Beer at Bellingham Technical College

Join Anthony Stone, one of the Boundary Bay Brewery brewers as he talks beer at Bellingham Technical College!  On September 25th, he’ll be leading An Introduction to Styles and Flavors of Craft Beer where you’ll get to taste eight different beers all expertly paired with foods made by BTC’s head chef.  Then, on October 9th, Anthony will be teaching the basics of Extract Homebrewing.  Learn how you can make craft beer…right in your own kitchen!  These are community education classes, so you don’t even need to be enrolled at BTC to attend.  Anthony did a trial run of these classes over the summer…check out his blog about that experience and then sign up to experience it for yourself!  Cheers.

WINE 150 Craft Beers…An Introduction to Styles and Flavors!
Today there are many choices of craft beer on the market offering an array of styles and flavors! Now you have the opportunity to find out which one could be your new favorite. This class, taught by Anthony Stone, introduces you to the basic ingredients which make each beer different. You will taste eight local ales and lagers while enjoying food pairings prepared by BTC Chef Marc Eilberg. Tasting different beers, side-by-side, will help you learn which ones you prefer and increase your knowledge about beer in general.
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Item #	Instructor	Dates	Times	Location	Credits	Cost
7061	Stone	9/25	3:00p-5:00p	G 103B	0.2	$35.00

WINE 150 Homebrewing Basics – Extract Brewing 101
Homebrewing is a fun and exciting hobby that can also save you money! Anyone can make a great tasting beer in their own kitchen…experience how! Learn the ins-and-outs of homebrewing in this class taught by Anthony Stone moving through the basics with a demonstration extract brew stopping along the way to hear and talk about the various ingredients (malt, hops and yeast) which are used to make different styles of beer. Tap into the basics of homebrewing – extract brewing from brewing to bottling, to good sanitation and recordkeeping.
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Item #	Instructor	Dates	Times	Location	Credits	Cost
7062	Stone	10/9	2:00p-5:00p	G 105	0.3	$35.00

Bellingham Homebrewers Visit Boundary Bay

Last week we were lucky enough to have a group of homebrewers come visit us here atBoundary Bay Brewery.  Anthony, one of our own brewers, met up with the Bellingham Homebrew Club and gave them a private tour of our 17-barrel system as well as some private tastings of Boundary brew!  A good time was had by all and Jesse Nickerson sent us this quick thank you and info about how to connect with the Homebrew Club if you’re interested!

“I want to start by thanking Boundary Bay Brewery for hosting the Bellingham Homebrew Society for a tour last Monday the 18^th.  Brewer, Anthony Stone showed us around, describing Boundary’s equipment and giving us an idea of some differences between homebrewing and commercial brewing. He did a great job answering questions and even giving some tips that we could take home with us and try on with own equipment.

Our club started last summer with the help of Robert Arzoo who owns North Corner Brewing Supply downtown.  Bellingham has quite a large population of homebrewers. Our current email list is about 150 people!  We’ve been trying to meet monthly and have been getting upwards of 25-30 people at each meeting.  Homebrewing is definitely more enjoyable when you can share your product with other people familiar with the process and get some honest feedback about how you’re doing.  The homebrew community in Bellingham is full of people with tons of experience and knowledge who are incredibly willing to share it with others.  So, it is also great to have a forum to troubleshoot issues that come up.

If you already brew and would like to be added to the email list so that you can know what we’re up to, just send an email to jessenickerson@gmail.com.  If you love beer and have never tried brewing your own, you should!  Go talk with Robert at North Corner Brewing Supply and he can get you set up with everything you need to brew a batch including your first set of ingredients for just a couple hundred bucks.  From there, the possibilities are endless. You can put as much time and money into homebrewing as you’d like and with a little patience will be able to make beers comparable to many of your favorite commercial brews.”

Cheers!

Jesse Nickerson