanside on Tuesday, December 20.
- More info to follow soon on the speaker.
Club Raffle
- Thanks to Anne Marie Becker for donating four different bombers as raffle prizes.
New York Best Wings Festival
- Matt Kourie announced the upcoming New York Best Wings Festival on June 7, 2015 at NYCB Theatre in Westbury.
- HHCBC Club Members can use promo code “HHCBC” when ordering tickets to get 20% off.
- VIP tickets are $75 (before discount), and entitle holders to have unlimited wings, open bar, unlimited craft brewery tastings, souvenir cup and much more. Non VIP tickets available as well.
- HHCBC will have one beer being poured at the event. We will be holding a competition next year to determine who the winning brewer will be. More detail to follow on this.
- Go to http://www.nybestwingsfestival.com/Home.html for more info.
1940’s Brewing Company
- Charlie Becker from 1940’s Brewing Company spoke about being up and running.
- 1940’s has four beers available at various locations on Long Island & Queens.
- Go to http://1940sbrewingcompany.com/ for more info.
Thanks to Barrier
- Thanks again to Evan, Craig and the great staff at Barrier for opening up for us and hosting us again!
- We had a great time, at a great place, with great people, and great beer!
Beer Tasting, Evaluation & Sensory Discussion Class
Beer Tasting, Evaluation & Sensory Discussion. Limited to 12 participants. Please don’t RSVP unless you are going to attend. Cost of the class will be whatever the cost of the beer and materials are.
More info and to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhcbc-beer-tastingevaluation-class-tickets-14740022805
December Meeting & Holiday Party
HHCBC’s First Annual Holiday Party!
Please bring a dish to share. Beers available from Barrier Brewing. Club will provide plates, plasticware, etc.
Use the Eventbrite page to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhcbc-december-2014-meeting-holiday-party-tickets-14488602801