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September Meeting

When: 9/8/2010

We will be meeting at Liberty Steakhouse at 6:30pm

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Charlotte Oktoberfest

When: 9/25/2010

Come taste some HOPS brews while we participate in the Charlotte Oktoberfest, sponsored by the Carolina Brewmasters.

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October Meeting

When: 10/13/2010

We will be meeting at Liberty Steakhouse at 6:30pm

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November Meeting

When: 11/10/2010

We will be meeting at Liberty Steakhouse and Brewery at 6:30pm

posted: 8/10/2010 11:44:24 AM

CBoY Competitions

2010 Shamrock Open

Host: CARBOY

When: 3/13/2010

Deadline: 2/27/2010

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2010 US Open

Host: Carolina Brewmasters

When: 5/15/2010

Deadline: 5/5/2010

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2010 Blue Ridge Brew Off

Host: MALT

When: 9/11/2010

Deadline: 9/03/2010

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Thank You To All Summertime Brews Festival-ers8/15/2010 2:50:48 PM

Thank you to everyone that came out to the 2010 Summertime Brews Festival at the Greensboro Coliseum yesterday. It was a great time for all of us and hopefully for everyone else. We had quite a showcase of our members beers that we were pouring for everyone. Including:
Jalapeno Golden Ale - Tim McDonald
Vanilla Cream Ale - Tim McDonald
Hefeweizen - Terry Smith
Black IPA - Sam Victory
Oktoberfest - Derek Meyn
Munich Dunkel - Derek Meyn
Cherry Porter - Mike Marble
American Pale Ale - Mike Marble
Watermelon Wheat - Dan Morgan

And just to sweeten the pot, Janis McDonald sold homemade dog biscuits that were made from the spent grain from the very beers we were serving. She sold 50 baggies of them and the proceeds were donated to the Red Cross.

Click here for pictures:
http://www.highpointhops.com/showalbum.aspx?id=6

We hope to see everyone again in two weeks when we do it all over again at the Great North Carolina Beer festival at Tanglewood in Clemmons, NC.
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Elk's Tasting6/29/2010 10:51:41 AM

The High Point Observers of Pint Science had their first official outing as a club on June 19. We set up shop at the Elk's Lodge in High Point to serve to the Elk's members that came by to see us and our brand new shiny bar, built by Derek Meyn.

Billed as "Oktoberfest in June", there were 50 tickets sold by the Elk's lodge as well as grilled Bratwurst while the music of Tuck entertained everyone. For our part, we had 13 kegs of various homebrews on hand for tasting. The beers were all very well received and showcased the creativity that is what endears us all to homebrewing.

In addition to the homebrew and brats, Janis McDonald brought homemade dog biscuits that were made with the spent grains of the very beers that were being served. She had them available for a suggested donation, which went to the SPCA.

The Elk's are hoping we can do it again in the future. We're hoping to make this a twice a year event.

For pictures, please click here:
http://www.highpointhops.com/showalbum.aspx?id=4

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Congratulations Derek Meyn3/13/2010 5:39:12 PM

Mark Stoehr awards Derek Meyn with a green jacket emblazened with "MCAB 2009 Grand Champ"

Derek Meyn had a magical 2009 brewing year. Not only did he literally run away with the 2009 Carolina Brewer of the Year award, but he wrapped it up with a Grand Champion award at the Master Championship of Amateur Brewing competition on March 6, 2010.

The Master Championship of Amateur Brewing competition is by invitation only. There are select competitions throughout the USA that partner with the MCAB and the winners from those competitions are invited to enter their winning beers into the MCAB. This competition is literally the "cream of the crop" of homebrewers from all across the United States and just being qualified to enter one of your beers is to be considered an honor.

Derek had a heavy hand in the field, by qualifying 12 of his beers from 4 separate competitions. The competitions that he had winning beers go to MCAB from were The Palmetto State Brewers Open in South Carolina, The Blue Ridge Brew Off in North Carolina, The Dixie Cup in Texas and The Sunshine Challenge in Florida.

At the end of the day on March 6, 2010 in Asheville, NC, Derek stole the show once again by winning the most medals at the MCAB. By hauling home 4 medals, he was the most decorated brewer in the field and thus awarded with the prestigous "Grand Champion" award.

Derek's winning beers from MCAB are:
Oktoberfest/Marzen - Silver
Weissbier - Silver
Belgian Specialty - Gold
Smoked Porter - Second

Congratulations, Derek!!

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