The event will be a salute to the rich history of beer in Cincinnati as many of the founding Beer Barons are buried here at Spring Grove. More info and tickets can be found at this link. Beer Barons’
Next Meeting: July 13, 2017
Next meeting topic: Tropical Stouts
Bring your home brew and taste the commercial examples of the stout of the tropics.
Time: 7:30-10 pm
Norwood Community Center
1810 Courtland Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45212
What a year so far!
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
4th of July Parade- Northside
Northside Parade: for those interested in participating in the annually 4th of July Parade
Meet between 11:00am and noon at Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church parking lot at 4781 Hamilton Ave. Cincinnati,OH 45223
Ohio State Fair Competition Winners
Congratulations to CMI!!!
Eric Carman
Best of Show – Roggenbier
Gold Medal – Historical Beer: Roggenbier
Gold Medal – Amber Malty European Lager: Dunkels Bock
Gold Medal – Belgian Ale: Witbier
Silver Medal – Strong British Ale: Wee Heavy
Fourth Place – Amber Bitter European Beer: Vienna Lager
Michael Florez
Runner Up Best of Show – English Porter
Gold Medal – Brown British Beer: English Porter
Gold Medal – Spiced Beer: English Porter with Vanilla
Silver Medal – Scottish Ale: Scottish Light
Tim McKee
Gold Medal – Czech Lager: Czech Pale Lager
Way to Brew!