Tickets for Halfway There
The Halfway There Festival, a rare local beer festival celebrating the halfway mark to Tampa Bay Beer Week, is tomorrow, and tickets are still on sale. Special Hoperations will have its own table, and several members will be pouring at the festival. If you’ve held off in making the commitment to go, homebrew club members can receive a $5 discount on tickets. To purchase tickets and see the brewery list, use the discount code HB-SPHOPS.Come out and show your support for the club members and all the local Tampa Bay area breweries!
Tampa Bay Oktoberfest
Tampa Bay Oktoberfest is October 10-13 at Curtis Hixon Park. As we did last year, Special Hoperations is going to be brewing on-site and pouring beer all three days.We are in need of volunteers who would like to bring their systems and brew, as well as those who would like to bring finished beer to serve.If you would like to brew and/or pour, please contact Jennifer Sedillo at jennifer@specialhoperations.org.
Women’s LIBation Brew Day
The 2nd annual all-women’s brew day is set for November 15 at Southern Brewing. We invite all women in the Tampa Bay area to come out, no matter if they have brewed before or not.Guys can attend and support (i.e. drink) but only women will be participating in the brewing.Any women interested in participating, please sign-up on the Special Hoperations website.
Updated Homebrew Club Standings
After Special Hops impressive showing in the First Coast Cup, we’ve trimmed the distance to second place in the Florida Homebrew Circuit standings.With Commander Saaz as the last competition of the year, we are within striking distance in third place behind CASK and Tampa Bay BEERS. We’re still in the running for Homebrew Club of the Year with an impressive showing in Commander Saaz.Cowford Ale Sharing Klub – 105 ptsTampa Bay BEERS – 98 ptsSpecial Hoperations – 95 ptsCompetition Winners
First Coast Cup
Greg Brown
2nd Best of Show Mead – Apple Orchard Mead
Gold – Weizenbock
Matthew McKinnon
Gold – Vienna Lager
Silver – Munich Helles
Bronze – Bohemian Pilsner
Eric Koenig
Silver – Weissbier
Bronze – Oktoberfest
Alex Giroux
Silver – Sweet Stout
Justin Ferstl
Silver – Specialty Beer
Carlise Stoup
Silver – New England Cider
Michael Stinson
Bronze – Specialty Beer
Allan Myers
Bronze – Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer