Following is a general list of meeting topics for SCBC meetings. Any hand-outs or other materials associated with the meeting will also be posted here. If you have any requests for technical topics or particular styles of beer you would like to have included during the tasting, please let us know!

January 2010

Club only Competition Style: English Brown Ale. Style presentation: [PDF]

Technical Topic: NA - BJCP styles and competition brewing.

Style of the Month: Brown Ale*

February 2010

Club only Competition Style: English Brown Ale

Technical Topic: NA

Style of the Month: Red Ale

March 2010

Club only Competition Style: American Ales

Technical Topic: The marvels of partial mashing.

Style of the Month: Amer. Ale* / Stout

April 2010

Club only Competition Style: American Ales

Technical Topic: Hops (alternatives and substitutions)

Style of the Month: IPA / APA / PA

May 2010

Club only Competition Style: Extract only

Technical Topic: Pairing beer and cheese.

Style of the Month: Extract*

June 2010

Technical Topic: Sanitation.

Style of the Month: Wheat Beers

July 2010

Technical Topic: All grain brewing on the cheap.

Style of the Month: Lagers/Light Ales/Mead*

August 2010

Club only Competition Style: Mead

Technical Topic: Off flavors...how to detect and correct.

Style of the Month: Belgian / Sours*

September 2010

Club only Competition Style: Sour Ale

Technical Topic: Building your own recipes.

Style of the Month: Porter

October 2010

Club only Competition Style: Sour Ale

Technical Topic: Using adjuncts.

Style of the Month: Oktoberfest

November 2010

Club only Competition Style: Strong Ale

Technical Topic: TBD - Guest brewery.

Style of the Month: Strong Ale*

December 2010

Club only Competition Style: Strong Ale

Technical Topic: NA - Annual Holiday Party

December brings the annual SCBC holiday party. Details and cost TBA.

The primary topic for the December meeting is always the nominations for new club officers. If you would like to put your hat in the ring and participate in some of the heavy lifting required to run the club, this is your chance!

Style of the Month: Barley Wine

Information from Technical Topics presented during previous meetings: