June Meeting – Saturday the 19th
June 17th, 2010This is a brewing meeting, and the club will be brewing a hoppy pale ale.
Brewing will start at 6:30.
Location: 5985 Gharrett
Join the brew-list for further details!
Field Trip to Coeur d’Alene
April 23rd, 2010The Zoo City Zymurgists like to take a yearly field trip to some great breweries to set our spring off right. This year, some intrepid members took an overnight to Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint, Id. The breweries in those cities searched us out and invited us to see their outfits and sample their excellent brews. Many thanks to these breweries for the hospitality they extend to our club.
Below are some pictures from the trip. Enjoy!
And don’t forget the Missoula Brew Fest, May 1 at Caras Park, downtown Missoula!
Community Brew unveiling
March 11th, 2010The Community Brew unveiling is March 11th, at Big Sky brewing. This is a members-only event, but what it means is that the winning community brew is now ready for everyone to enjoy!. Stop by Big Sky brewing, thank them for doing this project each and every year and sample the India Brown Ale brewed by ZCZ member Mike Hoffer and Big Sky.
Proceeds from the Community Brew are going to ZCZ and the Watson’s Children’s Shelter.
Here are some great shots of the brewing itself:
February Meeting Saturday Feb 20th
February 15th, 2010We’ll be brewing a Maibock at the Masterson Ranch, starting at about 6:30.
2010 Community Brew Results
January 18th, 2010Here are the results from head brewer, Matt Long:
A record 38 entries were submitted, but we were able to come up with a judging format that did not fatigue our palates.
We had 9 beers make it to the final table:
Rick Dahlen Beer #1
Rick Dahlen Beer #3
Colin Christiansen Golden Nugget
Mike Hoffer Barnacle Bill’s
Mike Hoffer Whole Lot of Mischief
Bill Ruediger #1
Ruediger #4
Mike Nielsen IBA (1)
Nick McClureThe best 4 of those were:
Dahlen #1
Ruediger #1
Nielsen
Hoffer Whole Lot of MischiefAnd the winner goes to:
Mike Hoffer Whole Lot of Mischief!
Mike’s beer best represented what we though an IBA should be. A very nice malty presence with a unique hop explosion on the finish.
We have the beginning of a dynasty here as Mike was the winner of the 2nd annual Community brew. Congratulations to Mike.
Way to go Mike!
Community Brew Update
January 14th, 2010Well, the entries have been entered and judging should be taking place this week. According to Matt Long at Big Sky, we have 34 entries, which I believe is a new record! Way to go Montana Homebrewers! Thank you all for your entries. We’ll update this page when we know who won, and also as we decide who will be our chosen charity for this year.
Results from 2009 Brewfest
May 4th, 2009This just in: the raw scoring data from Zoo City Zymurgists beer judges at the 2009 Missoula Brewfest.
A good time was had by all. Thanks to the Missoula Downtown Association for bringing us all together, with all that beer.
Flathead Loop Brewery Field Trip Pictures
April 5th, 2009A good time was had by all, and we have multimedia evidence to provide it: click here for slide show
We hit three breweries:
A blonde ale from Tamarack:
And the Winner is: Jasper Miller’s Hurrah Scotch Ale
January 29th, 2009This year’s Community Brew competition resulted in Jasper Miller’s Hurrah Scotch Ale beating the competition.
Later this spring Jasper will help Big Sky Brewing cook up a humongous batch of beer based on his homebrew recipe.
Congrats Jasper!
Community Brew Entries on the Way
January 9th, 2009Our Community Brew competition is underway.
This year we’re submitting Strong Scotch Ales.
May the best beer win!