Hi CMI members,

2017 has met it’s halfway point for meetings, and what a great 6 months it has been.  Here’s a quick recap of the year so far:

Jan 2017 we discussed Barrel Aging  and have filled the barrel at Woodburn Brewery with a KBS clone.

Feb 2017 we discussed Bock Beers and went on to win 4 medals at the Bockfest competition.

Mar 2017 we had a Sweet 16 of beers with homebrews going up against commercial beer: Mike Florez came in second to the Rhinegeist beer Knowledge.

Apr 2017 we discussed short turn around time beers.

May 2017 we had our annual meeting at Mt. Carmel with a pot luck and food truck event.

Jun 2017 we paired beer and cheese.

 

On the competition front there  were many success stories:

Winter Brew Competition in Chicago Eric Carmen won 4 medals.

FOAM Cup in Oklahoma Mike Florez won one medal.

All American Competition CMI took 16 medals including 1st BOS: Eric Carmen and 3rd BOS: Brian Ezell

Bockfest: CMI took 4 medals

Saison Fest: CMI took one medal

Hammer Down: CMI took 12 medals

National Level Competition:

Regional medals: 3 total medals in Indy – Will, Eric and Rick

National Finals: Eric was second in Category 19 German Wheat and Rye with his famous Roggenbier!

 

Looking forward to the rest of the year we have meeting topics outlined:

July: Tropical Stouts and discussion of Hop Experimentation

August: Hot Fermentation

September: Hop Experimentation

October: Fest Beers

November: Historical Beers

December: Christmas  Party