April/May Events 2013
All the event news that's fit to type:
- Rogue Nanobrew - April 13th. Start time, probably around 1:00-ish. Jamie can correct me and provide details
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Cider – Apparently some Alers like cider, and as luck would have it, there are some upcoming cider events at Downtown Spirits. Mmmmmm. Cider.
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April 12 – 5-7pm. Free Reverend Nat's Hard Cider Tasting, Downtown Spirits, Seattle
Enjoy these great hard ciders new to Washington. Info: http://downtown-spirits.com -
April 27 – 5-7pm. Finn River Ciders Tasting, Downtown Spirits, Seattle
Enjoy a tasting of their great hard ciders. Info: http://downtown-spirits.com
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- Joint Pro-Am/Cascade Cup - 4/26-4/27. Time to register to judge, steward or enter beers. See http://www.wahomebrewers.org/competitions/428-2013-joint-cascade-brewers-cup-and-puget-sound-pro-am for the list of breweries that will brew your beer if you do well in the competition and the site for registration: http://www.wahomebrewers.org/cbc/
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Wine Alley Mega Beer Tasting - April 26th - 5p-7p
We're featuring 10 breweries and the $5/per person tasting fee includes a keepsake glass. Tentative lineup is: Brouwerij West, Pelican Brewing, Hilliard's, Big Al's, Anderson Valley, Lefebvre, Unibroue, Well's and Midnight Sun. The entire store will be 10% off!:https://www.facebook.com/events/502784436425492/ -
National Homebrew Day – May 4th! Come on down to Larry's with your system and brew! See other systems, eat good food and make beer. Rumor has it, the club system will be fully operational. http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/events/national-homebrew-day.
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Seattle Beer Week - It is quickly approaching time for the oddly named Seattle Beer Week, May 9-19th. Yes that is 10 days. I think it is an Imperial week, you know, like Imperial Pints and Gallons. Anyhow, event calendar can be found here: http://seattlebeerweek.com/events
Quinn’s Pub 2nd Annual Homebrewer's Competition
Quinn’s Pub is excited to announce our second annual home brewer’s competition! This year our format will be a battle of the homebrew shops. Since our local homebrew supply stores play such an integral role in providing the necessary materials for this hobby we really wanted to get them involved.
The details:
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Shops can collaborate with brewers, provide material support, or simply a stamp of approval. Shops are the gate keepers; they must endorse your entry.
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Brew any style of beer you like (however we do ask that you please omit non-traditional flavor additions) and submit three bottles to your favorite participating home brew shop (bottles will not be returned).
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We are selecting a best in show winner, regardless of styles. Entries will be judged on overall quality and craftsmanship, and representation of the chosen style.
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Label art is encouraged and will be judged separately by public ballot at the announcing of winners
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Bottles must be accompanied with:
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Brewer name and contact information
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The name of the shop that you brewed on behalf of
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Bottling date
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Recipe and ingredients
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Style
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Beers must be dropped off at the location of your choice no later than Friday, May 3rd
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There will be 2 rounds of judging. First round picks the best from each shop, second picks the best overall. Entries will be judged at a blind tasting with a panel of food and beverage industry professionals and professional brewers.
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Winning shops get bragging rights; winning brewers get a day of brewing with the pro’s from Machine House Brewing, Quinn’s gift certificates and brewery schwag
The announcement of winners will take place at Quinn’s Pub on Saturday, May 11th from 3:00-5:00pm. Machine House Brewing will be there to help make the announcement with a cask of real ale on the bar.
Participating homebrew supply shops are: Bob’s Homebrew Supply, The Cellar Homebrew, Larry’s Brewing Supply, Homebrew Heaven, and Sound Homebrew Supply.
Please check out our event info on facebook or email "quinnstap AT gmail DOT com" with specific questions. Make sure to include something about the homebrew competition in the subject line.
2013 Election Results
The Alers are the envy of the free and not-so-free world with our yearly nearly bloodless coup exchange of power to brave new leaders, or old ones who haven't learned their lesson yet. So without further ado, I, Sean Drew, your humble scribenator of 2012 (and spoiler alert - also 2013), present the elections results in full technicolor glory.
Read more: 2013 Election Results
2012 Aler Wrap Up
Here is a yearly wrap up we submitted ...
Washington Spirit of Homebrewing Club of the Year Summary
Section 1: Club Introduction
The Impaling Alers are one of the oldest clubs in the state and have a little over 200 members with approximately 35-45 members showing up at monthly meetings. The Alers have new brewers, old brewers, extract brewers, all grain brewers and everything from beer to mead to cider to wine is fermented and enjoyed as a club. Meetings cover regular business (finances, upcoming events, club business), an educational topic, as well as a style education from the “Style Sherpa”. After the formal meeting, an informal tasting with members sampling example beers from the education/style focus as well as each other’s goodies. This is the time where new brewers meet up with experienced members and judges for feedback. There are 3 meetings that are social potlucks to foster community and draw new members.
Read more: 2012 Aler Wrap Up
New Site
Hello and welcome to the Impaling Alers new website. There is still a lot of work to be done on the site but the most important feature of the new site is the native support for your mobile devices. With the new site we have added an events calendar to help keep you up to date on what's happening with the Alers club and local brewing community. We are always open to suggestions as well so please feel free to use the contact form to submit any ideas you may have for the site.
Cheers!