Silverado Calendar of Events
2008 - 2009
Silverado
Note – all Silverado club meetings take place starting at 8:00 PM at the Moose Lodge in St. Charles – located on Route 38 just west of Randall Rd.
For more detail about all American Home-brewers Association Club Only Competitions, go to:
http://www.beertown.org/homebrewing/schedule.html
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Comment |
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10/8/08 |
October club meeting |
Finalize TAFTHB discussion |
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11/1/08 |
Teach a Friend to Home-Brew at Dave Star’s Brewery |
Silverado will be brewing 50 gallons of wort at Dave Star’s brewery in Wayne, IL.
For directions, go to: http://www.silveradohomebrew.com/pdfs/2008_TFHB.pdf
For more information about TAFTHB, see: http://www.beertown.org/events/teach/
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11/12/08 |
November club meeting & Club Only Competition |
Club Only Competition : IPAs
Nominate new Silverado officers
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December 2008 |
Club Holiday Social Night |
Location TBD |
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12/10/08 |
December club meeting |
Elect new officers for 2008. |
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1/9/08 |
January meeting |
Installation of new officers 2009 Dues are due. (A whoppin’ $12) |
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1/9/09 |
Entries due for Silverado Club Only Competition |
Silverado is hosting this month’s AHA COC. BJCP CAT 16 Belgian and French Ale
All entries should be sent to: Silverado AHA COC c/o Doug Newberry 1215 Burnham Ln. Batavia, IL 60510
See this link for more information about the Silverado COC: http://www.beertown.org/homebrewing/schedule.html
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1/18/09 |
Silverado AHA Club Only Competition |
BJCP CAT 16 Belgian and French Ale
More information for judges and stewards to be posted here at a later date.
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2/11/09 |
February club meeting |
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3/11/09
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March club meeting |
COC – Beers with OG > 1.080 |
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4/8/09 |
April club meeting |
COC – Extract beers
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May 2009 |
Big Brew |
Location to be determined.
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5/13/09 |
May club meeting |
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Club Social Night |
Two Brothers Tap House |
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6/10/09 |
June club meeting |
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7/8/09 |
July club meeting |
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August 2009 |
N. Aurora Beer Fest |
Silverado to display at the North Aurora Beer Fest
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8/12/09 |
August club meeting |
COC = Amber Hybrid Beers |
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Club Social Night |
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9/9/09 |
September club meeting |
COC – European Amber Lagers |
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Saturday, September 19, 2009 |
Great Lakes Beer Fest |
Silverado will be attending & providing home-brew. http://www.greatlakesbrewfest.com/
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10/14/09 |
October club meeting |
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Oct/Nov 09 |
AHA TAFTHB |
American Homebrewers Association Teach a Friend to Home-Brew event http://www.beertown.org/events/teach/
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11/11/09 |
November club meeting |
Nominate new officers COC – Belgian Strong Ales |
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12/9/09 |
December club meeting |
Elect new officers |
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1/13/2010 |
January club meeting |
Installation of new officers 2010 Dues are due. (A whoppin’ $12) COC – English Brown Ales |
Other Beer Events
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Date |
Event |
Comment |
Web Site |
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10/20/08 |
Spooky Brew Homebrew competition |
Chicago Beer Society event |
http://chibeer.org/2008/09/11/spooky-brew-review-2008-homebrew-competition/
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January 2009 |
CBS Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout |
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February 2009 |
Babble Brew Off |
Flatlanders Brewery and restaurant in Lincolnshire |
http://www.babblehomebrewers.com/
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March 2009 |
Drunk Monk challenge |
Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) annual event |
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March 2009 |
CBS Night of the Living Ales |
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March 2009 |
BOSS Challenge |
17th annual BOSS Challenge, sponsored by the Brewers of South Suburbia |
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April 2009 |
AHA National Homebrew competition |
First round entries are due
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http://www.beertown.org/events/nhc/index.html
Local drop off point to be designated at a later time. |
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May 2009 |
Blessing of the Bock |
Milwaukee beer festival. Be sure to arrive for the 12 PM kickoff when a priest blesses the beer and the imbibing begins. |
http://www.milwaukeebeerfest.com/info.html
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5/1/09 |
Great Taste of the Midwest |
Mail sent in to order tickets must be postmarked on 5/1/09 or later. |
http://www.mhtg.org/index.php/great-taste-of-the-midwest/tickets-mainmenu-66
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8/8/09 |
Great Taste of the Midwest |
Madison, WI |
http://www.mhtg.org/index.php/great-taste-of-the-midwest/faq-mainmenu-69#where
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Local Breweries, Pubs, or bars with a lot of good beer on tap
http://beerme.com/breweries/us/il/index.shtml
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Brewery |
Location (City) |
Web Site |
Comment |
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M.T. Barrels |
West Dundee, IL |
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Emmett’s Tavern and Brewery |
West Dundee, IL |
http://www.emmettstavern.com/index.php
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Prairie Rock |
Elgin, IL |
http://www.prairierockbrewingcompany.com/elgin/index.shtml
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Two Brothers Tap House |
Warrenville, IL |
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Charlie’s Ale House |
Wheaton, IL |
http://www.charliesalehouse.com/
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Map Room |
Chicago, IL |
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Walter Payton’s Roundhouse |
Aurora, IL |
http://www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com/
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