There is a membership meeting tonight.  Join us for a lesson on yeast propogation with Double Helix Brewing Consulting’s proprietor,  Mike Barnhart.  The Rock-It cup competition will be an Imperial Stout.  There will be pork carnitas to eat, compliments of Ashley Whitney-Rawls, for a small one or two dollar donation.  Please come enjoy some great beer, food and conversation.  Cheers!

DRAFT meets every second Friday of the month at the Columbian Hall (4704 Burkhardt Rd., Dayton, OH 45403).  Our meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. with a social hour.  At 8:00, there is usually a brief educational presentation and business meeting.  The rest of the meeting is a continuation of social time with tasting, sampling and conversation for all.  Your first two meetings are free, so I encourage you to see if our club meets your expectations (risk free).

This Saturday 5 April is DRAFT’s first brewout of the year at BrewTensils starting at 10 am.  BrewTensils will supply the water and electricity and for all the brewers 10 lbs of base malt or 6.6 lbs of liquid malt extract.

Just a reminder that this Thursday the 27th is March’s Club Night Out at Kings Table Bar and Grill at 7 PM.    It is also $1.00 Brats and Tots night.

Kings Table Bar and Grill

2348 Grange Hall Rd, Beavercreek, OH 45431
(937) 431-1700

This will be the first meeting of the new year. We will be collecting dues at the meeting in the form of cash or check. Please makes checks payable to D.R.A.F.T.  The educational portion of the meeting will be the “CAT” Competition for Category 10 American Ales. Make sure you bring some of your homebrew or your favorite craft beer and a sampling glass for a night of fellowship.

DRAFT meets every second Friday of the month at the Columbian Hall (4704 Burkhardt Rd., Dayton, OH 45403).  Our meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. with a social hour.  At 8:00, there is usually a brief educational presentation and business meeting.  The rest of the meeting is a continuation of social time with tasting, sampling and conversation for all.  Your first two meetings are free, so I encourage you to see if our club meets your expectations (risk free).

BrewTensils will be conducting an Advance Brewing class on Thursday March 5th at 7 PM. So if you’re ready to take your brewing to the next level they will be covering Advance Brewing Styles and Techniques,  Admission is free for everyone.  BrewTensils is located at 2617 S. Smithville Rd., Dayton, OH 45420.

DRAFTS  Category Competition for May is Category 16 which is Belgian and French Ales. Examples are Witbier (16A), Belgian Pale Ale (16B), Saison (16C), Biere de Garde (16D), and Belgian Specialty Ale (16E).  Please email Wes @  Astrohog55@hotmail.com on the style you would like to brew

We’re having a design competition! All members are encouraged to design a new logo for the club and bring with them a copy to March’s meeting. The winner will be decided by popular vote, and the new logo will be used on all promotional material: new banner, handbills, shirts, etc

After much discussion at the February board and membership meetings it was decided and voted by the members to increase our yearly membership dues from $24.00 a year to $36.00 starting in March .  The main reason for this decision was that if we kept the dues at their current rate the club would be in a deficit state by the end of the year.

Ladies and gentlemen, please join the Dayton area’s original homebrewing club for our first meeting of 2014, this Friday night at the Columbian Hall.  There will be an available dinner of homemade bean soup, courtesy of DRAFT’s new president, Gus Stathes.  There will be also be a brief educational presentation, followed by lots of time for conversation about brewing and tasting the “fruits of our labors”.  If you have been thinking of dropping in on a meeting or checking out DRAFT, please don’t hesitate to drop in.  You will meet others who share either your excitement about brewing or will get you even more excited about the best hobby in the world!

DRAFT meets every second Friday of the month at the Columbian Hall (4704 Burkhardt Rd., Dayton, OH 45403).  Our meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. with a social hour.  At 8:00, there is usually a brief educational presentation and business meeting.  The rest of the meeting is a continuation of social time with tasting, sampling and conversation for all.  Your first two meetings are free, so I encourage you to see if our club meets your expectations (risk free).  After that, yearly dues are only $24 per household.