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River City Brewers Hombrew Club

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River City Brewers Hombrew Club

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Homebrewing club located in the Northwestern Metro area of Minneapolis, specifically in Monticello (not strictly in Northwest Metro).

Meetings in Big Lake, MN are the FIRST MONDAY of each month at Lupulin Brewing Company, unless otherwise noted. You do NOT have to live in Monticello to become a member of RCB (River City Brewers). Monticello is simply the location of the monthly meetings.

10/10/2026

🍂 Join us at the Brew for Good Fall Festival! 🍻

We’re excited to participate in Access Ability, Inc.’s Brew for Good Fall Festival! Come out, say hi to our team, and enjoy a fantastic autumn afternoon supporting a great cause.

Stop by our table to learn more about what our club does, connect with our members, and join in on the fall fun! See you there! 🍁

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09/01/2026

🍺🏆 MAJOR HARDWARE FOR RIVER CITY BREWERS! 🏆🍺
Huge congratulations to our River City Brewers members who absolutely crushed it at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition! The club made a massive showing across the board:

Too many to list so here is a quick recap of the stats.

7 gold 🥇
7 silver 🥈
2 bronze 🥉

3rd place Best of show b**r 🍺
2nd place Minn-Kasi 🍻

Paul Johnson
Best of Show Mead! 🍷 🍯
1st place 🥇 Minn-Kasi

38 entries as a club and we ribboned 44% of them. Couldn’t be more proud of our small club and the wonderful brewers we have!

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08/28/2026

Proof is in the scoresheet! 🥇📄
Check out the official judging sheet for Wayne Doucette’s Gold Medal win at the 2026 U.S. Open B**r Championship!
Wayne’s entry, Lynn’s L***r, pulled straight 8s across Appearance, Aroma, Flavor, and Mouthfeel in Category 36, with the judges calling it simply: "Good Example." (And adding a nice "Well done, Wayne!!" at the top!).
Representing River City Brewers, Wayne went head-to-head with commercial craft breweries nationwide and took top honors.
Huge congratulations, Wayne! We couldn't be prouder to have a national champion in our club. 🍻👏
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08/22/2026

Small club. Big talent. Heavy hardware coming. 🏆
The River City Brewers entry list for the 2026 Minnesota State Fair is locked in! 🎡🍻 We might be a smaller club, but pound-for-pound, we’ve got the absolute best brewers in the state—and we’re officially gunning for Best of Show and the Minnkasi Award. 🏆🔥
From crisp Pilsners and heavy-hitting IPAs to top-shelf Meads and Ciders, our entries are stacked. We aren't just showing up to participate; we're bringing home the crown. 🌾✨
Drop a comment to back the crew, tell us which style you're betting on, and help us clear space on the trophy shelf! 👇🥇
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08/10/2026

Today was the bottle sort for the greatest Minnesota home brewing competition!

🐖 🐄 🌽 🍺 The annual Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition. 🐖 🐄 🌽 🍺

Maxed out at the 400 entry limit! it’s going to be a great comp. The best of the best from the great state go head to head.

Who is going to take that best of show?????

The bottle sort was at the wonderful 9milebrewing

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07/26/2026

Huge congratulations to Aaron DeBoer for taking home 1st AND 2nd place in the German L***r, Kölsch, and NZ Pils category at the ALEiens Monk Melee: Summer Vacation Edition
1st Place – German Pils (5D)
2nd Place – Munich Helles (4A)

Please bring these to the next meeting!!! 🍻

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07/16/2026

Well this sort of thing just doesn’t happen to anyone. But Wayne accomplished something many could only dream of he won a gold medal at the usopenb**rchampionship

With his American L***r named Lynn’s L***r. We all know how hard it is to brew this b**r and win with this b**r. But Wayne did it against professional brewers in their competition.

We are beyond excited for this win for him as he continues on his relentless path of home brewing domination these past 2 years with 2025 home brewer of the year American Homebrewers Association and now this massive win! 🥇 🍺 🏅

This couldn’t have happened to a nicer person. Wayne always spreads his knowledge and always willing to give advice to make us all better brewers.

CONGRATULATIONS Wayne!!!!!!!!!🎈🎊🎉 🍻

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07/12/2026

🏆 CLUB SPOTLIGHT: PRESIDENT TAKES GOLD! 🏆
Huge congratulations are in order for our River City Brewers Club President, Patrick Moore! 🥇
Patrick’s old-school American IPA, "Toffee’s Reserves" (brewed under The Irish Goodbye Brewing Co.), just took 1st Place out of 17 entries in the highly competitive American IPA category at the Spirit of '76 competition down in Texas!

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07/04/2026

🍻 Happy 250th Fourth of July from River City Brewers! 🇺🇸

Two and a half centuries of freedom, and countless generations of homebrewing tradition! Before it was an industry, brewing was a community craft—even Washington and Jefferson had their own recipes.

Today, we're raising a glass of our own independently brewed creations to 250 years of liberty, community, and great b**r. What's on tap or in your cooler for the celebration today?

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06/20/2026

Huge congratulations to River City Brewers' very own Bob Teich on taking home a Bronze Medal at the National Homebrew Competition! 🥉✨

Bob secured 3rd place in Category 5: Pale Malty European B**r, standing out in a massive field of entries. Competing at this level is no small feat, and we couldn't be prouder to have him representing the club on the national stage.

Drop a comment below to congratulate Bob on this incredible achievement! 🍻

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