The Austin ZEALOTS have won the 2014 Lone Star Circuit Trophy by accumulating the most points of any homebrew club on the circuit in Texas! Mark Schoppe is Homebrewer of the Year for accumulating the most points of any individual! Congratulations to everyone who entered a contest this year!
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JANUARY MEETING ON SAT., JANUARY 10: Time and Location: 2-4 PM at Thirsty Planet Brewery at 11160 Circle Drive (on Hwy 290, west of the Y in Oak Hill by about 4 miles) - Style of the month: Stouts and Porters. BUT bring what you have as always. Bring enough to share with about 40 homebrewers (24 ounces usually works), plus bring a tasting glass. See you there! Remember that if you want serious comments on your beer, just let us know and we will give constructive criticism to help you know what is good and/or bad about your beer. We have plenty of friendly brewers that enjoy helping you brew great beer, cider and mead! :-)
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The Austin ZEALOTS is a loose group of members that have a common
interest in brewing and/or drinking great beer. "ZEALOTS" stands for Zymurgic Enthusiasts of Austin Loosely Organized Through Suds. The
club has been around since about 1990 and was started by some of
Austin's homebrewers, the owners of Live Oak Brewing Co., the early
owners of Austin Homebrew Supply, and employees at Celis Brewery. There
is a weekly roaming happy hour at the various breweries in and around
Austin (sign up for the forum, the yahoo email group for details or check Facebook). No dues or
office of the CEO exist. However, we do have pseudo officials: Primary
Fermenter, Secondary Fermenter and Conditioning Tank(s), just for
grins. Monthly meetings are the 2nd Saturday of the month at a location
and time announced here, on the email group, and on Facebook.
Our meetings usually consist of about 60 or more people who share their
creations (bring a tasting glass please). We have a style of the month,
but if you have homebrew that isn't in that style, bring it on! If you
don't have any homebrew handy, feel free to bring a commercial example
of the style of the month that you enjoy. Bear in mind that to give each
person a sample, you will need to bring at least 2 twelve
ounce bottles. Each year we host a Homebrew Competition called the
Inquisition. It is certified and sanctioned by no one. It is unique in
that judging is not to determine if you can emulate a particular classic
style, but can you make quality beer. In 2012, the ZEALOTS finished 3rd in the AHA's National Homebrew Conference and Mark Schoppe finished in first place overall and became the Ninkasi Award winner! The ZEALOTS won the Lone Star Circuit Trophy in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014!