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SSBC Newsletter
Past Newsletters
August 2009
"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed - Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, 'It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.'"
-Deep Thought, Jack Handy
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Business:
Regular Meeting
8/11/09
19 attendees
Steering Committee meeting next Tues, Aug 18
Upcoming Events – Blues & Brews, Belgian Beer Festival / Night of the Funk
Sept. meeting – Bill has a guy who may be able to come in to talk about his beers (Pretty Things). Update: he can’t do it in Sept.
Weekend after Labor Day is NH Homebrewer’s Jamboree. Festival is on Saturday. Frank and Jeff Fuller are going. Let Frank know if anyone wants to join them.
Steering Committee Meeting
8/18/09
Nominations:
- Primary Fermenter: Brian Shurtleff
- Secondary Fermenter: Frank White
- Treasurer: Paul Corbett
- Brewoff Coordinator: ?? (much discussion around this, e-mails went out)
- Judge Coordinator: Jeff McNally
- Prize Coordinator: ?? (Jeff M. also volunteered for this, via e-mail after the meeting)
- Entry Pickup Coordinator: Paul Corbett
- Food Coordinator: Bill Tredo
- Program Coordinator: Jeff Fuller (talked about upgrading this position to more of a Social Coordinator)
- New Member Coordinator: Matt Menard
- Raffle Coordinator: Bill Gassett
- Newsletter: Jim Blanchette and Rick Rodriguez
- Pub Crawl Coordinator: rolled this position into Program Coordinator
- Webmaster: Roger Warner and Frank White
Also discussed other brewoff topics like having an entry labeling party.
Calendar and events:
- Sept. Meeting – Mayflower Brewery tour (has since been ruled out – need new topic)
- Oct. Meeting – Dan Paquette of Pretty Things brewery to present on brewing in the UK vs US
- Nov. Meeting – Irish Red Ale presentation and club competition
- Dec. – Christmas Party
- Jan. Meeting – Aged Beer competiton, follow up from last year’s Aged Beer presentation
- July – Cookout
Oktoberfest presentation and competition planned for NEXT September’s meeting (planning into next year)
Other topics, not scheduled yet:
- Kolsch and Smoked Beer presentations/competitions
- Grain experiment (like the hops and yeast experiments we’ve done)
- Cooking with Beer
- Mayflower brewing (now that we can’t do it in September)
- ‘Bugs’ in beer (Brett, etc.)
- Bottle Quad in barrel
- Get a bourbon barrel (as opposed to rum barrel) and make an Imperial Stout for the group brew this year
Paul also handed out the financials for review.
Presentation:
Saison Presentation by Jason Colby
Saison Club Competition
There were 8 entries
Winners:
- 3rd – Frank White
- 2nd – Frank White
- 1st – Jason Colby
If there are any updates or corrections, please contact Rick Rodriguez
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