I am pleased to announce that our April meeting will be the 15th at Barley’s Smokehouse (mmmm brisket)!
The meeting will start at 7 as usual but you are encouraged to come early and grab some food as usual, the room should be available to us starting around 6 pm.
Barleys Smokehouse
1130 Dublin Rd
Columbus, OH 43215
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I will also have score sheets from BBF and awards for those who haven’t claimed them.
Sláinte!
Do you have equipment that’s gathering dust? Perhaps leftover parts from a brewery project that never took off? Are you looking to upgrade your own equipment or even start brewing yourself? Come on down to the SODZ swap meet for the opportunity to spring clean your setup!
All SODZ members and non-members are welcome (and encouraged) to attend!
Date/Time: Saturday March 30th, 2-5pm
Location: Actual Brewing Company (directions follow)
Beer: ABC will be providing some beer to sample, everyone is encouraged to bring their creations to share as well.
Food: SODZ will be providing some grilled up items, please bring a side to share.
Rules: Please fill out the RSVP form if you are attending, regardless of if you are bringing equipment. Please clean all equipment thoroughly before bringing it (this is taking place inside of an active brewery). Everything must be removed immediately from premises after the event. SODZ takes no responsibility for any monetary transactions, trading is encouraged. Please bring a folding table if you’ve got it for your equipment.
RSVP: Please fill out the following RSVP form:
http://goo.gl/2umHA
Questions? Contact Mike Beargie at generation_otaku@yahoo.com | 614-370-3577 or Don Croucher at croucherd@sbcglobal.net | 614-309-9173
Directions to Actual Brewing Company:
http://www.actualbrewing.com/
655 N. James Rd
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Located off Stelzer road (access Stelzer southbound from 670/airport exits, or via 70/james road exit northbound) Turn east onto 7th ave. Turn left into the lot with the “airport plaza” sign. ABC is in the left hand of the two buildings. We may have dock door access from the back for larger equipment.
Our March meeting will be on March 18th at the Old Bag of Nails in Westerville, 24 North State Street Westerville, OH 43081. The meeting will start at 7 pm, but people will show up around 6 to get a beer and something to eat. We will be in the upstairs meeting room. See you there!
Thanks for your patience – the BBF Registration page is fixed.
The registration site is now up, so sign in and register today! Registration ends March 15th. You can find the registration site under our competition tab at the top of the page, where you’ll also find the rules for the competition. On that page, there is a link to registration. Good luck!
The February meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 18th at 7:00PM:
Barley’s Ale House No. 1
467 North High Street
The room will be available by 6:00 so feel free to show up early and grab something to eat.
The Columbus AleFest will be held at the Aladdin Temple (3850 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219), on Saturday, Feb. 2nd, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. We have been asked to provide at least 4 people to assist with set-up, 50 people to pour during the event, and at least 8 people to assist with clean-up at the close of the event. Those who can setup need to plan to be there by 12:30pm and those willing to tear down should expect to be there till 7-8pm. We can take more for each assignment, but we are asked to provide at least this many volunteers. SODZ will benefit from the event, if we meet the requested staffing levels. Last year we did not, so this matters.
Anyone who has ever worked this event knows how much fun it is. SODZ will also have a table available to promote the club, if anyone would like to volunteer for that.
Please send questions to my personal email address, croucherd@sbcglobal.net, not to the SODZ group site. If you have any questions.
The January meeting will be Monday, January 21 at the Old Bag Of Nails in Westerville, 24 North State Street Westerville, OH 43081. The meeting will start at 7 pm, but people will show up around 6 to get a beer and something to eat. We’ll meet upstairs; if you aren’t familiar, a server or bartender will be happy to point you in the right direction. See you there!
Ben
I want to formally announce volunteer registration for the Columbus Winter Beerfest, to be held at the Columbus convention Center on Friday, Jan.11th, and Saturday, Jan. 12th.
SODZ has once again been tasked to register volunteers for the event. The event will kick off each night at 6:30 PM for the VIP session, followed by the general session from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM. Volunteers should check in starting at 5:00 PM at the volunteer registration adjacent to the entrance to the event. Volunteers will be given an event T-shirt, a meal voucher, and parking reimbursement up to $8. This will be the largest event held to date, and I will need every SODZ member to consider working at this event. As in the past, SODZ will benefit directly from our efforts. You do not need to be a SODZ member, and family and friends can also volunteer.
If you have any questions, you can direct them to me at croucherd@sbcglobal.net. This event will need 200 volunteers, so check your calendar, and register soon. I need to have the final list of volunteers by Jan. 5th, so please register as soon as possible. I look forward to hearing from you.
Don Croucher
Volunteer Coordinator
for SODZ
The November meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 19th at 7:00PM:
Gordon Biersch
401 North Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
The room will be available by 6:00 so show up early and grab something to eat.