Friday during our fall 2015 membership drive is North State Suds and Spirits Day, featuring guests and prizes revolving around everything from Sierra Nevada and craft beer to local wineries and watering holes.
Friday challenges include:
- 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Mike Ramsey, Butte County district attorney, who will conduct his annual $1,500 Lien on a Lawyer Challenge
- 4-6 p.m.: $500 Lynn King New Member Challenge
Our guests this day include but are not limited to:
- Mike Ramsey, Butte County district attorney
- Connor Vacarro, assistant winemaker at Bertagna Son Kissed Vineyards
- 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Dave Schlom, host of The Blue Dot Report, with a special show on beer brewing with longtime Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.'s brewmaster Terence Sullivan. With nearly 19 years at Sierra Nevada, Terence started as a shift brewer, moved on to cellar manager—overseeing all fermentation and yeast handling—and now works in Product Development where he and his team build beers and brands from the ground up. Terence has a Fermentation Science Degree from UC Davis and for two decades has been instrumental in the brewing process at Sierra Nevada.
- Roger Matson of Matson Wineries
- Aimee Sunseri, winemaker at New Clairvaux
- Jim Eckert of Eckert Malting and Brewing Co.
Our Day Prize includes but is not limited to the following:
- A case of wine courtesy of Dr. Craig Callen of the Chico Animal Hospital
- A 10-punch card to Yoga Center of Chico
- "Guide to Urban Moonshining: How to Make and Drink Whiskey" by Colin Spoelman and David Haskell (donated by The Bookstore)
- Wines from New Clairvaux
- A Satava Art Glass vase
- Two tickets to the Chico Community Ballet's wine tasting event this Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Chico Women's Club
- Two hand-picked wines from Bertagna Son Kissed Wines
- Gift package from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. including two t-shirts, a hat, and $50 in brewery bucks
- Wine from Matson Wineries
- Eckert Malting and Brewing beers
Make your pledge now to be entered into our drawing for these fabulous prizes! Note that sustaining members are automatically entered into each of our drawings.