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SODZ holds its regular meeting on the third Monday of the month from September-May. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. and may be located at various sites throughout Columbus, Ohio. The club participates in an all-grain brew in June. In July we enjoy our brew at a picnic/campout.  To learn the location of the next SODZ meeting, email any of our officers.

September 2006

• 19th, Monday, First SODZ Meeting of the Fiscal Year, 7 p.m., Columbus Brewing Company 

October 2006

• 13th, Friday, AHA Club Only Entries Due, Stouts.
• 14th - Saturday, Columbus Ale Fest, Columbus Convention Center.
• 14th - Saturday, CMI Oktobersbest Zincinnati Competition
• 16th - Monday, SODZ Meeting, 7 p.m., Old Bag of Nails, Westerville.

November 2006

• 4th, Saturday, AHA - Teach a Friend to Homebrew, homebrew demonstration, Gordon Biersch
• 4th, Saturday, Wizard of Saaz Competition, Grape and Grainery, entries due October 28th.
• 8th, Wednesday, AHA Club Only Entries Due, Light Hybrid.
• 27th, Monday, SODZ Meeting, 7 p.m.; Gordon Biersch

December 2006

• 16th, Saturday, SODZ Christmas Party, 6 p.m.; The DeShone House, 5591 Bristol Parkway, Dublin, OH, Map

January 2007

• 6th, Saturday, 1st BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Bitters and Pale Ales.
• 11th Thursday, Anheuser Busch Tour, 6:30 p.m., Columbus facility.
• 13th, Saturday, 2nd BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Doctored Beers, Light Lagers.
• 20th, Saturday, 3rd BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Water Chemistry, Belgian Beers.
• 27th Saturday, SODZ Meeting, 1 p.m., Brews Cafe, Granville, OH.

February 2007

• 3th, Saturday, 4th BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Hops, German Ales, Wheat Beers.
• 8th, Thursday, Club Only Competition Entries Due, (Low-Gravity Session Beers).
• 10th, Saturday, 5th BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Malts, Browns, Scottish Ales.
• 17th, Saturday, 6th BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Yeast & Fermentation, Ambers/Dark Lagers.
• 17th, Saturday, CMI Toga Pub Crawl, Cincinnati, OH.
• 26th, Monday, SODZ Meeting, Bogey Inn, Dublin, 7:00 p.m., Nomination of Officers.

March 2007

• 3rd, Saturday, 7th BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Recipe Formulation, Style, TBD.
• 10th, Saturday, 4th Annual BBF, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Crosswoods Winking Lizard.
• 17th, Saturday, 8th BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Brewing Procedures, Stouts, Porters.
• 19th, SODZ Meeting, Winking Lizard Crosswoods, 7:00 p.m., Officer Elections.
• 24th, Saturday, 9st BJCP Exam Preparation Class, 9:00 a.m., Exam Review, Style TBD.
• 31st, Saturday, BJCP Exam, 9:00 a.m., Springfield Polo Club, Springfield, OH.

April 2007  

• TBA, Club Only Competition Entries Due, Scottish Ales.
• 8th, Sunday, Easter Brew, Mark and Bonni Katona's House.
• 2nd-13th, AHA Regionals Entry Deadline.
• 16th, Monday, SODZ Meeting, Old Bag of Nails, Westerville, 7:00 p.m., New Officers Installed.

May 2007

• 4th, Friday, Club Only Competition Entries Due, Extract Beers.
• 5th, Saturday, AHA Big Brew, Style TBD.
• 21st, Monday, SODZ Meeting, Leatherlips Yatch Club, 7:00 p.m., Mead

June 2007

• Iron Kettle Challenge, 9:00 AM, Deshone's House
• 20th, Ohio State Fair, fees and entries due.
• 21st - 23rd, AHA National Homebrew Competition and Conference, Denver, Co.

July 2007

• 16th - 23rd, Ohio Brew Week, Athens, OH 
• 21st, Ohio State Fair Competition
• 22nd, SODZ Club Picnic, Location Leatherlips Yacht Club, Dublin, OH
• 26th, 6:00PM, Helles Keg Tapping, Columbus Brewing Company

August 2007

• 4th, AHA Mead Day
• 10th, Club Entry Competition Due, Strong Ales
• 18th, Beer and Sweat, Cincinnati, OH
• 24th, Brew At The Zoo, (Sponsored by Winking Lizard) Columbus Zoo