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About Nick DeFrancisco
Founder of HOPs, and an Experienced Homebrewer. Owner of Evolution Brewing. Also interested in Winemaking, Mead, and learning about Distilling.
Entries by Nick DeFrancisco
22nd Annual Learn To Homebrew Day
September 14, 2020 /0 Comments/in Blog /by Nick DeFranciscoLearn to Homebrew Day: November 7th In 1999, Learn To Homebrew Day was established by the American Homebrewers Association to promote the most rewarding, and delicious activity of all time — homebrewing. On the first Saturday in November, thousands of people celebrate Learn to Homebrew Day. Homebrewers worldwide brew beer and learn about the hobby […]
HOPs 2020 Club Homebrew Competition Schedule
December 17, 2019 /0 Comments/in Blog /by Nick DeFranciscoThere is nothing more important to a brewer’s development than real time feedback from a beer that they’ve brewed. Our Club-Only Competition is open only to HOPs members, and will be held each quarter at our monthly club meetings. It is meant to provide brewers with valuable feedback, constructive criticism, recommendations for improvement, and recognition […]
Maduro Brown
December 12, 2019 /0 Comments/in Recipes /by Nick DeFranciscoAbdication
December 12, 2019 /0 Comments/in Recipes /by Nick DeFranciscoHOPs First Annual Beer Chili Cookoff Winners Announced!
November 20, 2019 /0 Comments/in Blog /by Nick DeFranciscoThe First Annual HOPs Beer Chili Cookoff was a HUGE success! And awesome fun! There were so many great varieties entered, and I didn’t find a single one I didn’t love! Congratulations to our winners, by public ballot vote: 1st Place: Tony Furbee (Sweet Baby Jesus Peanut Butter Porter – Brisket and Pork Chili) 2nd […]
HOPs to host First-Ever Beer Chili Cookoff!
October 29, 2019 /1 Comment/in Blog /by Nick DeFranciscoJoin us at Nocterra Brewing Co. for our first-ever BEER CHILI COOKOFF! You love Chili? You love beer? Combine the two in your favorite recipe, and compete against others to be the GRAND CHAMP of chili! Enter a chili of your own, or just show up for some awesome food, and cast your vote for […]
Noctoberfest Home Brew Contest Details Posted
October 8, 2019 /0 Comments/in Blog /by Nick DeFranciscoFree Entry, and awesome prizes! This will be a Public Judged (ticket vote) competition, open to any beer style. Must be able to supply 24 12-oz. beers to enter, and can serve from bottles or a keg. Details can be found below! For any entry questions, contact bryan@nocterrabrewing.com
Brittberry Canning Day Scheduled!
July 26, 2019 /0 Comments/in Blog /by Nick DeFranciscoWe will be canning our Club’s Brittberry Ale with Bruce at Nocterra, on Thursday, August 1st @ 3:00pm! Be there, and participate! Kegging will be after, or possibly the next day, so we will be able to enjoy the fruit of our labor sometime next week!!
Nocterra Club Brew Announced!
May 27, 2019 /0 Comments/in Blog /by Nick DeFranciscoHey, HOPheads! Exciting News!! Talked to Bryan Duncan at Nocterra Brewing Co. last night, and we have finalized our club Brew recipe details, and we are working on finalizing the date! Looks like we HOPheads will be brewing at Nocterra on July 1st, 2019, starting @ 3:00pm! If you aren’t a HOPs member yet – […]