Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild

As most of you are aware we are now collecting dues to be a full member of the PUBGuild. Keep in mind you are not required to pay dues if you do not wish to receive a membership card. You can still attend meetings, brew days and other club events without being a paid member which will never change.

Membership has its privileges!
Paid members will receive discounts at various locations around the area. Currently that list includes:
The Beer and Wine Makers Pantry
Southern Brewing
The Ale and the Witch
The Westy
The Barley Mow
(Several more to come)
Paid member will have first access to submit beers to events the PUBGuild is invited to.
The joy of knowing you are helping the club grow
FEES
Membership will be for one year and will be renewed in June of each year.
The fee will be $25.00 for a single membership and $40.00 for a family plan
MEMBERSHIP CARDS
A laminated membership card will be printed with your name. We are going to have these printed before the next club meeting. If you wish to obtain a card PLEASE email daddydanentertainmentATgmailDOTcom so I can have your card printed and ready. If you cannot make the meeting, arrangements will be made to get your card(s) to you.

The PUBGuild is looking for your creativity! We are in need of a club logo that will be used on all club material including the website, t-shirts, business cards etc.
If you or someone you know is interested in presenting your idea please feel free to enter.

Submit all entries to daddydanentertainmentATgmailDOTcom and during the July Meeting we will have a vote to select the winner.
All submissions will become the property of the club.
We are also looking for someone to help redesign the club website. If you are interested please email daddydanentertainmentATgmailDOTcom
Thanks!

The entry period for the Dunedin Brewery Homebrewers IPA Throwdown 2 is now open! Enter online at http://www.dunedinbrewersguild.com/.

Main judging will be held the same day as the IPA Fest on June 2, 2012 at the Dunedin Brewery, 937 Douglas Ave. Dunedin, Florida 34698-4945. Winners will be announced at the festival. The best in show beer will be brewed on the Dunedin Brewery’s main system and will be sold to your adoring public!

Categories:
IPA ONLY!
1. English IPA
2. American IPA
3. Imperial IPA
4. Black IPA/American-style Black Ale /Cascadian Dark Ale – many names, one great beer style
5. Experimental IPA – wood aged, brewed with fruit, hybrid styles like Belgian or White IPA to name a few.

Entry Rules:
• 2 bottles per entry
• Entry fee $6
• The online entry system will be open from May 10 to May 26 – link to entry system on http://www.dunedinbrewersguild.com/.
• One entry per category, 2 entries per brewer limit
• Experimental category entries must state underlying IPA style and special ingredients/experimental treatment.
• Entries must be dropped off no later than midnight Wednesday, May 30th
• Drop off and shipping location — Dunedin Brewery, 937 Douglas Ave, Dunedin, Florida 34698-4945
• BJCP-sanctioned
• Open to all home brewers everywhere!

Judges needed — We will need experienced home brew and commercial judges to help evaluate all of the entries. More details to come. Please email us if you are interested.

Contacts:
Mike Bryant, General Manager, Dunedin Brewery– mlbryant@dunedinbrewery.com
Jim Colvard, Competition Organizer — DBGBoard@dunedinbrewersguild.com

More info:
IPA Throwdown 2 — http://www.dunedinbrewery.com/homebrewers-ipa-throwdown-2
Dunedin Brewers Guild — http://www.dunedinbrewersguild.com/
Dunedin Brewery — http://www.dunedinbrewery.com/
IPA Fest — http://www.dunedinbrewery.com/ipa-festival-2012
IPA Fest Event on Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/events/313704252031709/?notif_t=event_invite

Looking forward to a great hoppy competition!

Thanks,

Jim Colvard
IPA Throwdown 2 Competition Coordinator

The Cajun Café on the Bayou’s 1st Sour and Lambic Festival, Saturday June 16th 2:00-6:00 pm: Hey PUBGuild members I have just been informed of a wonderful opportunity for the PUBGuild in terms of this event. We have been offered the opportunity to pour a couple of sour beers at this event. So if you are interested please attend the PUBGuild meeting on the May the 12th for more information.

PUBGuild Meeting, Saturday May 12th, 2:00 pm-4:00pm @ Total Wine St Petersburg: This month’s meeting will cover the following topics:

• Final review of membership dues: (Note dues will be due @ the June meeting).
• Kegging presentation by Dan Pemberton: Ever wanted to learn how to switch from bottling to kegging? Well this discussion is for you! Dan will cover all there is to know about kegging your beer.
• Style profile discussion on IPA’s: This will be an open discussion on IPA’s of all kinds. So bring your knowledge of IPA’s, double IPA’s, English IPA’s and experimental IPA’s!
• IPA Throw Down with Dunedin Brewery raffle. Due to the limited number of tickets being made available to the Guild for this event we are going to pick four names from a hat to see who gets to attend this event. To qualify you must have an IPA to bring to the IPA Throw Down on June 2nd. Additionally, your attendance at this meeting is required to participate in the drawing.

May

• May 5th, 2012: Hogtown Brew Off competition window closes.
• May 10th -May 26th, 2012: Registration will open up for the Dunedin Brewery 2nd annual IPA Pro-Am Competition:. Winners will be announced on June 2nd@ the IPA Throw Down with Dunedin Brewery.
• May 19th, 2012: American Craft Beer Festival – Downtown Saint Pete 1:00-6:00 pm

June

• June 2nd, 2012: IPA Throw Down with Dunedin Brewery.
• June 9th 2012: PUBGuild Meeting (Dues will be due).
• June 16th 2012: The Cajun Café on the Bayou’s 1st Sour and Lambic Festival

The Palm Beach Draughtsmen’s 17th annual Hurricane Blowoff results are in! The PUBGuild won two medal’s! A Gold in the Belgian Strong Category and a silver in the Brown Ale category. Way to go PubGuild!

Saturday May 5th, 2012 is National Brew Day

In 1988, May 7th was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day. The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) created AHA Big Brew as an annual event to celebrate National Homebrew Day around the world. AHA Big Brew is held each year on the first Saturday in May.

Homebrewing has been practiced in America since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Today there are an estimated 750,000 homebrewers in the U.S. Homebrewers are passionate about brewing beer and love to share that passion with others.AHA Big Brew gives homebrewers an opportunity to get together all over the world to share their love for the hobby.

Please invite you friends and family to join us at The Beer and Wine Makers Pantry on 66th Street. We will be setting up around 9:00AM. Kettles should be boiling by 10:00AM. Food and beer will be offered so if you have ever had anyone ask you “How do you do make beer?” this is the one to bring them to!

Hope to see you soon!

FYI: I am looking to confirm the room at Total Wine on May 12th. We will be going over several different things in relation to the Guild Business. However, I think we should also discuss some beer related stuff! So please e-mail me on Facebook or drvgiordano@gmail.com for suggestions and topics for the meeting.

5th Annual-2012 First Coast Cup

Upcoming homebrew competition: July 27th & 28th
(Entry Window – June 22nd through July 6th)
More to come!