July Meeting – The Cougar Visits
By Nick Wiseman, Editor
Despite the initial problems with the planned meeting the re-scheduled July meet turned out to be one of the most keenly listened into nights with not a sound being uttered when former Canberra Brewer turned pro Scott ‘Cougar’ Hargrave turned up to speak about his brewing journey.
Jumping up in front of both mates known during his time in the club and very interested newer members he gave a quick introduction about himself and what he did before opening up to questions on the floor.
Quick as ever Charles ‘Chuck’ Newton opened the questions wanting some advice on concreting his backyard – for those who didn’t know Cougar’s previous job before turning brewer was a concreter.
After the quick laughs shared by all (not to mention a detailed response from Cougar!) the discussion quickly turned serious with many questions being thrown to Cougar not only about his journey and experiences along the way but also about Stone & Wood itself.
To use the old cliché ‘the silence was deafening’ would be an understatement as anyone who’s been to a meeting would have to say they’ve never seen the bierkeller quieter.
A big thanks from the club goes out to Cougar for his brilliant insight into the realities of being a commercial brewer and how he made that journey from being a fellow amateur himself.
Also getting up in front of the club that night was Paul ‘Mozzie’ Haesler who brewed a wheat beer for this month’s Brewers Showcase.
Mozzie spoke in length about his techniques on how he brews them and why he enjoys the style so much.
Fielding lots of questions from members everyone got a taste of his tasty brew which was available as usual on tap through the clubs miracle boxes.
Kevin ‘Mr No-Tip’ Hingston took out not only first prize in this month’s raffles which was a brew morning with Wig & Pen brewer Richard Watkins making their Cider and taking home 20L of juice to make his own but also took out another prize of some Stone & Wood merchandise.
Official club business on the night consisted of the latest competition awards being handed out and also a reminder of the upcoming (this weekend) Wig & Pen brew day – check the forum to get your name down if not already and for further information.
Paul ‘Mozzie’ Haesler presents this month’s Brewers Showcase.
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