The January meeting was held at Brew Brothers, 42 brewers were in attendance.
President Will called the meeting to order. Will gave a reminder for BBF competition. Window closes Saturday February 13th at 1:00 pm! Please register entries and to volunteer on the competition site. One subject of note, Drop-Off windows: these are listed for each of the drop off locations (for a reason), Gentiles is Jan 29 – Feb 13th, Seventh Son is SHORTER Feb 5th – Feb 12th, this is for space and logistical requirements so please DON’T drop your entries off early. If you have special needs you can contact me at shielwj@gmail.com.
Secretary Richard announced the Ohio State Fair is looking for someone to get sponsorship for category winners. This will involve calling and coordinating donations from various businesses. If interested email Jeff Berry geef24@yahoo.com.
Richard gave a reminder on all the ways members can communicate with the club:
- Website: https://sodz.org
- Email notifications, click on the envelope link at top of the page.
- RSS feed, click on rss symbol at top of the page.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/54540327350/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/SODZ_Homebrew
- Yahoo Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SODZ/info
- SODZ Calendar: https://sodz.org/calendar-2/
- Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/groups/2638026@N24/
Treasurer Dave reported that SODZ raised $1739.68 from the Beer for Boobs competition and was able to send our donation to Beer for Boobs for breast cancer research.
Membership director Gautam, says we have about 170 paid members.
Steve Henry gave a talk on Gruit Beers. These are beers made with various herbs and spices instead of hops. Steve had samples of various herbs laid out to see and smell as well as herbs steeped as a tea to smell and taste. For more information Steve provided a list of commonly used herbs along with how to use located here. Recommended additional reading is Sacred Herbs and Healing Beers and website www.gruitale.com
Vice President Ryan Torres talked about the next upcoming meeting, talked about some of the beers they are brewing at Brew Brothers and gave a tour of the brewery.
More pictures here.