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ASBC Newsletter
VOLUME 59, NUMBER 2 - 1999

hysertIt's hard to believe that I'm in the last phase of my presidency, that this is my last President's Column and that the countdown is on for the Annual Meeting in Phoenix. This year has passed very quickly for me and I look back on it with much gratitude and satisfaction; gratitude to so many of you, the Board, the St. Paul staff, the committees and subcommittees, and many others for making my job easy and enjoyable; satisfaction for the many things we've accomplished together.

Dirk Bendiak and his Program Committee, along with Leslie Gibson, our staff meeting organizer, have arranged what promises to be a superb Annual Meeting. It will be held at the beautiful Wigwam Resort, just outside Phoenix, Arizona. The Wigwam is a top-rated resort that features a unique blend of southwestern charm and elegance. Annual Meeting attendees and their guests can enjoy unlimited use of the resort's pools, bicycles and Health Club facilities. Outstanding golf and tennis facilities are located on the resort grounds. Phoenix offers unlimited opportunities for sightseeing, recreation, shopping or just relaxing. The weather will be hot, dry and sunny. Casual attire will be appropriate for all events, except for the President's Banquet, Wednesday evening, June 23, which will be a bit dressier.

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The technical program will feature 23 lectures, 19 posters (the numbers could change as we get closer), workshops on hops, malt, yeast, and new analytical technology, a taste training session, a new products and services seminar and a stimulating group of exhibitors. The program provides more details. A draft of the new ASBC Strategic Plan will be ready for Phoenix. The General Business Meeting will include a brief presentation on this new Strategic Plan. See the Strategic Planning section in this Newsletter for further details.

We will try several new ideas this year to improve the Annual Meeting, to make it better meet your needs. The non-member registration fee will include a one-year membership in the Society, allowing all attendees to enjoy "member status" in Phoenix and to learn more about the benefits of ASBC membership throughout the coming year. A reception for first-time attendees and the Student Section will be held on Saturday evening (see the program for time and place); all current Board members and Past-Presidents will also be invited. The purpose is to make the First-Timers and Students feel welcome, to demystify the Society, and to explain how the Society works. We will greatly improve the Hospitality Suite this year to encourage more attendees to use it as a meeting place and enjoyment center. We plan to try other new ideas as well, but you'll have to come to Phoenix to find out what they are!

The Guest Program will feature a "Southwestern Culture, Shopping and Sightseeing" guided tour of the "Valley of the Sun", a "Southwestern Brunch" and cooking class, lots of opportunities for arranging trips and tours in the Phoenix area and environs, and of course the many marvelous possibilities at the Wigwam Resort itself.

Sharon and I sincerely invite all of you to join us at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, June 19-23, 1999, for what promises to be a truly memorable Annual Meeting.

--Dave Hysert

CONTENTS

Local Section News

Local Section 1--New York

Section 1 is planning a trip into New York to see one of the micro-breweries.

It is hoped that this may open the door to some new members.

Dennis Lenehan

Local Section 2--St. Louis

Local Section 2 has had two meetings and a Christmas party since the last update. The holiday party was held at Lombardo's Restaurant where a good time was had by all attendees. The January 28 meeting was held at the Anheuser-Busch Corporate theater with 40 members and guests attending. The meeting was called to order by chairman Greg Kreder at 6:45 p.m. Greg welcomed everyone in attendance including Millennium Specialty Chemical representatives. Chairman Kreder also announced that three local section members would be giving presentations at the upcoming Annual Meeting in June. Our guest speaker, Ms. Jamie Schultz of Millennium Specialty Chemicals, gave a presentation on "A Rapid and Economical Test for Determining Beer Stability".

The February 24 meeting was held at the Bevo Mill Restaurant, St. Louis, MO. Highlights of the meeting included the announcement of Rich Ogle as newly appointed secretary, and Joan Raumschuh as the new treasurer. It was also announced that the Section 2, in conjunction with SGO Equipment and the Prxair Company would donate $300 to the Student Travel Fund for the 1999 Annual Meeting in Phoenix. The February meeting was sponsored by the Brewing Technical Services Department of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Thanks! The business meeting was followed by our speaker, George Nelson of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., with a presentation entitled "CO(2) . . . Its a Gas!"

The next meeting date will be March 25, at the Route 66 Brewery and Restaurant in St. Louis, MO. Upcoming meetings also include a Joint MBAA/ASBC Meeting April 15, 1999, at the St. Louis Tap room and a May 20, 1999, meeting and social to be held at the Anheuser-Busch Brewhouse Courtyard.

Greg Kreder

Social Hour

National past-president Jim Munroe, guest speaker and Local Section 2 member George Nelson, and National vice-president Nona Mundy enjoying the social hour at February's meeting.
Beer Foam Evaporation

Keith Haffer, John Grigsby, Loy Barber, and Local Section 2 chairman Greg Kreder listening to John's humorous explanation of his quantitative thermodynamic beer foam evaporation theory.

Local Section 4--Milwaukee/Chicago

The Local Section 4 December meeting was held at The Milwaukee Ale House. The featured presentation on the history of German beer was given by Gary Luther, the current president of the National Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA). David Ryder provided the local members with an update on the National ASBC committee meetings that were held in the previous month.

A Family Night was held on February 26, 1999, at the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game.

An ASBC joint meeting with the local MBAA is planned for March 18, 1999, with a bus trip to the Siebel Institute in Chicago.

The April meeting will be held at the Miller Inn on April 22, 1999, where officer nominations will take place.

Brad Rush

Local Section 7--Northwest

Local Section 7 is planning a joint meeting with the MBAA, May 15-16, 1999, in downtown Portland.

A couple of posters will be on display at the technical session, and a speaker will be present. The section has been working with ASBC headquarters to come up with some handouts and information on the WBC 2000. A Craft Brewers Handbook was purchased to show to some of the micro brewers. This should aid in trying to explain how membership in our organization can be of help to them. Might also sell a couple of books!

Dan Christopher

Local Section 8--Wild West

The 12th meeting of Local Section 8 "Wild West" was held during the Rocky Mountain Microbrewing Symposium, February 19, 1999, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The meeting deviated from the normal protocol followed for our typical meetings. People who attended the Symposium were invited to attend our meeting. We had between 25 and 30 people, of which close to 15 were actual local members. Paul Schwarz gave an excellent presentation on Barley Molds, Mycotoxins, and Beer Gushing.

Local chairman, Katie Kunz called the meeting to order at 1:45 p.m. and read the treasurer's report, then introduced our guest speaker and explained the function of the local ASBC section for those who may have wanted to join. Mike Joyce read the minutes from the last ASBC/MBAA joint meeting held in November 1998 at the Coors Brewing Company. The minutes were accepted as read. Kunz concluded the meeting with a update on the online forum for brewing questions on our local web site. She invited everyone to visit our web site at http://www.brewingscience.com/asbc for more information as it develops.

National ASBC Technical Chairman, Greg Casey from the Stroh Brewery Company was the keynote speaker at the Symposium, and gave a presentation on Brewers Yeast's: "Subservient Drones or Darwin's Children with Personality?". Greg's talk was very well received and was both informative and entertaining.

Mike Joyce for Kim Butts

ASBC Board of Directors Meeting
February 5 and 6, 1999

President David Hysert presided over the ASBC Board of Directors meeting held on February 5 and 6, 1999, at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The business meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m. Secretary Holly Kuester read the minutes from the previous meeting. One correction was noted. The minutes were accepted following a motion by president-elect David Ryder and a second by past-president Dave Thomas.

Next, president David Hysert reviewed his report. A few of Hysert's topics for discussion were relative to the progress made in enhancing the ASBC's education and training program. He also gave an update on the EBC/ASBC Joint Hop Standard subcommittee's newly released HPLC calibration extract standard ICE-2. President-elect David Ryder followed with his report on local section activity. Most sections, with the exception of Local Section 8, are having a very difficult time finding members willing and able to participate actively in the organization. The Board agreed that it is absolutely necessary to help these sections. A "best practice" focus group is being planned for the next Annual Meeting giving local section leaders a chance to discuss both difficulties and solutions. President-elect David Ryder and vice-president Nona Mundy will coordinate and attend this session. Hysert also reported on the student section, which is now under the leadership of Laurie Brown. He discussed some of the ideas they wanted brought to the Board's attention, a few of which could make attending the Annual Meeting more feasible.

Steve Nelson also brought up a fund-raising idea that he'll look into and report on at a later date. Relative to membership recruitment, a "1,000th Member" promotion was mentioned as a fun idea that could help our recruiting efforts.

Vice-president Nona Mundy's report was the next item of business. She reviewed the Awards Committee report. There are two outstanding nominees who have made immeasurable contributions to ASBC over the years. The Board unanimously agreed that Karl J. Siebert will receive the Society's Award of Distinction and Norman Kendall will be awarded an Honorary Life Membership at the Phoenix Annual Meeting. The Board passes on their heartfelt thanks and congratulations to these highly respected contributors. Mundy then presented Sherman Chan's Training and Education Committee report. Work is continuing on the possible accreditation of ASBC short courses by the IoB. Bob Jensen and Sherman Chan will begin looking at models for internet training and education courses.

Past-president Dave Thomas followed with his report. The Nominating Committee has made some progress in identifying candidates for treasurer and vice-president. Secretary Holly Kuester read her report, followed by the Treasurer and Finance Committee report given by Bob Jensen. He reported that as of December 31, 1998, the unaudited balance sheet for the third quarter of fiscal year 1999 showed total assets of $431,815.00 and liabilities, less the operating reserve, of $131,200.33. Net operating loss for the nine months was ($7,479.49). Membership equity plus operating reserves ended the period at $300,614.67, an increase of $1,674.24. Bob also reported on his recommendations for improving the ASBC internet offerings. The cost of implementation would be about $15,000 per year. A motion was made and seconded to accept Victoria as the Year 2001 Annual Meeting site. The Board approved the motion.

Reports from the Technical Committee, Publications Committee, and Program Committee were presented next. Greg Casey reviewed the list of 1998-99 subcommittees (three standing, two continuing, and four first year). These include New and Alternate, Soluble Starch, International Methods, Selective Measurement of Acetohydroxy Acid Precursors of VDK, Determination of Iso-alpha-Acids, alpha-Acids and beta-Acids in Hops and Isomerized Hop Extracts by HPLC, Wort and Beer Color Using Tristimulus Analysis, Surface Hygiene Testing Using ATP Bioluminescence, Difference-From-Control Sensory Test, and Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction for Determination of Hop Essential Oils, respectively. Rob Maruyama reported on the Methods of Analysis supplement being completed by Margaret Morrison which should be available for the Phoenix Annual Meeting. The supplement will contain about 13 new methods or submethods. Rob reported the editorial board was saddened to hear of the tragic death of Erin O'Connor-Cox, who was an outstanding contributor and will be difficult to replace. She will always be remembered. Dirk Bendiak followed with a report on the Program Committee. The Phoenix technical program and agenda are coming along well.

Steve Nelson presented the executive officer and staff reports. The WBC 2000 report followed. Advances have been made since the October Board meeting. A preliminary budget has been outlined, the Technical Program Committee is fully staffed, and promotional efforts are underway. As there was no new business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.

Holly Kuester
Secretary

ASBC Names Barry Axcell
New International Board Member

AxcellBarry C. Axcell is chief brewer for The South African Breweries Limited with responsibilities for brewing, brewing quality assurance, new product development, and research and development.

He began his career with the Shell Refining Company in the United Kingdom. After three years, he was transferred to the company's biochemical research centre in Sittingbourne, Kent, where he worked in the laboratories of J. W. Cornforth, the 1975 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry.

Axcell emigrated to South Africa in 1974 to head up the biochemical department of a large pharmaceutical company before joining The South African Breweries in 1978. His previous positions included of head of raw material research and manager of the research and development department.

Axcell has a PhD from the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg and holds fellowships with the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Biology, and the Institute of Brewing. He has been a visiting full professor in the microbiology department at the University of Stellenbosch since 1993 and is an honorary research associate at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He has published widely in the brewing literature on all aspects of the brewing process.

Axcell joined ASBC in 1986 and has subsequently attended all but one of the Annual Meetings. He has served on the program committee since 1989 and has been a member of the editorial board. Over the last 10 years, he has regularly chaired and presented papers at the Society's Meetings. He is also active in the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) and the Institute of Brewing.

Karl Siebert to Receive Award of Distinction
at Annual Meeting in Phoenix

SiebertKarl Siebert received a PhD in biochemistry from Penn State in 1970. He joined the Stroh Brewery Company in Detroit where he spent 18 years in research and development and held positions from research associate to director of research. During this time he supervised a team of chemists, microbiologists and engineers engaged in product and process R&D.

In January of 1990, Siebert joined Cornell University as Professor of Biochemistry in the Cornell Department of Food Science and Technology at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY. He served five years as department chairman and associate director of the Cornell Institute of Food Science. He was a member of the board of the Cornell Research Foundation for six years. Although he now has a 100% research commitment and is major professor for a number of graduate students, he periodically teaches a special topics course in multivariate methods in food chemistry. He is also active as a consultant in the beverage industry.

Siebert has been a member of ASBC for 28 years and was a member of and chairman of the Technical Committee. He is currently serving his second stint as a member of the Journal Editorial Board. Siebert twice received Presidential Awards from the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (1986 and 1990).

In 1996, he was made an Honorary Professor of the Moscow (Russia) State Academy of Food Processing. In 1998, he and Penny Lynn received the (ASBC) Eric Kneen Memorial Award.

Siebert's current research interests involve interactions of proteins and small molecules in beverages, particularly those related to foam and haze; the application of multivariate methods and chemometrics in food science; and theoretical and predictive microbiology.

Erratum
The article by Karl J. Siebert and Penelope Y. Lynn that won the 1998 Eric Kneen Memorial Award was incorrectly identified in the ASBC Newsletter, Vol. 58, No. 3, on both the top and bottom of page 25. The correct title is "Mechanisms of Beer Colloidal Stabilization," JASBC 55(2): 73-78, 1997.

ASBC Strategic Planning

In 1990, then Society President Inge Russell introduced the Society's Strategic Plan for the 1990s. As the Industry moves into the new millennium, your Board of Directors has once again tackled the job of evaluating the needs of the industry and the members of the ASBC with an eye toward setting our goals for the next decade.

MISSION STATEMENT

In order to ensure the highest quality, consistency, and safety of malt-based beverages and their ingredients, the ASBC will be a global authority for excellence in the field of brewing and related sciences and technology by:

  • Proactively identifying and rapidly responding to industry concerns
  • Continuously improving and expanding methods of measurement
  • Broadly and efficiently communicating relevant information, and
  • Providing world-class personal and professional development

Much of the work and construction of this plan came from ideas taken from the surveys collected in the recent past. What is important is for the membership to understand that the Strategic Plan belongs to you. The Board of Directors is working with your ideas and suggestions to set the Society's goals. To that end, time will be spent at the Annual Meeting reviewing the current status of the plan and recording the general membership input for implementation. Come to Phoenix prepared with your ideas for the future. Prior to the meeting send e-mail to any Board member with your suggestions.

Report of the Nominating Committee

The ASBC Nominating Committee announces the following slate of officers for membership approval in the 1999 Annual Meeting: Nona Mundy for president-elect, Rob Maruyama for vice-president, and Richard Dube for treasurer.

President-Elect

MundyNona M. Mundy was born in Kansas City, MO, but has lived in St. Louis for all but the first five years of her life. She received a BS in chemistry from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL, in 1967. She began employment with Anheuser-Busch in July 1967 as a chemist in the analytical laboratory of the Technical Center. Until 1994, she remained in the same laboratory, assuming various duties and job descriptions, including supervisor, instrument section (12/79); laboratory supervisor (2/86); and manager, analytical services (9/86). Since February 1994, she has functioned as manager, technical program administration, for Brewing Technical Services. Since 1996, she has become involved as an instructor (brewmaster) for the Budweiser Mobile Beer School. Mundy has served the ASBC on the local level as secretary through past president (1986-1990). Besides serving on technical subcommittees, she served as Newsletter editor from 1990 through 1994 and as Program Committee chairperson from 1995 through 1997. She is an avid theatergoer and animal/wildlife enthusiast. She lives in south St. Louis County with her three dogs and numerous birds.

Vice-President

MaruyamaThe nominee for vice-president is retiring Publications Committee chairperson Robert Maruyama. Maruyama has served on the Board of Directors for the past three years. He graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1979 with a BA in molecular, cellular developmental biology, and received an MS in environmental science and engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1993. He joined Coors in 1980. During his tenure at Coors, Maruyama was responsible for analytical methods development using gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography, development of laboratory automation application, and analytical project management. In 1994, he was named laboratory supervisor, where he was responsible for the organic laboratory operations that supported environmental control and container manufacturing. Maruyama was promoted to Research and Quality Assurance laboratory manager in 1995. He currently is responsible for managing the analytical laboratory that supports brewing research and development and corporate quality assurance. Maruyama is a member of the ASBC and ACS and has made presentations and posters to ASBC and AOAC. Maruyama has served ASBC as an active subcommittee participant and chaired a number of technical subcommittees, including the Coordination of New and Alternate.

Treasurer

Richard Dube graduated from Laval University, Quebec, in 1980, with a BS in microbiology/biochemistry. He began his brewing career with the Brasserie Molson Limitée in Montreal as a quality control supervisor in laboratory and production settings and finally as a sanitation and hygiene specialist. He joined Labatt Breweries where he held positions as packaging trainee, QA manager, assistant packaging manager, assistant brewmaster, quality control manager, and brewmaster. He successfully passed the associate exams of the Institute of Brewing, England, and was a production liaison officer with Budweiser while in London, ON. In 1993, he accepted a position as production and R&D manager with Boston Beer Company, where he was overseeing production and quality of BBC products in a multiplan-contract brewer's environment, as well as execution of brewing research projects. During that period, he was involved with hops selection in Europe and also in various product designs and development, especially Triple Bock (17.5% ABV) and Hard Core Cider. In 1998, Dube moved to Cincinnati's Samuel Adams Brewery, recently purchased from Hudepohl-Schoenling, to become a quality assurance manager and corporate brewer. He is a member of ASBC, MBAA, and IoB and participated in GABF for the past six years. Richard, his wife Danielle, and their children Kim and Kirk, live in the rolling hills of northern Kentucky. Richard enjoys running, kayaking, trekking, and reading.

Industry News

Anheuser-Busch Endowment at UC Davis

Charles W. Bamforth was selected as the first Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor in Malting and Brewing Sciences at UC Davis. The Anheuser-Busch Foundation gave the endowment to provide a permanent source of funding for teaching and research in malting and brewing sciences.

According to Doug Muhleman, Anheuser-Busch vice-president of Brewing Operations, the individual selected to fill the position should have "a demonstrated passion for the brewer's art and a scientific background in microbiology, biochemistry or food science."

Bamforth earned his BS in biochemistry as well as his PhD from the University of Hull in England. In 1993, his alma mater awarded him a prestigious DSc degree.

Bamforth brings a wealth of first-hand brewing experience to his position at US Davis from previous positions at Bass PLC and BRI.

Endowment

Charles Bamforth (left) receives congratulations on his appointment as the first Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor in Malting and Brewing Sciences at UC Davis from Doug Muhleman (right) Anheuser-Busch vice-president of Brewing Operations


Bamforth has directed research activities for programs on barley and malt, hops, yeast and fermentation, microbiology, product quality, process innovation, analysis, and instrumentation. In addition to his career in the brewing industry and research sectors, Bamforth has been a visiting professor at the International Center for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

As the Anheuser-Busch Professor at Davis, Bamforth will teach undergraduate courses in Malting and Brewing Science, and possibly enzymology. He will also mentor graduate students and maintain a research program in the key areas for the brewing industry of product quality.

New Member of EBC

The European Brewery Convention recently announced that in its meeting in November 1998, the Council by acclamation accepted Latvia as new member of EBC as of January 1999. Latvia will be represented by the Brewers' Association of Latvia.

With Latvia joining, EBC's 21 members, include National Brewing Organizations of: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Great Britain; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; The Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; and Switzerland.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Chosen as 2001 Annual Meeting Site

The historic Empress Hotel and adjoining Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, will be the site ASBC's Annual Meeting, June 23-27, 2001. The decision to meet in Victoria was made at the recent Board of Directors meeting, which was also held at The Empress.

Victoria is located at the southeast end of Vancouver Island, and is easily accessible from Vancouver, BC, Canada, or Seattle, Washington, by ferry and by several commuter airlines that fly into Victoria International Airport. One of Canada's most popular tourist destinations, Victoria should prove an attractive site for Annual Meeting attendees. In June, Victoria's internationally acclaimed Butchart Gardens, just outside the city proper, will be in full bloom. Whale watching, fishing, harbor tours, bird watching, and hiking are just a few of the activities available to summer visitors. The city of Victoria is full of great restaurants and brewpubs, and The Empress Hotel, which recently underwent a multimillion dollar restoration, is one of crown jewels of the Canadian Pacific Hotel lineup.

This exciting destination is a natural for the ASBC Annual Meeting! Look for more information about Victoria and the 2001 Annual Meeting in upcoming issues of the ASBC newsletter.

Upcoming Annual Meetings

ASBC 1999
June 19-23
Phoenix, AZ
The Wigwam Resort

WBC 2000
June 23-27
Orlando, FL
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

Local Section Millennium Moves

So what does it take to make a successful local section for the 21st century? Well, we really have some great, creative, enthusiastic local (and student) section leaders in the ASBC and they are determined to apply and expect high communication standards to/from all of us as we move into the year 2000--and they are NOT concerned about the so-called Y2K bug!

Take the "Wild West" section (Section 8) for example, where a very enthusiastic Katie Kunz (The Brewing Science Institute) is the chair, Scott Voss (Institute for Brewing Studies) is vice-chair, Kimberly Butts (Coors) is secretary, and Keith Villa (Coors) is treasurer. Just tune into their web site at http://www.brewingscience.com/asbc. It's incredible!

The "Wild West Web Site" describes their history, what's in the works (e.g., planning of workshops, etc.), events (their meetings), classifieds, a full directory of members, and something called "links" which looks at liaisons with other associations! Please take a moment and look at this web site--it really is the a glimpse of the future of effectively running a local section.

Gregory Kreder (Anheuser-Busch) is the chair for Section 2 in St. Louis, with Al Kazelis (Anheuser-Busch) as vice-chair, Joan Raumschuh (Anheuser-Busch) as treasurer, and Rich Ogle (Anheuser-Busch) as secretary. This is a VERY active local section with extremely popular meetings.

As this Newsletter goes to press, the St. Louis section has already had two meetings this year, in February at the Bevo Mill Restaurant, and in March at Route 66 Pub Brewery and Restaurant. April 15th will herald a joint meeting with the MBAA in the St. Louis Tap Room, and on May 20th a meeting is planned in the Anheuser-Busch Brewhouse Courtyard which promises to be lots of fun! The committee has also planned a summer outing but details on that will come at a later date.

The Milwaukee/Chicago section (Section 4) likes to have functions in a rather wide geographic area covering Wisconsin and Illinois. Mary Jane Maurice (Froedtert) is the chair, with Frank Tanzer (Froedtert) as program chair, Brad Rush (Miller) as secretary, and Tom Volke (Brewers Bulletin) as treasurer. In February, this Section organized a Family Night in Milwaukee's Bradley Center, where an incredible hockey game between Milwaukee and the Orlando Solar Bears took place (Milwaukee won--go Admirals!). In March, there was a road trip together with the MBAA to the Siebel Institute in Chicago--a late night! And in April, there will be a meeting at the Miller Inn in Miller Valley in Milwaukee. Tom and Marge Volke have had, over the past few years, a summer get-together at their home in Mequon, WI, for both the ASBC and MBAA local section members and their families (always lots of fun!). In September, this section has an outing planned to Briess Maltings in Chilton, Wisconsin, where Roger Briess and Mary Ann Gruber have planned a fun but educational evening together with a sprinkling of their specialty malts!

Willis Swenson (Minnesota Malting) is the chair for Section 3 (North Central), and they have a number of plans with the local MBAA section during the year (they need your support!).

Steve Wright (Hiram Walker), who is chair for Section 6 (Canada), is planning a Spring meeting together with Labatt. In September, this section is planning a joint meeting with Ontario MBAA and the Institute of Brewing, who are having a study tour this year of Canada and the U.S.

Sections we have not received information from, at the time of going to press, are Section 1 (New York) where Dennis Lenahan (Anheuser-Busch) is chair, Mark Thompson (Anheuser-Busch) is vice-chair, and Jeffrey Strand (Anheuser-Busch) is secretary/treasurer. In Section 7 (Northwest), Tim Kostelecky (John I. Haas) is chair, Dan Christopher (Busch Agricultural Resources) is vice-chair, Les Wallace (Yakima Brewery) is secretary and Kathy Nelson (Mueller Hop Products) is treasurer. However, we hear from various sources that both sections have a variety of activities planned for the year and we will keep all our readers informed in subsequent issues of the Newsletter.

So what of the future? Katie Kunz of the "Wild West" Section would like to see the different local sections talking to each other through electronic forums on the national ASBC website. Subjects could range from fermentation to QC/QA methodologies. In fact, the Colorado Brewery Lab group, consisting of folks working in microbreweries all over the state, many of whom are ASBC members, already meet informally several times a year to discuss lab problems and share information. Electronic forums would be a great adjunct to this activity!

Finally, we have the Student Section, some of the most enthusiastic people on the planet and certainly the future of our industry! This section used to be very ably headed by Karen Churchill of the University of Minnesota. Karen has now passed the baton to Laurie Brown of Oregon State University, who is incredibly enthusiastic about everything ASBC as well as her thesis on the chemical composition of Brazilian rum! Accompanying Laurie (as the chair) are numerous volunteers; Carl Betlan of UC Davis is the new secretary, Omar Younis of Heriot Watt University is volunteering his services as necessary, and Shane Patelakis of Dalhousie University has designed a web site for the student section with a direct link to the main web site of ASBC!

Even though students have a $250 travel grant from the ASBC and a $40 registration fee to our national meeting, the awareness of this deal is lacking and we need to get the word out! So, for those of you reading this article, we need your help at your local university to spread this good news!

The Local Sections and Student Section all need your help to remain viable, to grow and to contribute to the growth of our fabulous society!

--David Ryder
President-Elect

A discussion of "best practices for local sections" will be held at the Annual Meeting during the Local Sections Officers meeting on Sunday, June 20th at 7 am.

Active ASBC Corporate Members

A. Gusmer Co., Cranford, NJ
Altek Co., Torrington, CT
Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis
Anton PAAR USA, Ashland, VA
APS Analytical Standards Inc., Redwood City, CA
Asia Pacific Breweries Pte., Ltd., Ibrahim, Singapore
Assn. of Brewers, Boulder, CO
Beer Ind. Assoc. Shandong, China, Jinan, Peoples Rep of China
Bio-Chem Lab. Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
Boston Beer Co., Cincinnati, OH
Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO
Brewing Research Intl., Redhill, Surrey, England
Briess Indus. Inc., Chilton, WI
Brulotte Farms, Inc., Toppenish, WA
Burns Philp R&D, Pty. Ltd., Sydney, NSW Australia
Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc., Fort Collins, CO
Carlsberg Research Center, Valby Copenhagen
Casco Inc., Etobicoke, ON, Canada
Cerveceria Leona SA, Zipaquira, Colombia
Cerveceria Polar CA, Caracas, Venezuela
Cerveceria y Malteria Quilmes, Quilmes BA, Argentina
Cervejarias Kaiser Brasil Ltda., Queimados, RJ, Brazil
Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
DB Breweries Ltd., Otahuhu, Auckland, NZ
Diversey Lever Inc., Dexter, MI
Empresas Polar, Miami, FL
Fabricas Nacionales de Cerveza, Montevideo, Uruguay
Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Los Olivos, CA
Froedtert Malt, Milwaukee, WI
Genesee Brewing Co., Rochester, NY
Guangzhou Malting Co. Ltd., PRC
Heineken, Aalsmeer, Netherlands
INIFAP, Chapingo, Mexico
J Boag & Son Brewing Ltd., Launceston, TAS Australia
J E Siebel Sons Division of Quest Intl., Hoffman Estates, IL
John I Haas Inc., Yakima, WA
Kalsec Inc., Kalamazoo, MI
Karl Strauss Breweries, San Diego, CA
Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd., Fukuoka, Amagi Fukuoka, Japan
Labatt Breweries of Canada, London, ON
Ladish Malting Co., Jefferson, WI
Lupofresh Inc., Wapato, WA
Millennium Specialty Chemicals, Baltimore
Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Minnesota Malting Co., Cannon Falls, MN
Mitco Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
Molson Breweries, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
Morris Hanbury USA Inc., Yakima, WA
Novo Nordisk BioChem Inc., Franklinton, NC
Orbisphere Lab, Buford, GA
Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Pacific Western Brewing Co., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Peavey Grain Co., Minneapolis, MN
The PQ Corp., Conshohocken, PA
Pure Malt Products Ltd., East Lothian, Scotland
R-Biopharm Inc., Marshall, MI
Rahr Malting Co. Shakopee, MN
Rascher & Betzold, West Paterson, NJ
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
Union de Cervecerias Peruanas, Lima, Peru
Vicam LP, Watertown, MA
World Minerals Inc., Lompoc, CA
Yakima Chief Inc., Sunnyside, WA

New Active ASBC Members

Bernas, Bradley, R., assistant brewmaster, Pittsburgh
Boling, Everett, H., senior sensory specialist, Miller Brewing Co, Milwaukee, WI
Budde, Allen, D., plant physiologist, USDA ARS CCRU, Madison, WI
Carroll, Amanda, J., student, Corvallis, OR
Cruz, Cipriano, C., laboratory manager, Certispec Services Inc, Port Moody, BC, Canada
Dirksen, Joseph, C., manager commercial development, EcoLab Inc, St. Paul, MN
Dobolek, Patrick, J., head brewer/lab mgr, Ft. Collins, CO
Edgerton, Jeffrey, A., quality assurance manager, BridgePort Brewing Co, Portland, OR
Fontanini, Debora, graduate student, Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Garden, Scott, W., technical projects leader, John I Haas Inc, Yakima, WA
Gergesha, John, V., customer service specialist, Molson Breweries, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
Goulet, Jeffrey, P., quality assurance area manager, Anheuser-Busch Inc, Houston, TX
Graber, Jon, B., brewmaster, Mt Hood Brewing Co, Government Camp, OR
Guarnaccia, Ken, C., technical service rep, A Gusmer Co, Cranford, NJ
Hamill, Will, D., owner/brewmaster, Uinta Brewing Co, Salt Lake City, UT
Hatfield, Galen, R., director of R&D, Millennium Specialty Chemicals, Baltimore, MD
Hazleton, Bart, C., senior new product devel specialist, Mocon, Minneapolis, MN
Honan, Amy, H., lab quality assurance analyst, New Belgium Brewing Co, Ft. Collins, CO
Jin, Yulai, student, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS, Canada
Judge, Stephanie, M., chemist, Overland, MO
Kaehler, Thomas, V., quality assurance manager, August Schell Brewing Co, New Ulm, MN
Lewis, David J., technical quality assurance, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
Martin, Veronique, research student, Brookes Univ Oxford BMS, Headington, Oxford, England
Movsinho Nunes, Carlos Henrique, C., brewer, Rio De Janeiro Tijuc, RJ, Brazil
Neton, Jason, T., microbiologist, Chicago, IL
Philippon, Paul, C., director of brewing operations, Loveland, OH
Pop, Mirel, technologist engineer, SC Ion Todor Brewery SRL, Satu Mare, Romania
Pyle, Timothy, D., student, Anderson, IN
Raines-Casselman, Maribeth, A., vice president production, Woodland Hills, CA
Rodgers, Dawn, L., Oxford Brookes Univ, Headington, Oxford, England
Rodriguez, Linda, W., product QS manager, Miller Brewing Co, Fort Worth, TX
Schmidt, Georges, product manager, Orbisphere, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Schneider, Jurgen, S., Ing, Schneider Brewing Service, Wiesloch Baiertal, Germany
Siddique, Rukhsana, student, Oxford Brookes Univ, Headington, Oxford, England
Sloan, Stephen, M., QC manager, Fresno, CA
Smith, Neil, A., process development manager, Carlsberg Tetley Brewing Ltd, Northampton, England
Spedding, Gary, senior chemist, Siebel Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
Stinson, Paul, W., vice president, Rascher & Betzold, West Paterson, NJ
Stone, Daniel, L., sales manager, Rahr Malting Co, Minneapolis, MN
Tinkey, Sean, A., VP sales & marketing, R-Biopharm Inc, Marshall, MI
Wilk, Mark, J., brewmaster, Monte Carlo Pub & Brewery, Las Vegas, NV
Wolf, Thomas, F., sensory specialist, Miller Brewing Co, Milwaukee, WI
Wollner, David, S., brewer co-owner, Willimantic Brewing Co LLC, Willimantic, CT
Ziola, Barry, R., professor, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

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