Ok, I have to apologize.  It has been way too long since the front page has been updated.  Since the last update, GBS has served over 200 gallons at the Heritage Festival and gone through the first round of Iron Brewer 2.  Ok, first things first.  While the Heritage Festival did not get the same number of customers this year as they did last year (I'm sure weather had a lot to do with that) GBS still represented well and managed to go through even more beer this year than last.  GBS showed up with 54 kegs of beer.  We brought home 9!  That is 225 gallons of beer served.  The reviews were great too.  Each year the Heritage Festival gets better and better and considering what a great festival this has become, seeing reviews on line stating the homebrewers stole the show makes all our hard work worth it.  A couple of the beers that really stood out and seemed to get the mentions from the crowds were Jim Yeagers Coconut Porter, Andrew Walls Coconut Cream (who knew the crowd loved coconut so much?) Bryan Clausers IPA pushed through the homebrewers version of a randle, and the GBS Barrel Aged RIS.  Of course as a club we also aim for the "non-beer geeks" and appeal to the masses.  This was clear when we saw the 2 kegs that emptied the fastest were Bob Loves Raspberry Cream and the Strawberry Vanilla Blonde.  Both kegs blew in about 20 minutes.  Anyone interested in trying more GBS beers, come see us at the St Charles Oktoberfest and at the Augusta Bottoms Beer Festival. 

 The first round of the latest Iron Brewer comp is over.  Once again, GBS brewers showed off their skills as brewers and made some amazing beers.  Sean Sweeney advanced to the next round with his Earl Gray Tea Wit.  He will be facing Scott Walters who moved on with his Honey Flavored Teddy Graham Brown Porter.  They will be going head to head with their next ingredient Tart Cherries.  Mike Graesele (whose last name I probably just spelled wrong, or spelt wrong if you are Jim Leabig) got to go in the next round by forfeit.  Probably for the best though as his Cantaloupe beer was really, really good.  I think It would have been very tough to beat.  He will face Jim Yeager in the second round after Jim won a very close match up with his Coco Puff porter.  Mike and Jim drew Almonds as their mystery ingredient for round 2.  In the next pairing, Rick Francis will go against Dave Blue and will be using watermelon for their beers this time.  Rick moved on with his black cherry triple and Dave advanced with a plum (pale?).  The final match up will pair Bob Love vs Jesse Vierling.  Bobs Maple and Brown Sugar Life Cereal beer send him to the second round and Jesse's Strawberry beer helped him advance.  They will be using Raspberries this time.  Don't forget guys, the next round will be judged at the August meeting.  Good luck to all brewers!