The August 2024 members meeting was held at Ivanhoe Park Lager House on August 16th, 2024.
The meeting began by welcoming a new member, Curtis Reddecliff, to the club. Curtis has been helping the club throughout the year, particularly during Hot N Humid, and we’re excited to have him as an official club member.
The August inter-club “Lagerfest” competition was held during the meeting. Congratulations to our winners:
1st Place – Chris Nuber
2nd Place – Eric Rodriguez
3rd Place – Ian O’Keefe
We presented the winning medals from the First Coast Cup competition to our brewers. Brewers Anonymous members were awarded 19 medals at the First Coast Cup and 3rd in the Heavy Medal Brewers Club.
We’ve now slipped to second place in the Florida Homebrew Competition, trailing CASK by 14 points. There are still two competitions left to end the NHC finals to be announced, so this season is far from over!
The “Brewery Exploration” return was announced, and our next event will be held at Celebration Brewing on Friday, September 6th, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
The club summer lager exchange took place during this month’s meeting. Eleven brewers participated in this year’s exchange. Thank you to everyone who participated.
The vital dates for the last two competitions of the season were announced. Sunshine Challenge and Best Florida Beer will wrap up the season. We need every entry we can get to take that final run at retaining the state cup for another year.
The upcoming festival calendar was announced for the Central
Florida area. Brewers Anonymous is planning on participating in the following festivals:
Mash of the Titan – October 12th, 2024
Orlando Beer Festival – November 2nd, 2024
Tom and Dan’s Bad at Business BeerFest – November 23rd, 2024
Science on Tap – January 25th, 2025
Cocoa Village Brewer’s Bash – February 1st, 2025
Hamlin Craft Beer Fest – March 29th, 2025
Updates to the BJCP Training Program we are building on learn.brewersanonymous.org, and the call for additional content creators were announced.
The Austin P Harris Brewer of the Year Award Standings have been released.
And finally, the upcoming meeting location schedule was posted:
Friday, September 20th, 2024 – Home State Brewing Co
Friday, October 18th, 2024 – Ivanhoe Park Lager House
Friday, November 15th, 2024 – Home State Brewing Co
Thanks to everyone who attended, and see you next month!
Cheers!
Slides from the August 2024 Meeting: