The Not Dog — March
2008 — Issue 199
‘Walking The Dog’ is the official
newsletter of ‘FOSSILS’
(Fermenters of Special
We are a home
brewing and beer appreciation club
located in
For the past
several years, newsletters have been sent out
each month, electronically to FOSSILS members and friends
under the name ‘The Not Dog’.
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On Tap This
Issue
Get out
your planners! Great events on the
horizon!
Special
Guest Speaker for March 8th Meeting
2008
Thunder Craft Beer Extravaganza
Keg Liquors
–Fest of Ale
Magical
Mystery Brew
Calling All
Homebrewers!
BJCP Judges
needed for
Free
Homebrewing Ingredients!
President’s
Choice FOSSILS Meeting
American
Homebrew Association National Conference
Don’t
forget ‘Gravity head’ starts Feb. 29
Get
out your planners! Upcoming events and
items of interest!
February 29 - Gravity Head begins
March 8 - Regular Meeting in NABC Prost room
April 12 - Thunder VIP Microbrew Tent and Craft Beer Extravaganza
April 19 - Magical Mystery Brew (better start brewing now!)
(changed from April 12, Thunder weekend –make note!)
May 10 - President’s Choice FOSSILS Meeting – Wheat beers
June 7 - Keg Liquors ‘Fest of Ale’
Special Guest Speaker for March 8th
Meeting – by Bob Capshew
This month the FOSSILS will have a special guest speaker – Ron
Downer of Kodak,
Ron later became a professional brewer with Rocky River Brewery in
nearby Sevierville. He often came up to
Ron continues to make homebrew and plans to share some Saison ale with
the club on March 8. Hopefully we can
also hear some anecdotes about his experiences as a brewer, beer traveler and
one of the early certified beer judges.
‘2008 Thunder over
at
Per Tish of World Class
Brewing— “Do you
have plans for Thunder Over Louisville? Come to Buckhead's in
Keg Liquors ‘2008 Fest of Ale’
11 Breweries, 2 Importers, 3 Craft Beer Distributors,
over 100 craft and import beers, food
and more!
Our 3rd Annual Fest of Ale celebrating the goodness that is craft
beer on June 7th from
We will have 10+ microbrewers on site to sample their wares, as
well as food, music, and a charity silent auction to support the WHAS Crusade
for Children.
Brewers and Importers signed up so far are: Upland Brewing
Company, New Albanian Brewing, Barley Island Brewing, Bluegrass Brewing
Company, Warbird Brewing, Bells Brewing, Browning’s,
Mishawaka Brewing Company, New Holland Brewing, Brugge
Brasserie, Wabash Brewing, and Cumberland Brews. We are still lining up more breweries, so
expect this list to grow.
Also in attendance will be World Class Beverages and Cavalier
Distributing. Food will be available from Mark’s Feed Store, Stratto’s and Buckhead Mountain
Grill.
Price is $25 in advance, and $30 day of the event. Tickets will be
available at Rich O’s Public House & Sportstime Pizza, the BBC Taproom and
Keg Liquors.
Keg Liquors
Keeping
617 E. Lewis and
812-283-3988
Magical Mystery Brew FOSSILS Meeting – April
19
Next month we feature our annual club competition for beers that
defy style guidelines – Magical Mystery Beer.
Start brewing your out-of-style beers for the April FOSSILS
meeting. This meeting will held on the third Saturday rather than the second Saturday
due to Thunder over
Calling all Homebrewers!
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Pierce" bbcbrewmaster@yahoo.com
Date:
Subject: Calling all brewers! PLEASE FORWARD TO FOSSILS/LAGERS MEMBERSHIP
To: Bob Capshew
It's time once again for the fourth annual Louisville Ale Club
(LAC) Brew-in/potluck day. We are looking for homebrewers
to come brew a batch of beer and
educate
non-brewing beer club.
The LAC event starts at
Interested brewers can start earlier. 2400 gallons of 180+
degree Mash and sparge
water is available. I do have some
malt and hops as well.
We have had as many as twelve people brewing in previous
years and would like to have another big
year. Bring food
and homebrew to share. People are welcome to attend
without brewing.
Proost,
David R. Pierce
The Original BBC Brewmaster
BBC Beer Co., LLC
502.584.BREW
Addendum
to the
The FOSSILS needs to make a lot of beer for upcoming events – the
annual picnic (late May), AHA hospitality room (June) and Beer & Sweat
(August). To meet this need, Bob Capshew
will bring his 60 gallon mash tun to the Louisville Ale Club brew-in. We will be able to make 50 gallons of wort
with this mash tun. Bring your brew
kettle and make some all grain beer.
Contact Bob if you are interested.
Call for BJCP Judges for and
----- Original Message -----
From: Brewers Cup <BrewersCup@indianastatefair.com>
Date:
Subject: Call for BJCP Judges for
an
To: Brewers Cup
<BrewersCup@indianastatefair.com>
What?: Entry Categorization Event
When?:
Saturday, March 15th from
Where?:
Is this a brown porter or is it more of a
robust porter?
On Saturday, March 15th we are going
to host the a Beer
Categorization Event from
Building at the
event open to all
teams of judges that will sit down with a
brewer, taste the beer
and discuss which BJCP subcategory best
describes the beer. No
score sheets will be completed so the
process should flow fairly
swiftly.
As an added enticement, the NUVO
Craft Brewers Round Table will
begin in the same building at 3 PM.
Representatives from all
aspects of the craft brewing industry will
discuss the current
and future state of craft brewing in
will be presented in the print version
of Nuvo and as a podcast
on their website.
Please drop me an email at brewerscup@indianastatefair.com
if
you can help us categorize beers at
this event.
Anita Johnson
Free
Homebrewing Ingredients
The FOSSILS club has a standing offer to pay for ingredients if
you will bring half of your beer to one of the club meetings. For example, if you make a 10 gallon batch,
bring 5 gallons to the next meeting and you will get your 5 gallons for
free. What a deal!
We also encourage homebrew bottles, growlers, mini-kegs and of
course kegs at our meetings.
President’s
Choice FOSSILS Meeting – May 10th
In keeping with the FOSSILS tradition, I would like to announce
that the 2008 President’s choice beer will be wheat beers. This will be a wide open choice of not only
the traditional German wheat styles of Berliner Weisse,
Weizen, Dunkel Weizen and Weizen Bock but also
American Wheat, Belgian Wit and Kolsch. Time to start working on your recipes! There will be prizes for this club
competition!
American
Homebrew Association National Conference –
For all interested in attending the AHA national conference from
June 19 – 21, registration is now open.
The seminars are great, comradery tremendous
and the FOSSILS will have a hospitality room for participants from all around
the country.
To register:
http://www.beertown.org/events/hbc/index.html
FOSSILS
Members! Pay thy dues!
FOSSILS membership dues are payable in January by cash or
check. Check with Treasurer Denny Stapp
at any meeting. As a reminder, FOSSILS
dues are $18 per year (a true bargain) and include sampling privileges at
meetings, member-priced premium items and voting rights. Dues are structured thusly:
“Family” membership = dual membership for a couple
consisting of wife/husband/significant other.
Both designated adults are considered to be active members for the
purpose of voting and other member benefits.
“Individual”
membership = single
membership with the privilege of bringing a guest to meetings. The dues-paying individual only is considered
to be an active member for the purpose of voting in elections and other member
benefits (sale-priced t-shirts, for example).
FOSSILS
Supporters and Friends
FOSSILS is
generously supported by and supportive of these beer -friendly businesses.
In no particular order:
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RichO's, Sportstime Pizza and The New Albanian Brewing
Company
– As founding FOSSILS members, Roger & his crew have always been an
integral part of our club, serving as our home base since 1990. With a beer list unrivaled in the
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The Keg Liquors, (Currently rated #14 in the world
for ‘Best Beer Retailer 2008’—way to go Keg!) FOSSILS member and Keg owner Todd
Antz carries a
fine selection of micro and imported beers at his Clarksville store at 617 East
Lewis and Clark Parkway, Clarksville, IN
(812) 283-3988. Check their
website for periodic beer and wine sampling nights.
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Visit
FOSSILS members Becky and John Riley at
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Sarah Ring with
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FOSSILS sponsorship is an effective
way to reach discerning and intelligent readers who are your friends and
customers. Not Dog advertising is
bartered for goods and services donated to the club. If you are interested in becoming a FOSSILS
sponsor, please contact Bob Capshew, FOSSILS President at Fossils.president@gmail.com.
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FOSSILS Contact
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President--Bob Capshew (812)
952-3667 Vice President--Caleb Sunderman |
Secretary—Ed
Needham (812) 944-0370 Treasurer--Denny Stapp Website--Scott Boyer |