Author: brewpres

Hey Everyone,

It’s obvious, but just in case it isn’t, the club meetings are cancelled until further notice.

I’ve been thinking about this for awhile now. Since most things and events are shutdown and we’re keeping up with social distancing I’d like to invite everyone for a Virtual Brew Day on Sunday April 5th.

I will be brewing up the Scotch Ale kit that we were going to do for the Big Brew and live broadcasting to google hangouts for anyone to view/participate. I encourage others to do a brew at home and join in the hangouts video chat. We may have to keep isolated, but we can still brew together – online.

You don’t have to brew the same thing it can be whatever you want, you can just watch and chat, heck, you don’t even have to be a member. Just log in and say hi.

I’ll post the link to the hangout online sometime mid next week.

Hopefully I’ll see you there. I miss my fellow beer nerds. 🙂

Cheers,
Sean.

Hey Everyone,

I’ve been following the COVID-19 situation very closely and have been considering cancelling the event for a few days now. This isn’t a decision I’m making lightly. I’m basing it on the recommended practices by the WHO and the Canadian Government.

In many cases the general recommendation has been for cancellation of events with 250+ attendee’s. However there is more to it than just that one number. There have been many recommendations of social distancing by the WHO and Canadian government sites. It’s important to note that there are many criteria that play into implementing social distancing for events.

There are many resources that assist in determining what the appropriate action should be. When I run our event through those guidelines there are a few key points that indicate that we should cancel the event. I’ve listed the top three below.

1. “Event Duration”. We will be spending a prolonged period of time within this close proximity.
2. “Crowding”. Under this section we have two issues:
   1. We will be indoors.
   2. We be within 2 metres of each other (Note the WHO guideline is 1 metre).
3. “Can the event be configured to maintain a 2 metre distance between participants?” No. There just isn’t enough room.

Given we’ll be in close quarters for such a lengthy time without being able to maintain the recommended separation increases the risk by our event.

You can find more information here: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/mass-gatherings-risk-assesment.html

So given this information, I’ve decided to cancel the Big Brew event. At this time rescheduling the event is not possible. The COVID-19 issue will likely take a few months to sort out and that will put us into the busy season for all the breweries.

I know this is an event that many (including myself) look forward to all year. However, there is always next year. In the meantime, let’s all be safe.

Cheers,
Sean.

Hey Everyone,

Just a quick reminder that the windup is this coming Tuesday (June 4th). It’s hosted at Half Pints once again. I’ve talked with several members and it sounds like we’re going to have some great home brews in attendance. The club executive have also brewed a couple kegs as well.

Remember to bring a chair! Or you’ll be standing most of the night.

It’s been a great season and it has flown by really fast. I’ve learned a lot of things along the way and will be staying on as President to continue this journey. 🙂

Sean Richens has decided to step down as Vice President so we’ll be holding an election to fill both the Vice President and the Secretary positions. So if anyone would like to step up and take on those roles raise your hands at the BBQ.

And remember, get a ride, or take a cab. Great beer, great food, great people, and great times. We want everyone to be safe.

Hey Everyone,

Hopefully we’re getting closer to getting this email delivery problem under wraps. With the new conversion to a real mailing list software (on top of all the other email settings changes) I hope we’re finally getting close to putting this one to bed.

It seems Gmail is happy with our email now, but hotmail may still be sending things to the junk mail folder. This is easily fixed by going into your hotmail/outlook settings and adding the domain “winnipegbrewbombers.ca” to the safe senders list. Also, you can add members email address to the Trusted mailing list section just below the safe senders. After that all our emails should land in your mailbox.

We’ll give this a go for awhile and see what happens.

Cheers!
Sean.

Hey Everyone,

Just a head’s up, there’s been a venue change for the next meeting (May 7th). We’re now meeting at Torque Brewing at the usual time (7pm).

Cheers,
Sean.

Hey Everyone!

Just a quick reminder to everyone that our next meeting is May 7th and it will be at Oxus Brewing Co. I’ll send out the food groups as we get closer to the date (I don’t have the information on hand at the moment).

Wow how time flies by! Next up after May is our final meeting for the season, and everyone’s favourite! The windup BBQ! It will be held once again at Half Pints Brewing Co. and it will be the traditional potluck style dinner so everyone bring something tasty to eat.

IMPORTANT!! We’ll need everyone to RSVP by May 10th so that we know how many steaks to buy. (See link below to RSVP) You can still RSVP after that but you won’t be getting a steak

In order to RSVP, please click this link (REDACTED TO AVOID SPAM – Email the prez for the link if you didn’t get it already) and fill out the form. It’s just full name, email, steak opt-in/out, and what category of food item you’ll be bringing. We just want to make sure we cover all the bases. This is easier for me to track attendance and such rather than collecting each individual email reply.

Also, bring your home brew to share! The club executives are brewing a lager for the event as we speak. What will you bring? Don’t have anything? There’s still time to get a brew going. I look forward to trying everyone’s brew.

On that note, please make sure you get a ride, or call a taxi/ride-share, or get a designated driver. Let’s be safe.

Cheers,
Sean.

Hey Everyone,

Just a quick head’s up that the next meeting is this Tuesday April 2nd @ 7pm and will be at Torque Brewing. This will be our club comp so bring your Kolsch kits ready for judging!

See you there!