{"id":5352,"date":"2024-03-10T13:13:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T18:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/?p=5352"},"modified":"2024-03-10T13:13:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T18:13:26","slug":"march-brewsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/march-brewsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"March Brewsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Happy March 2024!!! We are having an awesome year so far and have a lot more brewing, drinking and celebrating in store as summer approaches!!!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Here&#8217;s the latest information\/updates\/events<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Things that just happened:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Brewer&#8217;s Bash<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5213 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bash-300x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bash-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bash-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bash-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bash-1536x716.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bash.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Really good times, lots of great beer!!!! Thanks to all who helped, brewed and attended.<\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you all at the Brewers Bash next year, 2\/1\/25!!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>February Bonfire Meeting at Margot and Bryan&#8217;s <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Awesome turnout and we greatly appreciate Margot and Bryan for hosting and making this a wonderful event!!!!<\/p>\n<h2>Coconut Cup 3\/9\/24<\/h2>\n<p>Good luck everyone, results to follow!!<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><em>Things that are about to happen:<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Dirty Oar Wort Share Beer Judging!!!<\/h2>\n<p>Judging by: Chris and Paul of the Dirty Oar, Todd from Hell and Blazes and a mystery judge &#8211; judging this coming Monday 3\/11\/24, results to follow in the not too distant future. Thanks everyone for participating!!!<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>March Happy Hour on Pi Day!!!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/village-idiot_logo_web_160.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/village-idiot_logo_web_160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Village Idiot 3\/14\/24 @6pm. Join us for an after work drink!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>March SAAZ Meeting:<\/h2>\n<h2>Beachfly 3\/24\/24 @2pm<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Beachfly-rockledge-logo-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Beachfly-rockledge-logo-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Beachfly-rockledge-logo-2.png 757w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Beachfly-rockledge-logo-2-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Released on tap at Beachfly that day will be:<\/p>\n<p>The Winning Beer Recipe from the December wort share competition &#8211; Jon Nowlins Belgian Beer (brewed by Jon and Will at Beachfly)<\/p>\n<p>Education will be: A Journey into the Land of Brewing with Jon Nowlin &#8220;Shoddy Everything: How to Cut Corners and Win medals&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for club shirts &#8211; probably $25 (*price to be finalized &#8211; cash or check to &#8220;SAAZ&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for BUBR &#8211; Bottoms Up Beer Run &#8211; 1st call for anyone who wishes to help<\/p>\n<p>Bring some homebrew to share.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Pay your Dues!<\/h2>\n<p>2024 has begun. It is time to pay your dues. SAAZ Membership offers you many benefits, including free entries into homebrew competitions!! Pay now!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/join-saaz\/pay-dues\/\">PayPal Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Beachfly 2nd anniversary party 3\/30\/24<\/h2>\n<p>With entertainment by Will Brandt!!!! Come out and show your support for this awesome local brewery!!!<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>April Happy Hour 4\/19\/24 6pm, Intracoastal<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IntraBrewing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IntraBrewing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IntraBrewing.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IntraBrewing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IntraBrewing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IntraBrewing-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IntraBrewing-285x285.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>April Meeting, 4\/20\/24, 2-5pm, at a member home, location info soon<\/h3>\n<h4>This will be our spring picnic so plan to bring a dish and some beer to share!!!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>BOTTOMS UP BEER RUN!! 6\/1\/2024<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-BUBR-FB-Cover-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-BUBR-FB-Cover-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-BUBR-FB-Cover-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-BUBR-FB-Cover-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-BUBR-FB-Cover-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-BUBR-FB-Cover-1536x802.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-BUBR-FB-Cover-2048x1069.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We will have a planning meeting on May 17th at Balibar on Merritt Island, 7-8:30pm for anyone interested in volunteering to help us with this amazing day!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Seeking volunteers for BUBR &#8211; Bottoms Up Beer Run &#8211; 1st call for anyone who wishes to help, sign up at March meeting &#8211; brewing, volunteering with organization and\/or pouring for day of the event. We need a lot of people to help with this event so please consider volunteering in any capacity. Brewing ingredients\/recipes will be passed out at our picnic in April for those who volunteer to brew.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Upcoming Competitions<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>NHC, National Homebrew Competition &#8211; Registration deadline 3\/15, <a href=\"https:\/\/beerawardsplatform.com\/2024-aha-national-homebrew-competition-first-round-tampa\">link<\/a>, shipping\/dropoff window 5\/20-5\/31, more info later on shipping etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hurricane Blowoff 4\/20, entry window 02\/19-3\/22<\/li>\n<li>Hogtowne Brew Off 5\/25, entry window 4\/1-5\/1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hogtownbrewers.org\/brewoff\/\">link<\/a>,board member to drop off beers, will send out info re collection location and dates at a later date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"wsite-content-title\">NASA Inter-Center Competition (ICC), June 2024. A homebrew competition for the NASA community\/local beer club to a NASA center &#8211; categories for entry are IPA and smoked beers, more info soon<\/li>\n<li>CSAAZ, see below<\/li>\n<li>Sunshine Challenge &#8211; Central Fl Homebrew 10\/6\/24, entry window 8\/18-9\/7, $10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Upcoming fests<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>4\/13\/24 Craft Brews in the Park &#8211; Viera &#8211; we will have a keg sign up at the meeting and a SAAZ tent at the event. Additionally we need to provide volunteers to work the fest to help out our sponsor, WOB. Details at meeting.<\/li>\n<li>6\/1\/24 Bottoms Up Beer Run!!!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><em>And don&#8217;t forget the other really important stuff for the near future:<\/em><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/logo_CommanderSAAZ_small1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/logo_CommanderSAAZ_small1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Commander SAAZ 2024<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Save the date 8\/17\/24 is the day for the most epic homebrew competition. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Entry window 6\/10-7\/25, $10 Get your brew kettles warmed up because paid members get 4 paid entries. We will need judges and volunteers.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Later this year:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>MARK YOUR CALENDER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>OCTOBERFEST<\/strong> <strong>10\/19\/24<\/strong> AT THE SUNTREE ROTARY PARK ON THE RIVER, more info as we get closer <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In case you need to know<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<h2>Current 2024 SAAZ Board<\/h2>\n<p>President &#8211; Seth Grablow<\/p>\n<p>Vice President &#8211; Greg Bessette<\/p>\n<p>Secretary &#8211; Brad Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>Treasurer &#8211; Sean Gregg<\/p>\n<p>Communications &#8211; Claire Caruana<\/p>\n<p>Education &#8211; Jon Nowlin<\/p>\n<p>Events &#8211; Anita Rodgers<\/p>\n<p>Contact info for club <a href=\"mailto:saaz@saaz.org\">saaz@saaz.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Thanks everyone, see you all soon!!!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy March 2024!!! We are having an awesome year so far and have a lot more brewing, drinking and celebrating in store as summer approaches!!! &nbsp; Here&#8217;s the latest information\/updates\/events &nbsp; &nbsp; Things that just happened: Brewer&#8217;s Bash Really good times, lots of great beer!!!! Thanks to all who helped, brewed and attended. Hope to<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/march-brewsletter\/\" class=\"more-link themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-_mailpress_mailing_list_newsletter-recipients"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5352","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5352"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5363,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5352\/revisions\/5363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saaz.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}