In this edition:
- Next Meeting – October 19th
- Upcoming Events
- Upcoming Competitions
- Birthdays
- 2013 Dues
- Beers Available in the Area
- REWARD!
- SAAZ Library
- Raffle
- Feedback
SAAZ Platinum Sponsor
Next Meeting – SAAZtoberfest – October 19th (Saturday)
When:
Saturday, October 19th.
Setup will begin at 11am and we would love volunteers to help with this. Party starts at noon.
Where:
Rotary Park in Suntree.
Rotary Park is located at the intersection of US 1 and Suntree Blvd.
What:
It’s October and that means it is time again for SAAZtoberfest!!!
This year we will be featuring traditional German food such as Brats and Bavarian Pretzels!
For any SAAZ members that did not pick up their Commander SAAZ score sheets at the event, they will be available for pickup at SAAZtoberfest.
What to bring:
A side dish or dessert
Homebrew
Next-Next Meeting: November 16th: MEADing!
Upcoming Events
Night of the Living Ales
October 31st, Halloween Night, The Broken Barrel Tavern will be offering it’s first annual “Night of the Living Ales” featuring a minimum of 30 sour ales!
Details to come, but we will be featuring Berliner Weiss (and hopefully by then some Florida Weiss!), Flanders Red & Brown Ale, Lambic and American Wild Ales! This is going to be a massive event, so prepare accordingly and when the time comes, we’ll likely hook up with a hotel for a discounted rate for all those looking to get the most out of this rare event!
We started collecting beers to offer for this several months ago, and we’re not done yet!
Cheers!
Kevin E Menard
Chief Sampler, The Broken Barrel Tavern
AHA Big Brew
The Big Brew will be taking place on November 2nd this year. Keep an eye out for further details on when and how you can participate in this event.
Officer Elections
Have you ever wondered what goes into making our monthly parties and Commander SAAZ such a success?
Do you new ideas that you think could benefit the club?
Would you like to help decide what events the club participates in? (Such as the trip to Tampa for Hunahpu Day)
Does meeting once a month to talk about beer….while drinking beer…..interest you?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then becoming a SAAZ officer may be a good fit for you!
Our Officer elections take place every year at the December Member Meeting. Please contact any current officer if you would like to be placed on the ballot. Current officer positions are:
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Newsletter Editor/Webmaster
Treasurer
Librarian
**Keg Donations**
Attention Members
We realize that the beer you provide for events such as those above does not magically appear and cost you nothing. Therefore, SAAZ will be implementing a new policy to help reimburse you for the beer you bring to events.
1/2 keg – $20
Full keg – $40
All reimbursement requests can be given to the Treasurer.
Upcoming Competitions
There will be beer.
C * F * H * B 2013
SUNSHINE CHALLENGE – Nov. 1st & 2nd
Comfort Inn & Suites
626 Lee Road, Orlando, FL
Not since, last year has the struggle to maintain a boil in the rampant insanity of home brewing and competing for best of show been captured and culminated in such an epic event of absurd and outrageous proportions. Enter your choice concoction, come enjoy and have a home brew. This is an action packed, beer filled weekend, you will not want to miss!
The Central Florida Home Brewers are proud to present the 23rd Annual Sunshine Challenge Beer Competition and Festival. The Sunshine Challenge is a 2-day event combining a wide variety of activities in the Central Florida Home Brewers club homebrew competition.
The Sunshine Challenge appeals to both the home brewer and the craft beer enthusiast. Feature Sunshine events include a Friday Night Beer Festival, an adventurous Saturday Afternoon Pub Crawl and Saturday Night Awards Dinner.
Sunshine Challenge 2013 will kick off with the commencement of judging at 9 am on Friday, November 1st and end with the awards ceremony the evening of Saturday, November 2nd. There is a lot more that will be happening at the hotel. After the judging on Friday, the Sunshine Challenge celebrates beer tasting with an amazing Beer Festival. Dinner will be included in the Festival ticket price of admission.
The fun continues on Saturday! Gold pass attendees are welcome to a special seminar with our Guest of Honor, Oscar Wong of Highland Brewing. In the afternoon there is a Pub-Crawl with a motor coach picking up crawlers at the Comfort Inn & Suites hotel’s front door and returning them just in time for a short of rest before the Awards Banquet on Saturday night.
Brewers who want to enter the beer competition, will want to read about the deadlines and registration guideline here on the CFHB.org website.
Check out the homebrewers association website for a list of the 2013 club-only competitions on the schedule.
October Birthdays – Happy Birthday!
Michelle Ellis
Glenn Exline
Charlie Hughes
Larry Lavooy
Rob Saunderson
Tom Thaller
Don’t see your name (and your birthday is in October)? It could be that Kevin doesn’t have a completed membership form from you. Ask him for one at the next meeting so we can include you!
2013 Dues
We are 3/4 through 2013 and all current members have surely paid their dues already! But on the off chance you haven’t been able to or have friends interested in joining you can do so for the low, low prices listed below!
Individual Membership = $15
Couple’s Membership = $25
Lifetime Membership = $150
Dues can be paid to the Treasurer (Anne Gregg) at any club meeting or online at our website via PayPal Click here to pay.
You don’t want to miss out on the benefits of membership!
Craft Beers Available in the Area
Coasters Pub (Indian Harbor Beach) – Facebook
World of Beer – Viera – Facebook
Crispy’s Beer & Wine Bar – Facebook
Complete beer listing for Crispy’s is available using Findmytap.
REWARD!
Attention all SAAZ members!
Once again we will be rewarding our member(s) that has the highest point total in the Florida circuit in both the Beer and Mead categories.
Be sure to submit your favorite brews to the various statewide competitions.
Current list of competition winners:
BEER Standings
BFBC
Coconut Cup
Hurricane Blowoff
Hogtown
First Coast Cup
Commander SAAZ
Sunshine Challenge
TOTAL
POINTS
Sean Gregg
1
6
2
7
16
Gold
3
Rob Saunderson
3
7
10
Silver
2
Andrew Carpenter
1
1
4
6
Bronze
1
Dave Webb
1
2
3
Adam Bird
2
2
BOS
3
Kevin Miller
1
1
2nd BOS
2
Glen Weimar
1
1
3rd BOS
1
Mead / Cider
BFBC
Coconut Cup
Hurricane Blowoff
Hogtown
First Coast Cup
Commander SAAZ
Sunshine Challenge
TOTAL
Andrew Carpenter
3
1
1
4
9
Dave Webb
1
6
7
Sean Gregg
2
2
Florida Brew Circuit Standings
BFBC
Coconut Cup
Hurricane Blowoff
Hogtown
First Coast Cup
Commander SAAZ
Sunshine Challenge
TOTAL
Sean Gregg
1
6
2
9
18
Andrew Carpenter
4
2
1
8
15
Dave Webb
2
2
4
8
Rob Saunderson
5
5
Adam Bird
2
2
Kevin Miller
1
1
Glen Weimar
1
1
SAAZ Library
Have you ever wanted to read up on how to make different styles of beer?
Or perhaps you would like to see different techniques for brewing.
If so, the SAAZ Library may have what you are looking for!!
You can view the entire list of publications Here.
If you see something that interests you, simply send an email to SAAZLibrarian@gmail.com with your name and the publication title, and the Librarian will bring it to the next monthly member meeting.
SAAZ Platinum Sponsor
Raffle
Do you have some homebrew supplies that you don’t use anymore? Maybe you upgraded or maybe you prefer another product? Consider bringing your dusty supplies to the next meeting for the raffle. We have brewers of all experience levels, so I am sure we can put any brewing supplies to use!
Feedback
We need your help! We are very interesting in improving the club and we’d like to hear what you think. If you have comments or suggestions about the Newsletter, Website, Activities, or the Club in general, please send an email toeditor@saaz.org.
All feedback is welcomed! For example you can:
- Share a topic for Beer Education
- Share your Review of a Beer
- Correct something in the newsletter or website
- Express a criticism about anything related to the club
- Offer a suggestion to improve the club
We want to hear from you! Email editor@saaz.org.