2016 Competition Styles: 15A – Irish Red Ale 21A – American IPA 27 – Historical Beer 22C – American Barleywine 4th Quarter and Final 2016 Results Congratulations to Rudy Lyon, 2016 Star City Brewers Guild Brewer of the Year
Category: Meeting Notes
January 2016 Meeting – Notes
We started the year off with nearly record-setting attendance at the January meeting. (Was it because you knew that I wouldn’t be there?) We packed the house at Big Lick Brewing Company with 43 members, 4 guests and 2 kids, for a total of 49 people! The membership total includes three new members – please extend …
December 2015 Meeting – Notes
We capped off another fantastic year in the Star City Brewers Guild at Chaos Mountain Brewing with 40 members, 4 guests and two kids for a total of 46 fine folks. The membership toll includes four new members – say “hi!” to Stephen Parshall (and his wife Barbara, who wasn’t present), Phil & Lynda Sawyer, and …
November 2015 Meeting – Notes
Apologies once again for a late recap – I had too much cooking, eating and football watching this past week to worry about getting this out… Twenty three members, one guest and two kids gathered together at Justin & Carrie’s house in Salem for the November meeting of the Star City Brewers Guild. Thanks to Justin …
October 2015 Meeting – Notes
15 members showed up to share beer, chili and companionship on a damp October day in Salem, Virginia. Thanks to Peter and Janelle for opening up their house to us!
September 2015 Meeting – Notes
On a lovely late summer day, we had an action-filled meeting and then we all went to Big Lick for their anniversary party. A very good day! We had twenty three members, three new members (Peter G.; Matt & Rachael), four guests (Jason Horn, Rudy’s friend, John; Jim D’s friend, Allen; and Bailie’s mother), and four …
August 2015 Meeting – Notes
On a hot & sunny August day, we had a great, albeit, limited meeting at Scott & Martha’s lovely house in Bonsack. We had fifteen “old” members and three “newly minted” members (Gene, Bud & Joan), along with five guests (Matt, Rachael, Peter, Manoj, and Kelsey), and one baby (Mabel), for a total of twenty four people.
July 2015 Meeting – Notes
As is our tradition, I opened up my house and my pool for the July meeting. Being egocentric, I welcomed a large round of applause on my behalf. It felt good… 25 members, four ex-members, and two kids made it out to Troutville on a hot and muggy Virginia summer day. Our ex-members included ex-President …
Big Brew/May 2015 Meeting Notes
Once again, James and Joan opened up their lovely house and lovely yard for our annual Big Brew event (with a little meeting thrown in).
2015 Brewer of the Year
2015 Competition Styles: March: 21B Specialty IPA June: 25B Saison September: 14B Scottish Heavy December: 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale Congratulations to Kevin Campbell – Star City Brewers Guild 2015 Brewer of the Year
2023 SCBG BREWER OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Mike Usberghi for winning Brewer of the Year.
The brewer with the highest total score for all competitions held during the year is declared our Brewer of the Year (BOTY). Their name is engraved on a plaque that they can display at their home for the next year.
