The Scioto, Olentangy, and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
News / Updates
SODZ March 2026 Meeting Recap
Hi all, and thanks for coming out to Zen Bee Meadery for our March meeting last night. Dan DeMura told us about Zen Bee's history and offered samples of two meads currently in development. SODZ members at Zen Bee Meadery Our Club Competition theme was Mead,...
February meeting
Thank you to everyone who attended our February meeting at Barley's! Angelo is always such an excellent host and I know everyone had a great time. CONGRATS to Brad Reardon for taking home the paddle with his entry for British beers! A few...
January Meeting
Thanks to everyone who braved the cold last night! And special thanks to Trevor for hosting us at The Grove City Brewing production facility. Here's a quick recap of everything we covered: Upcoming Elections We are taking nominations for board...
December 2025 SODZ Holiday Party Recap
I know it's been a few weeks since we last met. We waited to send the December recap until we could officially announce the first item below. SODZ Anniversary Glasses are Here The Board wanted to commemorate the 30th year of the club with a gift to our...
SODZ November 2025 – Meeting Recap
Mike Noonan won the Smoke & Roast club competition with his Smoked Kolsch Thanks to everyone who joined us at Counterbalance Brewing! Fantastic night! Highlights Beer for Boobs: We had 165 judged entries, and the club did pretty well! Congrats to Jared Parko, Bill...
SODZ October 2025 – Meeting Recap
Thanks to everyone who joined us at Campfire Brewing! Fantastic night! Highlights Beer for Boobs – Oct 25 @ Thunderwing – COMING UP THIS SATURDAYWe still need judges and stewards! We currently have several BJCP certified judges – and we can easily pair you...
SODZ September 2025 – Meeting Recap
Thanks to everyone who joined us at Hoster! Great beers and great company! Highlights Volunteer of the Year – New Award!Earn points for club-related volunteer activities (judging, stewarding, setup, giving a talk at monthly meetings, educational presentation,...
2025 Iron Kettle & Brewer of the Year Winners
Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! We really lucked out with the cooler temperatures and the rescheduled date of our Summer Picnic. Thanks again to Rick Doerr and Ron Sleppy for helping to book this year's venue Central Ohio Anglers and Hunters Club. The day...
Introducing the New SODZ Website
Hi everyone! Hope you’re all having a great summer! The SODZ Board has exciting news – we are launching our brand new SODZ.org website, bringing us into the 2020s!
The new site is easy to view in traditional and mobile browsers, and we intend to keep the content fresh. Here are some highlights:
The new Homepage has the latest updates, and a quick link to find previous monthly updates and news stories (like this one). It also has a great visual feed of the SODZ
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