C.A.S.K.

It was finally time to rack CASK’s Barrel Aged Tripel! Thank you John Keane and Fishweir Brewing Co. for participating with this project. Come and try it at this year’s First Coast Cup!

Thank you Bold City Brewery for hosting CASK’s April Club Meeting this evening! We enjoyed everyone’s company and our judges had the privilege of tasting many great German Wheat Beers. 

Congratulations to our Interklub Medalists!!!

• Gold: Rick Terrio (Dunkles Weissbier)
• Silver: Ian Dibble (Strawberry-Kiwi Berliner Weisse)
• Bronze: Pete Danish (Weissebier)
• Honorable Mention: Ken Jordan (Berliner Weisse)

Coconut Cup 2023 results came in yesterday and CASK showed strongly, finishing 3rd in Heavy Medal clubs! Congrats to Brewers Anonymous and MASH for finishing 1st and 2nd.

Congratulations to Lukasz Kluz on getting 1st place Best of Show for his Mead!

Please congratulate the following people on their medals:

Chris Bak: Bronze – (Czech Lager), Bronze – (Vienna Lager) Bob Hull: Bronze – (Munich Dunkel), Gold – (American IPA) Ian Dibble: Bronze – (Doppelbock – w/ Chris Dibble), Gold – (Fruit Beer – Kiwi-Strawberry Berliner Weisse) Jeff Curtis: Silver – (Weizenbock), Silver – (Wheatwine) Alex McTammany: Bronze – (Blonde Ale) Rick & Fay Terrio: Bronze – (American Brown Ale) Jamie Parrish: Silver – (American Amber Ale) Ryan Wilmot: Gold – (American Brown Ale) Mike Lentz: Gold – (American Barleywine) Jesse Johnson: Bronze – (Belgian Saison), Bronze – (Belgian Dubbel), Silver – (Founder’s Breakfast Stout Clone) Lukasz Kluz: Gold & BOS – (Sweet Mead), Silver – (Experimental Mead) Leandro Britto: Bronze – (Fruited Cider)

Congratulations to each of our Interklub Medalists tonight!!!

• Gold: Jeff Curtis (Sweet Stout)
• Silver: Todd Lawrence (Irish Extra Stout)
• Bronze: Ryan Anderson (Irish Stout)
• Honorable Mention: Rick Terrio (Tropical Stout) 

• Coconut Cup 2023: Results in a few weeks, March 11th.
• Hurricane Blowoff 2023: Next comp. Max entries 200 for come, 3 per brewer so get in early. Opens Friday, February 24th and closes March 31st. Entries are due March 13th to the 31st. Link: https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieEntry.php…
• Hogtown Brew-Off 2023: Following shortly. Max entries 300 for come, 3 per brewer so get in early . Opens next week, March 1st and closes April 28th. Entries are due April 3rd to May 4th. Link: https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieEntry.php…

Thank you Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery for hosting CASK’s February meeting. It was a rainy evening, but that didn’t stop a great turn out from out members! This month our Interklub Competition featured “Bocks” and there were several fantastic brews our judges had to score. 

Congratulations to our Bock Medalists!!!

• Gold – Jesse Johnson (Dunkles Bock)
• Silver – Rick Terrio (Eisbock)
• Bronze – Ian Dibble (Doppelbock)
• Honorable Mention – Chris Dibble (Doppelbock)

February and March Interklub categories have been set since last year, so hopefully you have been brewing and will be entering the upcoming Interklub Competitions!  Categories for the rest of 2023 into the beginning of 2024 have now also been set.  For these, CASK will officially be moving to the 2021 BJCP guidelines. 

Upcoming Categories:

• February: Bocks (BJCP Cat. 4C, 6C, 9A, 9B, 10C)
• March: British & Irish Stouts (BJCP Cat. 15B, 15C, 16)

Updated 2023 Schedule:

• April: German Wheat Beers (BJCP Cat. 10 & 23A)
• May: Smoked Beers Are Back Baby! (BJCP Cat. 6B & 32)
• June: International & European Lagers: Amber & Dark (BJCP Cat. 2B, 2C, 3C, 3D, 4C, 6, 7A, & 8)
• July: First Coast Cup!
• August: Let’s Rye It! (BJCP Cat. 21B-Rye IPA, 27-Roggenbier & Sahti, & 31A (10-20% rye minimum))
• September: October Fest is Here (BJCP Cat. 4B & 6A)
• October: Abbaye Normale (BJCP Cat. 24, 25, 26)
• November: Autumn Ales & Winter Warmers (BJCP Cat. 30B & 30C)
• December: Officer Choice Competition (TBD)
• January (2024): CASK Annual Banquet
• February (2024): Meads (BJCP Cat. M1, M2, M3)
• March (2024): Wild and Sour (BJCP Cat. 23B thru G, 27-Lichtenhainer, 28, & X4A)