2nd Homebrew Club

[santamarina]

I've been a BN listener since 2006. Enlisted in the BNArmy in 2011. Last week I attended my first local homebrew club meeting with the Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association. It was their summer "fun" meeting, so there was only about 10 minutes of business wrapped inside a couple hours of eating and drinking.

I kept pretty quiet, but did manage to get in on the monthly raffle. They had two beer giveaways: a Stone 4th Anniversary Ale, and a 2002 Stone Old Guardian Barleywine. I missed out on both of those, but struck gold on the third prize...a new refractometer!

TVHA may not welcome me back next month after scoring a $100 prize on my first visit, but I'm gonna try anyway! If all else fails I still have my trust BNArmy!

[TheDarkSide]

I'm sure they will be fine. I'm not sure if I would attend a club meeting during one of their summer/Christmas parties without going to a couple meetings first, but that's just me.

Bring a kickass beer next meeting and I'm sure all will be forgiven.

[Ozwald]

TVHA may not welcome me back next month after scoring a $100 prize on my first visit, but I'm gonna try anyway!

I'd think they'd be more pissed if you didn't come back... the precious refract gifted to a stranger they only met once.

I'm sure they will be fine. I'm not sure if I would attend a club meeting during one of their summer/Christmas parties without going to a couple meetings first, but that's just me.

Bring a kickass beer next meeting and I'm sure all will be forgiven.

+1

[santamarina]

Had I known it was their "summer party" I wouldn't have gone, however their website didn't mention it...or that it was at a different location. My buddy and I showed up at their normal meeting place and we were quickly directed to the alternate venue. It took us a couple months of trying to clear our calendars to get to this meeting so we weren't about to let a location change deter us.

I'm paying my dues and joining the club, so I'll be a legit prize winner!

[brewinhard]

congrats and don't worry. If they are anything like my club guys, then they won't give a shit! Thats what raffles are all about!