It may still be hot outside, but now is the time to brew. Fall is nearly here, and with it come competitions and the perfect weather to sip our beers outside with friends and family. Until then we will learn how one members stays out of the heat, learn about managing Cask Ales, enjoying an ASH-brewed cask ale and refreshing homebrewed brewed soda at an indoor beer festival and earn cash for ASH.
Yes, The Fall Classic is just around the corner, and the board wants to encourage all our members to enter their best beer into Arizona Fall Classic Homebrew Competition with the the grand prize of brewing at Odell in Colorado. Registration will open Monday, August 15, 2016. Winners will be announced at our Fall festival on Sunday November 6th checkout the posters you will soon see hanging at your local homebrew shop.
July General Meeting
Designing and Building an Electric Brewery
This month’s presentation will be from our own membership. Dennis Tsonis and Keith Mycek will talk about what it takes to plan, design, and build the ultimate electric home brewery. Dennis and Keith will also be serving the first two beers brewed on the system.
- Next General Meeting: July 19th
- ASH ClubhouseAsk the
- Location: 2515 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
ASH Booth: Real Wild & Woody
Next weekend at Real Wild & Woody, ASH will be serving homemade sodas to thirsty patrons and a cask of UnleASHed Batch 005: Das Kokosnuss Dunkelweizzen.
Brewed by: Mike Bush, John Chadwick Eby, Bryan Rathbun, Chris Erickson
This batch benefits Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA
Sodas brewed by: Christian Chandler and Krystal Bittner
Education: ASH Ask The Cask Manager
Sierra Nevada has been the ASH Cask Program Sponsor for the last two years. Sierra Nevada’s Ben VanderMeer has been a guest speaker at our general meetings, promoted homebrewing locally and helped the club source cask parts for our firkins. As if Ben wasn’t great enough, Sierra Nevada is also sending their Cask Manager Zak Driscoll to speak with ASH and our members.
The Cask Manager Event
- When: July 22 5 p.m.
- Where: OHSO Arcadia
About Zak
“I started at Sierra Nevada 19 years ago this May with bright eyes, and after all these years it’s even better than when I started. I have developed so many relationships in and around this company; it has been an amazing ride thus far. I started on the graveyard sanitation crew and worked my way into the cellar. I have been in the cellar for most of 16 years now. I would say three years ago I started with the cask beers and have a love for these beers. The cellar keeps me free to roam and help where it’s needed and fill beers when they are available.”
Philanthropints: Drinking for a cause | Taste of Tops July 26 Happy Hour
Invite your coworkers and family to this special ASH Happy Hour. Half of the evening’s sales will be donated to the club. Last year, this event raised over $500 for the club ASH. Can you help us set a new record?!
Join guest bartenders ASH President Krystal Bittner and Vice President Jackie Ekman. Come talk homebrew, (politely) heckle the bartenders and thank Greg Eccles for being a fantastic supporter of ASH.
Special Event
- When: July 26
- What: Cash Back to ASH
- Where: Taste of Tops
Let us continue to focus on what we do best: Preserve and promote the time-honored tradition of homebrewing, and to recognize it as a true art form through information, education, and dedicated practice.
As always, I love to hear your comments and answer your questions. Contact me at [email protected].
Cheers!
Krystal Bittner