About 15 members met at the future Full Circle Brewgarden location. This is a family owned nano-brewery and kombuchery in Englewood planning to open in spring 2023. Co-owners Dawn and Franz talked about the events that led them to creating this unique venture and some of the challenges they faced along the way. Members got to tour the building, see the brew equipment and appreciate the work and … [Read more...]
October Meeting – Different Location!
Remember that our meeting this month will be at a different location. The meeting is Monday, October 17 at 7 PM at Full Circle, 324 Union Blvd, Englewood, OH 45322. We'll meet outside the yet-to-open brewery where owners Dawn & Franz will give a tour of the brewery, discuss the challenges of opening a brewery and answer your questions. Hope to see you Monday in Englewood! … [Read more...]
September 2022
This is a reminder that we do not have our regularly scheduled monthly meeting this month as we hosted our annual BrewFest homebrew competition earlier this month. We will get details out soon for our October 2022 meeting and look forward to seeing you then. Cheers! 🍻 … [Read more...]
May D.R.A.F.T. Meeting
We are meeting tonight (5/16), 7 PM at Warped Wing Brewing downtown Dayton (26 Wyandot St.)We will be doing our Kölsch homebrew tastings with feedback forms, reviewing BJCP judging guidelines for Kölsch and discussing recipes, techniques, and feedback with brewers And remember, if you have not had a chance to pay your annual dues online, you can do so at the meeting tonight. See you there! … [Read more...]
March Meeting: Brewing Software
Our next meeting is Monday, 3/21, 7 PM, at Warped Wing downtown. There will be a demonstration of brewing software and discussion on recipe development. We'll also talk about our spring project for those who want to brew a Kölsch beer to share at the May meeting. REMINDER: if you have not paid your annual dues, $36, you can pay online with PayPal or pay at the meeting. See you there! … [Read more...]
August Virtual meeting
Join us from 7-9pm tonight, August 17th, for our Draft August 2020 virtual meeting! Here is the Zoom info for tonight's meeting. Remember, Sara Hagerty from Origin Malts will be joining us at 8 to talk about everything Malt. Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 565 391 5317Passcode: 853195One tap mobile+13017158592,,5653915317#,,,,,,0#,,853195# US (Germantown)+13126266799,,5653915317#,,,,,,0#,,853195# … [Read more...]
DRAFT Club Meeting – February 2020
Our 2nd club meeting of 2020 is coming up on Feb 17th. For this meeting we will meet at Texas Beef & Cattle Co. (1101 W. Third St.). They are normally closed on Mondays but their owner James Nuñez reached out to the club about hosting a meeting with us. We will enter through the front entrance, and there is parking in the rear. We will follow up on our Saison talks from last month with our … [Read more...]
Draft Club Meeting – January 2020
Hello Dayton Draft crew! Our first club meeting of 2020 is tonight, 7pm at Warped Wing. Just a reminder since they are open for business on Mondays now, we will meet in the back private area and must keep our homebrews back there. Members are welcome to visit the open taproom otherwise. We will have a bottle share as well as a short talk on Saison styles of beer and upcoming homebrew events. … [Read more...]
DRAFT Meeting – January 21
Come out for our first monthly DRAFT Meeting of 2019! This month we're back to our normal host, Warped Wing! The meeting will begin with a bottle share. Bring a couple homebrew for feedback from your peers. J We will have a talk on kegging beer presented by Josh Sharp following our bottle share and announcements of upcoming events. Cheers! 🍻 … [Read more...]
DRAFT Meeting – November 19th
Think you can tell the difference between an imitation lager and the real thing? Join the DRAFT club at our next meeting on Monday, November 19th at 7:00 PM at Warped Wing Brewery to put your skills to the test! You and your friends are invited to participate in a sensory experiment to determine if two beers from a split batch using two different fermentation methods are indistinguishable in … [Read more...]