Monthly Archives: April 2014

Congrats to AJ Zanyk April Club Only Winner

Congratulations to April Club Only competition winner AJ Zanyk for his “Fizzy Yellow Lager Type Substance” beer. AJ received a $25 gift card from Buckeye Brewcraft His recipe will be in May’s newsletter. The winners are as follows:

  1. AJ Zanyk – Bohemian Pilsner – Fizzy Yellow Lager Type Substance
  2. Jeff Lewis – German Pilsner – 12 Platos of Suck it!
  3. Carey Hall – Munich Helles – Go to Helles

 

AHA Big Brew 2014

This years Big Brew is being hosted by the Columbus Brewing Company.  This event is not restricted to SODZ members and I encourage you to invite people who may be interested in the hobby.

Date

Saturday May 3rd
Wort will be available from 9am – 11am.
This is a hard deadline anyone who comes after 11am will not get wort.

Location

525 Short St,
Columbus, OH

The Columbus Half Marathon is happening on the same day so if you try to get to CBC using High St you will be less than happy. Please see the map below for an alternate route.

View Alternate Directions to CBC in a map.

What We Provide

    1. Wort – CBC will be brewing wort for a Schwarzbier. The recipe can be found here.
    2. Water for chilling.

What You Provide

You will need to bring everything else. This includes but is not limited to:

    1. Hops
    2. Kettle
    3. Burner
    4. Propane Tank
    5. Wort Chiller
    6. Hose Splitters – We should have some however having more is always better.
    7. Folding Chair(s)
    8. Pop Up Tent – If it rains you have two options:
      1. Get your wort and take it home to boil.
      2. Have a pop up tent and brew underneath.
    9. Sanitizer
    10. Food
    11. Etc, etc

Anything you need to brew at home you will need to bring with the exception of equipment used to create your wort.

Food

This year you are on your own for food. If people have portable grills that are used at tailgating events you are welcome to bring them.

May Meeting

When

Monday, May 12th 2014
7pm

Where

Elevator Brewing Company
165 N 4th Street
Downtown Columbus, OH

Note: This is NOT the restaurant but the brewery. The entrance is off of an alley/street called N. Lazelle St.

Food

No food at the brewery however we encourage you to go to the Restaurant.
161 N High St
Columbus, OH 43215

Agenda

  • Board Reports
  • Cocktails and Beer – Carey Hall
  • Hop Utilization (Tentative) – Frank Barickman

Club Competition

Beers 8% ABV and bigger. This again is a wide open category where the only criteria is that your beer needs to be 8% ABV or more.

The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from Winemakers Shop.

Can’t see the form below? Click here!

Pints for Prostates

SODZ has decided to promote a fund-raiser for Pints For Prostates, by sponsoring the spring Maibock tapping at Gordon Biersch. The tapping event will be Thursday, April 17th. The tapping will follow the usual format from Gordon Biersch, running from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, with a special tapping from their keg at 6:30 PM.

Pints for Prostates is a national grassroots organization that uses the universal language of beer to reach men with an important message about having regular health screenings and early detection by making appearances at beer events across the country. They also support the US TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network, as they support, educate and advocate for men with prostate cancer and their families. They also support the Prostate Conditions Education Council, which organizes free health screening clinics across the country.

The organization was founded by Rick Lyke in 2008, who is a beer writer and prostate cancer survivor. Pints for Prostates works with healthcare providers, organizations and suppliers, brewers, restaurants, retail stores, beer industry groups and other interested parties to bring the message of prostate health to men.

Gordon Biersch has supported Pints for Prostates in several of their brewpubs across the country, and they are very happy to see our local Gordon Biersch partner with SODZ to join in this promotion.
We plan to raise money by selling raffle tickets, having a 50-50 drawing, and having promotional materials available from Pints for Prostates at a special table. Gordon Biersch will also be contributing to this effort as well. A planning committee has been put together for the event. Tom Rees, Jeff Tayner and Geoff Towne have graciously offered their time to help plan the event. We will need the involvement of others during the event, and we are counting on every SODZ member to be a part of this special evening. Please consider bringing family members, and also potential new members.

Stewart Miller, the general manager of the Columbus Gordon Biersch, and Keith Jackson, brewmaster, are very excited about partnering with SODZ for this event. It will be up to us to make this Maibock tapping one of the biggest Gordon Biersch has ever hosted.

Don Croucher
For SODZ