HOPS Pagosa

We've been having some problems with email notifications so I'm resending this message. Sorry if you get it multiple times.

Jason

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Don’t forget to enter your beers into the Archuleta County Fair beer competition on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. You only need to enter one 12-oz bottle for each style you enter into the competition and there is no fee. Make sure to drop your bottles off at the Archuleta County Extension Building at the fairgrounds from 1 – 8 pm on Wednesday and see below for the fair book that has full rules and regulations.

http://archuletacountyfair.com/exhibitor-rules-and-regulations/

Hopraise!

Jason

We have several things going on around beer in Pagosa Springs right now and I want to send out a few reminders. Please read the items below and follow up accordingly if you’re interested.

• HOPS member Doug Neel recently published a book, The Food and Feasts of Jesus: Inside the World of First Century Fare, with Menus and Recipes, and he will be signing copies of the book and talking about it this evening at 6 pm at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Pagosa Springs at 225 South Pagosa Blvd. Get more information about the book at http://www.amazon.com/The-Food-Feasts-Jesus-Religion/dp/144221290X.
• We have a homebrew competition coming up at the Archuleta County Fair in Pagosa Springs next week. We can accept entries from residents outside the county, too, and contact me or Randy if you need to get beer to use for the competition. The entry is free and we only need one 12-oz bottle. Drop your entries off at the extensions office at the county fairgrounds on Wednesday, August 1, and judging will take place on Thursday. You can win ribbons and cash prizes as well as great feedback on your beer from professional brewers. Get more information on the entry process at http://archuletacountyfair.com/exhibitor-rules-and-regulations/.
• The Archuleta County Fair runs a beer garden during the fair and we need volunteers to help man the booth for four-hour shifts. Contact me or Randy if you are interested in signing up for a shift.

I'm including a message from local homebrewer Bill Trimarco below. Bill is involved with the local United Way chapter based in Pagosa Springs and I chatted with him recently about their upcoming annual appreciation celebration in April. We'd like to get HOPS club members together to brew some beers that we can donate to the event and use to help support United Way.

We will send out more details soon and we should brew by early March to give the brews sufficient time to be ready by the event in early April. Post any suggestions or thoughts you have about this on this thread and we'll take everything into consideration. What better way to support charity than to make homebrew!

Cheers,

Jason

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Sometime in early April (the date is yet to be determined), United Way of Archuleta County is holding an appreciation celebration to thank all who have so generously contributed to their funded programs. Since United Way uses most of the donations to fund beneficial community organizations, they are looking for ways to hold this party without spending donated money. I was planning on giving them a couple of cases of homebrew. How about a HOPS brew day with the results being given to United Way for their get together? This would also get us invited to the party to help drink our products. Let me know if anyone is interested. If you need more info, contact Lisa Jensen, our local United Way coordinator at 731-0484 or lisaj@unitedway-swco.org.

Bill Trimarco