We had a successful highway cleanup a few weeks ago and a few of us went to the ClardALE beer festival after. The event was much improved from last year and we will make this a priority for next year. We also got together to paint the much anticipated Mile High Beer Project coming soon to Cortez St., it’s looking great!
Whiskey Row Brew Fest is locked in June 14! The club will be judging best of show, selling merch and promoting the club again.
Crazy this weather we’re having, eh?
Big Brew was postponed a week, so you can still go!
Big Brew is an annual event for homebrew clubs around the country to get together and make some beer. Our event is at the Wren House Prairie Patio the day after the official day. It’s always fun and a great time for prospective members to get to know the club in a very casual setting.
Spring is about to be sprung after some crazy days!
We have some fun stuff coming up. Next week, we have two off-flavor and judging sessions, these member-only sessions are a good opportunity to enhance your tasting and judging skills. Learn more and RSVP
The annual Lazy G competition is fast approaching, there’s still a little time to brew! Check the competition page for deatils - Lazy G Competition.
Big Brew is an annual event for homebrew clubs around the country to get together and make some beer.
This month is a busy one!
We have a highway cleanup on 3/15, meet us at 11am at the Old Stage Stop.
St. Patrick’s Day is on 3/17, join the pub crawl, or post up along the route, it’s a good bet some club members will be coming through.
Our second annual sloshball event is returning a little early this year, March 29 (weather permitting). Watch your email for full details.
Happy Valentines Day!
The annual Lazy G competition is fast approaching, there’s still plenty of time to brew! Check the newly updated competition page for deatils - Lazy G Competition. This month’s gauntlet is the same styles, so be sure to come check out the competition.
Next month is a busy one!
We have another highway cleanup on 3/15. St. Patrick’s Day is on 3/17, join the pub crawl, or post up along the route.
I hope everyone had fun at the holiday party, I know I did! The first was on Wednesday, so we’re coming into 2025 hot, with our first meeting on the 16th. It feels like we haven’t been to Cocky’s in ages. We’re going to start our events a little earlier this year with a sloshball day near the end of March, if the weather cooperates. We’re in the starting phases of hosting our own homebrew competition.
Our club website is now available as a mobile app! Using it as an app has some benefits:
If you long press on the app, it provides quick access to parts of the site members access the most: digital membership card (requires occasional google auth); gauntlet schedule; and style guide The site is cached for better response times and offline access Future features, like push notifications How to install Android Click the install button below and you should be guided through the installation.
Announcing the 2024 brewer of the year Susan Jimenez!!!
After a storied meadmaking career, Susan burst into the beer making scene just about a year ago. For 2024, she placed in every single gauntlet, as well as medalling in every Arizona competition, and the National Homebrew Competition first round. Making the final tally a certified blow out! Congratulations!
Our famous Holiday Party is this Saturday!!! New this year, you can purchase your membership and raffle tickets online through our Square Site. See you there!
What a great year the club had this year! We started with a St. Patrick’s day hangout at Founding Fathers. Then we brought in the busy summer season with a sloshball event, where no one was seriously injured. We attended and served homebrew at two festivals, using our awesome new jockey box.
The leaves and beer are turning brown as we move into the colder months. We’re having a highway cleanup this saturday to get a clean slate before the snow hits, hope to see you there. We have one more general meeting this year and you don’t want to miss it. We’re having our annual election and it’s in-person voting only. We’re also doing an acetaldehyde spike tasting and education topic, another common off-flavor.
Almost forgot to send a newsletter! I’ll make it short.
The gauntlet schedule for 2025 is out! Take a look BOTY Scedule, we have some interesting competitions lined up.
The October general meeting is the deadline for nominations for the Board of Directors. Have a friend (you must both be members) send an email to whiskeyrowbrewclub@gmail.com to nominate you for the position of your choice if you wish to run. Elections will be at the November meeting and you must have already been nominated in order to run.
Welcome to the fall, the night is coming sooner and the beers are getting darker. We said goodbye to summer in grand fashion at Labor Daze in Williams. Three brewers had 7 beers on tap at the WRBC tent, they were all delicious and well received by the crowd. We weren’t able to win the crowd favorite, but we were very competitive in the voting. We did a fair amount of merch sales and made great connections for future club and brewery collabs.
As part of our Lazy G Competition, the winner gets to help brew their recipe at Lazy G, for sale in the taproom and for entry into the GABF Pro-Am competition!
So, this Friday, let’s help Wes celebrate the tapping of his Wes-side Pale Ale!
Another Horseshoes & Homebrews is in the books. We didn’t have any horseshoes, but we made up for it in homebrews, with 9 entries in the gauntlet and 5 others on tap. Take a look at this post for more details and pictures: 2024 Horseshoes and Homebrews
John had a water report done for downtown Prescott, so if you live near there, you might find it useful for dialing in your water profile for brewing.
General Meeting
August 15 6pm
Cocky’s Chicken+Brew
Gauntlet: Farmhouse Ales
Ed Topic: Diacetyl Tasting and Prevention
Notes:
prospective members welcome
Another awesome Horseshoes & Homebrews weekend in the books! 8 taps of delicious homebrew flowing throughout, 4 taps of Brown Bag beer, and some very cinnamony apple pie distilled “water”.
We had 9 entries from 7 brewers in the Session (under 5%) gauntlet:
First place went to Susan and her Cherry Limeade Session Mead (yes only 4% ABV), which was promptly emptied by all in attendance. Second went to Wes with his spot-on and highly-crushable, traditional Gose.
WRBC Monthly July 2024 Club Website Club Calendar Board Calendar Competition Schedule News This summer is flying by. Whiskey Row Brew Fest was great fun, our biggest turnout for the competition in a long time. The breweries were excited to get their awards, even if they didn't hear it announced. We definitely know some improvements to make for next year, but I think we accomplished all we set out to do.
WRBC Monthly June 2024 Club Website Club Calendar Board Calendar Competition Schedule News The weather is heating up, and so are the beery events! I believe we had our first club sporting event. Sloshball was a blast and we had less than 5 injuries! We broke in the new Jockeybox with icy cold lager and seltzer, while The Flatearthers were obliterated by The Sloshballerz. Whiskey Row Brew Fest is tomorrow and it looks to be much bigger than last year.
In a heated 5-entry competition, the judges selected our brewer of the year, Wes as the winner. His American Pale Ale will be brewed and served at Lazy G this summer and compete in the GABF Pro-Am competition in October. Watch for a tapping party in July or August!
Second place - Tuk Third place - Seth
Congratulations all!
WRBC Monthly May 2024 Club Website Club Calendar Board Calendar Competition Schedule News The Lazy G competition judging is complete, we will share the results at the next meeting! The Wren House brew day was a howl, literally! We brewed about 20 gallons of beer and 10 gallons of mead! We had some interest from the public, but the wind was really too much for most of them. We had awesome tacos, salsa, guac, etc.
Whiskey Row Brew Club
General Meeting
April 18 6pm
Cocky’s Chicken+Brew
Gauntlet: Amer. Pale Ale
Ed Topic: Advancements in\nHomebrew Equipment
Notes:
prospective members welcome
WRBC Monthly April 2024 Club Website Club Calendar Board Calendar Competition Schedule News The Lazy G competition is closing in, get your Pale Ale brewed! The entry deadline has been extended to 5/2, you will need to make arrangements with John A or bring it to the May board meeting. if you are unable to turn yours in at the April General Meeting. The gauntlet is the same style, so there's a good chance we'll all get to sample the winning brews this year!
You asked and we’ve answered!
Here’s the currently available merch. Email Jodi to check on inventory and arrange purchase.
note: the cowgirl image is a sticker and there are some pilsner glasses with the hop skull logo and deer logo
Whiskey Row Brew Club
General Meeting
March 21 6pm
Cocky’s Chicken+Brew
Gauntlet: California Common
Ed Topic: Monster Mash
Notes:
prospective members welcome
We’re having a brew out at Wren House Prairie Patio to celebrate National Homebrew Day!
Sunday, May 5 Wren House Prairie Patio 6396 Lear Ln Prescott, AZ 86301
Brewing starts at 10am (will continue well into the afternoon) Patio starts selling beer at 1pm Patio closes at 6:30 There will be power and water available for brewers. At least three brewers will be brewing that day. If you want to learn how to brew, or are just curious, stop by and check it out.
In what can only be described as the homebrewing battle of the century, club Vice President Wes Mueller walked away with the coveted Homebrewer of the Year award for 2023, taking the prize from long-time champion John Allen. Wes medaled in 10 out of 12 club gauntlets including a dramatic win to seal the title at the holiday party, besting 10 rival smoked beers! Congratulations Wes!
We're having a brew out at Wren House Prairie Patio to celebrate Learn to Homebrew Day!
Sunday, November 5
Wren House Prairie Patio
6396 Lear Ln
Prescott, AZ 86301
Brewing starts at 10am (will continue well into the afternoon)Patio starts selling beer at 1pmPatio closes at 6:30
There will be power and water available for brewers. At least three brewers will be brewing that day. If you want to learn how to brew, or are just curious, stop by and check it out.
Horseshoes and Homebrews is our big summer event and it didn't disappoint!
Through the weekend we had 17 homebrews on tap from 7 brewers, 9 gauntlet entries, 6 salsas in the salsa competition and countless bottles passed of rare and homemade beer and other concoctions! We had a private tour of Grand Canyon Brewing and Distilling, with samples. Nearly 30 people and 4 dogs joined in the fun!
Whiskey Row Brew Fest is back this Saturday, the club will be hosting the best of show contest for the breweries in attendance and we'll have an information booth and our amazing merch for sale!
In a tight competition, Mudshark brewing took first place with their delicious Vanilla Caramel Porter
Second place went to Revision Brewing for their awesome Disco Ninja Hazy IPA
Third went to local favorite, Lazy G for their highly crushable Leroux Lager
Party in the Pines is back this Saturday in Prescott! The club will be holding a best of show competition for the breweries in attendance, along with an informational booth and our amazing merchandise. See you there!
We're having a brew out at Wren House Prairie Patio to celebrate National Homebrew Day!
Sunday, May 7
Wren House Prairie Patio
6396 Lear Ln
Prescott, AZ 86301
Brewing starts at 10am (will continue well into the afternoon)Patio starts selling beer at 1pmPatio closes at 6:30
There will be power and water available for brewers. At least three brewers will be brewing that day. If you want to learn how to brew, or are just curious, stop by and check it out.
We're on again for the Lazy G competition! Entries due 5/6, members of AHA and WRBC only, winner will have their beer brewed and served at Lazy G, and it will be entered in the Great American Beer Festival in the Pro-Am competition! Follow the link for full details
Lazy G Pro-Am Competition
We're going to HomebrewCon this summer! Join us, it should be a blast! You have to be an American Homebrewers Association member to go, be sure to use our discount code at checkout "WRBC".
Thursday 1-19-23 6:00 at Park Plaza Liquor and Deli
We’ll be meeting at 6:00 in the Glass Room, their private dining room. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. We’re hoping to make Park Plaza our permanent meeting home, so let’s show them that we’ll make it worth their while! We’re re-introducing the Homebrew Happy Hour from 4:00-6:00 in the bar area, beers will be half off. Come hang out before the meeting.
In a hot competition for this year’s Brewer of the Year, with 6 different brewers winning in our 13 competitions, long-time member and head of club education, John Allen claimed victory for the second year in a row at the annual holiday party. John demonstrated his prowess winning gauntlets in the styles of ordinary bitter, Irish red, Saison, and festbier, as well as strong entries in most of the other contests.
Event Details
It's a brew day at John's house, come brew, eat, and drink. If you are thinking of brewing your first batch, reach out in the comments on the FB event and we'll hook you up. If you are thinking about joining the club or learning to brew, this is a great time to do it.
Beer Fest in Cottonwood Nov 5! Some club members will be there, and I think some of them will have their beer on tap (pro-brew, not home-brew)https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-nacho-beer-festival-but-it-can-be-tickets-440019178207
the text of the event still has last year’s dates, but it is on Saturday, Nov 5
Last year Greg G. got a 50 gallon whiskey barrel for his birthday and decided to use it for making something special with the club. We settled on an imperial stout. 5 club members volunteered to brew for it. We got together last month and settled on a recipe. With an OG of 1.104, many of us were pushing our systems to the limit, some of us had to double our boil times to get close to the target.
As mentioned in the last meeting, we’ll be launching a study group aimed at getting some folks into the BJCP. I created a survey to hopefully get some of the logistics figured out without too much discussion. If you are interested in becoming a judge, please fill out this survey, it’s way shorter than the exam.Study Group Survey
The brew club and Lazy G are joining forces for a brew competition. The competition winner will have an opportunity to brew their beer at Lazy G and your beer will be submitted to the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) under the Pro-am category. Details are as follows: submit two 12 oz bottles with BJCP labels attached and recipe at the May club meeting. Bottles will be collected in the alley before the meeting.
ASH Spring ClassicRegister by 3/20/2022, $10 per entry, 2 bottles, club members will likely organize a group drop off
National Homebrew CompetitionCompetition Registration & Beer Payment March 22 – March 29, 2022
When/Where: Thursday Feb 17, 2022 6:00pm
Prescott Brewing Company
upstairs, come a little early to socialize
Gauntlet:style - ESB
beers collected 5:45-6 in back lot (2-3 bottles)
don't bring any beer through the front entrance
no growlers, unless empty for filling up with PBC beer
Education:Barleywine