Sudzers CFO Derek W’s Los Altos Town Crier beer column this month mourns the closing of the always-delightful Santa Clara Valley Brewing. Let’s all pour one out for SCVBC. Cheers to brewmaster Steve Donohue for seven years of great brews.
Sudzers January 2020 meeting
Happy New Year, Sudzers! Our first meeting of 2020 will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, January 12th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. Hope to see you all there!
http://steinsbeergarden.com/
895 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Becoming a paid member gets you a discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.
Agenda:
- Derek will be collecting dues. If you’d like to pay those dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or bring cash with you to the meeting.
- Derek will present the annual CFO report.
- Robert will give a Dark Matter Brew Day update.
- We’ll have the Sudzer Homebrewer of the Year presentation.
- David will give a presentation on the history of Trappist Ales.
- If you brewed a Trappist Ale, then please bring it to this meeting as we’ll start off by sampling them!
- Homebrew evaluations. Remember, bring your recipe – club members will have lots of questions! Sign in your beer along with your name and statistics (IBU, ABV, etc.). The info is optional, but helpful in determining tasting order.
See you Sunday!
Sudzers November 2019 meeting notes
Hello, Sudzers! In November’s meeting, we met a new member, discussed alkalinity when brewing, and tasted eight delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!
Please don’t forget there will not be a meeting at Steins in December. As usual, we will have an annual winter party. See details below.
Business:
– Welcome new member, Devin!
– Derek collected $25 membership dues. Dues must be paid each calendar year and can still be made to Derek via Paypal at derek@sudzers.org via Friends and Family please.
– Derek attempted to auction off the remaining Sudzers polo, but unfortunately it was too large and there were no takers.
– The Annual Sudzers Winter Party was announced which will be held on Saturday December 14th in San Jose. An RSVP request will be sent out and directions will be sent to those who RSVP. This year we’ll have a white elephant again, so please bring a wrapped gift along with some beer to share and a potluck dish.
– We announced some great recent competition wins: David W won 1st for his Berliner Weiss and Cliff won 3rd in the Cal State Fair European Sours category. Chet also won the Campbell Oktoberfest. Congratulations Sudzers! Keep up the great brews and good luck in next year’s comps.
– Annually the club does a Dark Matter Brew Day in November, but unfortunately we were not able to secure a host location. Instead, a sign up sheet will go out to request members brew this month for it. We’ll schedule a blend day in the spring.
– A request to submit nominees for Homebrewer of the Year award will go out soon, so please be on the lookout. The winner will be announced at the winter party.
-The current group of officers are willing to continue next year in their roles. Please send your ideas for the club to our esteemed President Robert so that we can incorporate into the schedule for next year, including topic ideas for Sudtalks.
– Robert gave an impromptu talk on the importance of water Ph when brewing. The book, Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers (Brewing Elements) by John Palmer and Colin Kaminski is highly recommended. This BYO article is a good start to understanding the importance of Ph at all stages of brewing from strike water to the final beer. The Principles of pH – Brew Your Own
Homebrew tasting:
Brewer | Beer Name | Beer Style | IBU | ABV |
Bill P | Plum Wild on Lime | fruit ale | 5 | 6% |
Derek W | Plan Bee | Honey Cream Ale | 20 | 7.00% |
Noah | Dank Side w/ Strawberries | Milkshake IPA | UNK | 7% ish |
Robert C | Standard | Kveik Porter | 31 | 7.50% |
Robert C | Chocolate | Kveik Porter | 31 | 7.50% |
Robert C | Coconut and Molasses | Kveik Porter | 31 | 7.50% |
Robert R. | Bierre de Noel | 26 | 8.20% | |
David | Seeing Tripel | Tripel | 35 | 9.50% |
Medal-winning California brews enliven your Thanksgiving feast, from the Los Altos Town Crier
Sudzers CFO Derek W’s latest monthly column features 2019 GABF medal winners from California to enjoy with your holiday meal.
Medal-winning California brews enliven your Thanksgiving feast
Sudzers November 2019 meeting
Hello, Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, November 10th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. Hope to see you all there!
http://steinsbeergarden.com/
895 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Becoming a paid member gets you a discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.
Agenda:
- If you’d like to pay dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or bring cash with you to the meeting
- Discuss next month’s Christmas party
- Announce some recent competition winners
- Homebrew evaluations. Remember, bring your recipe – club members will have lots of questions! Sign in your beer along with your name and statistics (IBU, ABV, etc.). The info is optional, but helpful in determining tasting order.
See you Sunday!
Sudzers October 2019 meeting notes
Hello, Sudzers! In October’s meeting, we met a new member, learned about Trappist Ales, and tasted ten delicious brews. Thanks to everyone who showed up!
Business:
- Welcome new member, Philip!
- 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!
- We need a volunteer for Dark Matter Brew Day. We usually hold the event in November, but of course, the host can decide which day works best for them. Please reply to the mailing list if you’d like to host!
- The Sudzer Christmas Party will be held December 14th. Stay tuned to this list for more details about the location and exact time.
- Congratulations to Chet and Cliff for their wins at the Santa Cruz County Fair Homebrew Comp!
- There aren’t many competitions coming up, but the California State Fair Homebrew Comp is looking for judges. Learn more at https://castate.brewcompetition.com/
- David W. gave a great presentation on Trappist Ales, which can be found at http://www.sudzers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Trappist-Ales.pptx. Note, if you want to brew one, we will be sharing them at the January meeting. We had originally decided November, but that wouldn’t give many brewers enough time to brew and finish their beers. So again, if you want to brew one, please bring it next year’s January meeting.
- 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 ten brews:
BREWER BEER IBUs ABV Bill & Mikael Plum Gose 0 5% Derek W. Apple Plum Cider 0 ~8 David Razzmatazz Berliner Weisse 5 5% Adam Strata Pale Ale ? 4.5% Chet German Pils 36 5.2% Cliff Late to the Party Festbier 30 5.8% Bill & Mikael ARC NEIPA 52 4.8% Derek W. Broke Da Mouf Coconut Black IPA 50 6.8% Cliff Rye Saison w/ Brett 25 6.2% Cliff Group Barrel Saison ? 8.5%
Thanks to Steins and everyone that showed up!
Breweries bring local tastes to LA Beer Stroll (featuring Sudzers member Bob Crum), from the Los Altos Town Crier
Sudzers CFO Derek W’s latest Town Crier column covers the Los Altos Beer Stroll, including the first release from Sudzers member Bob Crum’s Central Rail Brewing Company:
Sudzers October 2019 meeting
Hello, Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, October 13th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. Hope to see you all there!
http://steinsbeergarden.com/
895 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Becoming a paid member gets you a discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.
Agenda:
- If you’d like to pay dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or bring cash with you to the meeting
- NCHF recap
- David W. will be giving a presentation on Trappist styles.
- Homebrew evaluations. Remember, bring your recipe – club members will have lots of questions! Sign in your beer along with your name and statistics (IBU, ABV, etc.). The info is optional, but helpful in determining tasting order.
See you Sunday!
Sudzers September 2019 meeting notes
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!
Sudzers September 2019 meeting
Hello, Sudzers! Our next meeting will be held at 4:00pm this Sunday, September 8th at Steins Beer Garden in Mountain View. Hope to see you all there!
http://steinsbeergarden.com/
895 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
As a reminder, club dues are collected on a calendar year basis. Becoming a paid member gets you a discount at MoreBeer in Los Altos, as well as access to the special members-only events we do through the year.
Agenda:
- If you’d like to pay dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or bring cash with you to the meeting
- Derek has shirts for sale: $5 for t-shirts and $10 for polos. What a deal!
- Please let Derek know if you’d like to help design a logo for a Sudzer workshirt.
- Remember, if you brewed an Oktoberfest/festbier, then bring it to this meeting!
- We’ll discuss final planning for NCHF (https://www.nchfinfo.org/). Tickets are still available!
- Cliff will give us an update on upcoming competitions.
- Robert will review the history of Oktoberfest/festbier and provide a tasting of an authentic German Festbier.
- Homebrew evaluations. Remember, bring your recipe – club members will have lots of questions! Sign in your beer along with your name and statistics (IBU, ABV, etc.). The info is optional, but helpful in determining tasting order.
See you Sunday!