June Meeting
For a change we had our monthly meeting at Roosters Brewery on Omahu Road in Hastings. Chris, the owner and brewer, gave us a run down on how he came to set up and own the brewery. He has a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Meetings
June Meeting Notice
The club is to have its monthly meeting at Roosters Brewery in Hastings at 7pm on June 20th. The usual monthly competitions will be held an during the evening we will get a tour of the brewery. The range of … Continue reading →
May Meeting
Brian, the incoming president ran the meeting. He asked that beer makers give some thought to going to a beer judging assessment course to be held in Gisborne on the 7th of July. Its for members in our region and … Continue reading →
April AGM Meeting
A good turnout for the AGM which was held at our clubrooms. All executive positions were filled smoothly due to some lobbying prior to the meeting. The past executives were thanked for their efforts in keeping the club in good … Continue reading →
Annual General Meeting
The Club’s AGM is combined with its monthly meeting is to be held on the 18th April at the Deaf Hawkes Bay clubrooms at 7.30pm. A social windup for the year follows the meeting and all members and visitors are … Continue reading →
Monthly Competitions Classes for Wine and Beer Cups
Month Wine Class Wine Description Beer Class Beer Description May 2 Medium Red Grape 3 Larger 10 Dry White Fruit 8 Dry Stout 34 Draft Cider June 4 Dry White Grape 1 Light Beer 8 Medium Red Fruit 9 … Continue reading →
February Club Meeting
Ten members and two visitors attended the February meeting at our clubrooms on the 15th February. We wish June a speedy recovery from her short stint in hospital. A grower has offered several grape varieties to members at a reasonable … Continue reading →
November Club Meeting
Members met at our clubrooms in Lee Street Taradale on the 15th November. There was a good attendence and three visitors came along to see what we are about. A large emailling was done to those who showed interest in us, by giving … Continue reading →
September Meeting
A great turnout again with three visitors to past meetings becoming new members. After business matters being discussed, among them our attendence at the upcoming Natioinal Competitions in Auckland, our guest judge attended to the cup cake cooking competition. After much deliberation over the ten entries she awarded … Continue reading →
August Meeting Notice- Independent (Mates) Brewery Visit
Club Members and visitors are visiting the brewery for a tour and tastings on the 17th August at 7.30pm. There will be plenty of time for questions to be put to the brewer so here’s a chance to collect the … Continue reading →
July Meeting – Howard of (Mates) Hawkes Bay Independent Brewery
We welcomed Ray, Stephen, and Stuart as visitors and hope they liked what they saw and will return. The monthly Raffle, a fruit basket(with fruit) was won by Norm. The judging of the monthly beer points cup competitions produced a bronze … Continue reading →
July Meeting Notice
The meeting will be held at the Hawkes Bay Deaf clubrooms 22 Lee Road on the 20th July at 7.30pm. As always club night is on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. The monthly club points cup competition for beer … Continue reading →
June Meeting Guest Speaker-Ralf Harrison Beach House Wines
Those attending the June meeting heard a very entertaining talk on how Ralf Harrison converted from being a pastoral farmer in Manawatu to owning a vineyard and winery on the Gimblett Gravels area of Hawkes Bay. Through being a homebrewer … Continue reading →
June Meeting
The meeting was held on the 15th June at 7.30pm at the Deaf Hawkes Bay clubrooms, Taradale. National Competitions. Final arrangements for the National Competitions in Auckland in October were made. Amateur winemakers and brewers from around New Zealand, including members … Continue reading →
June Meeting Notice
Come along to our June meeting to be enlightened by our guest speaker, winemaker Ralph Harrison from Beach House Wines. As usual tastings and judging will again be a popular point of dicussion. Hope you can make it… At the Deaf Hawke’s … Continue reading →