Ladies and Gentlemen-- The Renaissance Festival has
contacted us to see if club members would be interested
in giving brewing demos/lectures at the Festival this
year. They would like people the weekend of August
26th and 27th. They were wondering about two demos
each day, one at 1:30 and another at 3:30. I suggested
that we do one beer demo and one mead demo each day,
and they were excited at the prospect. I have inquired
as to whether the brewer(s) would get in free. Please
contact me if you're interested in representing the
club and the hobby at the Ren Fest. We should have
some beautiful demo boards for whoever goes, and the
club or the Fest will reimburse you for some costs.
You could brew an extract batch or just show off your
equipment and answer questions. You could bring samples
(and solicit bottles from other members--maybe we
can use some of the Fair entries?), you could make
a batch of mead, you could have the crowd sample some
meads--whatever you come up with! You will have a
spot in the pavillion by the jousting arena and will
have use of a microphone. Please consider grabbing
another brave soul and putting on a show for a most
appreciative audience! The club will help with resources
and ideas, so please don't feel like you're on your
own. You do not have to do both days. Thanks so much
for volunteering! John