Our monthly Club Shop Brew is set for Sunday February 19th at 8:00 a.m. Our Club WebMeister and Grand Hydrometer, Drew Beechum, will be leading this crew with the brewing of an Oatmeal Raisin Brown Ale. All Brew Crew members will be brewing on the Falcons 30 gallon all grain brew system located at the Home Beer Wine and Cheese Making Shop in Woodland Hills. Members will participate in all aspects of the brewing process from measuring and crushing the grain to clean up.

Now in its 21st year!  Tasting will be held at the Woodland Hills shop.  Bring mead and/or something to share for the snack table, as we always take a mid-tasting snack break.  Send confirming email to:

hordeum_vulgare [at] yahoo [dot] com

We had a fine Doug King Competition yesterday. You shoulda been there if ya weren't!! Over 40 judges and many stewards (including my good friend Gina) converged on the Eagle Rock Brewery bright and early on the morning of the 21st. With over 100 entries to judge, we knew we were in for a long but very fulfilling and filling day!

http://www.foodgps.com/qa-with-eagle-rock-brewery-jeremy-raub/

Jeremy gives the Falcons some love and the Doug King Competition as well!

http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/beer.php

cr

On March 1st, the price of a CHA membership (and subsequent admission to the SCHF) goes up to it's highest price - $50 per person.

Don't hesitate, buy your membership today!

You have until tonight to get into the SCHF for $40!

Buy your membership to the CHA right now, online!

http://www.calhomebrewers.org/

If you're interested in a free membership, consider volunteering for a few hours and register as a Volunteer. Be warned, volunteer slots go quick so double time it for these.

Before Prohibition single-handedly decimated the brewing industry in America, the majority of beer that would find its way into a man's belly was brewed locally. It's truly exciting to be living in a time when the momentum seems to be shifting back to the side of smaller, home-grown operations that can serve their local markets, and Golden Road Brewing is wasting no time quenching us Angelinos' thirst for craft beer.

Time to escape the heat and quaff some cold beers at our annual Sunfest.  To top it off the Maltose Falcons Brews Band will be playing, awesome food will be had for dinner and the Falcons will have copious amounts of beer available for the pouring.

So come on out, drink, dine, dance.  Your entry includes camping so plan for that and DON'T DRIVE!

Sign Up Now

We will be partying at Oak Park in Simi again for Oktoberfest, with the actual festivities beginning around noon on Oktober 6th. As usual, camping will be available both Friday (5th) and Saturday nights.

Of course we will have lots of beer, several bars to pour them from, and the Band WILL be playing, too! Last but not least, we will have our traditional Stein Holding and Keg Toss games, and maybe something new and different to go with them. We will also have our Falcons-Only Oktoberfest Comp - this is a less formal Comp, with entries welcome in any format (bottles, kegs, etc).

It's official and announced by Boston Beer Company that their subsidiary "Alchemy & Science" has bought Angel City as it's first brewery. A&S is run by Alan Newman who helped found Magic Hat out of Vermont. (Magic Hat was sold last year to North American Breweries which owns Pyramid, Genesee, Labatts, etc) Michael Bowe, Angel City founder and a Falcon, is staying on for two years. Congrats to Michael for successfully establishing his brand and attracting national attention to brewing in Los Angeles.

The January Club Meeting will be held January 8th, at 12:00 noon. Following our standard practice, when the first Sunday falls on a holiday weekend (or Superbowl), we have the meeting the following Sunday.

Our Burgermeister, Peter Sheppard, has provided the menu for lunch, which will be served around 1:30-2:00 pm:

Tossed Greens Salad w/Assorted Dressings
Warm Artichoke & Pasta Salad
Italian Drumstix
Black-eyed Peas with Chicken Italian Sausage
Texas-Style Corn Bread
Brownie Sundaes

The Grand Hydro Beer Style of the Month is:
Cervisia Oblectatio

See ya there!

The July Club Meeting features judging of Porters for the AHA Club Only Competition! This COC is Porters, BJCP Class 12. Bring your Porters to the club meeting, the best will be sent to the national competition! The club pays all entry fees and postage! You can only win if you bring your beer to the meeting!

Registration opens on Feb 1, 2012. Get your registration before its sold out!

Click here to go to the registration page for the 34th Annual National Homebrew Conference in Seattle

Check out the Conference Web site for complete info

Info pertaining to the Maltose Falcons will be posted here soon.

Payment info for Falcons Campsite will be posted here soon.

Goto the SCHF Website for membership info

Never been to the SCHF? Check out this video!
and this tri-fold brochure advertising our 2011 fest.

The Maltose Falcons Mayfaire Homebrew Competition is the Oldest Homebrew Competition in the USA. The Judging for this BJCP and AHA sanctioned competition will be held on April 28, 2012 at 9:00 AM. The location is TBD.

The Maltose Falcons Mayfaire Homebrew Competition is the Oldest Homebrew Competition in the USA. Your entries are due April 12. Judging will be on April 28.

Our April meeting features Judging Irish and Scottish Ales, BJCP class 9 for the National Club Only Competition. Bring your class 9 beers to the club meeting, the best will be sent to the competition. The club will pay for fees and shipping, so brew up some fine ales and by Faith and Begorrah, you might win!

Our March Club meeting features the judging of the March Club Only Competition. Bring your Stouts, BJCP class 13, beers. The best will be sent to the national competition. The club will pay all fees and postage, so just bring your Stouts.

The Falcons February Club meeting features our Annual MF Chili Cookoff! Bring your any-style Chili in a crock pot. The club will vote on which is their favorite. Every year we have a great selection of delicious mouthwatering meaty and veggie chili! If you like chili you don't want to miss this meeting!

NEW YEARS! NEW BEERS!

Hosted by Larry James from Wine Warehouse
Only $30; $20 with Twitter Code Word
Includes tastes and parking

Beers:

Staropramen Pils (Czech Rep.)
Schlenkerla Helles Lager (Germany)
Green Flash Raron Vert (USA)
Courage Imperial Russian Stout (England)
Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale 2011 (Japan)
La Rulles Cuvee Meilleurs Voeux (Belgium)
Uinta Hop Notch IPA (USA)
Shipyard Applehead Ale (USA)
Buffalo Bills Blueberry Stout (USA)
Fullers Vintage Ale 2011 (England)

Plus a few surprises…

December 10, 2011 was a beautiful late fall day, clear enough for me to see the outline of the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains, and rendering the San Gabriel range close enough to seemingly reach out and touch, as I drove to San Gabriel for the Maltose Falcons Annual Holiday Beer Tasting.