This month’s program will be about Baltic Porters. These are a stronger beer that started to be produced out of countries bordering the Baltic Sea when imports of English porters and stouts was interrupted to that region in the 1800s (source: BJCP, and that link will also tell you about the aroma, appearance, flavor, and mouthfeel you should expect with these).

The meeting is at 7:30pm at Queen City Clay. See the diagram below for where to park and enter.

Note that the Norwood Lateral is closed in the eastbound direction!

2024 Dues are Due!

Dues for 2024 are due. Membership is $20 per family and can be paid online using PayPal on the CMI Website or via cash or check at a meeting.

This is our annual tradition of a Sweet 16 (Hoppy 16? Malty 16?) where we put homebrews against commercial beers in a bracket-style competition and YOU decide which beer moves forward until we have a winner.

The meeting is March 14 at 7:30 PM at Queen City Clay. Note the parking areas and entrance locations below.

2024 Dues are Due

Dues for 2024 are due – bring cash or check to the meeting or pay via PayPal. Dues are $20 per household per year.

Upcoming Competitions

Upcoming regional competitions are below – even if you don’t have anything to enter, these competitions can use our volunteer support as judges and stewards. Many of these are shared in our Facebook group.

Star City Open (March 9, 2024, Dayton)

SODZ British Beer Fest (April 27, 2024, Columbus)

Indiana Brewer’s Cup (July 10-13, 2024)

Beer & Sweat (August 10, 2024, Eastgate)

Kentucky State Fair (August?, Louisville)

King of the Mountain (September 9, 2024, Cleveland)

DRAFT Open (September 14, 2024, Dayton)

CMI Oktobersbest (October 2024, Cincinnati)

This month’s program will be about Czech Dark Lagers. If you don’t know much about the style, the BJCP Description is a place to start, as is this article by Hop Culture and this article by Craft Beer and Brewing.
Join us on Thursday, February 8th at Queen City Clay.

The meeting is at 7:30pm at Queen City Clay. See the diagram below for where to park and enter.

2024 Dues are Due!

Dues for 2024 are due. Membership is $20 per family and can be paid online using PayPal on the CMI Website or via cash or check at a meeting.

On July 2nd, 2023, a ragtag group of Malt Infusers met at MadTree brewing to fill a barrel with an English Barleywine (recipe) that each member brewed. These are pictures from the barrel fill…

The members let the barrel sit until early November, when some members met at MadTree to sample the beer from the barrel. Those in attendance determined that the beer needed more time. In early January some members met again at MadTree to sample the beer, and this time determined it was ready. Members convened at MadTree again on January 20 to drain the barrel.

Big thanks to MadTree for their support!

The 2024 Barrel Project is in planning and will likely be a Breakfast Stout. Information on joining the barrel project will be sent out in the next club email – if you aren’t getting those emails, sign up here.

We’re going alcohol free this month. Since the Christmas party had quite a bit of barrel aged stouts and to celebrate dry January (who does that???), we’re going to sample various non-alcoholic offerings. As always, bring homebrew to share (preferably with alcohol since… well…).

So join us on Thursday, January 11th at Queen City Clay, and leave your Uber account at home since you won’t need it!

The meeting is at 7:30pm at Queen City Clay. See the diagram below for where to park and enter.

2024 Dues are Due!

Dues for 2024 are due. Membership is $20 per family and can be paid online using PayPal on the CMI Website or via cash or check at a meeting.

All American Competition

We are looking for judges, volunteers and entries in the club’s competition. If you volunteer, we can give a ticket to Cincinnati Beerfest in exchange. More information here.