November 1997 Volume 20, Issue 11

October Meeting

October’s Officer Nominations meeting was light. No one brought homebrew, so the meeting wrapped up early.

The afternoon was saved by the quick thinking of John Leichel who brought commercial examples of Oktoberfest style. John brought Thomas Kemper Oktoberfest Lager (malty flavor), Hacker-Pschorr Märzen Amber (favored over Thomas Kemper), Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest (nice), and North Coast Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest Ale (grapefruity).

The two big business items are the 1998 National BABO and the Holiday Party. The BABO information is contained in this newsletter. A request of Club members: save any partitioned cardboard cases to be used for the competition intake. It makes storage much safer and easier.

As for the Christmas Holiday Party, we are actively looking for a good location. Your suggestions are requested. The site must have a private room to seat 20-30 people, be sufficiently festive, allow us to bring our own beer, must serve good food and clean up afterward, be in the Bay Area, and not cost too much.

Officer nominations were gathered throughout the month of October. Elections for the 2-year positions will be held at the November meeting. And the initial nominees are:

President - Roger St. Denis, Lisa Gros

Vice President - John Pyles, Bob Jones

Steward - Bob Fitzgerald, John Pyles

Treasurer - Bruce Brazil

Secretary / Editor - Lisa Gros

Web Master / Publicity - Thor

Historian - Ken Koupal

Write-ins are permitted, so don’t miss the November meeting.