In this edition:
- Next Meeting – December 14th
- Upcoming Events
- Upcoming Competitions
- Club Updates
- Birthdays
- 2014 Dues
- Beers Available in the Area
- REWARD!
- SAAZ Library
- For Sale
- Raffle
- Feedback
SAAZ Platinum Sponsor
Next Meeting – SAAZ Holiday Party!! – December 14th (Saturday)
When:
Saturday, December 14th.
Setup will begin at 3pm and we would love volunteers to help with this. Party starts at 4pm.
Where:
It will be at Jill and Larry’s in Titusville (next door to the Sparks’ aka Summer Party). Jill and Larry will provide the turkey and ham, so bring your best fixings!
What:
It’s a Holiday Party!
- Side dishes (salads, desserts, etc.)
- Lawn chairs for lounging
- Ice for the beer engine
- Kegs for the beer engine
- A wrapped 22oz or 750mL bottle for the bottle swap (optional)
- More beer
Schedule of events (tentative):
- Setup – 3pm
- Party starts – 4pm
- Food served – 4:30/5:00pm
- Bottle exchange – 6:00pm
- Election – 7:00pm
Directions:
Email the Prez for directions. (prez@saaz.org)
Score Sheets:
If you have not already picked up your score sheets from Commander SAAZ, this will be your last opportunity. Please email prez@saaz.org and request for your score sheets to be brought to the Holiday Party.
Next-Next Meeting: January 19th: Coaster’s Bier Garten!
Upcoming Events
SAAZ Officer Elections – December 14th
It’s once again time to elect the people that will take SAAZ by the horns and steer it into brewing greatness! The election will take place at the Holiday Party on December 14th or you can email your vote to prez@saaz.org.
Below is this year’s ballot.
President – Dave Webb (Incumbent)
1st Vice – Andrew Carpenter (Incumbent)
2nd Vice – Shelley Hudson (Incumbent)
Newsletter – Anne Gregg
Secretary – Dan Shirah
Treasurer – Sean Gregg
Librarian – Sonia Miller (Incumbent)
You may have noticed that only one person is currently running for each position. Don’t fear, you can still request for your name to be added to the ballot at the Holiday Party or email prez@saaz.org if you are interested in becoming an Officer!
Knights of the Barleywine
What is it?: Formerly an event put on by the Hogtown Brewers, it is now organized by Swamp Head Brewery. It is a “big brew” type event where you bring your own equipment to brew barleywine on-site.
When: Dec 28, 2013, 10am
Where: Swamp Head Brewery, 3140 Southwest 42 Way, Gainesville, FL 32607
Cost: $37.92 (yep, you read that right)
Ticket web site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Jacksonville Pub Crawl
January 25th, 2014
We are tentatively planning another club only event to give back to our members. This event will be a pub crawl across the many breweries in Jacksonville. Like the Hunahpu Day trip, we will take a party bus so our members can enjoy the days festivities without the worry of how to get there and back.
NOTE – You MUST be current on your annual dues (2014) to attend this event.
Hunahpu Day Bus Trip
March 8th, 2014
We are once again planning to take a party bus to Hunahpu Day at Cigar City. Detailed information coming soon.
NOTE – You MUST be current on your annual dues (2014) to attend this event.
**Keg Donations**
Attention Members
We realize that the beer you provide for events such as those above does not magically appear and cost you nothing. Therefore, SAAZ will be implementing a new policy to help reimburse you for the beer you bring to events.
1/2 keg – $20
Full keg – $40
All reimbursement requests can be given to the Treasurer.
Upcoming Competitions
All Beer entries must be in 10-16 oz. brown or green glass. Raised NO DEPOSIT, or manufacturing codes are acceptable. Common brand raised lettering (e.g. Sam Adams or Bass) are acceptable. Beers must be capped with crown caps. Meads & Ciders may be entered in 6-16oz bottles. Grolsch-type swing tops are acceptable for meads and ciders only. No 22 ounce bombers, 750 ml bottles or plastic bottles are permitted. Bottles not meeting these requirements will be disqualified.
An entry consists of 3 bottles. Each entry will cost $6. Paper entries will not be accepted. All entries must be entered via the online entry system. Make checks or money orders payable to the Best Florida Beer Championships. Please place your checks in an envelope and attach this to one of your entries with a rubber band.
- 3 commercial beers in 3 different styles have been chosen
- Each Center selects the 3 best beers from all 3 styles
- Could be one from each style
- Could be all from one style
- Could be any combination of the 3 styles
- Additional points given to the homebrew that tastes most like the commercial equivalent (actual scoring is TBD)
- All entries will be sent to a single judging location (TBD)
- Entries due in early April 2014
- Competition / judging will be held the end of April 2014
- IPA: Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA
- Porter: Sierra Nevada Porter
- Belgium: Saison Dupont
Contact Andrew Carpenter with any questions.
Check out the homebrewers association website for a list of the 2014 club-only competitions on the schedule.
Club Updates
2013 Commander SAAZ Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff!
December Birthdays – Happy Birthday!
David Gray
Vic Iesalnieks
Stephen Martinello
Tom Mayer
Michelle McElvaine
Sonia Miller
Melanie Penny
Rick Strayer
Larry Vita
Don’t see your name (and your birthday is in December)? It could be that Kevin doesn’t have a completed membership form from you. Ask him for one at the next meeting so we can include you!
2014 Dues
The end of the year is upon us! That means it is time to pay your dues for 2014! We highly recommend that you pay your dues at the holiday party to ensure you do not miss out on any of the exciting events we have planned for 2014 that start in January! If you want to renew your membership or have friends interested in joining you can do so for the low, low prices listed below!
Individual Membership = $15
Couple’s Membership = $25
Lifetime Membership = $150
Dues can be paid to the Treasurer (Anne Gregg) at any club meeting or online at our website via PayPal Click here to pay.
You don’t want to miss out on the benefits of membership!
Craft Beers Available in the Area
Coasters Pub (Indian Harbor Beach) – Facebook
World of Beer – Viera – Facebook
Crispy’s Beer & Wine Bar – Facebook
Complete beer listing for Crispy’s is available using Findmytap.
REWARD!
Attention all SAAZ members!
CONGRATULATIONS to this year’s winners!
Current list of competition winners:
| BEER Standings | |||||||||||
| BFBC | Coconut Cup | Hurricane Blowoff | Hogtown | First Coast Cup | Commander SAAZ | Sunshine Challenge | TOTAL | POINTS | |||
| Sean Gregg | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | Gold | 3 | ||||
| Rob Saunderson | 3 | 7 | 10 | Silver | 2 | ||||||
| Andrew Carpenter | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Bronze | 1 | ||||
| Dave Webb | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Commander SAAZ | 2 | 2 | BOS | 3 | |||||||
| Adam Bird | 2 | 2 | 2nd BOS | 2 | |||||||
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 1 | 3rd BOS | 1 | |||||||
| Glen Weimar | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mead / Cider | |||||||||||
| BFBC | Coconut Cup | Hurricane Blowoff | Hogtown | First Coast Cup | Commander SAAZ | Sunshine Challenge | TOTAL | ||||
| Andrew Carpenter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Dave Webb | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| Sean Gregg | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| Florida Brew Circuit Standings | |||||||||||
| BFBC | Coconut Cup | Hurricane Blowoff | Hogtown | First Coast Cup | Commander SAAZ | Sunshine Challenge | TOTAL | ||||
| Sean Gregg | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 21 | |||||
| Andrew Carpenter | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 18 | |||||
| Dave Webb | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||||||
| Rob Saunderson | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| Commander SAAZ | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Adam Bird | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Glen Weimar | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Click Here for a complete listing of the FL Brew Circuit Standings.
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 SAAZLibrarian@gmail.com with your name and the publication title, and the Librarian will bring it to the next monthly member meeting.
SAAZ Platinum Sponsor
For Sale
Old refrigerated bar dispensing system. Dispenses 5 carbonated drinks plus soda and ice water. Has refrigeration unit.
Needs major work but needs to walk out of my garage. As is! I have not had it connected. Price $10.
Dick Hahn 453-5737
Raffle
Do you have some homebrew supplies that you don’t use anymore? Maybe you upgraded or maybe you prefer another product? Consider bringing your dusty supplies to the next meeting for the raffle. We have brewers of all experience levels, so I am sure we can put any brewing supplies to use!
Feedback
We need your help! We are very interesting 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 toeditor@saaz.org.
All feedback is welcomed! For example you can:
- Share a topic for Beer Education
- Share your Review of a Beer
- Correct something in the newsletter or website
- Express a criticism about anything related to the club
- Offer a suggestion to improve the club
We want to hear from you! Email editor@saaz.org.