Club Events

We should really do a learn to brew event one of these years...

TRASH will be pressing apples on Saturday October 22nd. More info to come on price per gallon. Come to the September meeting and let me know how much cider you'll need!

Hi all,

All slots for helping TRASH at the Big Pour have been filled. Priority was given to prior participants and those who would bring a lot of kegs. We have a limited number of passes, and I apologize that we could not get everyone into the event. If you are attending the fest, please stop by the booth for some tasty beers and also check out John Rozborski's brewing demo.

Thanks.

Sounds like the TRASH crew kicked some butt at Beer &Sweat this year. Congratulations guys!

To All,

If anyone has a hard time finding my house for the July meeting, or needs to get in touch for any reason, my cell is *. Our house should be easy to spot with "205" in big bright red wood carved numbers by our front door. My wife and I plan on attending the brewery tour, so if you are not taking the bus and show up at my house before we do, just hang tight. In the least if the brewery tour extends past 2PM I'll make it a point to be at my house to receive at 2PM.

--
-Randy Maruschock

To All,

If anyone has a hard time finding my house for the July meeting, or needs to get in touch for any reason, my cell is *. Our house should be easy to spot with "205" in big bright red wood carved numbers by our front door. My wife and I plan on attending the brewery tour, so if you are not taking the bus and show up at my house before we do, just hang tight. In the least if the brewery tour extends past 2PM I'll make it a point to be at my house to receive at 2PM.

--
-Randy Maruschock

I don't know if we'll plan to do the picnic at Coopers Lake again this year, but I'm going to plan on going to their brew fest anyway. Anyone else game? This year it is August 26-28.

Hi everyone,
I'm fairly new to this, but I noticed in the competition results the scores for the flights did not necessarily line up with the rankings. In some cases beers 'placed', but had lower scores than non-placing beers. Would somebody mind explaining this? (It doesn't affect my scores or placing)

Thanks,
Matt

Been following the action on Twitter. Thank you very much to everyone who worked so hard to make TRASH XXI a success.

It's coming early this year. We've gotten our competition act together much sooner than the previous two years: the judging will take place on Saturday, April 9, with entries due March 26. We're also making plans for a branch new post-competition banquet on the following day (April 10).

Whether your a seasoned brewer, or just starting out, the competition is an excellent way to gather intelligent feedback for your homebrew. For each entry, you can expect hand-written score sheets with ratings, comments, and suggestions for improvement--including comments from at least 1 experienced beer judge.

To make entry easier, we've moved it online this year. Just stop by the competition section of the TRASH site and fill out the required brewer and bottle registration forms. Once you've filled out the forms, you can bring two bottles and a $6/bottle entry fee to any of the participating drop-off locations or ship it directly to the competition registrar.

Questions? Concerns? You can send them directly to the competition organizers: .

The TRASH Christmas party is being held at Max's Allegheny Tavern this year on Saturday, December 11. The socializing will start around 4pm with dinner to be served at 6pm. The cost is $10 per person. If you would like to attend please RSVP to Armand Houle via telephone at 412-364-2588 and leave a message on his machine stating your name, your contact number and number of guests in your party. Please do this by December 1, 2010. If you show up to the event without RSVP'ing then the cost is $15/person. If you RSVP and do not show you are still responsible for the meeting fee. Adult friends and spouses are welcomed as well.

We will again do the mystery beer exchange. In order to participate please wrap any homebrewed (preferably labeled with brewer's name and beer style/name) or craft beer in wrapping paper and bring it to the party. We will have a table where all the beers will be placed. At the end of the night everyone goes to the table and simply takes the same number of beers that they brought not knowing what they are going to get. They then take these beers home to enjoy over the holiday season. Any questions, email me at the presidential email or call me at 412-952-9474. This system will replace the raffle style format that was used in previous years in an attempt to simplify the event.

Hope everyone can make it.

Cheers!

Peter K.
TRASH President

I will bring a corny to the Edge for November's meeting.

Tom Bosak

I would like to be able to attend the TRASH annual cider pressing at Sally's Cider Press, Zelienople, but work commitments may not allow me to do so.

What kinds of apples are purchased by club members for the pressing? Is there any difference between the cider that is pressed by TRASH members at the pressing and the stock apple cider that Sally's has on hand for sale? I'm very interested to know what kinds of apples are used by club members, and whether special arrangements have to be made with Sally's for the pressing.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

My apologies for not attending club meetings. I work many weekends and am usually not able to attend.

Sincerely,

Jeff Thayer
TRASH member, 2010.

have the score sheets gone out yet? were they mailed or delivered to drop-off locations?

I have no idea where Armand's house is, any chance at getting directions or a full address?
(And I typically get the newsletter the day of or the day after the meeting).