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GRANITE BELT BREWERY LABELS THE COMMITTEE 2. Forward all contributions for VBLCS NEWS to the Editor. President: Rob Greenaway 3. All general society business, requests 19 Tadema Cres., Eltham, VIC 3095. for labels from society stocks and label Tel: (03) 9431 3069 contributions to the Secretary. [email protected] 4. New members and notification of change of address to the Treasurer. Vice President/Secretary: 5. Please forward a self-addressed, Angus MacEwan stamped envelope with all your 11 Harleston Rd., Mt Eliza, VIC 3930. correspondence that requires a reply. Tel: (03) 9787 0225 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP FEES Treasurer: David Dobney Joining Fee: AU$5.00 5/68 Lambeck Dve, Tullamarine VIC 3043. Annual Subscription: Tel: (03) 9338 8566, Mob: 0409 232 799 Australia-AU$25.00 [email protected] Overseas-AU$40.00 Editor: Umit Ugur Due and payable on July 1st. 2 McGahy Court Templestowe VIC 3106 Pro-rata rates: st Tel: (03) 9842 8192, Mob: 0434 218 176 Until 31 December - Annual fee st [email protected] From 1 January - 50% of Annual fee All prices are quoted in Australian dollars. The Treasurer will accept American Librarian and Raffle Co-ordinator: Jack currency and Euros. Wilks, 65 Tiverton, Mulgrave VIC 3170 Tel: (03) 9561 4221 [email protected] Label Co-ordinator: Alan Richards 34 South Crescent, Northcote VIC3070 Tel: (03) 9489 9851 [email protected] Life Members: Norman J Long, Alan Richards, Jack Wilks, Rob Greenaway, Copyright © 2006 by the Victorian Beer Keith Deutsher, (George Crompton, Alex Label Collectors’ Society (VBLCS). All Freer, Phil Davin, Laurie Godden dec.) rights reserved. VBLCS welcomes any of its articles being reproduced provided ADMINISTRATION accreditation is given to the author and the “VBLCS News”. Letters and opinions To ensure the smooth running of our expressed in the VBLCS News by society, we ask members to please individual members of the Society may not co-operate as follows: reflect the position of the Society as a whole. 1. Forward all moneys to the Treasurer (except for raffles and catalogues). Web-site: http://www.vblcs.com PRESIDENT’S PAGE G’day, It was a fairly quiet meeting on the 10th but no shortage of free labels and swaps. I am sure all were please with their takeaways. The door prize [a Carlton Bitter Ale] went to a very happy local member. If you want to join in the activities and enjoyment then I will see you at Club Tivoli on the 14th of April. There are many local members that have never been to a meeting so let’s give it a go and I can assure you, you will thoroughly enjoy the hospitality. Books, books, books. Keith Deutsher’s ‘The Breweries of Australia”, Jimmy Stewarts ‘A history of Stewart’s Brewery, Greymouth 1880 – 1961”, “Early Breweries of the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Darling Rivers – A struggle for Survival” by Kerry Walton and an excellent new release ‘Beer Barons or Bankrupts, Early Brewers in South Australia” by Alison Painter are now available and are all excellent reads. Soon to be released is the history of the Coopers family and brewery, to celebrate their 150th anniversary. We have been asked to provide labels to assist in this book’s preparation so we are getting excited for its release. I strongly recommend you chasing them all up. As mentioned earlier, the Society tries very hard to acquire labels for members. Some are donated by the breweries, some we have to buy. What is encouraging is that with the difficulties in getting those hard to get craft beer labels a strong network of interstate swap partners is developing. Form your own. Contact an interstate member to see if he or she is interested. You will be amazed to see how quickly by swapping, how your knowledge and collection will grow. In our January newsletter I out lined our financial position with recommendations for our future development. I received one reply and it was very positive. As a consequence it is proposed to implement those changes at the AGM and for the F14 calendar year. Following a very successful Christmas hamper raffle at our December 2012 meeting, donations are now starting to come in for 2013. In each newsletter we will publish names and donation to thank members and encourage ongoing participation. Let us all be part of the Christmas festivities as the money goes to a good cause and it is a great initiative. Until next time we meet, Enjoy. Rob Greenaway Our next meeting is 14th April commencing at 12.00, midday. People can arrive early and swap those hard to get labels and items of breweriana. This will then be followed by our FORMAL MEETING at 1.00pm. Club Tivoli offers a fine restaurant providing excellent German food and a range of beverages. Prices are very reasonable and the service is excellent. Give it a try. FEBRUARY 2013 MEETING NOTES The February meeting was held at the Club Tivoli in Windsor on Sunday 10/02/2013 and began at 1.10 pm. APOLOGIES: G.Crompton, M.Bannenberg & S.Robinson. MINUTES: The minutes from the December meeting were read and the following points were noted. The Geelong Beer Festival was disappointing due to its high price and the limited number of breweries attending. The Terry Ryan collection is still for sale. Contact Terry for details. The on selling of labels issued by the club on eBay has ceased. We must be vigilant in stopping this as we risk our good relationships with the breweries that donate labels. FINANCES: The treasurer report that our finances have stabilised and as such we are in a sound position. The committee is investigating the use of Print Post to achieve further savings. GENERAL BUSINESS: Tim Coopers’ son was astounded at the number of different Coopers labels that the club showed in our newsletter that featured the 150 year old cellebrations. He had no idea that so many different labels existed. Alison Painters book "Beer Barons or Bankrupts. Early Brewers in South Australia" is available from the author at 08 82768986. Rob Greenaway says that it is an excellent read. The Age reported that a beer was being brewed to the exact recipe of the original Terry's brewery in Melbourne by Thunder Road Brewery. The recipe was found in an old book purchased in the U.S.A. The beer will be available at the Thunder Road Brewery in Brunswick at the end of February or early March. Ross Mackie reported that Anhauser Busch is trying to take over Corona due to Corona's popularity in the U.S.A. RAFFLES: The raffles were drawn and the winners were: D 19 Alan Colclough F68 Alan Colclough D13 Wayne Richardson D12 Murray Wells E13 Ross Mackie The lucky door prize went to Ross Smith. There were 20 members who signed the attendance register. The meeting closed at 1.55 pm. I look forward to catching up with you all next meeting. Angus MacEwan. LABELS ISSUED WITH THIS NEWSLETTER Owing to frequent shortages of microbrewery labels and occasionally different quantities of matching neck and back labels, the labels issued may not be the full published list. Purrumbete Brewing; Red Duck – Shy Blonde 330ml Long Shot Coopers; Mid Ale [Drinkwise logo] – 375ml Sparkling Ale Best Extra Stout Pale Ale Dark Ale Premium Lager Premium Light 62 Pilsner CUB; Blonde [body label] Carlton Draught 375ml [Drinkwise logo] Carlton Mid 375ml and 750ml White Rabbit; Dark Ale set of 6 ‘’where is the rabbit’’ SA / NT refund. Also included in this Newsletter is a range of obsolete New Zealand and Coopers labels plus current Spanish labels. VBLCS sends it’s thanks to Alan Richards, Graham Crompton and Ben Lawrence plus Coopers Brewery, Carlton and United Breweries, White Rabbit Brewery, Purrumbete Brewing Co. [Red Duck] and CELCE our friends in Spain for contributing labels to this issue. 1st BREWERY COLLECTIBLES WORLD CONVENTION 1st Brewery Collectibles World Convention will be held on 3-6 October 2013 in Martin, Slovakia. The Convention is organised by Porter Club, the Slovakian breweriana collectors club which was founded in 1992 in Martin. Our South Australian member Michael Doulton will be attending the Convention. Any member interested in joining him should contact Michael. AUSTRALIAN SMALL BREWERY UPDATE - MARCH 2013 Queensland The new Green Beacon Brewery at Teneriffe, Brisbane, opened to the public on Friday night 25 January, just in time for the Australia Day weekend. The brewery/bar/eatery was packed during the long weekend, despite the inclement weather visited upon Brisbane by Cyclone Oswald. More has already been said about Green Beacon in a previous Update (January 2013). The re-establishment of the Beard and Brau Brewery in Queensland has almost been completed. The brewery was started in 2008 in the Adelaide suburb of Para Hills West, but early in 2012 the equipment was relocated to Tamborine village where it was reinstalled in a shed at the new residence of its owners, Chris Herring and Tanya Harlow. Brewing is expected to commence at Tamborine later this year. To maintain the supply of beer during the changeover, some Beard and Brau products have been produced at Barossa Valley Brewing at Tanunda in South Australia, and at Southern Bay Brewing at Geelong in Victoria. Brewing has recommenced at the former Eagle Heights Brewery on Tamborine Mountain. The newly-created Fortitude Brewing Company has leased the brewery from its owner and past operator, Ed Gordon, and has recruited Ian Watson (formerly of Murray’s Craft Brewing Co., MT Brewery and Sunshine Coast Brewery) as brewer. The Fortitude Brewing Company will produce beers under that name, and also under the subsidiary Noisy Minor Brewing Company name.