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Summer 2015 Beerfest Volunteer Signup

Events, Meetings & Events, Volunteering

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

Anheuser-Busch Tour

Meetings & Events

Who is Invited?

Active (current on dues) SODZ members get first priority. If there is enough space, spouses will also be welcome. We will notify you if this is the case.
There are only about 30 spots available on the tour, so sign up fast!

When?

Monday, July 20, 7pm

Where?

Anheuser-Busch, Columbus Brewery

What to Bring

Wear long pants (preferably jeans) and closed toed shoes (no sandals or high heels). Do not wear jewelry.
AB will provide safety glasses, ear plugs and paper hats. If you do not want to wear a paper hat, bring your own hat or foil cap.

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June Meeting Wrap Up

Competitions, Meetings & Events, Monthly Meetings

The June meeting at Restoration Brew Worx in Delaware, OH was well attended with about 40 some SODZ and DOH members. This was the first of hopefully many more joint club meetings with the Delaware club.

The newly opened Restoration Brew Worx is gorgeous and well worth the trip up. They had multiple Belgians, IPAs and a few German and English styles on tap. Frank Barickman gave the most in-depth tour of the brewhouse I have ever heard.

Bill Bopp is gauging interest in a BJCP Mead exam coming up soon and maybe another BJCP Beer exam next year. Contact Bill for more details.

Don’t forget to sign up for the SODZ picnic!

Summer Picnic 2015

Meetings & Events

Summer Picnic time!

Who is Invited?

Anyone who is a paid member and their immediate family (Significant other Spouse and children).

When

Saturday, July 18th 2pm – Sunday July 19th 1pm

If you plan to stay over night be sure you bring a tent or are ok sleeping in your car. The cannery is a business and we need to respect their property.

Where

Glass Rooster Cannery
1673 South State Route 605
Sunbury, Ohio 43074

What to Bring

The club will provide a main course, you will provide a side/desert and any beer you want to share. The location is on a farm with a small pond, a big bonfire ready to go and copious amounts of space to hang out. It’s suggested that you bring any folding chairs, pop up shelters, bug spray, sun tan lotion, plenty of homebrew to share 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.

Iron Kettle Beers

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.

Other

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? The club is renting a port-a-potty and bringing large tanks of water for hand washing and clean up.

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Cowtown Cup 2015 Contest

Competitions

Did you brew the Big Brew Pale ale recipe at Columbus Brewing Company? Did you brew it on your own or add some darker grains and make it into a Porter or perhaps it got infected and is a Brett forward dry hopped pale ale or some other mystery beer ?? Are you a love-hungry drifter with the drive it takes to be America’s next sweetheart? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you need to enter the Cowtown Cup!

This is a competition open to anyone who started with the Big Brew wort or made your own, SODZ or non-SODZ member. There is no entry fee, and a prize will be awarded to the winning brewer (Best of Show) as well as hardware for second, third and the most creative brew. Entrants will need to bring 2 bottles to Lineage Brewing Company by June 14th.

Please contact me if you have further questions at membership@sodz.org and look for further details on this soon.

Judging

At June Meeting, June 15th 7pm

Drop Off

Lineage Brewing
2971 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43202

If you didn’t win I would be udderly disappointed.
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“Holy Hop” HOP Off Homebrewing Competition

Competitions

Hopyard 62 is throwing out the challenge to the mad scientists of the home-brew world. Brew your best IPA and bring it to HY62 on Friday, June 26th at 7:00 PM and we will have a panel of esteemed beer aficionados judge them and crown the winner of the “Holy Hop” trophy. You can bottle it, can it, keg, or growler it. Just bring it!

We will have Cheryl Harrison from Drink Up Columbus, Mike Ford from Grandpop’s Hops, Craig O’Herron from Sideswipe Brewing, and the infamous Tony Tanner giving their ratings on your beer.

Register at http://www.hopyard62.com. If you do not brew please still join us for the festivities as we will be releasing a new Pale Ale done in collaboration with Sideswipe Brewing.

June Meeting 6/15, 7pm @ Restoration Brew Worx

Meetings & Events, Monthly Meetings

When

Monday, June 16th 2015 7pm

Where

Restoration Brew Worx
25 N Sandusky St
Delaware, OH 43015

Parking

There is plenty of street parking, especially to the rear of the building.

Food

No Food. The restaurant will be closed, but they are allowing outside food in. Plenty of places in the area to get a bite before hand.

Agenda

  • SODZ Officer Report
  • DOH Officer Report
  • Former SODZ club president, Grand Master BJCP judge and Brewer/Owner of newly opened Restoration Brew Worx Frank Barickman will be talking about his favorite subject, Frank Barickman.

No Club Competition

May 2015 Meeting Recap

Meetings & Events, Monthly Meetings

Tornado’s did not keep around 25 homebrewers from getting together at Elevator Brewery Taproom. The officers gave their reports and Gautam Bagchi talked about an upcoming homebrew contest involving Big Brew, more details upcoming. We had town hall style homebrew disaster story telling session. Elevator even shared one of their disaster stories, as you can imagine it was on a bigger scale than us mere homebrewers. Vic Schiltz, head brewer of Elevator gave a great talk on barrel aging. Dick Stevens, owner of Elevator brewer announced Elevator’s upcoming homebrew contest:

It’s time again for the Elevator Home Brew Contest! The winning beer will be a featured beer of the month at the restaurant for the entire month of July. July is a hot month, so we’re looking for a good summer beer. Besides bragging rights, the winner will receive many fabulous prizes including a free keg of beer, and a day of brewing at the Elevator restaurant! Please have entries (1 bottle, please) in to either the Elevator Restaurant & Draught Haus or the Elevator 13th Floor Taproom by the deadline of June 5, 2015. Cheers, and good luck!

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