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 would like to pay club dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or give him $25 in person this Sunday.
– Steins homebrew competition on March 24, 2024.
– Saturday group brew (Alan, Sebastian, Stephan, and Nathan)
– Santa Clara Country homebrew competition.
– Homebrew evaluations. Remember to bring your recipe, since 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.
For our February meeting, we discussed the homebrew competition that Steins is asking us to help organize. Then we tasted nine great homebrews. Thanks to Stein’s and everyone who showed up.
– The Steins homebrew competition will be held Sunday, 3/24/2024. It’s no longer limited to 31A (alternative grain). Registration is open (see https://www.steinsbeergarden.com/event/Homebrew2024/). Beer drop-off period is 3/16-3/23. There is an open call for judges or stewards. Let Robert or Derek know if you’re interested in serving. The plan is to have the judging in the morning, break for lunch, and have the best of show in the afternoon.
– For members who use Yahoo email: Yahoo is often sending Sudzers emails into spam. Check your spam folder. Derek has emailed people with yahoo email addresses about this issue.
– The beers we tasted:
Brewer
Beer Name
Beer Style
IBUs
ABV
Brewer Notes
Dan H
Spotted Cow (New Glarus Brewing
Cask conditioned ale
18
5.1
Commercial
Sebastian B
Piwo Grodziskie
30
1.4
Kevin S
Samurai Style
int. pale lager – Japanese rice
30
5.2
Sebastian B
Belgian Single/Blond
27
6.4
Allen
Chuck’s Chillin’
IPL
60
7.80%
Slight Twist on Traditional IPL
Adam
Belgian dubbel
8.7
Kevin s
JAKs Imperial Stout
Imperial Stout
93
9.1
Nathan
Dragon barrel
stout
53
11.00%
Derek
Plum mead
Plum mead
0
18%
– Remember, membership dues need to be made every calendar year. If you haven’t paid yet, then you can make a payment of $25 to Derek via paypal at derek@sudzers.org
– If you haven’t already, please join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/mBQ7smguu7. All official communication (meeting information, event information, etc.) will continue to go through the mailing list, but Discord provides us a convenient way to have smaller, quicker conversations, so we encourage you to join.
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 would like to pay club dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or give him $25 in person this Sunday.
– Steins homebrew competition on March 24, 2024.
– Announcement about issues that Yahoo email users may have in receiving listserv messages.
– Homebrew evaluations. Remember to bring your recipe, since 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.
Hello Sudzers, For our January meeting, we discussed the homebrew competition that Steins is asking us to help organize, and we presented the Sudzers Homebrewer of the Year trophy. Then we tasted ten great homebrews. Thanks to Stein’s and everyone who showed up.
– Steins is holding a homebrew competition in March this year and asked the Sudzers to help organize the judging. The competition will be limited to BJCP category 31A (alternative grain beers). The pre-registration of entries will be at the end of February. The deadline for drop offs will be sometime in mid-March. Judging will occur March 23 with March 24 as a potential backup/secondary judging date, since final judging for the World Cup of Beer will also be held on the 23rd.
– The Sudzers 2023 Homebrewer of the Year trophy was awarded to Stephan Piotrowski. Congratulations Stephan!
– Derek W. gave his annual CFO report on the club’s finances for 2023.
– The off flavor of the month was geranium. Thanks to Mikael for putting this together.
– Mikael also mentioned some upcoming homebrew competitions in the area:
Name
Location
Date
Entry Deadline
URL
El Dorado County Fair Homebrew & Microbrew Competitions
– We had a brief discussion about having a club brew in 2024. Members present liked the idea of using the biere de garde recipe we used for last year’s club brew. The brewing of the beer will happen late summer or early autumn.
– The beers we tasted:
Brewer
Beer Name
Beer Style
IBUs
ABV
Mikael H.
MeBurger
German Pilsner
35
5.8
Sebastian B
Saison
31
6.3
Kevin S
B Strong
strong bitter
50
5.8
Peter P
hazy pale ale
40
4.9
Sebastian B
APA/Session IPA
65?
4.6
Derek
Crimson Missile
American Red Ale
60
5.90%
Peter P
American amber ale
70
6
Stephan / Rob at Clandestine
Red Ryeder
American Amber Ale
6.8
Robert R.
Bière d’Noël
Bière de garde
24
7.80%
Robert R.
Robert’s Old & Bitter
Imperial Stout
80
8.80%
– Remember, membership dues need to be made every calendar year. If you haven’t paid yet, then you can make a payment of $25 to Derek via paypal at derek@sudzers.org
– If you haven’t already, please join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/mBQ7smguu7. All official communication (meeting information, event information, etc.) will continue to go through the mailing list, but Discord provides us a convenient way to have smaller, quicker conversations, so we encourage you to join.
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 would like to pay club dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or give him $25 in person this Sunday.
– Steins homebrew competition in March 2024.
– Ideas for the 2024 club brew.
— CFO annual report (Derek)
— Presentation of the Homebrewer of the Year trophy.
— Off flavor of the month.
— Upcoming competitions.
– Homebrew evaluations. Remember to bring your recipe, since 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.
After 93 columns over the past decade+, including 334 different beers from 119 California craft breweries, Sudzers CFO Derek W is “retiring” from his monthly beer column. He will still write occasional seasonal pieces for the Los Altos Town Crier, but not as frequently. He’s also finally answering the question he always dances around: “What’s your favorite beer?” Cheers!
For our November meeting, we discussed the homebrew competition that Steins is asking us to help organize. Then we tasted twelve great homebrews. Thanks to Stein’s and everyone who showed up.
– Steins is planning on a homebrew competition to be held in March of next year and asked the Sudzers to help organize the judging. Since they would like the beers entered to be brewed with lesser used malts and grains, the competition will be limited to BJCP category 31A (alternative grain beers).
– Two sudzers won medals at the California Homebrew Competition. Sebastian Brisbois won a gold in the European sour ale category with a Lambic, and Kevin Sinarle won a silver in the Specialty IPA category with a Brut IPA.
– The off flavor of the month was contamination. Thanks to Mikael for putting this together.
– The holiday party will be December 2 at Kevin’s place. An email with further details will be sent out.
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 would like to pay club dues, please send $25 via paypal to derek@sudzers.org or give him $25 in person this Sunday.
– Steins homebrew competition in March 2024.
– Upcoming Sudzers holiday party (12/2)
– Off flavor tasting.
– Homebrew evaluations. Remember to bring your recipe, since 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.
