Spring Missive from the Clerk
Unto the Brewers, Vintners, and Imbibers of Lochac does Clerk Bjorn send Greetings,
It has been vi long months since my last missive. Some of you know of the vicissitudes that have and continue to beset me, but I will not enumerate that here. I have been remiss in my duties. I thank those of our ranks that have continued to speak to you all of the matters of the Guild that have gone on.
I am glad to see the pursuit of our Noble Art is yet full of vigour. People are brewing. There are upcoming events with competitions and intent to share largesse with the populace, and one of our very own former Clerks has been sent on vigil to be elevated for his Mastery of our Noble Art.
There is one item of business that did carry on under my sight that I failed to pen missive of. The Bear and Bunny Tavern was operated at Spring War by none other than yours truly. I did not successfully brew anything for the event, but Apprentice Thomas Bacchus provided a couple of Ales. Lord MacSuaile of Mordenvale shared a Strawberry Jam Cherry Cider, Ginger Beer, and Sarsparilla. And my father was kind enough to send me along with a keg of his Chocolate Stout. They all went down a treat and the tavern was full of merriment.
I am looking forward to attending Fields of Gold at the end of the month. As Master James Douglas has mentioned, he is running a tavern at FoG. Those who are intending on going to the event and able to contribute to that tavern, please consider doing so. I have a couple of brews currently fermenting that I intend to keg and bring.
===Upcoming Events===
Bar
Fields of Gold the XIII | 28-30 November | Barony of Politarchopolis
Meeting & Competition
Rowany Yule | 6 December | Barony of Rowany
Beer/Ale with a Twist
Apprentice Ottilia Simion is hosting a Meeting & Competition at Rowany Yule. The theme of the Competition is Beer or Ale with a Twist. The Twist can be anything altered/improved in an existing recipe. Adding lemons is allowed too.
The winner will receive a copy of John J. Palmer’s book How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time.
Meeting & Competition
Canterbury Faire | 17-25 January | Barony of Southron Gaard
Dry as the Desert
Competition
Rhythm & Brews | 8th Feb | Barony of Mordenvale
Popular acclaim
The traditional brewing competition of Rhythm & Brews is by popular acclaim.
There is an alcoholic and non-alcoholic category.
Meeting & Competition
Rowany Festival | 8-13 April | Canton of Okewaite
Digito Lambendo Bonum: 11 Herbs and Spices
Brews must contain exactly 11 herbs and/or spices (in any combination). For full details, see the webpage at https://brewers.lochac.sca.org/competition-dlb/
If you are interested in hosting a Guild Meeting or Competition, please contact me so I can include it on the website and declare it via Guild channels.
If you wish to enter any of these competitions, or otherwise share your Art in absentia at these events, please reach out via the List, Facebook Group, or Discord channel. There are many who might carry brews to events from one place to another. Where that is not possible, postage services are robust, so a local member may be quite willing to receive your brew by post.
Those interested in pursuing Ranking, but are geographically challenged, may be particularly motivated to pursue this course of action. You do not have to be present for your brew to be judged, so submission by courier or post is quite possible.
===Rankings===
The Guild exists to encourage and celebrate the Art of crafting and appreciating libations, and to bring together into fraternity and community those of us interested in sharing in that Art with one another.
In that Art, we develop skills in the merit of beverages by their palatability and historicity, as well as understandings of the history of the Art itself, sharing the knowledges of these things, and serving the guild that the Art may be furthered and its merits and delights be spread to those others that it might benefit. We pursue these virtues and celebrate them in each other, and the Rankings of the Guild give a scaffold for that pursuit.
I know that at Fields of Gold, at least myself and Master James Douglas will be in attendance. Any members of the Guild who seek judgement for the rank of Apprentice may seek us out and we will be very pleased to do so.
Forms are available at https://brewers.lochac.sca.org/members/guild-rankings/
If any members of Rank will be in attendance at Fields of Gold or any other event and prepared to judge brews for Ranking, please do either advertise such through Guild Channels (Mailing List, FB, Discord), or let me know and I will be most pleased to do the same.
Long may we partake in the Joys and Mysteries of the Noble Art. I look forward to sharing in that Art with you all again soon.
Yours in continued Service to the Brewers, Vintners, and Imbibers of Lochac
ᛓᛁᚭᚱᚿᛓᛁᛆᚱᚿᚢᛚᛧᛓᛆᛌᛆᛌᚭᚿᚢᚱᛓᛁᛆᚱᚿᚢᛁᚢ
Virðuligr Drottin Bjorn Bjarnylr Bassason ór Bjarneyu
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