C.A.S.K.

Attention Mead makers participating in the Domras Cup Competition. Entries are due to Just Brew It by Thursday, January 11th for the Railroad to Savannah.

We hope that all of our CASK members had a safe and happy New Year’s! Please join us for our January meeting and End of the Year Banquet hosted by Legacy Ale Works on Saturday, January 13th at 6pm. This event is being fully catered by John Peterson’s BBQ, so there is no need to bring a dish to pass. We are looking forward to celebrating our awards ceremony and the election results of our 2024 officers.

• Best Florida Beer award ceremony was Saturday, November 18th. CASK came in 2nd place for Heavy Medal club and took 2nd overall in the state for 2023. We can’t wait to hand out the medals from BFB and celebrate another great year of competition over the next couple of meetings!​
• Upcoming Interklub Competitions:                                                                                      *February (2024) – Meads (BJCP Cat. M1, M2, M3)
  *March (2024) – Wild and Sour (BJCP Cat. 23B thru G, 27-Lichtenhainer, 28, & X4A)
  *April 2024 – March 2025 categories to be determined by 2024 officers!
  
• Our annual banquet will be at Legacy Ale Works on January 13th at 6pm. We will have BBQ available for dinner and we will announce 2024 officers, as well as announce the winners of Member of the Year, Brewer of the Year, Medal of the Year and current club rankings!

The last Florida Circuit Competition concluded this past weekend with Best Florida Beer. Brewers Anonymous came in first place with 62 points, CASK was second place with 41 points, and Pinellas was third place with 27 points. CASK will officially take a second place finish in the cup standings behind Brewers Anonymous.

Congratulations to all of the CASK Medalists:

• Jeff Curtis: Gold (American Amber Ale); Silver (International Amber Lager)
• Rick Terrio w/ Fay Terrio: Silver (Eisbock); Bronze (Czech Amber Lager)
• Jesse Johnson: Gold (Festbier); Gold (Vienna Lager); Silver (Saison); Second Place Heavy Medal Winner (8 Points)
• Bob Hull: Silver (German Leichtbier), Silver (Specialty Smoked Beer)
• Alex McTammany: Bronze (Scottish Export); Bronze (Best Bitter)
• Ed Stansel: Gold (Sweet Stout); Bronze (Experimental Mead)
• Fay Terrio w/ Erik Terrio: Gold (Specialty IPA – Rye); Fay Terrio w/ Rick Terrio: Gold (Witbier)
• Lukas Kluz: Silver (Berry Mead); Silver (Historical Mead)
• Ryan Anderson w/ Therese Farmer Anderson: Gold (New World Cider)
• Ian Dibble: Silver (New World Cider)

For a full list of the medalists click here!

It was a nice Fall evening to gather for our monthly club meeting. Thank you Bottlenose Brewery for hosting CASK and also for honoring all of the Veterans that made it out tonight. It was a great way to recognize our country’s service members! 🇺🇸

Congratulations to our Interklub Medalists for Autumn Ales & Winter Warmers:

• Gold: Todd Lawrence (American Strong Ale w/ light spices & toasted marshmallow)
• Silver: Connor Skelton (American Brown Ale w/ maple, nutmeg, & molasses)
• Bronze: Rick Terrio w/ Fay Terrio (Oatmeal Stout w/ sweet potato & molasses)
• Honorable Mention: Jesse Johnson (Pumpkin Ale w/ roasted pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices)

Reminders & Upcoming Events

• Best Florida Beer award ceremony is Saturday, November 18th.  Check out social media for the video link; we’ll share as soon as we know it! ​
• The 2023 Palatka Craft Beer Festival is also on Saturday, November 18th.  Remember to check out tickets online and come drink some great beer and support CASK; we will be pouring at the event!
• Upcoming Interklub Competition
  • February (2024) – Meads (BJCP Cat. M1, M2, M3)
  • March (2024) – Wild and Sour (BJCP Cat. 23B thru G, 27-Lichtenhainer, 28, & X4A)
  • April 2024 – March 2025 categories to be determined by 2024 officers!
• ​Nominations for 2024 CASK Officers will open up at this week’s meeting.  Nominations will remain open through the December meeting at which point we will open up voting and then we will announce the new officers at this years banquet. Feel free to reach out to any current officer if you have questions on their role.
• Our annual banquet will be at Legacy Ale Works on January 13th at 6pm.  We will have BBQ available for dinner and we will announce 2024 officers, as well as announce the winners of Member of the Year, Brewer of the Year, Medal of the Year and current club rankings!

Thank you to everyone that made it out to our October CASK meeting hosted by Veterans United Craft Brewery. This evening we held our awards ceremony for our coveted Abbaye Normale Competition. This year we had a total of 55 entries and saw at least 6 entries per judged category! CASK brought home a 1st place finish earning 22 points, Jax Ale Exchange took 2nd place with 15 points, and SAAZ was 3rd with 3 points. Thank you to everyone that entered and to those that came out to help judge at King Maker Brewery.

Congratulations to the Medalists!!!
1.) Jesse Johnson: Silver (Specialty IPA), Silver (Belgian Blond)
2.) Todd Lawrence: Silver (Witbier)
3.) Lukasz Kluz: Bronze (Witbier)
4.) Rick Terrio w/ Fay Terrio: Bronze (Belgian Blond), Silver (Belgian Dark Strong)
5.) Ian Dibble: Gold (Saison), Gold (BOS Saison)
6.) Ryan Anderson: Gold (Belgian Golden Strong)
7.) Jason Click w/ Cheryl Denise Stevens Click: Bronze (Belgian Golden Strong)

Reminders & Upcoming Events

• October’s Pop-up Happy Hour will be at Buchner’s Bierhalle in Murray Hill. We’ll see you there Wednesday, October 25th at 5:30pm