Our October meeting will be on Tuesday, October 18th at EGP Oceanside, 2923 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside, NY 11572. We will be starting around 7PM.
Chopped Tasting/Judging
Our October Chopped competition is Pumpkin beers. We have 8 teams who were randomly assigned a special ingredient. This will be a Bracket style voting competition.
We will be Bringing the Jockey Boxes and Beer Pitchers for ease of serving.
Team 1. MAPLE
Team 2. CARAMEL
Team 3. CHOCOLATE
Team 4. LACTOSE
Team 5. GINGER
Team 6. MOLASSES
Team 7. MARSHMALLOW
Team 8. CLOVE
There will be a feedback table available, staffed by BJCP judges, for immediate constructive feedback on your homebrew.
Going back to the Sheep! HHCBC will be returning to the Black Sheep Ale House (78 2nd Street, Mineola, NY) on Tuesday, September 20. Come join us for at our Second Anniversary meeting!
We’re lining up our speaker. As always, bringing homebrew to share is encouraged. And there will be a feedback table available, staffed by BJCP judges, for immediate constructive feedback on your homebrew.
We will be hosting a Social “All Grain” Brew Day on Saturday August 20th 2016, hosted by one of our members in East Meadow.
If your are interested in converting to All Grain please sign up. If you would like show off your equipment and bring your system & brew please email us at events@hhcbc.org.
On Tuesday August 16th will be our next meeting and will be at Press 195 in Rockville Centre.
We will review club business, discuss upcoming events, and have a feedback table staffed by BCJP judges. Bring homebrew to share, or if you want immediate critical feedback.
Our July meeting brings us for the first time to Heneghan’s Tavern in Point Lookout. Right off the Loop Parkway. Great food will be available, so come early and have dinner.
Jeanne Forster from Adirondack Brewery will be our speaker, and there will a special keg on tap from our friends at Barnshed Brewing.
We will review club business, discuss upcoming events, and have a feedback table staffed by BCJP judges. Bring homebrew to share, or if you want immediate critical feedback.
Heneghan’s Tavern & Restaurant – 57 Lido Blvd, Point Lookout, New York 11569
The next entry in our Style Class series is Pale American Ale (BCJP Category 18) and Amber and Brown American Beers (BCJP Category 19). See here for BJCP Style Guidelines.
The class well be held on June 26 at 1PM @ Homebrews and Handgrenades.
We will be covering the style guidelines for these categories, tasting commercial examples of each sub-category, and discussing what sets each sub-category apart from others.
Cost of the class will be the cost of the beer and materials.
Priority will be given to HHCBC Charter Members; non-charter members will have an opportunity to reserve tickets two weeks prior to the class if tickets remain. Please do not reserve a ticket unless you are going to attend. Seating is limited to 12 participants; if you RSVP and don’t show, you’re taking a seat away from someone else.
Saturday, August 6th 2016
HHCBC will be Pouring at Long Island Craft Classic at Heckscher State Park
We will be pouring with a slew of beers & Ciders. Come down and check us out!
Our next installment in the style series will be Trappist Ales (BJCP Category 26). We will be covering the Trappist Single, Belgian Dubbel, Belgian Tripel, and Belgian Dark Strong Ale (also known as a Quadruple or Quad) styles.
The cost of the class will be determined by the cost of the beer & materials. Due to the higher cost of these beers the cost of this class will be higher than previous classes, I expect it to be in the $15-20 range. Pizza will be served at the end of the class.
The class will be limited to 12 participants. Please do not reserve a seat unless you will be attending.
