October 2022

START TIME: 7:31
END TIME: 9:37
HEADCOUNT: 18
GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE:

TREASURER’S REPORT

• 56 Paid Members

PREVIOUS EVENTS

• September 17th – Brewstock Festival
• October 1st – RSB Oktoberfest at LA Homebrew
• October 1st & 2nd – Roberts Cove Germanfest in Rayne, LA
  
• Congrats to the following RSB members for winning medals at Roberts Cove!
  
  David W – 2nd Place – German Pils
  2nd Place – Gose
  1st Place Weissebier
  1st Place – BEST OF SHOW – Weissbier
  Bruce B – 2nd Place – Marzen
  Paul P – 3rd Place – Helles Bock AND 3rd Place – Marzen
  
  

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Remember to check the UPCOMING EVENTS page on the RSB Website
• October 7th – Brew At The Zoo
• October 13th – Oktoberfest @ The Claiborne (for residents only)
• October 30th – Boo & Brew in New Roads
• November 5th – Learn To Homebrew Day
• November 6th – Cap City Beer Fest

CRAFT BEER NEWS

• Agile – Cans have arrived and the first canning run will be within the next week. Overclocked IRA will be the first Agile beer in cans with Lemon Buffer soon to follow. A new, hazy IPA coming soon will be the 3rd can release. Also, another batch of t-shirts and hats have arrived at the taproom. A big batch of English Barleywine to be brewed very soon to fill the 5 bourbon barrels that we have accumulated. The barrel-aged barleywine will be released sometime in 2023.
• Cypress Coast –
• Gilla  –  Collab w/Agile Belgian IPA release soon  & 3rd Anniversary party on NOV 19
• Grain Creations  –  Collab with Gilla this weekend  –  new releases upcoming are Belgian Dubble and Imperial Stout  –  just got an additional 5bbl FV to increase their production  –  Hope to be distributing next year
• Istrouma  –  Family Fall Festival is OCT 18-23, events the whole week
• Le Chien  –  Halloween/2^nd Anniversary Party on OCT 29 w/Live Music and Costume Contest
• Rally Cap  –  GLLRGA is back on tap  8% Oat Cream DIPA
• Tin Roof – Barrel-Aged Porter and Blood-Orange VooDoo are out; Bayou Bengal Lager Beer Mile Relay is OCT 11 – click here for details; Pumpkin Chunkin is OCT 21 – click here for details
• Le Chien  –  Halloween/2^nd Anniversary Party on OCT 29 w/Live Music and Costume Contest
• Gnarly Barley  –  Castle Made of Clouds DIPA release  –  Friday, OCT 7  –  Hiring a Canning Line Operator
• Low Road  –  Wings & Ale Fest on NOV 12  –  looking for homebrewers to serve
• Oak Street Brewery – Oktoberfest OCT 8, from 2-7pm
• Parleaux Beer Lab  –  Long Way to Fall Marzen, Oktoberfest Festbier, Waggle Dance co-fermented table saison with wild saccharomyces & Brettanomyces strains
• Second Line  –  Fall Fest OCT 21 from 12-6
• Skeeta Hawk – Grand Opening Weekend, OCT 7-9
• Urban South – just acquired Perfect Plain Brewing in Pensacola

HOMEBREW COMPETITIONS

Brewstock Fest – No wins for RSB as there were only 3 medals awarded; several high-scores for entries though

Robert’s Cove Germanfest – Congrats to the following RSB members!

David W – 2nd Place – German Pils
2nd Place – Gose
1st Place Weissebier
1st Place – BEST OF SHOW – Weissbier
Bruce B – 2nd Place – Marzen
Paul P – 3rd Place – Helles Bock AND 3rd Place – Marzen

Tour de Brew – Bicycle Brew Club competition has several overlapping high-gravity ales. Deadline is October 28th. All styles accepted.

CLUB NEWS

Overwhelming interest in a BrewBus-type brewery tour; details to come

All water reports are posted on the RSB Website

Master Homebrewer Program – Click HERE

Raffle Ticket Competition Entry List

Lloyd A. – 2
Bruce B. – 4
Latham B. – 2
Nelson B. – 1
Ken D. – 3
Bryan F. – 2
Dylan G. – 3
Pat G. – 1
Dustin H. – 1
Dale L. – 1
Paul P. – 5
Greg R. – 2
Joe T. – 2
David W. – 5
Jeremy W. – 1

Festival Ticket Entry List

Bruce B. – 2
Gene B. – 1
Mitch C. – 1
Ken D. – 3
Bryan F. – 1
Pat G. – 1
Dustin H. – 1
Paul P. – 4
Steve R. – 1
Chris S. – 1
David W. – 2
Dylan G. – 2
Latham B. – 1

TECHNICAL TIDBIT

• NONE

MONTHLY STYLE  – 6A: Marzen

Commercial Examples
– Oktoberfest Marzen – Hacker-Pschorr
– Oktoberfest Marzen – Paulaner
– Smooth Operation – Agile
– Oktoberfest Marzen – Le Chien
– Bavarian Nights – Tin Roof
– Oktoberfest – Urban South

Bonus Beer –
NONE

Homebrew Examples

• Nelson B
• Steve R
• Charlie M
• Paul P
• Bruce B

2022 Styles

January: 27A – Kentucky Common
February: 11C – English Strong Bitter (ESB)
March: 15C – Irish Extra Stout
April: Any BJCP 2015 Style – Brew Your Best!
May: 7A – Vienna Lager
June: Any Fruited Sour
July: 23 – Malt Liquor
August: 21B – Specialty IPA
September: 3D – Czech Dark Lager
October: 6A – Märzen
November: 26D – Belgian Dark Strong
December: 20C – Imperial Stout

Club Brew-Off styles are COFFEE BEER (any style) and AMERICAN PALE ALE