Category: Meetings

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.

Winnipeg Brew Bombers President, Sean Ali, will be doing a talk on hops quality and bringing some examples of good and bad hops. The meeting will take place tomorrow at 7pm at Torque. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the sensory training had to be rescheduled to May. This has been updated in the Calendar of Events page.

On another note, if you’re a paid member and you haven’t been receiving emails (and you’ve checked your junk/spam folder), please contact us to let us know.

To keep our Instagram account active and interesting, we’re looking to collect some great photos of our members brew days, beer, equipment, etc!
If you’d like a chance to show off, email your pictures to secretary@winnipegbrewbombers.ca for a chance to be highlighted in future posts. Be sure to include your your Instagram username to receive proper credit.

Hi Folks! At the request of some members, the team scores from Beer Trivia at the last meeting have been posted under the Members Page. Check it out here.

The February meeting is fast approaching, and it will be the Sensory Training session. We’re still getting organized and trying to finalize the location, so keep an eye here on the website, on our social media channels, and in your email for updates in the next couple of weeks.

The club kits have been assembled and they’re now ready for pickup at Grape and Grain.
Just a friendly reminder that the club kits are for paid members who submitted their dues before the December 15th deadline. Unless special arrangements / discussions were made with us. Again, expect more on this soon, including the recipe being added to the website.

Thanks again to everyone who made it out to our annual creative competition. There were 36 entries this year and some very creative ones at that!

You can see the full list of scores on the Club Creative Competition page, including the Top 3, and the honorable mentions.

Hi everyone! Our next meeting will be at Little Brown Jug (336 William Avenue), November 5th, at 7pm.

Jeremy Grisim, Head Brewer at LBJ, will be doing a talk about their quality control processes, as well as doing a demonstration of yeast counting!

Please note that we cannot open our homebrew while their doors are open to the public. After the public doors are closed at 9pm we are good to open our homebrew. So if you’re willing to hang around, you can sample at that time.

The October meeting will be taking place October 1st, 7pm, at Torque Brewing (830 King Edward Street). There will be a presentation from Dan Molinski showing us his “evolution” as a home brewer, including the various brewing equipment he’s used.

We’ll also be announcing the chosen style for this year’s club kit, based on the results of the survey we sent out to the member email list. If you haven’t filled in the survey yet, make sure you do it soon! If you’re not on the email list, contact us to get you added.

See you all next week!