Greetings Border Batchers ! Wow ! Summer is half over and where did it go ? We ’ ve been very busy around the Terwilliger ranch . Redoing landscaping , building stairs and railings on the deck and putting on the lattice . This newsletter has some great reading including Jay ’ s article recaps some shows and he rants about the big brewers . He has his usual quote which really sums up what we do and why . Bryan Madsen delves deep into the reason we collect old cans and brewerianna , and presents some very good theories on the subject matter and Murray takes us on a beer trek into Illinois and Wisconsin . Plus some interesting items on the auction block , the upcoming show calendar and the other things you expect in your quarterly dose of Border Batch news , brews etc . Seems like a long time ago since our show at Schell ’ s , and before you know it Stubiefest will be here . Before I go into that let me say that we had a very good show again this year at the brewery , the crowd was good , there were lots of good items for sale and the raffle took in some good money for the chapter . The brewery show always refills the chapter coffer ’ s with much needed cash to pay for things like this newsletter and other chapter things . Stubiefest is coming up September 14 th through the 16 th . We will set up camp on Friday afternoon , with a beer drinking session around the campfire Friday night . Schell ’ s beer of course ! Saturday starts off with a Billy Beer can shoot at 9 a . m . then the brewerianna show at 10 a . m . till 2 p . m . No table charge , but bring your own tables . Later for those who stick around there will be a hayride , followed by karaoke in the building at 9 p . m . till Karaoke Dan gets tired of playing the music . Sunday morning we all bring a little something for a potluck breakfast and break camp and head home . It is a good time that you won ’ t want to miss . CANvention this year is in Denver and unfortunately Judy and I won ’ t be going . Just had too much to do this year to the house and with
gas prices and all we just decided to spend our funds on the house . We are hosting a poor man ’ s CANvention here at our place Labor Day weekend . Nothing fancy just beer drinking on the deck and whatever else . We need to sell more tickets for the Schell ’ s crowntainer we are raffling off this year . So if you need tickets for this great can let me or Jay know and we ’ ll make sure you get some . The Border Early Beers video project has been on hold until we can shoot some video for this great project . Hopefully that can happen in August and then I can work with Barry and Bryan to get it all pulled together . It will be a very cool DVD that will feature many old Border Batch and BCCA members past and present and a great trip down memory lane for many of you . We have ordered the 30 year Border Batch anniversary 12 ounce sham glasses . They are very cool and Barry Travis did a super job with the logo . We had a vote on 4 logo ’ s and 4 sayings and the final version is incredible . The glasses will be here soon and for those that prepurchased they will be available , the rest will be sold during the anniversary year of 2009 and some will be donated to other chapters in return for their donations to our raffles . So far this has been a good year in beer and should only get better . We ’ ll see you at Stubiefest , Guzzle and the Border Batch Christmas Party in December , or perhaps a tavern near you when you least expect it . Until next time Prosit !
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Volume 27 Issue 3 June / July 2007
Inside this issue :
Stubiefest Flyer 2
Backwash 3
Beery Pictures 4 & 5
Life Through Beer Goggles
Upcoming Beer Events 7
Beer Trekkin 8
Auction Block 9
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