National Hombrewers Competition Winners

The Bloatarian Brewing League would like to recognize two fantastic brewers of our club for their accomplishments at the AHA National Homebrewers Convention in Denver this past week. Brian St. Clair won gold for his Wood Aged Beer entry in the Smoke-Flavored and Wood Aged Beer category and Ron Mahan won silver for his Bohemian Pils in the Pilsner category. Congratulations to both of you! see the full results here: http://www.beertown.org/events/nhc/2007_winners.html

Ohio Brew Week and Homebrew Competition

Head out to beautiful Athens, OH from July July 16-21 and enjoy plenty of regional craft beers and beer activities. Check the full schedule of events at http://www.ohiobrewweek.com. If you're a homebrewer be sure to enter and participate in the homebrew competition on Wednesday July 18th. See the website for more details.

Dilly Deli Beer Events

Belgian Lambic Blending Tasting, Wednesday July 25th

TWO sessions: 5:00 to 7:00 pm OR 7:30 to 9:30 pm

$25 per person, Reservations Required! Each session limited to 40 guests!

What is this? Well, something very unique! What we'll have are two single barrel lambics from Frank Boon, one of the most highly respected lambic blenders around. Single barrel? Yes - each one of these two barrels is literally the only one in the world, an individual lot. What Boon normally does is blend all those single lots together to produce one beer. He is releasing a few single barrels so we can play the blender. You'll be served up three glasses - two with distinct and separate lambics, and one empty glass. After you sip each separately, you can use your third (empty) glass as a lab beaker and create your own blend! Half and half? Two to one? You decide! There will also be four or five other Belgian brews to sip and contemplate. This is not a big open house party kind of tasting! Due to the nature of these servings, we are only able to accomodate 40 people at a time (hopefully outside on the patio!), and reservations for a specific session are a must! Your $25 will get you a pack of tickets, each one good for a specific beer, including the single barrel lambics. Reserve by return e-mail, or by calling the wine and beer shop at 561-5233 (Burke, Kate, Chuck, Peanut or Rod) to get on the list!

Ommegang/Duvel Beer Event, Tuesday August 14th 5:00 to 9:00pm

Ahhh, here we go! This will be more like the usual craziness! Most of you are familiar with Ommegang, the brewery in Cooperstown, NY built and dedicated to true Belgian styled ales. They got so good at it that the Belgians bought them! Moortgat, the brewer of the iconic Duvel Ale, is now the corporate arent of Ommegang. Besides Ommegang and Duvel, they also own Rodenbach (Flemish sour red ales) and Maredsous (abbey-styled ales) in Belgium. Some of all of hese will be available at this event! Joining us will be John Mediate, Sales Manager for Duvel Moortgat USA, who is working on bringing something special or us, per tradition! No reservations needed here - this is a show up and pay as you go event, like our other brewery events have been, and the only thing that will keep us off the patio will be a tornado!

Beer and Sweat 2007, Saturday August 18th

Beer & Sweat 2007 will return to where it all started... The Drawbridge Inn, Erlanger, KY! Standard rooms (single or double) are $69 per night; standard rooms (triple or quad) are $79 per night. All rooms are subject to occupancy tax, of course.  Just ask for the "Beer and Sweat" room rate at The Drawbridge Inn (In Kentucky 1-800-352-9866, out of Kentucky 1-800-354-9793).  We can't wait to see you and your kegs there!

Beer and Sweat is a keg-only homebrew competition held annually by the Bloatarian Brewing League.  This event is not open to the public, but it is certainly open to any hombrewer or hombrewing enthusiast that enters a beer in the competition or participates in the judging and stewarding for the competition. Download the Beer and Sweat 2007 Flyer for more details.

Homebrew Competitions

Check out the schedule of upcoming competitions at www.bloatarian.org.  If you are interested in Judging, the Ohio State Fair homebrew competition has a reputation of treating their judges very well.  And don't forget about this months Bloatarian Brewing League meeting where we will be judging the 2007 Iron Brewer creations.