What: AGM

Where: Village Brewery

When: 8pm

At this meeting you will have an opportunity to review the past year’s operation of the association with your executive, and to elect at a minimum 6 directors for the governing board of the society for the period until the 2025 AGM.

Note that your executive directors have secured a slate of 7 members willing to stand for election that will fill all executive and director positions required by our association bylaws. Having these 7 positions filled at the upcoming AGM is a mandatory requirement of our society bylaws to ensure club continuity. This does not in any way prevent other members from volunteering to run for any director/executive positions for your society for the 2025 club year. If you are interested, please contact the Secretary, Kevin Hanson at secretary@yeastwranglers.ca by Thursday October 31st. Nominations from the floor are also accepted during the AGM.

Your treasurer will be providing you with important information about the financial status of the Cowtown Yeast Wranglers. A copy of our audited financial statements for the year ended August 30, 2024 will be included in an upcoming email package for you to review prior to the meeting.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting. A shortened version of a normal club meeting will follow.

2024 Pro/Am Brewing Challenge hosted by the Winnipeg Brewbombers

BJCP 2021 Styles Accepted: All beer, cider, and mead styles.

Registration: Opens Oct 1

Bottle drop-off location: Village Brewery

Bottle drop-off dates: Oct 23 - Oct 26

Shipping: Saturday Oct 26 @ 12 noon

Red Deer Brewers Annual Homebrew Competition hosted by the Red Deer Brewers

BJCP 2021 Styles Accepted: All beer styles.  No cider or mead.

Registration: Open now until Oct 18

Bottle drop-off location: Village Brewery

Bottle drop-off window: Oct 23 - Oct 26

Shipping: Saturday Oct 26 @ 12 noon

Battle of Alberta homebrew competition is OPEN! 

Put your best Marzen, Dubbel, and Black IPA up against other Alberta homebrewers and see who comes out on top!

BJCP 2021 Styles Accepted: 6A Märzen, 21B2 Black IPA, 26B Belgian Dubbel (all 3 are required)

Registration: Open now until Oct 15

Bottle drop-off location: Daryl Ma’s home

Bottle drop-off window: Oct 14- Oct 17

Bottle sorting: Oct 18

Judging: Oct 19, 20

Shipping: N/A

NOTE: This competition is for Alberta brewers only and is not a part of the Canadian Brewer Of The Year circuit.

Register as a competitor or volunteer (steward, judge) here: https://yeastwranglers.brewingcompetitions.com/

BREW SLAM 2024 hosted by the GTA Brews

BJCP 2021 Styles Accepted: All beer, cider, and mead styles.

Registration: Opens Sept 9

Bottle drop-off location: Village Brewery

Bottle drop-off date: Oct 9 - Oct 12

Shipping: Saturday Oct 12 @ 12 noon

When: Wednesday October 2nd
Time: 8pm
Location: Village Brewery - 5000 12A Street SE
Drink: Homebrew is welcome at this meeting!

FANTASY DRAFT

Come on down to sample the results of the Fantasy Draft!

During the summer BBQ, 14 brave brewers took turns pulling ingredients from a shared list in the style of a fantasy sports draft.  Now it is time for us to taste the fruits of their labour and vote on our favourites.

Fantasy Draft participants, please bring ~1.5 litres of your beer, plus some notes on your ingredients and beer style.  Everyone else, just bring an open mind 😂 ... and a taster cup.
 

TRITICALE COMPETITION & CEREAL MASHING TALK

We will also be announcing our next club comp -- a Triticale Beer competition!  Our very own Greg Loudon will be giving a talk no this cool rye/wheat hybrid grain and cereal mashing techniques.  Sign up using the below link and we will distribute free triticale, courtesy of Pivot Spirits (Rolling Hills, AB) at the Oct 2nd meeting. Fan-favourite judging will take place at the January meeting.

Triticale Competition Sign-up

Announcements will start around 8:15pm. Bonus points for anyone who comes with their own name tag.

2024 Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Competition hosted by the Saskatoon Headhunters

BJCP 2021 Styles Accepted: All beer, cider, and mead styles.

Registration: Opens Sept 7

Bottle drop-off location: Village Brewery

Bottle drop-off dates: Sept 18 - Sept 21

Drink: Two Pillars beers on tap -- including a collab beer with Wes d'Haene!  Leave your homebrew at home for this meeting.

Our club's very own Wes d'Haene has brewed a beer at Two Pillars!  Prepare your faces to be  jammed with hoppy goodness.  Come on down for some exciting announcements, learn some IPA brewing tips and tricks, and enjoy some awesome Belgian style beers.

Announcements will start around 8:15pm. Bonus points for anyone who comes with their own name tag.

Definitely check out their tap list and food menu!

Location: Rising Tides Taproom - 4545 Bowness Road NW

Drink: Craft beer on tap and cans (leave your homebrew at home for this one)

Come on down for a lively social event! Talk beer, brewing, catch up with old friends and make new ones!

Announcements will start ~8:15pm

Bonus points if you come with your own name tag!

Drop by to check out some of our members brewing on-site. Everyone is welcome to come talk shop, and of course drink some Village beers!

We will be masing in ~11am

This is the 1st Anniversary of Village’s new taproom, so lots of festivities!