Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

03/05/2019

Another year, another KDaLe Homebrew Competition victory by a Brewsquito!

Congratulations to Nick Rodammer on a big win with his Joad Family Farmhouse IPA!

03/02/2017

Clean sweep by the Brewsquitos! Cheers to John Britt, Jake Szetela, Andrew Brouwers, and Nick Rodammer/David Beerens!

Congratulations to all of our home brewers! We did not have an easy task choosing a winner between all of the high quality brews entered into our second annual

05/05/2015

Very nice! Our bar was the feature photo on Mittenbrew's coverage of the Big Brew Day at Calder Plaza!

GRAND RAPIDS — The short version of this article is this: I am bummed I had to miss Big Brew Day at the Calder Plaza this year. Don’t know about ... Read More

04/21/2015

Congratulations to members Matt O'Laughlin and Nick Rodammer for earning ribbons in the First Round of the National Homebrew Competition! Both will compete in the National Finals this June in San Diego!

04/15/2015

A few of our club members are currently concocting ideas for the mad scientists over at Gravel Bottom who have challenged the homebrew community to come up with a "Margarita style beer". We can't divulge what exactly we're making, but we can guarantee you it will be infinitely better than Bud Light Lima-a-rita.

Gravel Bottom is issuing another challenge to the homebrewing community at large! Given the popularity of the S’more’s challenge last year, we thought it only fitting to continue the trend with another “concept” beer. We think that the refreshing, bright, citrusy elements of Margaritas will make for an interesting competition this year.

Details:
- Sign-ups will begin on Tuesday, April 14th and close on April 30th
- The competition will be limited to the first 15 sign-ups
- Two bottles must be submitted by May 31st for judging
- Clubs, groups or individuals may enter; however, only one beer may be submitted (It will be hard, but groups can only enter one beer from their members for the competition)
- The winner will help us scale up the recipe and brew it on our three barrel system
- The scaled up recipe will be featured on our taps until it’s gone!

Restrictions:
- No wild or sour yeast cultures.
- No garnishes (salt the rim, slice of lime, etc.)
- No use of hard alcohol to “fortify” the beer (In other words, don’t submit a bottle of tequila.)

Our loyal craft brew enthusiasts have waited to long for another creative beer from our home brewers, so get the gears turning, get signed up and get brewing for this refreshing summer challenge

To celebrate we will schedule a release party with friends, family and our beloved craft beer enthusiasts, so keep your eyes open for that date weather you enter or not.

04/15/2015

This Saturday at noon, GRSOH tour at The The Mitten Brewing Co.!

01/29/2015

To put this in perspective....

-10 years ago, three of these would fit Founders entire annual production (with some room to spare)
-For homebrewers, you would have to brew over 9600 five gallon batches to fill one of these. Founders on the other hand will use a brewhouse that will produce batches that are over 1,500 times larger than the average homebrewers five gallon system

Here's a progress shot of a pair of new 1,550 bbl fermenters destined for our newest cellar space, which is currently under construction. We posted a photo of one of the cones a couple of months back. These suckers are huge!

01/02/2015

Join us for the first event of the newly formed Grand Rapids Society of Homebrewers! We'll be working through a sensory tasting class focusing on common off flavors in beer, which will included tasting samples of six beers dosed with off flavors that can be common in beer. The class will be led by…

12/14/2014

Looks who makes an appearance in this Save the Date from the AHA for the 2015 National Homebrewers Conference, our very own Chris Delger, Al Pennington, Chad Uzarski, Steve Waalkes and Phil Pierce!

We’re bringing the 2015 National Homebrewers conference back to San Diego for the first time since 2011! What: National Homebrewers Conference Where: Town & Country Resort in San Deigo, Calif. When: June 11 – 13, 2015 Registration The 2015 conference will be open exclusively to AHA members. Similar…

10/22/2014

So you wanna be a brewer....

Production Manager/Brewer for MadTree, and friend of the blog, Matt Rowe recently started a Twitter hashtag . I’ve dug this since the first one and they’ve only gotten better with time. Matt is providing us with insight into the boring doldrums, … Continue reading →

10/02/2014

This seems like more proof that big beer just doesn't get it. But good luck winning back your lost market share with new marketing and packaging...

Top brewers are searching for strategies to avoid the ”inexorable decline” of major brands.

09/12/2014

Excellent!

07/16/2014

Basic Brewing Radio and Basic Brewing Video podcast featuring the MiIPA club project in collaboration with Michigan Hop Alliance & Pilot Malt House!

06/15/2014

Nick Rodammer with the gold in Category 3 at NHC for his Oktoberfest!!!!!!!!

06/14/2014

06/14/2014

Ken posted up and pouring

06/13/2014

Club Night!

06/13/2014

Farm to Glass: Brewing With Local Ingredients was a smashing success. Excellent work by our VP, Nick Rodammer, Michigan Hop Alliance Marketing Director, Brian Tennis, and owner of Pilot Malt House, Erik May.

06/12/2014

The Brewsquitos Mandarina Pilsner is on tap at the Briess booth at NHC! Come check it out!

06/11/2014

Roll out!

06/11/2014

Had a great time this morning sampling some MiIPA with the boys from Basic Brewing Radio and Basic Brewing Video!

06/11/2014

After months and months of planning, NHC is here! First off this morning, taping a podcast with Basic Brewing Radio and Basic Brewing Video on MiIPA, following by a tour of Pilot Malt House. Going to be a fun four days!

06/10/2014

Planning on attending the National Hombrewers Conference this week in Grand Rapids? We'll be serving on Thursday afternoon at the Social Club, and Friday evening at Club Night. Check out our Untappd page and check into our beers if you'll be there!

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club's Beer List on Untappd including full beer list, ratings and more.

06/10/2014

Pierce wins Mitten Brewing Co., Brewsquitos homebrew competition with Eephus ESBPosted on June 10, 2014 by Mitten BrewingAlthough rumors of conspiracy ran through the club, Brewsquitos Homebrew Club president Phil Pierce won the Mitten Brewing Co. home brew competition.Phil Pierce drinking his Eephu…

06/05/2014

Very cool write up here by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.. If you'll be at the National Homebrewers Conference: 2014 NHC Grand Rapids, Michigan we hope you'll stop by to try both the Brewsquitos and Founders Brewing Co. versions of this beer!

Going to the AHA National Homebrew Conference next week in Grand Rapids? If so we invite you to stop at the Briess Homebrew Expo display to sample two beers brewed as a fun Extract-Whole Grain project for the conference: Pilsen Malt made from Briess Pilsen Malt and Pilsner Beer made from Briess CBW®…

06/04/2014

Local Brewing Collaboration Celebrates Local Hop Growers and Maltsters Effort Connects Local Growers, Homebrewers and Commercial Brewers for National Homebrewers Conference Pilot Malt House, the Mi...

06/01/2014

05/17/2014

Congratulations to Chad Bocian for his silver medal, and Matt Tjosaas, Jim March and Nick Rodammer for winning gold medals in the 2014 Siciliano's Market homebrew competition!