Silverado Calendar of Events
2010
Silverado
Note – all Silverado club meetings take place starting at 7:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month at the Tap House Grill in St. Charles. The Tap House is located at the corner of route 64 (West Main Street/North Avenue) and Peck. (Exactly 1 mile west of Randall Road in the Westgate Shopping Plaza.)
http://taphousegrills.com/location.html
“COC” designates a “Club Only Competition”
For more detail about all American Home-brewers Association Club Only Competitions, go to:
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/competitions/club-only-competitions
For more details about the BJCP style guidelines, go to:
Silverado Monthly Calendar
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Event |
Comment |
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11/19/09 |
November club meeting |
COC – Belgian Strong Ales (BJCP Category 18)
Brown Ale Seminar provided by club members Dave Star and Bob Keck
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November or December |
Brew |
Brew BJCP Category 18 (English Brown Ales) for January 21 club only competition |
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12/1/09 |
Emmett’s Beer Taste & Tour |
Emmett’s Brew Pub in West Dundee is releasing a new beer and having a tasting. More information on Emmett’s can be found here:
http://www.emmettstavern.com/index.php
Call Emmett’s for more information about the taste. |
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12/17/09 |
December club meeting |
Christmas Party at Tap House Grill in St. Charles. Food and beer pairing will feature beers from Two Brothers Brewery and will cost $35 per person. Please RSVP with Silverado ASAP so we can provide a count to the Tap House.
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December or January |
Brew |
Brew category 17 (sour ale) for8/19/2010 club only competition. |
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December or January |
Brew |
Brew category 24-26 (mead) for 6/15/2010 competition. (Need further explanation on this???) |
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1/21/2010 |
January club meeting |
COC – English Brown Ales (BJCP Category 11)
Nominate officers & directors for club. |
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January |
Brew |
Brew category 10 (American Ales) for 3/18/2010 club only competition |
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February |
Brew |
Brew category 19 (Strong Ale) for 10/21/2010 club only competition |
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2/7/2010 |
Super-brew |
7th annual Silverado “Superbrew” at Dave Temple’s house. Brew, watch the Superbowl, and drink beer. What more do you need in life? For more information, contact Silverado. |
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2/18/2010 |
February club meeting |
Elections are held for officers and directors |
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January or February |
Grain Run |
Dave and John to provide grain run for club |
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3/5/2010 |
Drunk Monk Challenge entry deadline |
See DMC site for information on where entries can be dropped off. |
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3/12/10 – 3/13/10 |
Drunk Monk Challenge |
Location – America’s Brewpub in Walter Payton’s Roundhouse in Aurora, IL |
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3/18/2010 |
March club meeting |
COC – American Ales (BJCP Category 10 Styles) |
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3/20/2010 |
Brew |
Dave Star to brew his Imperial Cream Ale so we can have a club event (Imperial Cream Ale Fest)! |
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March or April |
Brew |
Brew sub-category 22C (wood aged beers) for 4/21/2011 COC. |
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4/15/2010 |
April club meeting |
COC – Extract beers (all BJCP categories 1-23) |
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5/1/2010 |
Big Brew |
Silverado location TBD For more information on Big Brew, go here: http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/events/national-homebrew-day
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May |
Brew |
Brew category 5C and 5D (Dopplebock and Eisbock) for March 17, 2011 COC. |
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5/20/2010 |
May club meeting |
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6/17/2010 |
June club meeting |
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6/17/10 – 6/19/10 |
AHA National Home-brewers Conference in Minneapolis, MN |
Silverado to attend as a club. For more details, go here:
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July |
Imperial Cream Ale Fest |
Dave Star’s House (if we can convince him to have this) |
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7/15/10 |
July club meeting |
COC – Mead (BJCP categories 24, 25 and 26) |
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August |
Brew |
Brew categories 5A and 5B (Maibock/Helles Bock and Traditional Bock) for March 17, 2011 COC |
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8/19/2010 |
August club meeting |
COC – Sour Ales (BJCP category 17) |
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8/28/2010 |
Brew-B-Que |
Dave Star’s House More information to be provided at a later time |
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9/16/2010 |
September club meeting |
Dues are due |
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9/18/2010 |
Silverado to attend GLBF in Racine, WI |
http://www.greatlakesbrewfest.com/foam_facts.html
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10/8/10 to 10/10/10 |
Scarecrow Fest in St. Charles, IL |
For more information about Scarecrow Fest in St. Charles, IL, please go here:
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10/21/2010 |
October club meeting |
COC – Strong Ales (BJCP category 19) |
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October |
Brew |
Brew category 8 (English Pale Ale) for 1/20/2011 COC. |
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11/18/2010 |
November club meeting |
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12/16/2010 |
December club meeting |
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Other Local Beer Events
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Date |
Event |
Comment |
Web Site |
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February 27, 2010 |
Babble Brew Off |
Flatlanders Brewery and restaurant in Lincolnshire |
http://www.babblehomebrewers.com/
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March 2010 |
CBS Night of the Living Ales |
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March 2010 |
BOSS Challenge |
18th annual BOSS Challenge, sponsored by the Brewers of South Suburbia |
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April 2010 |
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 2010 |
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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5/1/10 |
Great Taste of the Midwest |
Mail sent in to order tickets must be postmarked on 5/3/10 or later. |
http://www.mhtg.org/great-taste-of-the-midwest
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8/14/10 |
Great Taste of the Midwest |
Madison, WI |
http://www.mhtg.org/great-taste-of-the-midwest
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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 |
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Emmett’s Tavern and Brewery |
West Dundee, IL |
http://www.emmettstavern.com/index.php
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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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Other Useful Links
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Site |
What’s great about this site |
URL |
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Mr. Malty |
Lots of great brewing information |
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HopsDirect |
Great variety, low prices. |
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Grape Stompers |
Anything for wine-making |
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Gordon’s Food Service |
All kinds of food products you can add to your beer |
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