[THC] [foamblowersofindiana] Brew-B-Q This Saturday 9th at 2:00

[Dr L Swihart]

Here's Ron's latest about the coming Saturday event.  There are some 
interesting bits in this email, in cluding the part about the famous 
John Blichmann, Randy Mosher, the event T-shirts, and the new club which 
is still deciding on its name. 

At this time (Monday morning, Philadelphia!) I'm thinking of running 
down there early-ish in the morning  on Saturday to help with set-up, 
shop at GF and then be back before 4 pm. 

Fellow FBI'ers,

The First Annual Indiana Homebrew Club Day / Brew-B-Q 2007 is coming up 
this weekend (Saturday, 9th, 2:00, behind GF) and homebrewers from 
around the state are excited and preparing to make the trip to Indy.

It is shaping up to be quite an incredible event, including probable 
attendance by the famed equipment innovator, John Blichmann, and 
renowned author Randy Mosher. World Class Beverages will have some 
samples of craft beer, and Barley Island is also contributing to the 
event. And let's not forget the featured smoked meats. All of this (as 
well as my spending a couple days trying to track down and communicate 
with everyone) has helped build the excitement and has motivated perhaps 
35 or more people from at least 8 other clubs from all over the state to 
attend. Everyone is really looking forward to meeting fellow brewers 
from around the state in a fun, non-
competitive environment.

The FBI has gotten excited too and has really stepped up to be a great 
host. Frank is going all out, taking his smoker to the event and cooking 
for what could be as many as 80-90 people (though probably around 75). 
He is also handling the food shopping duties, getting the wood, etc. 
This is a big job, so we owe a big thanks to Frank.

Also, we owe a big thanks to all the people that have volunteered to 
help on the day of the event with setup, hosting, and teardown. So far, 
I have heard from Tom Wallbank, Steve Hugus, Brian Steuerwald, Jim Kirk, 
Don St. Peters, Doug Osburn, Paul Henry, Carl Nelson, and Ron Fowler (a 
homebrewer joining the club just to be a part of this event). Let me 
know if I missed anyone.

This may sound like a lot of volunteers, but we could still use many 
more. We have a huge setup planned, including at least 4 canopies, 10 
tables, a large tarp, coolers, the club jockey box, etc. I have it all 
sketched out, measured, and planned with Anita, but it is going to take 
plenty of people to make it happen. Please let me know if you can help 
(email or call my mobile - on Friday I will probably only be reached by 
mobile since I am planning on taking the day off work to run errands and 
prep for the event - call 201-6535). Setup will probably get started 
around 9:00 am on Saturday morning and plan on teardown going to about 
8:00 pm or later, so it will be a long day. Just give what time you can 
(the more the better though).

Also, for all club members attending, here's what you can do:

--- Bring side dishes as you would for a regular Saturday meeting 
(perhaps just bring a little more than usual).

--- Bring homebrew (and/or commercial beer) and similarly, try to bring 
a little more than you would normally bring to a meeting.

--- Bring a partial (or full) keg if possible. Let's try to keep the 3 
taps on the jockey box flowing throughout the event.

--- Bring containers and ice as needed for your beer and food (I have 
some extra containers for cornies, so let me know if needed).

--- Bring any good beer-related stuff you can contribute to the door 
prize drawings.

--- Bring lawn chairs.

--- Wear your FBI T-Shirt (preferably the Ash Grey version). Shirts can 
be ordered at www.zazzle.com/ronzzz*. Always use this exact link when 
ordering so that the club can earn the commission.

I have designed a T-Shirt for the event and it can be seen at the same 
link as above, BUT PLEASE DON'T ORDER ONE YET. Feel free to check it 
out, but the design isn't quite final yet since one new club is actually 
making a final decision on their name later this week. I had to go ahead 
and set it up and order a couple shirts for door prizes, but the design 
will be final and they will be ready for ordering next Saturday. I will 
have them on display and people can place an order at the event, then 
pick them up at the Brewers Cup in a few weeks. Nobody needs them in 
advance anyway, since they should be wearing their club shirt on the day 
of the event. But if we can sell a bunch of the Brew-B-Q shirts and 
combine the shipping charges, we can help pay for at least a portion of 
the event. Bring some money to buy a shirt or two. They are pretty cool 
looking, will make a great addition to your beer shirt wardrobe, and 
will help us fund the event. Thanks!

I think that's all for now. Thanks to everyone for helping make this a 
great event and helping to expand the Indiana brewing community. The 
other clubs from around the state are already expressing their sincere 
appreciation for us doing this, so it is being noticed and it is very 
cool. Good job to all of us!

Let me know if anyone has any questions. Let me know if you can help 
with the event. Let me know if you are bringing a keg, so we can plan 
for it. I will probably be contributing one full keg and one partial 
keg. That's a great start, but we need more if possible.

Let me know if I missed anything.

Let's have a huge turnout on Saturday! See you then.

Thanks,

Ron Smith

RonSmith at MarketWiseSolutions.com <mailto:RonSmith%40MarketWiseSolutions.com>
Mob: 201-6535