{"id":2291,"date":"2014-12-11T00:06:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T05:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2014-12-11T00:09:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T05:09:06","slug":"december-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/december-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"December Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SAAZ Holiday\u00a0Party<\/h3>\n

VOTE – Officer Elections and Bylaws<\/h3>\n

Intraclub Brew Challenge<\/h3>\n

Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n

2015 Dues<\/h3>\n

Competitions<\/h3>\n

Brewer of the Year<\/h3>\n

Birthdays<\/h3>\n

Bottoms Up Beer Run<\/h3>\n

SAAZ Library<\/h3>\n

Feedback\/Contact Us<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0SAAZ Holiday\u00a0Party\"badsanta\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Saturday, December 13th @ 2pm<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Jill, Larry and Princess Sophia Vita’s\u00a0House <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Titusville – for directions email president@saaz.org<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Celebrate the holidays with all your friends from SAAZ.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Larry and Jill are supplying the turkey and ham, bring a side dish to share!<\/span><\/h3>\n

Bring special beers or homebrew to share.\u00a0We will have the beer engine to hook up your keg of amazing homebrew!<\/span><\/h3>\n

We have the annual bottle swap – if you want to participate, bring a WRAPPED BOMBER of commercial beer.\u00a0<\/span>
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Important Business at the SAAZ Holiday Party\"beer<\/span><\/h2>\n

2015 Officer Elections<\/span><\/h2>\n

Vote on Bylaws<\/span><\/h2>\n

Presentation of the Brewer of the Year Awards\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Time to renew your membership for 2015 and get your new cards! Don’t\u00a0forget your $$$ to pay your 2015 dues and continue to be a member of this amazing homebrew club\u00a0.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

This event is free for members.\u00a0Guests are just $5 or just become a member $15 individual\/$25 family.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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VOTE – 2015 SAAZ\u00a0Officer Elections and Approval of Bylaws Changes<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Two very important items will be voted on at the SAAZ Holiday Party –\u00a02015\u00a0Officer Elections and Approval of the Bylaws Changes.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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2015 SAAZ Officer Ballot – nominations will be accepted in person at the party or can be submitted to Dan<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

President – Dan Shirah<\/h3>\n

1st VP – Keith Allen<\/h3>\n

2nd VP – Dave Webb<\/h3>\n

Secretary – Adrian Moser<\/h3>\n

Treasurer – Sean Gregg<\/h3>\n

Newsletter Editor – Anne Gregg<\/h3>\n

Librarian – Ken Adams and Wes Barron<\/h3>\n

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Proposed Bylaw Changes<\/span><\/h1>\n

It’s been awhile since the Bylaws have been updated. This has been an ongoing project for the board. The changes reflect the way we are currently running the club. We have moved some items from the Bylaws to Policies to allow for easier changes by the board.\u00a0Please look them over and let Dave\u00a0know if you have any\u00a0\u00a0questions. Copies will be available at the Holiday Party\u00a0for your review and also posted online.<\/h3>\n

SAAZ BYLAWS Proposed Changes<\/a>\u00a0– these are the changes we will\u00a0vote on<\/h2>\n

BYLAWS<\/a>\u00a0– current document for your reference<\/h2>\n

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Please contact the secretary\u00a0Dan Shirah<\/span><\/a>\u00a0if you would cannot make the party but would like to submit your vote.<\/span><\/h2>\n

2015 SAAZ OFFICER BALLOT<\/a><\/h2>\n

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SAAZ Intraclub Brew Challenge<\/h1>\n

SAAZ has starting a quarterly Intraclub Brew Challenge. We would like to encourage more brewing in the club and provide more feedback to our brewers. Each quarter the club will announce the challenge ingredient\/style and requirements.<\/h3>\n

RULES:<\/h3>\n

1) Must be a current SAAZ Member with 2015 Dues paid.<\/h3>\n

2) Sign-up for the challenge at a meeting – General or Officer. The supplies for each challenge are limited and to keep things fair for all we will not accept sign-ups at any other time.<\/h3>\n

3) Must pick up special ingredient at a SAAZ Meeting (General or Officer), we will not make special arrangements to deliver items.<\/h3>\n

4) Bring 6 – 12 oz bottles or a 64 oz growler of your beer to the designated meeting for judging.\"hoppy<\/h3>\n

5) SAAZ will provide a prize for the winner of the challenge. We also encourage you to enter into upcoming homebrew competitions to win even more!<\/h3>\n

6)\u00a0If you fail to participate in a challenge it will affect your ability to partake in future challenges.<\/h3>\n

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CHALLENGE #1 – HOPPY NEW YEAR!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

SORRY, CHALLENGE #1 IS FULL.<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

If you signed up, schedule your brew day!<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

***Make sure your brew is ready for the January Meeting***<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Remember the goal of the challenge is to feature the new Mandarina Bavaria<\/span> hops in your brew. The winner will be selected by a panel of BJCP Judges.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

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CHALLENGE #2\u00a0– SWEET AS HONEY<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Brew something with honey – beer, mead or cider. The goal is to feature honey in your brew. All styles welcome. Signups start at\u00a0Christmas Party. We have 12 spots for the challenge and each brewer will receive 1lb of Webb’s World Famous Honey. Winner will be selected at the Spring Party.<\/h3>\n

HAPPY BREWING and GOOD LUCK!<\/h3>\n

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Upcoming Events: mark your calendars and join us!<\/h1>\n

SAAZ GOOGLE CALENDAR LINK<\/a><\/h1>\n

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SAAZ Holiday\u00a0Party – December 13th @ Jill & Larry Vita’s House<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

January SAAZ Meeting – January 18th, 2pm @\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Coasters Pub & Biergarten<\/h2>\n

February SAAZ Meeting – February 15th, 2pm @ TBD<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Space Coast Craft Beer Festival – February 21st @ Space Coast Harley Davidson, for tickets and info visit www.spacecoastcraftbeerfestival.com<\/a><\/h2>\n

Belgian Beer Fest – March 6th – March 8th, Coasters Pub & Biergarten<\/h2>\n

SAAZ Spring Party – March 21st, Noon @ Suntree Rotary Park<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

April SAAZ Meeting<\/span> – April 19th, 2pm @TBD<\/h2>\n

May SAAZ Meeting<\/span> – May 17th, 2pm @ TBD<\/h2>\n

Bottoms Up Beer Run<\/span> – June 13th, 6pm @ Wickham Park<\/h2>\n

SAAZ Summer Party<\/span> – June 20th, 12pm @Chet’s House<\/h2>\n

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2015 Dues – Time to renew!<\/b><\/h1>\n

If you want to be included in all the fun events SAAZ has coming up, it’s time to renew your membership. Some of the upcoming events and brew challenges are only open to currently paid 2015 members. There are many advantages to membership, you do not want to miss out. Please pay the Treasurer (Sean Gregg) at any club meeting or online at our website via PayPal –\u00a0Click here to pay<\/a>. Make sure to get your new membership card from the secretary.<\/h3>\n

Individual Membership = $15 \u00a0 \u00a0 Family\u00a0Membership = $25 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Lifetime Membership = $150<\/h3>\n

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Upcoming Competitions<\/span>\u00a0– showcase your award winning homebrew!<\/h1>\n

Make a new year’s resolution to brew more and enter competitions. Perfect place to showcase your Intraclub Brew Challenge Beers!<\/h3>\n

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Big Bend Brew Off<\/a> – 1\/17\/15 in Tallahassee<\/span><\/h2>\n