October 1997 Volume 20, Issue 10

Calendar of Events and Competitions

4th Annual Queen of Beers Competition. Contact Nora Keller-Seeley, VP of H. A. Z. E. (Hangtown Association of Zymurgy Enthusiasts) in Placerville, California. It is only open to female brewers and it is AHA sanctioned. Complete rules and entry forms will be available on HAZE’s web site http://haze.innercite.com some time in mid-August. The women can also have a teambrew and enter the beer as a club entry. E-mail haze@innercite.com. Deadline for entries will be October 11th, 1997.

National Homebrewed Real Ale Competition, conducted at the Real Ale Festival, November 7-9, 1997 in Chicago. Registration November 1, 1997. Served by handpump, just like commercial cask-conditioned ales. Craft Beer Institute, Raydan@compuserve .com, 773-665-1300.

AHA club-only competitions:

Weiss is Nice, due 10/20/97.

Bitter Mania, due 12/1/97.

1997 Activity Calendar

January 11: Pale Ales

February 1: 1997 National BABO

February 8: Dark Ales

March 8: Lager-Ale / Steam. St. George Spirits tour.

April 12: Dark Lager. Round table topic = Grain.

April 26: Walnut Creek pub crawl via public transportation.

May 3: National Homebrew Day

May 10: Bock tasting. Group Brew-In, Picnic Style, held at Brewmaster in San Leandro.

June 14: Light Lager. Round table topic = Equipment.

July 12: Picnic Style. Round table topic = Water.

August 9: Wild & Wonderful: Mead, Spiced Ale, Wheatwine. Picnic, Oak Hill Park, Danville.

Fall: San Francisco pub crawl.

September 13: Belgian. Thor’s place in Oakland.

October 11: Fest. Nominations.

November 8: Old & Strong Ales. Elections.

December 13: Holiday Ales. Holiday Party.

February 7, 1998: 1998 National BABO at Hop Yard in Pleasanton.

Unless otherwise noted, all Club meetings are held at Brewmaster in San Leandro at 2:00 pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month.