Here’s a quick recap of this month’s meeting:

• The meeting was held at Gamut Brewing in Columbus. The owners and and brewers introduced themselves, the brewery, and their focus on lager beers. Tours of the brewery were given.

• The club welcomed 5 new members.

• The club competition was 8% or higher alcohol beers. First place was won by Victor Aume.

• A reminder that NHC registration is open until Jan 22. HomeBrewCon is in Nashville this year and further club involvement/activities will be discussed at future meetings.

• British Beer fest will be held on May 16th at Seventh Son. DOH and SODZ will be collaborating together on the competition. SODZ President Jason Wing threw down the Lucci Cup challenge this year and will be style 17A British Strong Ale.

• In conjunction with DRAFT and CMI, SODZ will be joining a barrel project. Mitch McGreal is our club’s point person. The first batch will be Russian Imperial Stout recipe. SODZ will pay for the barrel (and stand if necessary) and ingredients are provided by the brewers. 

• Officer nominations are coming up and will be further discussed at next month’s meeting.

• February’s meeting is Monday the 17th at Barleys Brewhouse. The club competition for February is British styles.