{"id":3164,"date":"2017-06-13T19:49:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T00:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/?p=3164"},"modified":"2017-06-13T19:49:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T00:49:31","slug":"june-saaz-brewzletter-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/june-saaz-brewzletter-3\/","title":{"rendered":"June SAAZ BREWZletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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June SAAZ\u00a0BREWZletter
\nBrought to you by Platinum Sponsor\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Next Meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n

SAAZ Summer Party!
\nSaturday, June\u00a017th, 12:00 pm
\nHell ‘n Blazes Brewing Company<\/a>
\n1002 E New Haven Ave
\nMelbourne, FL 32901<\/p>\n

It’s summer time\u00a0and the best way to celebrate is with a party! SAAZ has reserved the VIP room at Hell ‘n Blazes Brewing Company in Downtown Melbourne for this occasion. Please bring a side dish and any homebrew to share (bottles and growlers are okay, please no kegs). The main course to be provided includes burgers and brats.<\/p>\n

The IntraClub Challenge will also be judged. We will be looking for all of those great seasonal summertime fruit beers!<\/p>\n

Don’t forget that we will be\u00a0voting for our new Club President at this event. \u00a0If you would like to nominate a member for this position please submit the name to any of the officers listed below by this Thursday, June 15.<\/p>\n

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SAAZ\u00a0Intraclub Brew Challenge
\n<\/strong>SAAZ quarterly Intraclub Brew Challenges will continue in 2017. 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.<\/p>\n

RULES:
\n1) Must be a current SAAZ\u00a0Member with 2017 Dues paid.
\n2) 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.
\n3) Must pick up special ingredient at a SAAZ\u00a0Meeting (General or Officer), we will not make special arrangements to deliver items.
\n4) Bring 6 – 12 oz bottles or a 64 oz growler of your beer to the designated meeting for judging.
\n5) SAAZ\u00a0will provide a prize for the winner of the challenge. We also encourage you to enter into upcoming homebrew competitions to win even more!
\n6) If you fail to participate in a challenge it will affect your ability to partake in future challenges.<\/p>\n

CHALLENGE #1 – Hop Salad<\/p>\n

For this challenge participants blindly picked three ounces of mystery hops and designed a beer around them, any style of their choosing. \u00a0Entries for this challenge were judged at our January meeting at Coasters. \u00a0The winner of this Challenge was Billy Dawson with a California Common.<\/p>\n

CHALLENGE #2 – IRISH you were Beer!<\/p>\n

Starting in January we began giving brewers Kent Goldings hops to use in their next brew. Beers for this Challenge must be from BJCP Category 15 – 15A Irish Red Ale, 15B Irish Stout or 15C Irish Extra Stout. The winner of this Challenge was Dan Shirah with an Irish Extra Stout.<\/p>\n

CHALLENGE #3 –\u00a0Fruit Challenge<\/p>\n

Starting at the Spring Party interested club members can draw a fruit\u00a0to use in their next brew. \u00a0Entries will be judged at the\u00a0Summer Party this Saturday, June 17.
\nHAPPY BREWING and GOOD LUCK!<\/p>\n

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Commander SAAZ!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commander SAAZ 2017 is officially online at Reggiebeer!:\u00a0http:\/\/reggiebeer.com\/ReggieEntry.php<\/a><\/p>\n

This year, we will be at the DoubleTree Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, with a room block for SAAZ ($119\/night, same as last year), and events being held both Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more information as we update our website. In the meantime, here are the dates:<\/p>\n

Entry Window: July 10th – August 21st<\/p>\n

Bottle Sorting: August 26th<\/p>\n

Early Round Judging 1: September 2nd – 3rd<\/p>\n

Early Round Judging 2: September 9th – 10th<\/p>\n

Commander SAAZ Weekend: September 15th – 16th<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Competitions \u2013 showcase your award winning homebrew!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out the\u00a0American Homebrewers Association website<\/a>\u00a0for a complete list of upcoming competitions.<\/p>\n

Sunshine Challenge – June 24, 2017
\n<\/strong>Orlando
\nEntry\u00a0window\u00a0has passed
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/www.cfhb.org\/sunshine-challenge\/<\/a><\/p>\n

First Coast Cup \u2013 August 4-5, 2017<\/strong>
\nJacksonville
\nEntry window: June 26-July 13, 2017
\nhttp:\/\/www.thecask.org\/first-coast-cup\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Policy: SAAZ\u00a0will reimburse entry payments for Florida circuit competitions, up to 10 per brewer and up to $1000 total per year. Remember that SAAZ\u00a0policies and procedures state that any expense must be turned in within 90 days for reimbursement. If you enter any FLORIDA CIRCUIT competitions this year, email a copy of your registration to\u00a0Anne Gregg<\/a>\u00a0for reimbursement.<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Events<\/strong>
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\nSAAZ<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>GOOGLE CALENDAR LINK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Party\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0June\u00a017th @ Hell ‘n Blazes Brewing \/Company<\/a>, 1002 E New Haven Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901<\/p>\n

Bus Trip<\/strong> – July 22, Jacksonville, Breweries and Route?<\/p>\n

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\nSAAZ\u00a0Library
\n<\/strong>The SAAZ Library is full of great books and magazines to help make you a better brewer. You can view the entire list of\u00a0publications here<\/a>. If you see something that interests you, simply send an\u00a0email to the librarian<\/a>\u00a0with your name and the publication title, and the Librarian will bring it to the next monthly member meeting.<\/p>\n

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SAAZ\u00a0is now using TEXT REMINDERS!
\n<\/strong>Sign up for text alerts from SAAZ! We will send a maximum of 2 texts
\nper month.<\/p>\n

Text SAAZ\u00a0to 24587 to join<\/p>\n

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Feedback\/Contact Us
\n<\/strong>We need your help! We are very interested in improving the club and we’d like to hear what you think. If you have comments or suggestions\u00a0about the Newsletter, Website, Activities, or the Club in general,\u00a0please send an email to\u00a0editor@saaz.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contact Us:<\/strong><\/p>\n

President and First VP\/Competition Coordinator: Nathan Gray-\u00a01stvp@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Second VP\/Party & Event Planner: Susie Markey –\u00a02ndvp@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Secretary\/Membership: Chris Jojola –\u00a0secretary@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Treasurer: Anne Gregg –\u00a0treasurer@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Newsletter\/Webmaster: Billy Dawson –\u00a0editor@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Librarian: Brian Cavins –\u00a0library@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

June SAAZ\u00a0BREWZletter Brought to you by Platinum Sponsor Next Meeting: SAAZ Summer Party! Saturday, June\u00a017th, 12:00 pm Hell ‘n Blazes Brewing Company 1002 E New Haven Ave Melbourne, FL 32901 It’s summer time\u00a0and the best way to celebrate is with a party! SAAZ has reserved the VIP room at Hell ‘n Blazes Brewing Company in<\/p>\n

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