The October 2024 OBC In-Meeting (10/10/2024 @7pm) will include a special presentation by a couple of representatives from the Tualatin Valley Water, speaking about local water profiles.  The food theme for this meeting will be Halloween in any way, shape, and form. Our burgermeister says you will get bonus points if you bring something made with candy corn! If you are planning to bring a keg to the meeting, please email or contact us to coordinate. If you have any questions about the meeting, bringing a keg please reach out to your OBC board at: board@oregonbrewcrew.org  Meeting location: FH Steinbart 234 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

This class is being offered to any BJCP judge in the Portland area - and by “any judge” we are including provisional judges, as long as you’ve taken the beer tasting exam you’re welcome to join the class. This will be a four week class, mostly occurring on Tuesdays in October. Three of the sessions will be at the Oddfellows Lodge in North Portland, at 6:30 PM; the fourth class has not been scheduled and will either be at the Oddfellows Lodge sometime in November, or will be a Tuesday in October at another location. The cost for the class will be $80 for OBC members, or $115 for non-OBC members. The class cost will not include either the online mead exam or the tasting exam, which is yet to be scheduled but will likely be in the spring. The approximate syllabus for this class will be: Week 1: How to judge meads, a meads structure and wine terminology, when its useful and when its not.  How the mead scoresheet differs from the beer scoresheet Tasting panel of Categories M1A, M1B, M1C Week 2: Strategies for the online mead exam, more on fruit quality and structure.  Tasting panel of categories M2A through M2E (fruited meads) Week 3: Honey tasting panel (10+ common honeys often used in PNW meads) Mead tasting panel of categories M3A and M3B (spiced meads) Week 4: Mead off flavors M4A is bad, Eastern European and Ethiopian meads deserve more, Scott and Alex have opinions, prepare yourselves. Mead tasting panel of categories M4A and M4B (we are having multiple Polish and Ethiopian meads shipped)

OBC September social-meetup is next Thursday 26th. from 6:30-late.  Join us for some fun at the Living Haus brewing location in SE Portland for some drinks, Drag Bingo, and merriment. 

Please join us at the American Legion Hall in SE Portland for this OBC Out meeting. Education: Munich Dunkel Tasting & Judging Group Brewing Challenge (Round 4) Food: All Things Sausage - put it in something other than your buns... 

Join the OBC at Brujos Brewing on Thurs. Aug 29th - 7pm  Come on down and have a sip of some wonderful beer with us from this recent addition to the Portland craft beer scene. 

Team Captain/Host - Jim Sullins (Not Tub Brewery)

Hosted by John Koger

OBC August Out meeting at the Penninsula Odd Fellows Lodge  August 8th 7pm Education: Presentation by Ben Edmunds of Breakside Brewing Food: Fair Food (fried or otherwise) Grain and Hops give away - donation from Salt & Straw from their Brewery collaboration series. Show up early to get the best selection. 

Hosted by Ian Romanick

Hosted by Cory Meisch and Tarn Allen (All Brain Brewing)

The Mash Maniacs + The Brewhahas (Super Group) hosted by Jim and Meagan Thompson

DATE: Wednesday July 10th, 6pm start. LOCATION: This year's OBC Summer BBQ is at Level Brewing's back party area (by their barrel room and backyard grassy/gravel area) FOOD: We will be providing burgers, dogs, Alex's Homemade Sausages, condiments and plates/silverware. YOU can support the club by bringing a side dish appropriate to a summer BBQ! Please sign up and let us know what you're bringing here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-mP4GRSKPRQkHtDs6HbZIdgAoiC6PcLQt8bwz3W3WX4/edit?usp=sharing BEER: We will not have any homebrew due to issues with Level. They will have their barrel room taps available for beer purchasing. WHO CAN COME: Like last year, we're opening this years BBQ up to OBC members, spouses, family (kids), and a few of your friends.  Please let us know when you RSVP to this Facebook event or on the potluck signup sheet linked above.