August 2005

 

Editors Note: [Please submit any beer related information, jokes, comments, smart remarks, or articles to the newsletter editor at insubordin8n@gmail.com or call me at 688-8979. The ‘deadline’ is the 3rd Sunday of the month.]

 

Hey all,

It’s almost time for some fun in the forest. Our August campout will offer games, hiking, fishing and swimming. The campground opens at 2pm on Friday 8/12. There will be a potluck dinner on Friday so bring a dish to share. The agenda for Saturday includes a barbeque; so bring a side dish to share for this as well. The coronation of the Hop King and Queen, a big raffle and the “Un-Talent Show” will take place Saturday night. There is potable water at the campground, otherwise bring everything you need for your one or two night stay.

If you are bringing beer, and I hope you do, bring a ice chest and ice to keep it cold, and also CO2. We wouldn’t want to run out of gas and not be able to get to our beer. Obviously, the CO2 part does not apply to bottled and canned brews.

Directions: The campground is 12 miles northeast of Lowell. Turn left onto North Shore Drive. After one block, turn right on Jasper-Lowell Road to Unity Road. Travel north on Unity Road to the covered bridge. At the crossroads in front of the Unity Covered Bridge, turn right onto road 6240. Veer left at the “Y” and continue east after it becomes Forest Service road 18. Proceed on FS road 18 to Clark Creek Organizational Camp.

 

A big snaggle toothed thanks goes out to Chris and Edie for hosting a very successful lawnmower beer night with the whole “white trash” theme. The big winner of the night went to Russ and about three inches of crack for all to enjoy. Maybe enjoy isn’t the best term to use in that situation, but you get the picture. Also, Kelly Curry picked up the best WT costume.

 

Another event for August is the Lane County Fair which in turn brings the homebrew competition. If you are interested in judging for this event contact Denny Conn. It will be held Sun. 14 at the Lane County Fairgrounds at 9 AM.

 

Don’t forget on August 27th Hop Madness will be in full swing. checkout the website for all the vital information: www.hopmadness.com

 

Here’s a message from Russ “Crack Master” Kazmierczak:

Get ready to put on your Leder Hosen, it's Oktoberfest time at the Kazmierczak's on September 24th at 5:00 PM. Of course, the beer theme of the night is Oktoberfest Style or any fall fest type of beer and the food will be German potluck. Some German sausages will provided. So, if you have not brewed a beer for the event yet, it's not too late to kick one out and if you can not lager at this time of year use a clean yeast (Kolsch or lager yeast a warmer temps) or just do a northwest style fall fest beer, which means using newly harvested hops. Ahfeeterstained or how ever you spell the German word that means goodbye- Kaz

 

One more thing to start thinking about is the proposed “Garage Crawl.” This would happen sometime around November and we would have Kevin H. drive us around in the party bus to host garages to indulge in the vast array of homebrews whipped up by our own outstanding brewers. We will need an idea of who would be interested in hosting a stop in their garage for about an hour. Of course you will need to have a few beers on as well.

 

 

This edition of “What I Thought of That” is from Rod Surcamp on a visit to a few Northern California breweries.

 

I recently visited Sonoma valley area and had the pleasure to visit several breweries as well as several wineries. The breweries included Moylan's Novato, Bear Republic Healdsburg, Silverado Napa Valley and Russian River Santa Rosa. Being a Belgian Beer fan I very much enjoyed Russian River, the brewery offered 6 or 8 British or American beer styles. A .popular beer that I tried and enjoyed was Pliny the Elder a Northwest style IPA. On the Belgian side of the list I tried all they had to offer. The list and descriptions are as follows.
1.Supplication 7.00% Brown ale aged and second ferment in used french oak Pinot Noir wine barrels with sour cherries, Brettanomyces, lactobacillus and pediococcus yeasts for 12 months. 2. Temptation 7.25% Blonde Ale barrel aged in used french oak Chardonnay barrels 12 months with Brettanomyces refermented in the bottle
3.Sanctification 6.25% Blonde ale fermented with 100%Brettanomyces refermented in the bottle. 4.Damnation 7.00% Golden ale refermented in the bottle 5.Saison 6.Beer De Sonoma 7.Little White Lies a Belgian Wit style
8.Perdition 9.Depuration All the beers were very good, the food was good, and they had a very pleasant multi style band from San Diego. If you get near the Santa Rosa area it is worth a stop. You can check them out
at www.russianriverbrewing.com  

 

 

Here is a news worthy item sent in by Denny Conn.

 

A Only a Texan could think of this .... from the county   where drunk driving is considered a sport, comes this true story:

  Recently, a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in Bandera, Texas.

  After last call the officer noticed a man leaving the   bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk.  The man stumbled around   the parking lot for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing.   After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his car which he fell into.

  He sat there for a few minutes as a number of other   patrons left the bar and drove off.  Finally he started the car, switched   the wipers on and off (it was a fine, dry summer night) -- flicked the   blinkers on, then off a couple of times, honked the horn and then   switched on   the lights.  He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little   and then remained still for a few more minutes as some more of the other   patron vehicles left.


 At last, the parking lot empty, he pulled out of the   parking lot and started to drive slowly down the road.
     The police officer, having patiently waited all this   time, now started up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, and   promptly pulled the man over and carried out a Breathalyzer test.  To his   amazement the Breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having   consumed any alcohol at all! Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to   ask you to accompany me to the police station.  “This Breathalyzer equipment must be broken."    "I doubt it," said the truly proud Texan.  "Tonight I'm   the designated decoy."

 

 

And Now a Word from President Robin Chitwood:

July 27, 2005

 

This month marked the opening of  “The Bier Stein” which I believe will be one of the best drinking establishments in Eugene. For quality and selection it is unequalled. Owners Chip and Kristina Hardy are experts about the beers they sell and Chip, a former brewer at West Brothers has learned beer from the ground up. With 590 quality bottled beers and ten beers on tap you’ll feel like a kid in a candy store. Reasonable prices on both imported and domestic bottled beers and no corking fee leave your options wide open for sampling beers. The place has a low-key, friendly atmosphere and already looks comfortable and lived-in. And the kitchen serves professionally prepared tasty fare from a very well chosen menu. Congratulations Chip and Kristina for launching a very well planned business. Just get the electricity fixed. As busy as you are, I know those tripping breakers are a hassle.

Every once in a while I start to wonder what’s going on with brewing in the rest of the world. Well, here are some brewers you probably never heard of making some geek beer from a speedy bean you probably never heard of either. A group of students at IT University in Copenhagen, Denmark, in collaboration with Superflex, have created the Free Beer project. They describe it as an “open source beer project”. An open source project is where people share information for free, reserving only the right to be recognized for the idea. National Public Radio recently interviewed them and their first beer, called “Vores Ol” (Our Beer) is made with pilsner malt and guarana beans. Guarana beans contain caffeine and can be found in health food stores. They say the mild stimulant effect counteracts the drowsiness associated with beer. You can find their recipe and more info about the experimental  Free Beer Project on their website at www.voresoel.dk .

I’d like to mention once again that Hop Madness is happening this month, August 27th & 28th. This is a camping and brewing event open to all homebrew clubs. Brew with fresh hops, tour a hop processing plant and share homebrews with brewers from around the valley. For more info check out their website at www.hopmadness.com or talk to Matt Jarvis. Our club is sponsoring the event this year and we’d really like to see a lot of CBS members there.

 Cheers, RC

 

 

What's on Tap:

 

Les Johnson:

American IPA

Cool Summer Stout

Belgian Wit

 

Robin Chitwood:

In the primary:

10 gal. Wit Bier (with secret ingredient)

  5 gal. Baltic Porter

 Lagering:

10 gal.Czech Dunkles

10 gal. Pilsner

 On tap:

 IPA

 Rye IPA

 Berliner Weiss

 Pilsner

 

Nate Sampson:

On Tap;

Pre Prohibition Cream Ale

Belgian Wit

Hop Whore IPA

Date Beer

Fermenting:

Imperial Porter

Bottled:

Kasteel style Tripple

Rye Imperial Whiskey Barrel Stout

 

Russ Kazmierczak:

On Tap:

Dortmunder Export

Marzen Madness

Passion Fruit Wit with Hibiscus

Pina Colada Wit

Bluebeery Cream Ale

ESB

Homegrown Red

Belgian Spiced Golden

Belgian Strong Dark

Smoked Porter

Cider

Golden Showers II

Czech Pilsner (lagering)

Oktoberfest (fermenting)

 

As most of you know I have been maintaining a club yeast bank for all to use. Please feel free to call or email me if you are in need of a yeast slant. I culture them in slants and the process to step them up into pitchable amounts of yeast is very simple. I am more than willing to help with any questions you may have on the subject. Hm: 688-8979 email: insubordin8n@gmail.com

 

Here is a list of yeasts I have in the Bank:

BrewTek CL-50 California Pub Ale

WL004 Irish Ale

WLP510 Bastogue Ale

WLP013 London Ale

WLP565 Saison I

WLP036 Dusseldorf Alt

WLP007 Dry English Ale

WLP838 South German Lager

WLP Brettanomyces Bruxellensis

WLP029 Kolsch Ale

WY1762 Belgian Abbey II

WY2206 Bavarian Lager 

WY2042 Danish Lager

WY3787 Hi Gravity Trappist Ale

WY3068 Weihenstephan Wheat

Wy2112 California Lager

WY1728 Scottish Ale

Sierra Neveda Pale Ale (same as WL001, or WY1056)

Rogue's Pacman

La Chouffe's yeast

WY3822 Dutch Castle Yeast (Kasteel)

Orval yeast from the bottle

WL041 Pacific Ale

 

New Additions:

WY3944 Belgian White

Wy2001 Urquell Pils

Wy2002 Gambrinus Lager

Delerium Tremens, bottle cultured

 

 

 

PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES !!

Haven't paid your dues this year?  Please send a check for $20 (per household) made out to "Cascade Brewers Society" to Lori Liudahl, c/o CBS, 1037 Berntzen Rd. Eugene, OR 97402.

Also, don’t forget that our club website is growing bigger every day! See what Denny has done with www.hbd.org/cascade

 

 


Club Information:  For over 20 years, Cascade Brewers Society is a sometimes formal, but mostly informal club devoted to the appreciation and art of creating fine alcoholic beverages (you know; beer, mead, cider, and wine). For more information regarding the Cascade Brewers Society, please contact Robin Chitwood at 342-2397.