Monday, January 20th 2014
7pm
Barleys Smokehouse
1130 Dublin Road
Columbus, OH 43215
Full service restaurant.
British and American Pale Ales which includes category 8 and sub category 10A.
If you have ordered a work shirt and haven’t received it yet please email me me and I will be sure to bring your shirt.
You know you can’t live without a little Beerfest volunteering. This post will be updated with more information in the next week or so but for now here is what you need to know.
Friday January 17th
Saturday January 18th
Columbus Convention Center
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.
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
Saturday, December 14th 2013
6pm
Actual Brewing Company
655 N. James Road,
Columbus, OH 43219-1837
Note: The map below isn’t 100% correct it will get you almost there, please see the directions section below for more specific directions
The address of The Actual Brewing Company is 655 N. James Road, Columbus, OH. If you mapquest this address, it will not take you directly to their brewery. You will get there by getting on Steltzer Road, which is the north-south road which passes the Columbus Municipal Airport. Take Steltzer Road south of the airport main entrance to 7th Avenue. Turn east onto 7th Avenue, go 3/10 of a mile to Airport Plaza, and turn into it. There are two long buildings,one on either side, and 655 is about in the middle of the building to your left. Look for 655 on the door.
There is no formal agenda however bring chairs and if you have any folding tables those would be appreciated. This meeting is a potluck where the club provides the main course and members provide a side or desert. Because the club is providing the main course this meeting is limited to those members in good standing and their +1. Please use the RSVP form found after the Dirty Santa section so that we know how many people are coming and can purchase the right quantity of food.
Our host has three requests. Please respect their wishes:
Dirty Santa is a gift exchange where you bring a large format (750ml or 22oz bomber) of beer that is put inside a gift bag. One person starts by taking a bag off the table that’s not theirs and this continues until everyone has a gift. Basically it’s a white elephant gift exchange but instead of gifting junk you are giving delicious craft beer. The only requirements for this are that you buy a quality beer and bring it concealed in a gift bag.
Christmas/Winter Speciality (21B), Belgian Specialty (16E), Wood Aged (22C), Speciality (23, convince us it’s Christmas).
If you have ordered a work shirt and haven’t received it yet please email me me and I will be sure to bring your shirt.
Monday, November 18th 2013
7pm
Gordon Biersch
401 North Front Street #120 Columbus,OH 43215
Full service restaurant.
The theme this time is Smoke and Roast. This includes the following categories: Dark Lagers (Category 4), Porters (Category 12), Stouts (Category 13), Belgian Specialty (16E; Must include roasted malts to be qualified), Smoke Flavored Beers (Category 22A and 22B)
If you have ordered a work shirt and haven’t received it yet please email me me and I will be sure to bring your shirt.
Learn to Homebrew Day was established by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) in 1999 to encourage people to homebrew. The event involves homebrewers bringing their equipment to a location and brewing beer while people new to the hobby ask questions. More information on the event and the history of it can be found here.
If you plan on brewing please be patient when it comes time to chill your beer as this can be a bottleneck at events like this.
You will need to bring all the equipment you need to have to brew this includes but is not limited too:
Saturday November 2nd 2013
Start Time: 8am
Brewing Cut off Time: 10am (If you plan to brew start before 10am)
Seventh Son Brewery
1101 N 4th St Columbus, OH 43201
Brewing will occur on the front patio/parking lot.
If you plan to brew please signup using the form below so that we have an idea of how many to expect.
Sunday, October 6 2013
12:30pm (Start and end time is still a little in flux).
Let me repeat this is on Sunday October 6th.
The 6th!
Weaselboy Brewing Company
126 Muskingum Ave,
Zanesville, OH 43701
This will be a potluck where the club provides bratwurst and you will provide a side or dessert. Note if you plan on coming please use the form below to signup so that we know how much food to buy.
The agenda is a little more informal than normal meetings. Even so expect the following topics:
If you ordered a SODZ work shirt I will have the box at the meeting.
As you heard at the September meeting Richard Sheppard has setup a private tour with Columbus Brew Adventures.
A tour of 3 breweries, Actual, Wolf’s Ridge and either North High or Zauber for tastings and plenty of time for Q&A. The tour has a max capacity of 14 people and needs at least 8 people to signup a week before the tour otherwise it will be canceled.
Saturday October 5th
9:00am – 12:30pm. Make sure you get there 10 minutes before to guarantee the tour starts on time.
Meet the van at:
1160 Hunter Ave
Columbus, OH 43201
United States
Cost is $60/person and includes guide, transportation, beer tasting, snack and gratuity.
You can register by following these directions:
It’s the beginning of a new SODZ year, and with that comes the September meeting.
Monday, September 16 2013
7pm
Seventh Son Brewery
1101 N 4th St
Columbus, OH 43201
Be sure to eat before you come as Seventh Son doesn’t have food.
Along with the normal club business, we’ll get to hear from these folks:
The first in a series of our new club competition starts at this meeting. To rehash what Gautam already sent out, the competition is limited to members in good standing. Each member can submit one entry that can be in any BJCP category. A minimum of 24oz (2 12 oz bottles, 1 bomber 22-24 oz bottle or 1 growler) is required to do the judging. The competition is limited to 16 entries and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to a local homebrew shop. This members-only competition is also part of our larger “Brewer of the Year” competition where members will receive points for placing beers in the members-only competitions, larger club competitions (Beer for Boobs and British Beer Festival), Lucci Cup and Iron Kettle. The points will be tracked on our website so that you can see where you stand compared to other brewers and at the end of the year the brewer with the most points will receive another gift certificate and the title of “Brewer of the Year”.
September Club Competition is now closed.
If you ordered a SODZ work shirt I will have the box at the meeting.
Clear your calendars and gird your loins as Summer Beerfest 2013 is right around the corner.
Volunteering for Beerfest
Friday, Aug. 16th from 6:30pm – 11:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 17th from 6:30pm – 11:00pm.
LC Pavillion Downtown.
Don Croucher will be again organizing the volunteers so if you have a question about volunteering please contact him at croucher43@yahoo.com. Volunteers aren’t limited to SODZ members so invite your friends, spouse and whomever else enjoys beer.
Volunteer signup is now closed.
It’s getting to be about that time to break forth the rhythm, the rhyme and the Summer Picnic.
Anyone who is a paid member and their immediate family (Spouse and children).
France’s Farm
Saturday, July 27th 2pm – Sunday July 28th 1pm
If you plan to stay over night be sure you bring a tent or are ok sleeping in your car. The house is the residence of Dan’s Uncle and we need to respect his privacy.
6934 Hillcrest Rd
St. Louisville OH 43071
The club will provide a main course, you will provide a side/desert and any beer you want to share. The location is on 255 of acres that includes paths, wooded areas a pond and copious amounts of space to hang out. It’s suggested that you bring any folding chairs, pop up shelters and anything else you require if you are a person who enjoys to sit outside, not on the ground and not in direct sun. If you choose to stay the night there will be a bonfire and much more socializing. In the morning we will do some cleanup and head home.
Those who brewed beer at Iron Kettle will be bringing their beer to share and be judged. If you were at Iron Kettle an can’t make it then you will need to make arrangements to have someone else bring your beer.
I can’t stress this enough but if you even think you might be staying the night bring a tent or have the expectation that you will be sleeping in your car. What about bathrooms you may be wondering? There are bathrooms a little off from the house with with all the wonderful flowing water your heart could desire.