TRASH: Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers

T.R.A.S.H. PICNIC

August 22 @ Coopers Lake Campground

Starts at noon, 6PM-Keg Toss, Group Photo, Dinner.

$5 Members, $5 Guest, $8/person to Camp

Text Box: Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers is please to be part of Coopers Lake Brewfest while having our annual picnic. New location, same great Homebrew and smorgasbord of great salads desserts and bar-be-que. Lots of activities for the entire family including outdoor beer brewing, live bands, bonfire, keg tossing, raffles, awarding of the TRASHY and of course eating and drinking expertly prepared delights.

Camping strongly encouraged!

Please bring: covered dish to share, salad or dessert *homebrew-have taps and gas for kegs*Chair*Raffle donations*Follow Camp ground rules at all times*Pets allowed, must be on leash at all times.*Staying after dark=camping.TRASH provides: Ice, Cups, plates-utensils, condiments, soft drinks, Hotdogs/Hamburgers, BBQ, Corn, Turkey, Prizes, Gift for all members

Cooper's Lake Campground-205 Currie Rd, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 (724) 368-8710. www.cooperslake.com 40 Miles north of Pittsburgh on I-79 just of exit 99- New Castle/Butler route 422. Go West on 422 ½ mile, turn right on Currie road, go 1 Mile, to campground on right. Family Owned & Operated Camp Store Large Sites - mostly shaded & pull-through Full Hook-up Sites Water & Electric Sites Primitive Sites Large open areas Clean Restrooms & Hot Showers Recreation Building (small barn) Activity Building (big barn) Indoor Basketball Video Games Ping Pong Table Stage 10 Acre Lake Playground Laundromat Picnic Tables Fire-Rings.

The March meeting will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 2:00 pm at the Pittsburgh Bottle Shop. 3000 Washington Pike, 15017
Please plan on attending!

The February meeting is going to be held Sunday, February 22. 2009 at 2pm at Piper's Pub in the South Side of Pittsburgh. Plan on attending. There will be tours of the British Cask Ale Cellar. Meeting fees are the standard $15.

Chris Dilla welcomed us to Bocktown in Robinson for a great day out on the deck for TRASH’s October meeting.

TRASH host Mark Benson welcomed all of to Bocktown. Also serving as steward, Mark brought along his dark lager featuring a specially obtained yeast. Mike Task (our November meeting host) brought along an American IPA. Jeff Bearer brought his American Bitter. Jim Bluemle brought several years’ worth of ciders to taste and many other bottled homebrews were shared.

Nominations for officers were taken at this meeting as per our club’s bylaws. All active members are asked to vote and either send in their ballot or bring it to the November meeting at The Sharp Edge Creekhouse on November 4th.

The annual TRASH homebrew competition is looking for a new venue due to the demise of the Hereford and Hops. Anyone who has any ideas are asked to contact competition chairman Mike Ameel.

The TRASH web site will soon have a new look. Member Jeff Bearer will be taking the helm. Thanks to Jeff for volunteering and a special thanks to Ralph Colaizzi who has been our webmaster since the TRASH web site’s inception!

Tony Knipling reported that the Bulk Buy Boys will be doing an extract buy soon. Orders will be taken in November with delivery coming in December or January. Keep posted for details. Tony is also looking for a themostat controller to convert his chest freezer into a beer cooler. Please contact Tony if you can help him out.

The TRASH holiday party is rumored to be at Vivo. More Details to come.

The October Meeting will be at Bocktown Beer and Grill. We still need stewards if you are interested please volunteer.

Mark your calendars for the annual TRASH Picnic at Bennet Acres Camp Ground in Burgetstown, just down the road from Post-Gazette Pavilion.

Picnic Chairman Peter Kozlowski gave us a quick rundown at the July meeting. More information will be available at the August meeting and next month’s TRASH Can.

The August 2008 meeting was hosted by Keith Gunnet and Drew Satriano at Drew's house in Cranberry Township.

Beers:
- Apricot IPA (Drew Satriano)
- Ommegang Abbey Clone at 11% (Drew Satriano)
- TRASH Burbon Strong Dark Belgian (Chris Meta)
- Altbier (Jeff Bearer)
- Robust Porter (Jeff Bearer)
- Dark Lager (Mark Benson)
- Weizenbock (Paul Divine)
- And I'm sure others.

Meeting Minutes: