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 1994 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 yahoo email group).  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 5 PM.  We meet in downtown Austin, TX at the Gingerman (near 3rd & Lavaca). On occasion, we change this to get around holidays or other monkey business and are sure to announce these changes on our yahoo email group and on our calendar of events on the right side of the page. Our meetings usually consist of about 40 or more people who share their creations (bring a tasting glass and please tip the waitstaff). 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.   For details, click on the link below or from the "Links" page where all the competitions are listed. 
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*******  Austin ZEALOTS 2010 Homebrew Inquisition ENTRY FORM, RULES, & LABELS 
Summary of 2010 Inquisition: 2 bottles/entry, $6/entry (pay cash or make checks payable to "Austin Homebrew", Enter between July 1 & 10, take/send bottles to Austin Homebrew Supply or to the ZEALOTS meeting on July 10.  Awards ceremony at Emma Long Park on Sat., Aug. 14 at 2 p.m.  Results posted here by Aug. 20.   2010 RESULTS
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Also, check out the details on the Uncle Billy's Keep Austin Beered Pro-Am!  Win the contest and have the beer brewed at UBBQ and then entered into the GABF Pro-Am!!  Head over to the links page and scroll down to the contests for info.  2010 Winners  -  1st place: Keith Bradley; 2nd Place: John McIntosh; 3rd place:  Phillip Kaufman & Rhonda Davis.