At the February club meeting - in addition to sampling some amazing home brewed Bock beers - Nate Pahl presented the next club project, hazy IPA also known as New England IPA (NEIPA). This style is known for the hazy appearance, fruity and hoppy flavors. We sampled Kibg Sue from Topping Goliath, Vroom Vroom from Sixth Sense, Academy of Doom from Falling Knife, Hazy Headlines from Masthead, and … [Read more...]
February 2023 D.R.A.F.T. Meeting
The February meeting is Monday, 2/20, at 7 PM at Warped Wing (26 Wyandot St Dayton OH). Those who brewed a Bock beer will present those to the club. We will preview our next style highlight to be brewed for the Apr/May meeting - Hazy IPA! There will be some commercial examples, example recipes, and we'll review the style guidelines. Non-members are welcome to come and learn about the club. … [Read more...]
November Meeting – Bring Your ESB
Join us for our November club meeting on Monday, the 21st, from 7 PM - 9 PM at Warped Wing downtown! If you were at our August meeting you got to enjoy a talk on British Bitter Ales, and enjoy a few commercial examples as well. We then invited members to create and brew their own British Bitter recipe and bring them to share at this November meeting. We will follow up our British Bitter showcase … [Read more...]
October Meeting at Full Circle Brewgarden
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...]