Thunder Bay Grille
7652 Potawatomi Trail Rockford, IL 61107
May 2nd 2011 7:00PM
Club meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month. We host monthly homebrew contests at each meeting that are sampled and judged by those attending. See our Monthly Contest Beer Styles section for detailed featured beer style info.

Irish Rose
519 East State Street Rockford, IL 61104
May 16th, 2011 7:00PM
Taster's Guild meets the third Wednesday of each month. No minutes, no rules of order, and sorry...no homebrew sampling. Just brewers enjoying good times and some commercially available beers. Please feel free to bring your spouses, friends or significant others, but please no pets. Dinner is part of the festivities so plan accordingly.

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2012 AHA Big Brew Event

The Forest City Brewers want to take the time to invite all of you to the Forest City Brewers Big Brew celebration. For those of you who are not aware of it, the AHA Big Brew is a celebration of National Homebrew Day. Each year homebrewers around the world invite family and friends to their brewing site on the first Saturday in May to celebrate the holiday. Everyone is encouraged to help out with the brew, enjoy the fun and join in on a world-wide toast at noon CDT. Feel free to bring your own brewing setups, as well! In keeping with other AHA 2012 Big Brew clubs around the globe, you are encouraged to brew an American or English Brown ale, but what you brew is really up to you.

Check out these recipes from the AHA website for inspiration!
2012 AHA Big Brew Recipes

This year's Big Brew will be held at George's home in Loves Park from 10 AM to 8 PM. Designated Drivers of Illinois will be on hand to take folks and their cars home from 4-8 for a $10 fee plus tip. Light breakfast snacks will be on hand at 10 AM, with lunch (pizza) coming later in the afternoon. Please RSVP and get more information by emailing the Forest City Brewers at info@forestcitybrewer.org.

Where: George's House
When: Saturday May 5th
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Hope to see you there!

Contest Winners

Congratulations to our April Contest winners!!

Style Contest Results - Scottish & Irish Ales
1. Patrick Yun...Scottish Wee Heavy
2. Curt Meyers...Scottish Ex/80
3. Jarry Machula...Red Ale

Honorable Mention
Patrick Klungle...Scottish Ex/80,
Trish Phillips...Scottish Ex/80,
Kent Runte...Scottish Ex/80,
Steve Anthony...Scottish Ex/70

Open Contest Results
1. Steve & Anita...Cherry Mead
2. Nick Krause...American Barleywine
3. Alex Cando...Kolsch

Honorable Mention
Curt Myers...American Wheat, Eric Stromberg...Nut Brown Ale, Matt Berthiaume...Pale Ale, Mike Sears...Special Bitter

Beer Steward needed

We are looking for volunteers for Beer Steward at the monthly meetings. Remember, this is no longer a year long obligation, only a 3 or 4 month commitment.

Beer Tastings at The Olympic

The Olympic is still hosting a beer tasting on the first Thursday of every month. Cost is $10 per person. Tasting starts at 7:00 pm. Give them a call if you need more info. Also, they are hosting several beer pairing dinners in the near future.

Pouring starts at 7pm and will cease pouring at 9pm. Complimentary snacks will be provided. Please call ahead to reserve your ticket as space is limited @ 815-962-8758, or RSVP on their Facebook page @ http://www.facebook.com/theolympictavern

Here are some really neat tap handles to check out from TapBoards.com