Hello, Sudzers! In September’s meeting, we learned about Oktoberfest/Festbiers, tasted five Oktoberfest/Festbiers, and tasted seven other delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!
Business:
- Derek collected membership dues. Dues must be paid each calendar year and can still be made to Derek via paypal at derek@sudzers.org
- Derek had shirts for sale: $5 for t-shirts and $10 for polos. What a deal!
- NCHF is just around the corner, and if you haven’t already, check out https://www.nchfinfo.org/ for info on how to get tickets. Sales end September 11th.
- If you are going to NCHF, then please fill out the details in the planning sheet, and please include how many kegs you plan on bringing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/130pkvjSITD64khCZkJxtkPr5m3MqTfP4sKTKUZL3QdY/edit?usp=sharing
- Cliff gave an update about some past competitions and an upcoming sour-focused contest which he recently sent an email about. Congratulations to him and Cliff for their wins at the Worts of Wisdom Chili Cookoff! https://www.wortsofwisdom.org/chilicomp/
- Robert gave a presentation on Oktoberfest/Festbiers, which can be found at http://www.sudzers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Oktoberfest-history-and-details.pptx.
- All shared recipes can be found at https://sites.google.com/a/cloudyforecast.com/brewme/home. If you’d like to have your recipe shared on the site, then please email it in any format to recipe-share@sudzers.org. Full info can be found at http://www.sudzers.org/?page_id=2910
- For a list of all upcoming competitions, check out WoW’s awesome calendar: http://www.wortsofwisdom.org/calendar/upcoming-homebrewers-competitions/
In all, we had twelve brews:
BREWER BEER IBUs ABV Evan and Sara Novemberfest Festbier 22 4.3% David Oktoberfest V2 20 5.2% Robert F--k Fest Festbier 20 6% Chet Marzen 28 5.2% Charles D. FES Marzen 30 4.33% Cliff Blonde 30 5.1% Adam Kolsch - 5.5% David Kveik NEIPA ~30 6.2% Cliff Solera Lambic 0 5.5% Robert C. Strong Saison ~25 7.5% Charles D. OH BABY A TRIPLE Belgin Tripel ~35 7.8% Anil Barley Wine 36 13.1%
Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up!