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The next meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, April 5th @ 6pm. We are pleased to announce that our featured speakers will be SBE members Andre McKay and Andy Gamelin, presenting “Dark Lagers”. 

We are meeting in-person at Booze Brothers Brewing Company this month. Booze Brothers has “Pizza Brothers” on-site for your dining pleasure.

We’ll also have the Zoom “Simulcast” available for remote participation. The Zoom link will go out to the club the morning of the meeting.

On the Agenda:

1) Social Time (6:00 to 6:30pm)
2) Recent Events Review
3) Upcoming Events
4) Upcoming Meeting Plans
5) RSVP Drawing
6) “Dark Lagers”, presented by Andre McKay and Andy Gamelin
7) Post-Presentation Social Time

The January meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held at Booze Brothers Brewing Co. on Wednesday, January 4th @ 6:00 pm.

We are pleased to announce that our featured speaker will be our very own Jacques Guilloton, presenting on “Beer Cocktails”.  This will be a light-hearted exploration of cocktails made using beer, with examples to enjoy during the presentation.

Watch for the meeting RSVP and Zoom link coming soon to an email near you.

We will be simulcasting this meeting via Zoom.

“Pizza Brothers” is serving their delicious pizza on site every day!  

Meeting Agenda:
1) Social Time (6:00-6:30 pm)
2) Club Business (6:30-7:30)
      a) Review of Recent Events
      b) Upcoming Events and Meeting Plans
      c) RSVP Drawing

3) Main Event: “BeerCocktails” (7:30-8:30) by Jacques Guilloton – Society of Barley Engineers

4) Post-Presentation Social Time (8:30-9:00)

The December meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held at Booze Brothers Brewing Co. on Wednesday, December 7th @ 6:00 pm.

We are pleased to announce that our featured speaker will be Chuck West, presenting on “Holiday Beers”. This will be a fun tour of holiday beers and what is special about them. There will be examples to enjoy during the presentation.

Watch for the meeting RSVP and Zoom link coming soon to an email near you. We will be simulcasting this meeting via Zoom.

“Pizza Brothers” is now serving their delicious pizza on site every day!  
Meeting Agenda:
1) Social Time (6:00-6:30 pm)
2) Club Business (6:30-7:30)
     a) Review of Recent Events
     b) Upcoming Events and Meeting Plans
     c) RSVP Drawing
3) Main Event: “Holiday Beers” (7:30-8:30) by Chuck West – Society of Barley Engineers
4) Post-Presentation Social Time (8:30-9:00)

The Oktober meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held at Booze Brothers Brewing Co. on Wednesday, Oktober 5th @ 6:00 pm.

We are excited to announce that our featured speaker will be Lance Shaner of Omega Yeast, presenting on “Thiolized Yeast”. This will be a fun and informative meeting on the research that Omega Yeast has done on Thiolized yeast and also on yeast-dependent haze.

Watch for the meeting RSVP and Zoom link coming soon to an email near you. We will be simulcasting this meeting via Zoom.

“Pizza Brothers” is now serving their delicious pizza on site every day!

Meeting Agenda:
1) Social Time (6:00-6:30 pm)
2) Club Business (6:30-7:30)
     a) Review of Recent Events
     b) Upcoming Events and Meeting Plans
     c) RSVP Drawing
3) Main Event: “Thiolized Yeast” (7:30-8:30) by Lance Shaner (Omega Yeast)
4) Post-Presentation Social Time (8:30-9:00)

The September meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held at Booze Brothers Brewing Co. on Wednesday, September 7th @ 6:00 pm.

We are pleased to announce that our featured speaker will be Brett Goldstock of Duck Foot Brewing Company, presenting on “Gluten-Reduced Beers”. There will samples of Brett’s delicious beverages during his presentation.

Watch for the meeting RSVP and Zoom link coming soon to an email near you. We will be simulcasting this meeting via Zoom.

“Pizza Brothers” is now serving their delicious pizza on site every day!

Meeting Agenda:
1) Social Time (6:00-6:30 pm)
2) Club Business (6:30-7:30)
a) Review of Recent Events
b) Upcoming Events and Meeting Plans
c) RSVP Drawing – Give-Away(s): Duck Foot Beer
3) Main Event: “Gluten-Reduced Beers” (7:30-8:30) by Brett Goldstock (Duck Foot)
4) Post-Presentation Social Time (8:30-9:00)

NOTE: During the COVID-19 crisis, all monthly meetings will be held virtually, via Zoom. To make the most of this situation, we are inviting keynote speakers from out of the area to present at these meetings. Stay tuned as we identify our upcoming speakers and make sure your email (and dues) are up to date to get the meeting details!

Oktober Meeting – Yeast Handling w/ Imperial Yeast

During the Covid-19 pandemic, we will be holding our meetings on a Zoom video conference. The meeting number will be sent out by email to the membership list on the day of the meeting.

The Oktober meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, Oktober 7th @ 6pm. Our feature presentation will be on Yeast Handling led by the Imperial Yeast team.

On the agenda:
1) Social time (6:00-6:45pm)
2) Club business (6:45-7:15)
a) Upcoming Meeting Plan
b) Soci-Ale Homebrew Exchange beer discussions
c) 2020 Funk Up
d) Drawing – Imperial Yeast Swag
3) Yeast handling (7:15-8:15) – Imperial Yeast Team
4) Post-presentation social time (8:15-9:00)

RSVP here

April Meeting – Healthy Homebrew Hacks

During the Covid-19 crisis, we will be holding our meetings on a Zoom video conference. We are planning social time from 6-6:45, club business from 6:45-7:15 and the main presentation from 7:15-8:15. I’ll open the meeting hall up around 5:30pm and I’ll leave it open at the end of the meeting as well.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/422557233

The April meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, April 1st @ 6pm. Due to our social distancing compliant meeting format, we won’t be able to share homebrew, but we will be encouraging you to join the meeting with your homebrew or a local craft beer. We will be featuring Healthy Homebrew Hacks which will be led by special guest speaker, Travis Hammond.
On the agenda:

1) Social time or group happy hour (6:00-6:45pm)
2) Club business (6:45-7:15)
a) Meeting plan
b) Events plan
c) Drawing – gift certificates for local establishments
4) Healthy Homebrew Hacks (7:15-8:15) – Travis Hammond
5) Post-presentation social time (8:15-9:00)

RSVP here

Febrewary Meeting – Irish Ales

The Febrewary meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, Febrewary 5th @ 6pm at Booze Brothers in Vista. We will be featuring Irish Ales which will be led by Curt Wittenberg.

On the agenda:

1. Social time & small pour sharing
2. Homebrew sharing and discussion
3. SBE 2020 Events Plan
4. Whiskey Barrel Challenge Judging
5. Upcoming Events
   1. Bottle Share (Febrewary 28)
   2. Lambic Brew Session (March 22)
   3. Southern California Homebrew Festival (May 1-3)
6. Irish Ales – Curt Wittenberg
7. Post-presentation social time

Don’t forget to bring name badges, tables and chairs!

RSVP here

Oktober Meeting – Reviving Historical Brews

The Oktober meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, Oktober 2nd @ 6pm at Booze Brothers Brewing Company in Vista. We will be featuring Reviving Historical Brews by Alvin Dixon.

On the agenda:
1) Social time & small pour sharing
2) Homebrew sharing and discussion
3) Upcoming Events
a) Lambic Harvest (Oktober 19th)
b) SdL Sours Competition (Oktober 17th dropoff deadline)
c) 117W Whiskey Distribution
d) San Diego Beer Week (November)
e) SBE Holiday Party (December 11th)
4) November Meeting @ Lost Abbey
5) Reviving Historical Brews – Alvin Dixon
6) Post-presentation social time

Don’t forget to bring name badges, tables and chairs!

RSVP here