Join us for our September meeting: Oktoberfest!

Details
For our next meeting, logically, September is Oktoberfest 🍻🥨.
So, what does that mean?? That’s right! Bob and Raine’s house! Each year, they host us for this meeting, offering up some German fare and a nice outdoor spot to hang out.
This is our annual Oktoberfest competition. Any German- or Austrian-style beer can be entered (so a Vienna lager, Pilsner, Kolsch, Weizen, that weird Lichtenhainer style that exists, etc.).
Details:
  • When: Saturday, September 26, starting at 1 pm.
  • Where: Bob and Raine’s in College Park (email leadership[at]dchomebrewers.com for the address or look for it in our club emails)
  • Why: Lederhosen? Beer? Beer.
  • Misc:
    • Bringing food to share is encouraged.
    • This is a kid- and dog-friendly meeting.
    • Since this is at someone’s residence, feel free (and I encourage it) to bring commercial Oktoberfest or other German-style examples to share. I believe we used to have a mini comp for who brought the best, with the prize of a high-five or something…
    • Oh, there have been suggestions to have a fermented foods mini-comp, so why not? Obvious examples are sauerkraut, but we can make it open-ended. The prize? Maybe also a high-five… Or something I decide to 3D print.
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First meeting? Welcome! Our meetings are open to brewers of all experience levels. At a bar/restaurant, they typically go like this: Please buy a beer and, if you’re hungry, some food from our hosts for the first 30 minutes or so of the meeting until we make announcements, and then we’ll open up the homebrews. Please do not bring in outside commercial beer, and please tip your servers. Most people bring anywhere from two bottles to a growler of homebrew to the meetings.

Even if you don’t have beer that’s ready to bring this time, you’re welcome to come.

Once homebrew tasting is open, it’s pretty casual—just meet-and-greet and sip. If you have specific questions about brewing or about your beer, just ask! Members are glad to give feedback and suggestions. We have many BJCP judges among the membership if you’re looking for a critical evaluation as well.

Walking around the meeting with your bottle and offering pours is a great way to meet other members and get feedback on your beer. Be honest but be kind. Constructive feedback is always appreciated.

Each month, our meetings follow a theme and usually have a competition. Members are not required to bring only this type of beer, but it is fun to have a bit of a guideline, and we try to tie our educational component to the theme.

January*: High Gravity (and our Anniversary beer!)
February: JamBEERee (no theme, a group meeting with local homebrew clubs)
March*: Irish/UK
April: Spring cleaning
May: Lagers/Maibocks
June*: Irresponsibly hopped beers
July: Sours
August: Lawnmower beers
September*: Oktoberfest/German beers
October: Autumn/Harvest beers
November/December: Spiced beers/Winter warmers

*Month with an asterisk indicates an in-club competition for that theme during the meeting (e.g., Oktoberfest/German beers would be any German style and High Gravity would be high OG/ABV beers).