C.A.S.K.

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

It was a beautiful evening to join Legacy Ale Works for their Maui Wildfire Benefit. The CASK Officer’s collaboration brew of Kōkua’s Session IPA did not disappoint. If you were unable to be at the tapping, stop by sometime soon and enjoy this Session IPA showcasing Mosaic Hops! Thank you to those who came out to be a part of this wonderful event to help out the Maui Wildfire Victims.🍻

• *** Legacy Ale Works has cancelled their Wort Share *** due to a low turnout in signups.  They will look to bring this up again later in the Fall so maybe the cooler weather will bring more people out
• We will host a pop-up Happy Hour at Southern Swells on Wednesday, August 23rd at 5:30pm.  See Facebook for the event details and we hope to see everyone there!
• Legacy will be hosting our September CASK meeting on Sept 9th
  • ​Interklub Competition will be Oktoberfest! Märzens and Festbiers!
• Entry registration is open for Comp de L’abbaye Normale! Get your best Belgians bottled and take a look at our website for rules and to see which breweries are sponsoring which categories this year.
• Reggie is open for judge sign-up, a few of you have, but we are going to need a few more.  Please take a look at the schedules both on the webpage and in Reggie and consider signing up to help. 
• The 2023 Palatka Craft Beer Festival is coming up on November 18th at Riverfront Memorial Park in Palatka.  Sherri, Marshall and Bob are pouring beers and are looking for a few more volunteers (and maybe a beer or two to pour) for that event.  We’ve heard great feedback about the festival and even if you don’t want to pour, you should check out the festival!

Thank you Myrtle Avenue Brewery for hosting CASK’s August club meeting! It was warm one for those who attended, but a fun crowd that got to also enjoy a Jaguar’s pre-season victory.

The “Let’s Rye It” Interklub Competition saw some very high scores from our judges this evening! A big congratulations goes out to our medalists!!!

Jesse Johnson: Gold (Roggenbier)
Todd Lawrence: Silver (Rye Pale Ale)
Fay Terrio: Bronze (Rye IPA)
Jeff Curtis: Honorable Mention (Roggenbier)

Reminders & Upcoming Events:

• Entry registration opens this Monday August 7th for Comp de L’abbaye Normale! Get your best Belgians ready and take a look at our website for rules and to see which breweries are sponsoring which categories this year.
• Entry registration is open for Sunshine Challenge! ​Entry total is past 80% so make sure to enter your beers soon if you haven’t already!
• Legacy Ale Works is holding a wort share on Saturday August 26th at 9am 
• Fill this form out if you’re interested so we know who will participation.  If you’re taking part in this years Legacy Homebrew Fest, this is a great opportunity to get your base for that beer!