Brewers Guild of New Zealand

(of course it is…)

 The Brewers Guild of New Zealand is proud to announce their partnership with premium event company – Clockwork (Winners of the 2007 Corporate Events Guide People’s Choice Award for Best Conference & Event Organisers).

With the emphasis on showcasing the best in beer, the Brewers Guild of New Zealand is confident that, with Clockwork on board, this years’ much anticipated BrewNZ Beer Festival and Awards Evening will be bigger and better than ever before!  This years event will be looking to attract female and males alike; through  well known chefs educating guests on food and beer matches, opportunities to speak with the brewers themselves, learning about the health benefits and of course enjoying good company with fellow connoisseurs and about to be connoisseurs.  Because, of course, Beer is the new Wine…

The dates for this year’s events are September 2008 and will be held in Wellington.  Details on sponsorship packages, programme and ticket sales will be available soon.  However, if you are interested in sponsoring these events, please phone Lisa Garrity at Clockwork on 0800 CLOCKWORK. (0800 256 259)

Click the following links to send an email to the secretary relating to, proposing topics for discussion for the AGM and nomination for the executive.

Proposal for discussion at AGM
This is your opportunity to raise any topics and agendas you think the Brewers Guild should be addressing on behalf of the industry.

Nomination for Executive
Nomination for Membership of the Executive of the Brewers Guild of New Zealand to be voted on at the AGM 12th September, 2007 at 1-00pm Shed 22, Wellington

When nominating a person for a position on the executive please include the following information:

Position Sought:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Member of Executive (1 of 4)

Name of Candidate:

Person Nominating (Proof May be required that the person nominating has given their agreement):

Reasons for wanting to be on the Guild (50 words or less)

Brewers Guild AGM

Agenda

12^th September 2007 at Mac’s Shed 22 Brewery.

1/. Welcome Speech, thanking Attendees and Sponsors
2/. Apologizes and absentees
3/. Minutes of the previous meeting:

-   The last major meeting with brewers was held at the The Twisted Hop Christchurch in 4th November 2006. Committee members present were; Richard Emerson, Luke Nicholas, Geoff Griggs, Craig Cooper and Martin Bennett (David Cryer absent). Detailed information in the 4^th December 2006 Newsletter. Minutes to be presented and approved

4/. Financial Reports:

• David Cryer Loan for BrewNZ name
• Financial Position of the Brewers Guild
• Re-imbursement of Executive for Travel Costs to be highlighted for transparency.
• Subscription renewals, when due?
• Membership report
• Change in the rules allowing us the income tax exemption

5/. Guild Report & Activities

• This is the first AGM under the official Brewers Guild of New Zealand .
• Overview of BrewNZ from Guild Executive member
• Change next year to having a Event Manager to take Organisation load off Exec.
• Movement away from BrewNZ organisation to targeting Excise, promotion of members interests ie sanctioning committee, joint promotion of sanctioned events etc.(ie Ellerslie event in conjunction. with Brewers Guild)
• Collating of Statistics for NZ Industry taking over from defunct BWS.

6/. Topics for discussions:

• Target of Brewers Guild of NZ, Colin Paige to discuss
• Next BrewNZ? Outside Wellington, ie Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin?
• Booklet on “How to setup BrewNZ” for interested members intending to host.
• IBD Auckland 2008 – David Meads to present for 15 mins
• Politics 

-    Excise Duty, similar to Australia developments

     Lobby clout with Parliament on Brewing & alcohol issues

Educational issues? (DC working on getting Nick Smith or Lobbyist to give some insight to members on best way to go fwd)

• Trainee Judges (Luke to show policy and how we are improving Pool through Trainee judge scheme)
• When is next meeting, BrewNZ 2008 or an interim meeting IBD 2008 Auckland perhaps?
• Committee members available for re-election. (see attached sheet for all candidates staying on all new members to complete prior to AGM)
• Secret Ballot to be done on Electing President, Secretary, Vice-President, Treasurer and 4 Executive members.

7/. General Business:

We would like to thank O-I for their support as major sponsor for BrewNZ.

http://www.o-i.com

http://www.brewnz.co.nz

Visit the official BrewNZ website for full details

Key Dates

Awards Entries: 15 July
Awards Party: 15 July
Beer Delivery: 31 August
Awards Judging: 9-11 Sept
BrewNZ Awards Party: 12 Sept

Awards Entry Cost

Guild Members: $100
Non Members: $150
Awards Party: $75

There are 3 types of membership

Yes, BrewNZ is going ahead in 2007

Just to let you know that planning is well under way for BrewNZ for 13-15th September 2007.

There are a number of changes with the Brewers Guild of New Zealand ( http://www.brewersguild.org.nz ) taking ownership of the BrewNZ event. There will be no direct involvement by the Beer Wines & Spirits Council or Lion or DB.

We have an executive committee of Richard Emerson (The Emerson Brewing Company), Luke Nicholas (Epic Brewing Company), Martin Bennett (The Twisted Hop), Craig Cooper (Limburg Beer Company), David Cryer (Cryer Malt), Geoff Griggs (Beer Writer) and Colin Paige (Mac’s Brewery). Each committee member has been allocated an area of responsibility to help make the BrewNZ event happen.

There will be an Awards Competition and Awards Dinner, similar to what we have had in previous years (we have our head judge David Logsdon confirmed for judging again), also there will be the Beer Show which will be an opportunity for the brewers to showcase their beers to the public and the trade.

The Brewers Guild of New Zealand is a non-profit organization formed to represent the interests of the New Zealand brewing industry. We now have the support of over half of the New Zealand brewing industry via expression of interest and paid membership.

Please be patient as we have our next Executive Committee meeting in Wellington on the 11th April. From this meeting we will be announcing more details relating to BrewNZ 2007 such as venue, delivery addresses and timing for the beer awards entries, and the Beer Show.

BrewNZ is now an event for the brewers, run by the brewers, for the benefit of the brewers and the brewing industry. The ultimate winner though will be the consumer.

Cheers
Luke Nicholas
Vice-Chairman
Brewers Guild of New Zealand

Left to Right

Martin Bennett - The Twisted Hop, Christchurch
Craig Cooper - Limburg Beer Company, Hawkes Bay
Luke Nicholas - Epic Brewing Company
David Cryer - Cryer Malt
Richard Emerson - The Emerson Brewing Company
Stu McKinlay - SOBA

(Absent from photo - Geoff Griggs)

To date we have had expression of support and paid membership from the following breweries to join the Brewers Guild of New Zealand.

Limburg Beer Company
The Twisted Hop
Galbraith Alehouse
Hallertau Brew Bar
Invercargill Brewing Company
The Emerson Brewing Company
Steam Brewing Company
Tuatara Brewing Company
Renaissance Brewing Company
Green Man Brewery
Waituna Brewing Company
Aotearoa Breweries NZ Ltd
The Mussel Inn
Kea Brewing Company
The Croucher Brewing Company
Brew Moon Brewing Co
White Cliffs Brewing Company

We are looking for other breweries to commit to supporting this group in the next couple of weeks before we have our next executive meeting on the 22nd/23rd February to finalize planning for the Beer Awards and Festival in Wellington on the 13th - 15th September 2007.

If you have questions about joining or need a membership form please email info@brewersguild.org.nz