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AUGUST MEETING – 8/17/14
2pm at Bugnutty Brewing Company
Bugnutty Brewing Company 715 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island FL 32953. Bugnutty is located off Courtenay Parkway in a shopping plaza on the West side of the street. There is a light at Richland Avenue where you can turn into the plaza. Look for a Dollar Tree and a Chinese Buffet.
This meeting will be all about our club’s competition – Commander SAAZ Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff.
We will be signing up volunteers for Commander SAAZ. We need judges, stewards, chefs, coolers apes and much more.
We are also selling tickets for Commander’s Call Beer Fest and Splashdown Party. BRING CASH OR CHECK!
This month we will have a huge raffle! We found a box that should have been at last month’s meeting so this one is extra awesome. Bring a few bucks so you don’t miss out!
Don’t forget to bring your your entries for Commander SAAZ!!! You can enter online here. Entry window is open until August 26th. We want to have great representation from our own club!
Education topic – Anne Gregg will teach you all there is to know about stewarding for a homebrew competition
Commander SAAZ Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff – September 19th/20th
Every fall our club hosts a homebrew competition and is one of the largest in the Southeast. This year we are an MCAB XVII Qualifier Event! Gold medal winners in BJCP categories 1-19 & 22 will have the chance to compete at the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing competition.
ENTER COMMANDER SAAZ
The entry window is open now, but slams shut on August 26th. All entries must be received and paid for by August 29th or they may be omitted from the competition! Bring your entries the August SAAZ Meeting or drop off at Brock’s Homebrew or Webb’s Honey.
Reggie Link to enter Commander SAAZ
Cost – $7 per entry
We are only accepting electronic payments this year. There is a PayPal button at the bottom of the Reggie page. Please note your entries will not show up as “PAID” until the treasurer manually marks them as paid. Please be patient, we will try to be a timely as possible.
HELP AT COMMANDER SAAZ
Due to the high number of entries we will be doing two weekends of early round judging, and we will need your help! Sorting will take place on 8/30/14 at Dave Webb’s House and Early Round Judging will be held the weekends of September 6-7 and September 13-14 9am – 5pm at Andrew Carpenter’s house. Final judging, will be held the weekend of September 19th and 20th starting at 9am each day at the Cocoa Beach Hilton.
To judge or steward, please use the online registration form to let us know you will be there.
We also need cooks to prepare lunch for 20-25 volunteers each day. SAAZ will reimburse you within a $50 budget. Dates needed 9/13 and 9/14 please email Kristen to let her know which day you can help. Thank you so much.
Also anyone who comes to volunteer for a prejudging day will be given a voucher for a free draft beer that evening at one of our sponsoring bars.
ATTEND COMMANDER SAAZ
Commander’s Call Beer Fest $20, Friday, September 19th @ 7pm
Party with SAAZ on the Oceanfront deck featuring appetizers and plenty of beer from local Florida breweries. This year we are hosting “Florida’s Freshest Beer Competition”. The competition is open to all commercial breweries in Florida that feature a Fresh from Florida ingredient somewhere in the brewing process. Your ticket includes samples of all the entries. Try them all and vote for your favorite to be the winner.
This will also be the tapping of the first ever Commander SAAZ Commemorative Mead and Commemorative Beer a Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout brewed with cocoa, vanilla and chilies. Both are high quality rocket fuels guaranteed to get you boosted to the next level.
Splashdown Party $25, Saturday, September 20th @ 7pm
As in years past, this promises to be a night to remember…
The Commander is in orbit now and has confirmed his flight will arrive in time to award the medals and possibly give a speech. The slide show of Webb-isms has been updated and we have tons fun planned for all. Dinner, awards and of course RAFFLE TIME!!!
All the leftover kegs from Commander’s Call will be free flowing, including the fabulous Commander SAAZ Commemorative Beer and Mead. Please also bring your rarest bottles for sharing among friends and fellow beer lovers. You do not want to miss this!
Recent SAAZ Events
North Brevard Craft Beer Fest
It rained… we poured!!! Thanks to our dedicated members who braved the monsoon to pour beer for the Titusville Rotary Club.
Thanks to Misty Adams, John Baldwin, Anne Gregg, Sean Gregg, Dan Shirah, Chet Sparks & Dave Webb. Thanks also to the brewers, we were one of the most popular beer tents and went through 6 kegs! Everyone enjoyed your brews Keith Allen, Troy Beechner, Larry Lavooy, Rob Saunderson, Dan Shirah & Dave Webb.
Thanks also to the SAAZ members attending the fest that took refuge with us and helped save the tent and beer from being washed away!
AHA Mead Day – August 2nd
Thank you Ron & Paula Sup for making several different meads in a demo at WOB. Of course they used World Famous Webb’s Honey! We had several new faces join us and tried some amazing meads. We also learned that a mead doesn’t take forever to age so we expect to be seeing some bottles soon!
Remembering Ron Snell
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Ron Snell passed away 7/27/14. He was in Melbourne in January and saw many of the members at the meeting at Coasters. He was the first lifetime member of SAAZ and enjoyed many great parties and friendships through SAAZ. Next time you drink a beer, raise a glass for him.
Upcoming Events
August Meeting – August 17th, 2pm @ Bugnutty Brewing Company
Commander SAAZ – September 19th & 20th Cocoa Beach Hilton
SAAZtoberfest – October 25th, Noon @ Suntree Rotary Park
MEADing – November 15th @ Webb’s Honey House
2014 Dues – way overdue, but we will still take you back!
If you want to be included in all the fun events SAAZ has coming up, it’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 – Click here to pay.
Individual Membership = $15 Family Membership = $25 Lifetime Membership = $150
Upcoming Competitions – showcase your award winning homebrew!
Commander SAAZ – September 20th, Cocoa Beach
ENTRY WINDOW: July 21st – August 26th, entries must be received by August 29th. Online Entry link going live soon, an email will be sent. Entry Fee: $7.00
EARLY ROUND JUDGING: September 6-7 and September 13-14, Location Andrew Carpenter’s House
COMPETITION: September 19-20, Cocoa Beach Hilton
Contact Andrew Carpenter for more info
Sunshine Challenge – TBD, Orlando
Stayed tuned for more information. Usually in November.
Check out the American Homebrewers Association website for a complete list of the 2014 competitions
Happy Birthday!
Dick Hahn, Christina Lavooy, David Lawson, Michelle Mayer, Scott Wasmer & Dave Webb,
Don’t see your name? It could be that Secretary Dan Shirah doesn’t have your completed membership form. Ask him for one at the next meeting so we can include you!
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 the librarian with your name and the publication title, and the Librarian will bring it to the next monthly member meeting.
Feedback/Contact Us
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 about the Newsletter, Website, Activities, or the Club in general, please send an email to editor@saaz.org.
Contact Us:
President: Dave Webb – president@saaz.org
First VP/Competition Coordinator: Andrew Carpenter – 1stvp@saaz.org
Second VP/Party & Event Planner: Kristen Beechner – 2ndvp@saaz.org
Secretary/Membership: Dan Shirah – secretary@saaz.org
Treasurer: Sean Gregg – treasurer@saaz.org
Newsletter/Webmaster: Anne Gregg – editor@saaz.org
Librarian: Sonia Miller – library@saaz.org