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Commander SAAZ 2008 Results
Commander SAAZ 2008 – Official Results
| Best of Show – Beer |
| Brewer Name | Co-Brewers | BrewName | Style | Place | Club |
| Darryl Kochaniec | 17E | 1st | Tampa Bay BEERS (Brewing Enthusiasts Enjoying Real Suds) | ||
| Jack Griego | 12E | 2nd | Cowford Ale Sharing Klub | ||
| Mike Urban | Preston Hoover | Lost Texans Old Stump Blower | 19E | 3rd | Central Florida Home Brewers |
| Best of Show – Mead |
| Brewer Name | Co-Brewers | BrewName | Style | Place | Club |
| Glenn & Dani Exline | Green Man | 24E | 1st | SAAZ (Spacecoast Associates for the Advancement of Zymurgy) | |
| Dennis Pierson | Bartlett Perry | 27E | 2nd | Tampa Bay BEERS (Brewing Enthusiasts Enjoying Real Suds) | |
| Glenn & Dani Exline | Blackberry Surprise | 25E | 3rd | SAAZ (Spacecoast Associates for the Advancement of Zymurgy) |
Commander SAAZ 2009
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Commander SAAZ Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff 2009 Funky Fifteen!! |
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It’s once again time for the Commander to return from the void of space and host the most fabulous homebrew competition in the know universe! All of the details including the rules and deadlines are posted on the Commander SAAZ page at left. More details on the judging sessions and Splashdown party will be posted as we get closer to the event, but we will once again be at the Holiday Inn Ocean Front on beautiful Cocoa Beach. You can get to the hotel’s website by clicking on the name or you can call them at 321-783-2271 or 1-888-840-8601. The group code should be BCS (Beer Club SAAZ). NOTE: Room reservations must be made by September 9th to ensure this group rate $79.99!
Breaking News!! Not only is Commander SAAZ a qualifying event for Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (MCAB http://www.masterhomebrewer.org/) , this year Commander SAAZ is also a qualifying event to the 2010 Mazer Cup International Home Competition(http://www.mazercup.com/index.htm). This means that the gold medal winning meads from Commander SAAZ will be inserted directly into the second round at the MCI!! (Last year the Commander SAAZ BOS Mead took a silver medal at the MCI in the Sweet Mead category). So Commander SAAZ is one of only two qualifying competitions to both the most prestigious home beer and mead events in the country!
This year as a special treat the BoS Beer will be brewed commercially by Chris McCall at the Cocoa Beach Brewing Company!!
This is just the beginning of the mayhem ahead! 
Commander SAAZ 2008 Final
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Commander SAAZ Interplanetary
Homebrew Blastoff 2008 Fab 14!! |
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Well folks, the sand has once again settled on beautiful Cocoa Beach. The entries have been judged, the prizes have been raffled, and the Splashdown party was a roaring success.
SAAZ Website Updates – New Home, New features!
I know all of the members having been waiting with healthy anticipation for our new website to come on line. The wait is officially over!
We’ve moved to a new website hosting company and also added some key features for SAAZ members. First and foremost is our own SAAZ forum. This will allow all of the registered members to exchange information directly. No more sending an email over to be forwarded when you want to post out information to the club. You can now post questions, request assistance, or even post beer related sales items right in the forum! 
We’ve also updated the photo album software to a more user freindly format. It also now provides each member with their own online album where they can post their own pictures right from their web browser.
These features are open only to current SAAZ members, and to access them you must use the “Create an Account” option under the SAAZ Login on the left. (There is one quirk right now. Passwords cannot start with a number for some reason… I’m working it.)
Also just in time for the Holidays we’ve updated the SAAZ store to include LOTS more SAAZ logo items. If you are going to order it might make sense to see if anyone else is putting together an order (see, another use for the forum!) because the base shipping price is $5.00 whether you order one t-shirt or three.
Enjoy!