We did it!! All 316 entries have been judged and scored. The BOS Panels have met and rendered their decisions after lengthy debate. The results are here.
All of the score sheets are sorted and will be going into the mail along with awards this week. We also managed to squeeze in some great events including the 2nd annual Commander’s Call Mini FL Beer Fest on Friday night, featuring beer from every Florida brewery we could lay hands on, and amazing food from The Broken Barrel Tavern. And of course Saturday Night’s Commander SAAZ Splash Down Party and awards extravaganza was a huge success again this year!
Once again team SAAZ pulled together to put on one of the (IMHO) best competitions around. We also have the coolest venue on the Florida Circuit. There is just nothing like kicking back with all of our homebrew friends from around the state and sharing great beers under the tiki hut while the ocean breeze cools things down. If you missed it, start making plans for next year’s after hours tiki event now….
As usual there are many folks to thank. Because without the support of a great team there is no way we could pull this off time and again…..
First of course are our sponsors. These folks provided prizes for the winners and the raffle, and without them we could not do this event. They also provided the beer for the FL Mini Beer Fest. Please remember, these folks support homebrewers so please support them back.
Out of town judges – We asked and you all came to support us. You all came through for us AGAIN! Hopefully you all had a good time and we made you feel appreciated. Special thanks to EVERYONE who helped out with early round judging. We really try to make sure to mix in judges from other clubs for all judging sessions to help alleviate any “club biases”. Your fabulous support on the first weekend allowed us to actually have a Sunday off before the competition for the first time in several years. I can’t tell you how much we appreciated that!!
Chris McCall – Chris is the head brewer/Owner at the Cocoa Beach Brewing Company who has not only agreed to brew the BOS Beer commercially at his place, but also brewed the Commander SAAZ commemorative SAAZenheimer Uberweizenbock.
Chet and Sonya Sparks – perennial “Cooler Ape” and all around great guy. Chet once again opened his home for two weekends of critical judging, received all the beers, sorted, organized, toted, lifted and generally did anything that needed doing. There is no way we could have done it without him (and Sonya who stuffed the majority of the results envelopes!!)
Anne Gregg – Anne was responsible for coordinating all the fabulous food we had over the three weekends of the event. We had LOTS of compliments this yea! Anne also helped with the hotel coordinations, making sure we had everything we needed. Great job for stepping up and helping out!
Glenn and Dani Exline – You guys will be missed. Dani managed to fly in for the event weekend from Colorado, and you bet we put her back to work! Not to mention the numerous phone calls of “How the heck does this database work?”
Matt Backus – who coordinated getting some really awesome beers for the 2nd annual Commander’s Call Mini FL Beerfest. Not to mention all the running around on the event weekend. And still managing to squeeze in time to judge a few rounds!
The Bennetts – For pitching in wherever they were needed, and once again for lending a hand whenever asked or wherever they saw the need. Robin and Robert both judged, chipped in with the Splashdown, and everything else. Dave was there every minute we needed making sure things got done. These are the bedrock on which we have built our competition.
Ron and Paula Sup – These two are always willing to step up and help. They helped with ticket sales, organizing the raffle, and anything else they knew they could help with! Not to mention, I hear Ron bares a haunting resemblance to this year’s Commander SAAZ!
Mac Monroe – for helping out whenever needed to help me keep my sanity.
Not to mention Glen Weimar (for picking up the food for Friday night), Jack Bragg (steward extraordinaire), Kip Cadoret (chef and errand runner), Kevin Dion (label design), Billy Kendrick, Joe Kintyhtt, John Baldwin, Jen Folsom, Drew Thaller, Aaron Guittar, Lynn Seelos, and Dave Webb. I know there are several I am forgetting, but you know who you are and we could not have done it without you! See you at the SAAZtoberfest!
The Results are posted on the Commander SAAZ link to the left. Just click on the link “2010 Winner.” Thanks again to all who entered, and attended and congratulations to all the winners! Results and prizes will be mailed out this week.
Cheers,
Sean Gregg
SAAZ President