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President’s Corner September 2015

Well it’s that time of the of year again; ramping up to SODZ meeting season and restarting presidents corners. It’s been a long summer so this may be a longer President’s corner, also, as tradition dictates, I’m drinking as I write. I am currently sitting at Brew Hub in Lakeland FL enjoying my second flight. Unfortunately I do not have the J. Peterman catalog skills of Ben Siefker to describe the beers; I do like the light colored ones (jk, Toppling Goliath oatmeal stout is also tasty). Unfortunately I can’t do 6 flights to try all 24 as they have to much hops for Rachel to share with and high alcohol is the trend in FL. Just getting a water refill right now, as if breathing the air outside didn’t satiate my need for water. Got a nice private tour of the shiny state of the art brewery and really wished I could take a look at more of the detailed plans from an engineering perspective as they were installing a new state of the art canning line that will zip around the ceiling.

So onto SODZ business, well maybe… Back to brewery tours first. So thanks to their senior brewmaster we got a club tour of the AB facility in Columbus this summer, very cool for an engineer like me. I learned that their bottles and cans are pasteurized but kegs are not and wondered what the differences would be. Unfortunately a tour for a group that big (50) couldn’t get samples there so we went out another day and got a fresh bottle and a fresh draught pint of Budweiser, conclusion… Different! I found the bottle to be more hoppy and the draught to have more delicate malt and nice subtle yeast nuances. Fun tour for all I have heard from. Back to the craft beer scene we recently had some club members open a new brewery, Ill Mannered in Powell, congratulations guys! Former club president Vic Gonzales officially claimed his title as brewmaster for Pig Skin brewery, congratulations! We also have another big(ger) brewery coming to town from Scotland, some may have heard. The brewery with a TV show that has actually been continued, BrewDog, has a very ambitious plan to open in Canal Winchester by May 2016.

Back to club specific stuff (I warned you it was long), Rachel and I hosted the picnic this summer at her mom’s buisness, the Glass Rooster Cannery. From the feedback I have gotten it went really well. If anyone has suggestions my inbox is always open (seriously, gmail just keeps increasing the limit).

Is that long enough? Probably not… All homebrewers are big readers right? Shit I ran out of stuff to say. Oh well see you Monday! Oh brew for Beer For Boobs!

Sláinte!
Will

SODZ 20th Anniversary Work Shirts

For SODZ’s 20th Anniversary we are making work shirts made with the SODZ logo. An example of the shirt can be seen below.

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Order Form

To get yours, Please fill out the form below if you are interested in purchasing a shirt. We will take money at any official SODZ meeting (Monthly Meeting/Oktoberfest/Beer for Boobs/etc). Ordering will be closed October 20th.

Payment Options

Is it a little convoluted to have you fill in information for a order and then have you pay in a separate section? In an answer yes but damn it we are brewers not web designers.

Your options for paying for a shirt are as follows:

  • Show up to a SODZ event with a check for the correct t-shirt amount payable to SODZ.
  • Show up to a SODZ event with cash for the correct t-shirt amount
  • Show up to a SODZ event with a credit card and we will charge it.
  • Pay for the shirt via Paypal using the PayPal button below.

PayPal Payment Option

Please use the button below to pay for your shirt.


Shirt Sizes




September Meeting 9/21 7pm @ Pigskin Brewing

What? That’s right it’s starting again.

When

Monday, September 21st 2015
7pm

Where

Pigskin Brewery on the Patio
81 Mill St #150
Columbus, OH 43230

Food

Pigskin will have a limited menu.

Agenda

Along with the normal club business, we’ll get to hear from:

  • Vic Gonzales – Brewer of Pigskin Brewery TBD

Club Competition

All categories.

Winner will get a $25 gift card from a local homebrew store.

Beer for Boobs IV

We are now accepting entries for the fifth annual Beer for Boobs competition, hosted by the Scioto, Olentangy and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ).

The entry deadline is October 31st and the competition will be held on Saturday November 14th at Weasel Boy Brewing Company in Zanesville, OH. Register your entries on our web site: http://beerforboobs.sodz.org/

Weasel Boy will select a beer from the Best of Show table to brew for the 2016 GABF Pro-Am competition. Lets try and see if SODZ can win this honor this time!

As always, all profits raised from this competition are donated to Beer for Boobs. See www.beerforboobs.org for more information.

We will also need plenty of judges and stewards. If you are able to help, please register as a judge or steward on the same web site: http://beerforboobs.sodz.org/

Please let me know if you have any questions, and I hope to see you in November-

Bill Bopp
Competition Coordinator

End of Summer Update

The end of summer is close at hand and you know what that means…It’s Brewing Season! SODZ will restart our monthly meetings in September, look for the meeting notice soon. In the meantime, here are some quick updates:

Lots of SODZers making headlines in the pro-brewing world. Come out and support your homebrewing brother’s living the dream!

  • SODZ members Tom Ayers, Greg Dannemiller, Brian Mathias and Ryan Romer-Jordan are opening up Ill Mannered Brewing Co and the Grand Opening is this Friday September 4th at 5pm. Check out the information here: http://www.illmanneredbeer.com/ I can’t wait to try out their Oatmeal Coffee Stout!
  • Former SODZ president Vic Gonzales has thrown off his shackles and is now the “Official” full time brewer at Pigskin. They are throwing a coming out party for him, stop by try his new Double IPA.
  • Current Vice President and Barley’s Assistant Brewer Ryan Torres has accepted a position at Scioto Downs Casino’s new brewery Brew Brothers Ryan is currently looking for an assistant of his own and is looking to hire quickly. Details and application here. The new brewery is scheduled to open in the Octoberish time frame.
  • Dick Stevens, owner of Elevator Brewing, has an opening for a cellarman at the brewery. This is an entry level position, and involves cleaning kegs, operating the coolers, moving and storing kegs, and other general work in the brewery. If any of you members have ever thought about getting involved with working at a brewery, this is the usual starting point. This position is flexible, but could be a full time position. If you have an interest, please contact Don directly at croucher43 at yahoo dot com

Lots of upcoming local and regional homebrew competitions. Please, consider supporting other clubs either by entering, judging and/or stewarding. They support us and make our competitions possible.

  • September 12th, registration open now. Dayton homebrew club DRAFT is hosting Brewfest competition open to all new BJCP 2015 styles. They are still in need of stewards and judges. Register here: http://brewfest.daytondraft.org/
  • October 10th, registration open now. Cincinnati Malt Infusers is hosting the 20th Annual Oktoberbest homebrew competition. Register here: http://maltinfusers.brewcompetition.com/
  • October 10th, registration open now. Pittsburgh’s TRASH is hosting TRASH XXV Homebrew Competition. Register here: http://trashcompetition.org/
  • November 7th, Cleveland’s SNOBS is hosting Son of Brewzilla. Unfortunately, registration is closed due to hitting the max number of entries. You can still register to judge or steward here: http://beersnobs.org/cbwcomp/
  • November 14th, registration tbd. SODZ (hey that’s us!) will be hosting Beer for Boobs homebrew competition and fundraiser at Weasel Boy in Zanesville. Details coming soon.
  • December 5th, registration open now. Hop Yard 62 in Grove City is hosting an Oatmeal Stout competition. More info here.

Anheuser Busch Brewery Tour

Forty-eight SODZ members went on the brewery tour and all I can say is “WOW”. The sheer size of this place is awe-inspiring. Everyone was very impressed not only with the scale but the attention to quality and detail. The mashtun’s are bigger than my house and they have six of them! Like they said, they do the exact same thing us homebrewers do, just on a bigger scale. If you ever get a chance to go on this tour jump on it.  A big thanks to Tyler Hunter and his crew  for taking time out of their busy day, giving us the tour and being gracious hosts.

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This is the lagering cellar. They have four more floors of these.

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One half of the tour group. Yes, the flash was on.

For more pictures: https://www.flickr.com/gp/43204976@N00/5339rN

SODZ Picnic Wrap Up

Twenty-five SODZ members made it out to the Glass Rooster in Sunbury, OH. We smoked four pork shoulders and 4 kegs of beer on tap and about 10 or so growlers.  Thanks to everyone that shared their beer and food. Special thanks to Will and Rachel Shiel for setting this up and extra special thanks to Rachel’s aunt Susie for allowing us to use their property and facilities.

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Summer 2015 Beerfest Volunteer Signup

If you’ve found your way here then you know that you are part of an elite set of volunteers, a crack team best equipped to help people navigate the waters of craft beer.

When

Friday August 14th
Saturday August 15th

There will be VIP sessions each night, beginning at 6:30 PM, with the regular session beginning at 7:30 PM, and running until 11:00 PM. Expect to show up at least an hour early to make sure you get your assignments.

Where

LC Pavillion

What

More will be put here when I have more specifics but I’m assuming this will be the same deal that’s happened years before.  As a volunteer you will get a t-shirt, some food, money for parking, beer and quite a bit of fun.

Caveat

In previous years we’ve had some issues where volunteers have signed up and then not shown up.  If you choose to sign up please treat this as a commitment.  If you can’t volunteer for some reason please notify the volunteer organizer Don Croucher