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BURP NEWS the Official Newsletter of BREWERS UNITED for REAL POTABLES 1981-2011 30th Anniversary Year BURP NEWS The Official Newsletter of BREWERS UNITED FOR REAL POTABLES "Beer, it’s the best damn drink in the world.” Jack Nicholson Larry Koch, Editor 9510 Bruce Drive [email protected] September 2011 Rev a Silver Spring, MD 20901 Mel’s Meanderings By Mel Thompson, Fearless Leader I hope all of you who had the opportunity to attend Mashout had a very beery time. It’s truly one of the best September Meeting homebrewers events Oktoberfest, German Beer Competition in the country. Too BURP 30th Anniversary Celebration bad it can only Gaithersburg, MD accommodate 200 Saturday, September 24, 2011 homebrewers, but it does allow for an Capitol City Brewing Co. Oktoberfest intimate experience. Shirlington, VA One hears noises Saturday, October 8, 2011 coming from the tents a foot or two away that brings down social October Meeting defenses and adds to the ambiance of the Porter Competition experience. Primitive camping with a gourmet flair. Davidsonville, MD Good beer, good food and good music. Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 We are entering the most exciting time of the year November meeting for beer and brewing in this area with numerous Real Festival events over the next few months, several of which Rockville, MD we BURPers get to experience and participate in Saturday, November 12, 2011 which are not available to the general public. The September meeting will be celebrating two important events: Oktoberfest and BURP’s 30th anniversary. There will be a plethora of German __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please submit all articles for publication in either plain text or Microsoft Word format to the e-mail address above. Deadline for articles is 2 weeks before each scheduled BURP meeting unless otherwise indicated. Changes to membership records should be sent to [email protected]. BURP News September 2011 Rev a Page 2 style beers thanks to the Ministers of Culture and formulation with Mel Thompson (hey, that’s me!) German style food provided by BURP and prepared and Aaron Share. We are looking forward to by Tim Artz and his famous “Porkulator”. So much good (and free) beer resulting from these come thirsty and hungry, but wait until the alcohol discussions and practical sessions. wears off before you get in your vehicle to drive home. And, you’re not off the hook to bring food And last, let’s not forget that officer elections will and beer to share. Bill Ridgely and Steve be on us before we know it. There is no better Marler are preparing numerous activities to way to give back to BURP than to serve your fellow celebrate the Anniversary along with attendance BURPers as an officer. So, be thinking about how and words from several of BURP’s founding you can help and seriously think about running for members. Please note that ½ of the raffle an office. A year in BURP goes by very fast. New proceeds will be donated to Honor Flights blood and new ideas are important to keep an (http://www.honorflight.org/). organization dynamic. We are also approaching the time to fire up the Cheers! kettles and brew for the real ale competition and fest to be held on November 12th with the judging on Friday evening, November 11. The BURP Real Ale Fest is one of the largest real ale events in the country and, on a given year, the largest with upwards of 50 real ales. It’s not open to the public, only to BURPers and a limited number of The Origins of BURP: guests. Isn’t it great to be a BURPer? The McCoubrey Letter By Bill Ridgely An event not to miss is the Shirlington Oktoberfest on October 8. Over 30 breweries with multiple As most of you know by now, BURP is celebrating its beers, both local and even some hop bombs from 30th anniversary this year. The actual date of the 1st the “left” coast. Though it may be rather late to official BURP meeting is not lost in history, and this is volunteer to pour, contact Dona Lee if you are why we are celebrating the actual 30th anniversary at interested. Many of your fellow BURPers help out September’s meeting. with the event. The annual SPBW real ale festival is scheduled for sometime in October at the Pratt I still have in my possession a letter from one D.W. Street Ale House in Baltimore. Check the SPBW McCoubrey inviting me to an organizational meeting web site for the date as it has not been published for a new homebrew club (at the time unnamed) in the Washington-Baltimore area. It was roughly typed (yes, as I write this. http://www.spbw.org/ there were no word processors back in those prehistoric times) and was postmarked 5 Sep 1981. I recall almost The BURP New Members Group is planning some throwing it away, thinking it was just another advertising meetings in the next several months that are open leaflet. But I opened it up out of curiosity. to new BURP members and new(er) brewers as they will focus on the basics of brewing, both Here is the full text of the letter: extract and all-grain. Topics for September are sanitation and temperature control which will be Dear Friend of Homebrew, organized by Robert Stevens (the founder of the New Members Group) and Royden Henry. On Monday, Aug 24, eight homebrewers met at the home of Rick Gaskins in Gaithersburg. At that October will be devoted to brewing an extract spice time, it was determined we should form an beer to be served at the December holiday organization made up of homebrewers and meeting. Steve Marler and Gordon Harris will homebrew patrons from the Washington- organize this brewing session. The November Baltimore area. meeting will discuss stepping up yeast, yeast rinsing and re-using yeast organized by Robert and Four officers were chosen, to hold office until a Royden. The December meeting will discuss recipe general election at the beginning of 1982. They BURP News September 2011 Rev a Page 3 included George Burgess, treasurer, who then left from the McCoubrey house in Wheaton, and weeknight for Europe with our petty cash (he’ll be back); meetings (standard at the time) were out of the Dan McCoubrey, secretary; Kevin Giblin, question for me. I kept in touch, though, and finally membership, and Tom Rusnack, activities. joined the club when I moved closer to DC in 1985. It was agreed that the purpose of the Legend has it that at the first meeting, as prospective organization should be to compare and trade names were being discussed, someone belched, and recipes and homebrews; to promote homebrew, everyone thought BURP would be a good acronym for and to celebrate our successes in brewing with the club. It was then just a matter of putting a name occasional parties. with the acronym. The first attempt, “Brewers Upright Righteous and Pure,” didn’t go over very well. “Brewers We agreed to meet once a month, at McCoubrey’s United for Real Potables” was finally proposed by the home in Wheaton. late George Burgess and was selected as the most appropriate moniker. The first meeting of the formal organization (as yet unnamed, which is to be the first order of Much has transpired since that first BURP meeting, but business of the meeting) will be held on Sunday, the club is still alive and well and as active as ever. And Sept 27 in conjunction with a homebrew and crab several people who attended the first meeting are still in feast at the McCoubrey house (12301 Dalewood the club – Ralph Bucca, Chuck Popenoe, Bob Drive, Wheaton, MD, 20902). The party will Frank. I hope all of these folks (as well as all current commence at 1:00 p.m. and go as long as the members) can join us at the September BURP meeting beer and crabs hold out. A meeting of members to celebrate our true 30th anniversary. and prospective members will be held beginning at 12:30. Likely the only pressing business at Cheers! that time will be the naming of the organization, discussion on whether or not to align with the American Homebrewers’ Association, and selecting a date for the next meeting. You and yours are cordially invited to the crabfeast and requested to show up in time for the meeting if you have any interest in the organization (Beer will be served at the meeting; BURP Turns 30 Crabs come later). RSVP (301) 949-5783. BURP will celebrate its 30th Anniversary during the th Enclosed are a map to the party and an September 24 2011 meeting. We will be celebrating in informational sheet to be filled out and returned German Oktoberfest style. So far we have the following to me at the above address or at the party. food and activities lined up: Oktoberfest theme team homebrew competition with Dan McCoubrey the BURP-provided ingredients kit; Tim Artz will cook Oktoberfest-themed food (chicken The short survey attached to the letter (along with the & brats) onsite; hand drawn map) asked for my name and address, The Belgian Ale brewed at Jim Busch's house for the brewing specialties (“Never made the same recipe 20th anniversary, the 25th anniversary Barleywine twice”), favorite brands of malt extracts and yeasts made at AJ's house, and the single bomber bottle (“M&F, John Bull, Blue Ribbon – actually, anything I left of the BURP 10th anniversary beer will be could get from Norbert Bender’s old homebrew supply served. operation housed in the back of his curio shop in Fairfax – or from the original Semplex catalog), years of But that is not enough! Not enough, I say to brewing experience (“2”), and what manner of things I commemorate such and event.
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