Zoo City Zymurgists

June Meeting – Saturday the 19th

john — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:01:19 +0000

This is a brewing meeting, and the club will be brewing a hoppy pale ale.

Brewing will start at 6:30.

Join the brew-list for further details!

Field Trip to Coeur d’Alene

norm — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:51:03 +0000

The 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

norm — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:51:13 +0000

The 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

john — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:27:51 +0000

We’ll be brewing a Maibock at the Masterson Ranch, starting at about 6:30.

2010 Community Brew Results

david — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:59:40 +0000

Here 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 McClure

The best 4 of those were:

Dahlen #1
Ruediger #1
Nielsen
Hoffer Whole Lot of Mischief

And 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 2^nd annual Community brew. Congratulations to Mike.

Way to go Mike!

Community Brew Update

norm — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:08:50 +0000

Well, 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

john — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:13:05 +0000

This just in: the raw scoring data from Zoo City Zymurgists beer judges at the 2009 Missoula Brewfest.

2009-master-beer-list

2009-montana-beer-list

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

john — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:51:14 +0000

A 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:

click here for slide show

And the Winner is: Jasper Miller’s Hurrah Scotch Ale

john — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:15:46 +0000

This 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

john — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:17:39 +0000

Our Community Brew competition is underway.

This year we’re submitting Strong Scotch Ales.

May the best beer win!