Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists (DRAFT) Home Page

This is the web page of the DRAFT homebrew club in Dayton, OH.

Major winners:

Best of Dayton: Bob Sykes (DRAFT), Grapefruit & Black Pepper Witbier

Best of Ohio: Dan George (SODZ), Russian Imperial Stout

Best of Show: Gordon Strong (DRAFT), American Imperial Pale Ale

Here are some important links for DRAFT members:

DRAFT is a non-profit, educational and social group, with membership open to any person. The club exists to promote public awareness of the craft of homebrewing; to provide beginning, intermediate, and advanced brewers with information, advice, and training appropriate to their skill level; to encourage members to train for recognized beer judge status; to hold tastings and contests; to enjoy the company of fellow beer brewers, and to actively promote responsibility in the use of alcoholic beverages.

DRAFT holds meetings on the second Friday of each month at 7:00 PM at Columbian Hall at 4704 Burkhardt (between Smithville and Woodman). Come along and join the fun! All persons interested in brewing are welcome, especially those with no previous brewing experience.

Membership is $25.00 per year, but feel free to come and get a taste (pun intended) of the club before joining. Benefits of membership include the monthly newsletter called DRAFT Notice, monthly brewfests, access to our extensive brewing library consisting of brewing books, back issues of Zymurgy and Brewing Techniques, and brewing videos.

Club meetings begin with a business discussion of club activities, area brewing competitions, and tastings. Meetings include a variety of brewing demonstrations, speakers from local brewing industries, and formal tastings.

Directions to Columbian Hall (Handy dandy map):

Columbian Hall is located at 4704 Burkhardt Rd in Dayton. From I-75 take the US 35 East exit, and then take the Smithville Rd. exit north to a right on Burkhardt. From I-675 take the US 35 West exit, then take the Woodman exit north to a left on Burkhardt. Columbian Hall is between Woodman and Smithville. The meeting is in the back room by the parking lot.

For more information contact one of the year 2008 DRAFT Officers:

President: Brian Sanders, brianbrews@hotmail.com

Vice President: Brian Angel, bangel@assembly-testww.com

Treasurer: Pat Russell-Campbell, prussell1@woh.rr.com

Secretary: Gary Mayes, garyrules69@hotmail.com

Newsletter Editor: Ken Myers, kenhbyo@aol.com