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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/2nd 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/2nd 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