{"id":2025,"date":"2014-07-06T22:21:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T03:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2014-07-09T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T02:58:13","slug":"july-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/july-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"July Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"213\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAAZ-logo-corrected.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SAAZ-logo-corrected.jpg\" alt=\"SAAZ logo color\" width=\"172\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"213\">\n<h1><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><\/b><b>In this edition:<\/b><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>July Meeting<\/li>\n<li>AHA Mead Day<\/li>\n<li>Lawnmower Competition<\/li>\n<li>Donation to St. Baldrick&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Events<\/li>\n<li>2014 Dues<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Competitions<\/li>\n<li>SAAZ Brewer and Mead Maker of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Birthdays<\/li>\n<li>SAAZ Library<\/li>\n<li>Feedback\/Contact Us<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"213\">\n<h1><b>SAAZ Platinum Sponsor<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Brocks-Homebrew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1943 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Brocks-Homebrew-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Brocks Homebrew\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Brocks-Homebrew-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Brocks-Homebrew.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1646 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/crispys.jpg\" alt=\"Crispy's Beer and Wine Bar\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/>JULY MEETING &#8211; 7\/20\/14 <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2pm at Crispy&#8217;s Beer and Wine Bar<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join us at Crispy&#8217;s Beer &amp; Wine Bar for another great SAAZ Meeting.<\/p>\n<p>We will be announcing information about Commander SAAZ, signing up volunteers for Commander SAAZ and of course have raffle time!<\/p>\n<p>Education topic &#8211; President David Webb talks about his wood. Comparing different types of wood for barrel aging his Flander&#8217;s Red.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">AHA Mead Day &#8211; August 2nd, 2pm @ WOB Viera<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mead-fl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mead-fl-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"mead-fl\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Get in on the Mead Day buzz!<\/p>\n<p>Join SAAZ Members Paula Gregg Sup and Ronald Sup as they make 4 different meads. Of course they will be using World Famous Webb&#8217;s Honey!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Orange Creamsicle Mead<br \/>\n&#8211; Mixed Fruit Mead<br \/>\n&#8211; Margarita Mead<br \/>\n&#8211; Ginger Mead<\/p>\n<p>Bring your own meads to share samples and join the fun. World of Beer &#8211; Viera also has a great selection of commercial meads to try and will run specials on mead during the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Congrats to the Lawnmower Competition Winner &#8211;\u00a0Steve Gerhard<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/173-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"173\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/173-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/173-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Bottoms Up Beer Run donates $5000 to St. Baldrick&#8217;s<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2027 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/004-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"004\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/004-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/004-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Upcoming Events<\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h2>AHA Mead Day &#8211; August 2nd, 2pm @ WOB Viera<\/h2>\n<h2>August Meeting &#8211; August 17th, 2pm @\u00a0Bugnutty Brewing Company<\/h2>\n<h2>Commander SAAZ &#8211; September 19th &amp; 20th Cocoa Beach Hilton<\/h2>\n<h2>SAAZtoberfest &#8211; October 25th, Noon @ Suntree Rotary Park<\/h2>\n<h2>MEADing &#8211; November 15th @ Webb&#8217;s Honey House<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1><b>2014 Dues &#8211; way overdue, but we will still take you back!<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>If you want to be included in all the fun events SAAZ has coming up, it&#8217;s time to renew your membership. Come on slackers, dues are long overdue now for 2014! Please pay the Treasurer (Sean Gregg) at any club meeting or online at our website via PayPal &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/?page_id=338\">Click here to pay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Individual Membership = $15 \u00a0 \u00a0 Family\u00a0Membership = $25 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Lifetime Membership = $150<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Upcoming Competitions &#8211; showcase your award winning homebrew!<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecask.org\/fcc.htm\">First Coast Cup<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; July 26th, Jacksonville<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Contact\u00a0<a href=\"dmlentz@comcast.net\">Mike Lentz<\/a>\u00a0for more information<\/p>\n<p>Prejudging will take place on July 12, 13, 19, and 20. Prejudging will be at a klub member\u2019s residence. If you are interested in pre-judging (and we hope you are!), email <a href=\"mailto:FCCjudge@thecask.org\" target=\"_blank\">FCCjudge@thecask.org<\/a> with your availability and we will let you know the exact times and location. You are welcome to join CASK\u2019s monthly meeting on July 12 at Seven Bridges Grille and Brewery if you can make it for pre-judging that day.<\/p>\n<p>Final judging will take place on July 25 and 26 at the same location as the past two years, Four Points by Sheraton on Baymeadows.\u00a0<a title=\"FCC Hotel Info\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecask.org\/fcc_hotel.htm\" target=\"_blank\">FCC Hotel Info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Judging will take place 10-5 on Friday, and 9-finish on Saturday. Please register as a judge or steward using this\u00a0link <a title=\"Judge Registration\" href=\"http:\/\/thecask.org\/fccjudgeform.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Judge Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For out-of-town judges able to judge on Friday, we invite you to sign up for the ever-popular Friday evening pub crawl. This year\u2019s crawl will be better than ever with new stops and some special treats. Sign up early \u2013 CASK members must wait until closer to the competition, but the bus will sell out! The link for the pub crawl will be available after you sign up to judge. And don\u2019t forget to sign up for the Saturday awards banquet!\u00a0<a title=\"Banquet Ticket\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecask.org\/fcc_banquet.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Banquet Ticket<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/?page_id=1850\">Commander SAAZ<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; September 20th, Cocoa Beach<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>ENTRY WINDOW:\u00a0<strong>July 21st \u2013 August 26th<\/strong>, entries must be received by August 29th.\u00a0Online Entry link going live soon, an email will be sent. Entry Fee:\u00a0$7.00<\/p>\n<p>EARLY ROUND JUDGING:\u00a0September 6-7 and September 13-14, Location\u00a0Andrew Carpenter\u2019s House<\/p>\n<p>COMPETITION: September 19-20, Cocoa Beach Hilton<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"1stvp@saaz.org\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Carpenter<\/a> for more info<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Sunshine Challenge &#8211; TBD, Orlando<\/h2>\n<p>Stayed tuned for more information. Usually in November.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Check out the<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewersassociation.org\/aha-events\/calendar\/?event_id=16\"><b>American Homebrewers Association website<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0for a complete list of the 2014 competitions<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>SAAZ Brewer and Mead Maker of the Year Standings<\/h1>\n<p>There is still time to win. Hopefully you have something in First Coast Cup. Get your beers ready for Commander SAAZ and CFHB&#8217;s Sunshine Challenge. $100 in prizes to each winner at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Brewer Standings<\/p>\n<p>1st Sean Gregg &#8211; 10pts<\/p>\n<p>2nd Keith Allen &#8211; 5pts<\/p>\n<p>3rd Andrew Carpenter &#8211; 2pts<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mead Maker Standing<\/p>\n<p>1st Andrew Carpenter &#8211; 3pts<\/p>\n<p>No other contenders<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/birthday_beer-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"birthday_beer\" width=\"94\" height=\"94\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><b>Happy Birthday!\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<h2>John Baldwin, Sean Gregg, Frank Scelso, Chet Sparks, Denise Thaller &amp; Rudi Wehmschulte!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t see your name? It could be that Secretary\u00a0<a href=\"secretary@saaz.org\">Dan Shirah<\/a>\u00a0doesn\u2019t have your completed membership form. Ask him for one at the next meeting so we can include you!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1><b>SAAZ Library<\/b><\/h1>\n<h1><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-2014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sour-Book.jpg\" alt=\"Sour Book\" width=\"144\" height=\"190\" \/><\/b><\/h1>\n<p>Have you ever wanted to read up on how to make different styles of beer?\u00a0Or perhaps you would like to see different techniques for brewing.\u00a0If so, the SAAZ Library may have what you are looking for!!\u00a0You can view the entire list of publications\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1_X5cu3vgWaaudX8HVNrMXkX7Gow8AejpivqmL8aoNk0\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0If you see something that interests you, simply send an email to the\u00a0<a href=\"library@saaz.org\">librarian<\/a>\u00a0with your name and the publication title, and the Librarian will bring it to the next monthly member meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1><b>Feedback\/Contact Us<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>We need your help! We are very interested in improving the club and we&#8217;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 to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:editor@saaz.org?subject=Feedback\">editor@saaz.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Us:<\/p>\n<p>President: Dave Webb &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"president@saaz.org\">president@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>First VP\/Competition Coordinator: Andrew Carpenter &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"1stvp@saaz.org\">1stvp@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Second VP\/Party &amp; Event Planner: Kristen Beechner &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"2ndvp@saaz.org\">2ndvp@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Secretary\/Membership: Dan Shirah &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"secretary@saaz.org\">secretary@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Treasurer: Sean Gregg &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"treasurer@saaz.org\">treasurer@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newsletter\/Webmaster: Anne Gregg &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"editor@saaz.org\">editor@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Librarian: Sonia Miller &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"library@saaz.org\">library@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0In this edition: July Meeting AHA Mead Day Lawnmower Competition Donation to St. Baldrick&#8217;s Upcoming Events 2014 Dues Upcoming Competitions SAAZ Brewer and Mead Maker of the Year Birthdays SAAZ Library Feedback\/Contact Us SAAZ Platinum Sponsor &nbsp; &nbsp; JULY MEETING &#8211; 7\/20\/14 2pm at Crispy&#8217;s Beer and Wine Bar &nbsp; Join us at Crispy&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/july-newsletter\/\" class=\"more-link themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27583,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-member-newsletters","category-_mailpress_mailing_list_newsletter-recipients"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27583"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2025"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2036,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025\/revisions\/2036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}