Well, it's that time of year again. As you are aware, this month we will have the last scheduled meeting before our summer break. Victor has been kind enough to make Hoster's available to us for this meeting. Our gatherings there are always a hoot. So, be sure to try to make it. Those of you who wish to eat dinner while there should probably try to arrive a little early, if possible. You can then take advantage of the opportunity to order your meal before things start getting a little hectic.
For those of you who are relatively new to the club, don't be too disappointed with the summer break. While we won't have scheduled meetings, we will have our club brew in June at Wes Raynor's house (otherwise known as The House of Dr. Barleywine). This will be followed up in July by the summer party where we will proceed to consume the product of Dr. Barleywine's labor. We will talk about that more at the meeting this month.
For those of you who are not aware, there was a gathering of the clan heads last month at Wines Inc. Some folks from the Akron homebrew club are mounting an effort to have an Ohio club-only competition between the clubs in Ohio. It would be a nice opportunity to build friendships with other clubs in the state and possibly acquire bragging rights.
The long term view is an annual series of competitions. There would be one big festival/competition each year that would rotate from club to club. This would be along the lines of standard competitions with multiple styles. In addition, there would be three or four supplemental, single-style competitions at other times to ensure a complete range of beer styles are covered. Folks would accumulate points over the course of the year. At the big competition, the person who accumulated the most number of points would become all-around homebrewer of the year.
We are looking at the possibility of kicking the series off with the Grand Brewfest this October. We will be
looking for folks to step up and take responsibility for making this idea work. It would be a wonderful opportunity
to meet some very knowledgeable folks and learn what is involved in judging beers. Beyond that, it could be a lot
of fun. We will talk about this more at Hoster's. I look forward to seeing all of you there.
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