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The PSB Newsletter Club Meeting at Zorbas on Monday, October 13th. Be there at 6PM. Meeting Agenda: PSBO10 From the President: Congratulations to all that entered beers in the MALT completion last month. Special congrats to Robert Leach for scoring 12 points for PSB. The Battleground Brewers Guild (BBG) will hold their CBOY sanctioned competition on November 1st in Greensboro. They need help with judging and stewards, so sign up when you register your beers on line at http://www.battlegroundbrewers.com/. The last CBOY competition of the year will be the PSBO10, scheduled for December 6th. There IS time to brew another batch or two to be ready in time. PSB’s fall party will be held on November 15th at the police hut near the Zoo. Home brewed beer and oysters will be the theme. Bring your camping gear and stay overnight! Sign up to help at the next meeting. It looks like All About Beer magazine’s “World Beer Festival” will be held in Columbia on January 24th. PSB has agreed to give physical help to this spectacular event. Come join in on the fun by volunteering to help. Election of club officers will be held at the December 8th meeting. Nominations are now open. Come help make this “The Premier Home Brew Club” of the Carolinas! Monday, October 13th is our next club meeting at Zorba’s. Dinner at 6:00, meeting at 7:00, and BE SURE TO BRING HOME BREW. Carl Foster/Prez Competition Corner:
There are several competitions on the horizon for the competitively inclined brewer to enjoy. First up we have the Battleground Brewers Guild scheduled for November 1st. This is part of the CBOY competition and wins here are needed to help us in the points. Right now PSB is currently in third place and needs to make up some ground if we have any hope to keep the coveted firkin here with the PSB. At our meeting on Monday we need to discuss combined shipping to get our entries to Greensboro. Their website and entry details can be found here: BattlegroundBrewers.com. The following weekend is the Bay Street Bash. That’s right, November 8th is the date for the Savannah Brewers League’s annual beer and cider competition. It sound like a lot of fun and SBL has requested our support with entries and personnel. Volunteer judges are being provided with lunch and complimentary tickets to the Roundhouse Blues & BBQ Festival (while supplies last). This competition is for beer and ciders only so you mead makers will have to wait for their dedicated competition in February. Entries are $6 each. Registration opens October 15th and continues through October 31st. As with the BBG we can schedule a drop off with the SBL if there is enough interest. Oh, and as a bonus incentive the Best of Show winner will be brewed by the Moon River Brewing Company and put on tap for their patrons. December 6th is the date for the 10th Annual Palmetto State Brewers Open. As usual we will need everyone to pitch in and make it a success. We will start the sign up sheets at Monday’s meeting and regular updates will be made on the forum. The event will once again be held at Jaderloon. Thanks to Dan Derrick for his hand in getting the venue. To sign up your entries or to judge or steward then please visit: The Official PSBO10 Website. Registrations will be accepted between November 1st and November 24th at 5pm. Sign up early to receive the best karma. Lets all pull together and make PSBO10 a huge success! There is no AHA Club Only competition this month. Next month will be IPAs. For those that would like to obtain or advance their BJCP certification check out what Adam has posted in the forum. He has signed up to take the BJCP exam on February 28th through a Yahoo users group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beerstud/). You will first need to contact Mike Dixon at mpdixon@ipass.net before you can be added to the group. As expected, PSB made a fine showing at the Oktoberfest! It seems many of our brewer's are developing quite a following! We passed out many business cards and stimulated quite a bit of interest in homebrewing. I'm quite sure new members will be the result! Congratulations to all who participated on a job very well done! Report from the VP of Social Events: If you're reading this, congratulations! We've survived the tripel-threat of Brewgrass, Charlotte Ofest and Durham World Beer festival. October is still full steam ahead with some fantastic events coming down the pipe: November 6th is the Allagash beer dinner at Flying Saucer. Chris Dotson (MALT club member) will be running the show. Get your tickets soon because this will likely sell out. Latest info is: Join Chris Dotson from Allagash and the Amazing Chef Jeff at the Flying Saucer in Columbia, SC for a seasonal comfort foods approach to beer pairing. A night of fun will surely ensue. Tickets ($30 for beer knurds - 35 for everyone else) will sell fast and are very limited. Tickets are available in person or on the phone at the Saucer - 933-9997 October 22nd is the Hop Harvest Celebration at Barley's in Greenville. Looks like a pretty good time for you hopheads. Details here: We have a club party coming up in November, details to be discussed at our next meeting. The BIG news is that Columbia is getting our very own beer festival! Schedule for January 24th at the Convention Center; All About Beer Magazine is bringing their magical mystery beer chops to bear on our fair city. Keep your head to the ground for details. PSB has been asked to help out at this event and you know you want to! That's all folks! Keep drinking the good stuff and don't look at your 401K anytime soon!
Secretary/Treasurer's Report: Membership Information There are currently 55 paid members Overdue: Due Now: Due November: Financial PSB now has $3965.18 Other information: Local Homebrew Store News Bet-Mar Liquid Hobby Shop Interested in SC honey? Talk to Beekeepers at the State Fair nearby Bet-Mar's display in the Cantey building. Now's the time to plan for upcoming holiday celebrations & gifts. Support your local homebrew store, © Palmetto State Brewers, Inc. |
