January 2025 Meeting
Tastings
Ciders
- Angry Orchard - Gimmie the Juice
- Short's Brewing - Starcut Ciders Pulsar Dry Cider
- Gypsy Circus Cider - Mountain Meditator Lemon Basil Cider
- Blake's Hard Cider - American Apple Imperial Hard Cider
- Allison's Fresh Pressed Cider
Beer
- Samuel Adams - Oaked Vanilla Porter
- Bero - Noon Wheat, Kingston Golden Pils, Edge Hill Hazy IPA
- Highland Brewing - Cold Mountain
Thank you to everyone who brought a tasting to share with the group!
Meeting Notes
It was great to get together for our first meeting of the 2025 year! We spent this meeting catching up and touching on some ideas for the brew club for the year ahead.
Updates from our members included:
- Brian is excited to start a Porter brew 🍺
- Dave is creating a "mutt" brew after acquiring some yeast and hops🍻
Inspired by our Bero tasting of non-alcoholic beer, we learned and discussed a bit about Bero's process. Check out how Bero creates their beer here. Members showed an interest in potentially making their own non-alcoholic homebrew to explore the process in more depth.
Next, everyone looked at their calendar to determine a date for the Roanoke outing. February is proving to be a difficult month for most people to be able to attend, so potentially pushing to March may be the best for everyone. I will send out a survey to see if we can see what date will provide for maximum attendance from the group and we can block it off on the calendar!
Other Upcoming Events to Keep in Mind
- February 19th: National Homebrew Competition Registration Ends
- May 3rd: Thirsty Orange in Johnson City, TN