I hope you are enjoying the last bits of summer and gearing up for the fall.
Thank you to Seth Grablow and all the judges, stewards, entrants and volunteers that made Commander SAAZ a huge success.
I am working on a wort share with Dirty Oar with the goal to possibly serve these beers at the Brewer’s Bash so stay tuned for sign ups.
Jon Nowlin brewed his Wort Share winner with BeachFly and we look forward to a Release Party.
Keep brewing amazing beers. We have awesome brewers and hope to feature some more intra club competitions next year to encourage more brewing collaboration and hopefully medals.
Cheers – Anne Gregg, the Prez
Upcoming Events:
SAAZ Membership Meeting – 9/17, 2pm @ Bugnutty Brewing Company 
Greg Bessette will be giving a special presentation on malts
Happy Hour – 9/28, 6pm – ??? @ Mr. Brews Taphouse
It’s flight night! 4 for $9 so come out and start the weekend a little early
Happy Hour – 10/13, 6pm – ??? @ Cafe Paradiso
Ahoy mateys, it’s Pirate Night and Friday the 13th, sounds like an excuse to drink. And Seth might just have a few sea shantys for us.
SAAZtober Fest – 10/22, time TBD @ Suntree Rotary Park
SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY – there will be brats and German bier. Bring y
our best side dish and don those lederhosen for a party.
There will be leftover CSAAZ beers for raffle – thank you Sean G. for eliminating the low scoring bottles.
Also some of the cool swag from CSAAZ was held back for a special $5 raffle at the party. We have a mini keg, 5 gallon cooler, burner and some raffle baskets. So bring your $$$ to win some cool stuff.
MEADing – November date/time TBD 
Christmas Party – 12/16, time TBD @ Brad & Anita’s house
Brewers Needed
We have several upcoming beer fests that we have committed to serving at. We would like to have 6 beers/volunteers at each event if possible. Please email president@saaz.org if you can participate.
Space Coast Brew Fest – 10/7
Brewers – Paul B., Ryan R. & Greg B.
Rockywater Brewfest – 10/21
Brewers – Sean M., Chris J., Ryan R. & Sean G.
Competitions
Sunshine Challenge – 9/16/23
Good luck to SAAZ Entrants!
Best Florida Beer Championship – 11/18/23
Entry Window 9/18-10/13
Not on FL Circuit – AKA not reimbursed by SAAZ but still awesome
Comp de L’abbaye Normale (CASK) – 10/14/23
Belgian Styles Only, $7
Entry Window 8/7-9/21
Winners of 6 categories get to brew at a brewery
Oktoberfest in Oct (Suncoast Barley Mashers) – 10/22/23
German Styles only, $8
Entry Window 6/20-10/6
Treasure Coast Brew Fest HB (TC Brewmasters) – 11/4/23
Entry Window 8/12-10/13
Winner gets to brew at a brewery
Officer Nominations
This club does not run itself, we rely on our members to step up and take part in the board to help plan our events. Officer nominations are now open. Please speak to any current board member to learn more. We would love to have you on the board. Email president@saaz.org with any nominations or questions. Positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor/Webmaster, Event Coordinator and Education Chair.