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SAAZ Platinum Sponsor
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SAAZtoberfest
Saturday, October 25th at Noon
Suntree Rotary Park
Noch ein Bier, bitte! (Another beer, please!)
Come drink a beer with your friends from SAAZ. Lederhosen not required, but strongly encouraged!
Suntree Rotary Park is located off of US-1 in Suntree/Melbourne at the Suntree Blvd. light on the river. We do have the large pavilion confirmed this year. So no wedding crashing is on the agenda.
Bring a side dish, bag of ice and beer to share. Also bring a growler, there may be some kegs that need to be emptied!
SAAZ will provide the brats, some kegs from Commander SAAZ and the beer engine.
Raffle, Raffle Raffle!!! Don’t forget your $$$ this raffle will include a special item and of course the Commander SAAZ entries.
Commander SAAZ volunteers, make sure to come because we have a special raffle just for you!
Thank you for volunteering – we could not do it without YOU!
This event is free for members. Guests are just $5 or just become a member $15 individual/$25 family.
Time to renew your membership for 2015 and get your new cards!
Commander SAAZ
Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff
Commander SAAZ Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff is the homebrew competition hosted by SAAZ every fall. This year’s event was held September 20th, 2014 at the Cocoa Beach Hilton.
The 20th Commander SAAZ was a HUGE success as the largest homebrew competition ever in the state of Florida. We had 938 registered entries and judged 770 entries! Thank you to all the help getting this task completed. Without you this wouldn’t be the best competition in the universe!
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, feedback, want to help next year, pictures to share, anything Commander SAAZ related… please email our 1st VP cmdr.saaz@saaz.org.
2014 RESULTS
Upcoming SAAZ Officer Elections
SAAZ Meetings and Events don’t happen by themselves, they take a team of amazing officers to plan these fun activities.
Have you ever wondered what goes into making our monthly parties and Commander SAAZ such a success? Do you new ideas that you think could benefit the club? Would you like to help decide what events the club participates in? (Such as the trip to Tampa for Hunahpu Day) Does meeting once a month to talk about beer….while drinking good beer…..interest you?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then becoming a SAAZ officer is a good fit for you!
Our Officer Elections take place every year at the Christmas Party. Please contact the secretary Dan Shirah if you would like to be placed on the ballot or have a nomination. Ballot will be updated as nominations are received, check here for updates.
Officer Positions: Feel free to contact the current officer to discuss their duties and time commitments associated with the office.
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
Announcing SAAZ Intraclub Brew Challenge
New for 2015 SAAZ is starting a quarterly Intraclub Brew Challenge. We would like to encourage more brewing in the club and provide more feedback to our brewers. Each quarter the club will announce the challenge ingredient/style and requirements. Members will need to sign up to participate since SAAZ will be providing a special ingredient. Brewers will then have 3 months to brew the beer and then bring to a meeting for feedback and competition. Prizes will be awarded.
CHALLENGE #1 – HOPPY NEW YEAR! 
Get your hops sacks ready and your boil kettles clean! SAAZ has purchased a limited amount of a new hop variety and will be giving it away to our club members! Here are the details: Starting at our SAAZtoberfest party on October 25th, SAAZ members who have paid their 2015 dues are eligible to receive up to 5 oz of German Mandarina Bavaria pellet hops. Members can then brew a batch of beer featuring these new hops; any beer style you choose, from a pilsner to a pale ale to a saison. Then, at our January meeting, we will have some expert beer judges (Hey Mac, Hey Don) evaluate the beers. These hops were bred at the Hop Research Institute in Hull and released in 2012. The aroma is described as distinct tangerine and citrus flavors. Feel free to use other ingredients and hops, but the key here is to feature these hops as the showcase of the beer. The amount of hops is limited, and they will be available on a first come, first serve basis, per the guidelines above. Now get ready to do some brewing!
Upcoming Events: mark your calendars and join us! SAAZ GOOGLE CALENDAR LINK
WOBtoberfest – October 18th @ WOB Viera
SAAZtoberfest – October 25th, Noon @ Suntree Rotary Park
Crispy’s Oktoberfest & Food Truck Event – October 25th, 4-8pm
Learn to Homebrew Day – November 1st @ Brock’s Homebrew Supply, details coming soon
CFHB Sunshine Challenge – November 14-16th in Orlando
Treasure Coast Beer Fest – November 15th, 1-5pm
SAAZ MEADing – November 22nd @ Webb’s Honey House *** DATE CHANGE ***
SAAZ Christmas Party – December 13th @ Jill & Larry Vita’s House
2015 Dues – Time to renew!
If you want to be included in all the fun events SAAZ has coming up, it’s time to renew your membership. Some of the upcoming events and brew challenges are only open to currently paid 2015 members. There are many advantages to membership, you do not want to miss out. Please pay the Treasurer (Sean Gregg) at any club meeting or online at our website via PayPal – Click here to pay. Make sure to get your new membership card from the secretary.
Individual Membership = $15 Family Membership = $25 Lifetime Membership = $150
Upcoming Competitions – showcase your award winning homebrew!
Treasure Coast Beer Fest VII Home Brew Competition – November 15th
This is a Best of Show Competition only. Entries are limited to ONE (1) entry per brewer. Competition is limited to the first twenty (20) entries. Each entry MUST consist of TWO (2), 10 to 16 ounce bottles for beer, or 6 to 16 ounce meads & ciders bottles. Entry fee is $5.00. Entry window October 1- November 12.
Rules and Regulations
Registration link via Reggie
Sunshine Challenge – November 14-16th, Orlando
Entries are being taken from September 15 to to October 16th. Drop off at Hearts Homebrew, Sanford Homebrew Shoppe, and the HomeBrew Shoppe in Narcoossee. Entries are $8 per entry. 3 bottles per entry! To register your entries online, go to Reggie and log in with your name and password. No entry cap limit!
***LOCAL DROP OFF AT WEBB’S HONEY OR BROCK’S HOMEBREW BY MONDAY MORNING OCTOBER 13TH SO DAVE WEBB CAN BRING TO ORLANDO***
October 25 & 26, November 1 & 2, November 8 & 9, 2014: First round judging
Friday, November 14th: BYOB Belgian Beer and Stinky Cheese
Saturday, November 15th: Brewers Roundtable, Pub Crawl and Room Hop
Sunday, November 16th: Bathrobe Bowling in the morning anyone? Then Awards Early Dinner Ceremony @ 3pm with huge Raffle
Check out the American Homebrewers Association website for a complete list of the 2014 competitions.
SAAZ Brewer of the Year Standings
Only one more competition to go! Who is going to win???
Can’t win if you don’t enter… get your entries for CFHB in now!!!
Prost! Cheers! Happy Birthday!
Lisa Baldwin, Michelle Ellis, Glenn Exline, Charlie Hughes, Larry Lavooy, Rob Saunderson & Tom Thaller
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
FOR SALE!
Matt Backus has two 20 pound CO2 tanks he would like sell. He is asking for $30 each and $20 for the regulator. Please contact him via email ibrew77@gmail.com if you are interested.
