For Atlantia’s 30th anniversary, Kingdom Historian Stefan of Cambion encouraged me to gather the list of all the Royal Brewers there had ever been in Atlantia. Our Kingdom Chronicler helped a lot, and I did a lot of newsletter digging and networking to find this list. I can’t guarantee I’ve got the early years exactly…
Author: Elspeth
Atlantia Arts and Sciences judging
This is a whole different ball of wax from Guild judging. For one thing, the judges are likely to be historically very knowledgeable, but not brewers. You really have to explain yourself to accommodate the different expertise. You can find the most updated version of the A&S judging form for brewing here: Atlantia A&S Forms. Our…
Atlantian Guild Competitions
Thinking of entering a brewing competition? Congratulations! Good for you! It takes a bit of courage and preparation. We are always excited to meet more folks interested in the medieval ways of making alcoholic beverages. For most of us, competitions are for getting feedback and learning. Presentation You MUST mark your bottle – a label or well-attached…
Atlantia Brewers’ Guild Charter (2008)
We, the Brewers of the Kingdom of Atlantia, in order to continue the practice of brewing within our fair kingdom, do request that the Crowns of Atlantia renew our guild’s charter. The guild, which shall be henceforth known as the “Brewers’ Guild of Atlantia,” will encourage the practice, research and understanding of brewing within this…
Kingdom Guilds in the Knowne World
Surprisingly few of the nineteen kingdoms in the Knowne World have structured brewers’ guilds, but there are some, and it’s interesting to see how they do things. If you know how to contact any that aren’t listed here, please contact the webminister with your info asap. If you’re interested, here’s where you can learn more:…
What is a Royal Brewer?
The Royal Brewer is one of a handful of Kingdom Notables, recognized by the Crown for their accomplishments. In Atlantia, the sitting Royal Brewer hosts next year’s Royal Brewer competition at the annual Kingdom Arts and Sciences event (KASF), unless it was booked at a dry site. In that case the Royal Brewer seeks out an…
Cordials and Federal Law on Distillation
In medieval times, herbs and spices were soaked in wine, and the wine then distilled into brandy to make medicine referred to as “cordial”. As enactors interested in alcoholic beverages, we’d love to get as close to this as possible, but close just isn’t very possible. Federal law is very explicit: Basic Permit Requirements under…
Society Policy on Alcohol
Per the SCA Corpora, By-Laws, Corporate Policies, and Articles of Incorporation (revised January 18, 2014) http://www.sca.org/docs/pdf/govdocs.pdf VIII. POLICY ON ALCOHOL Manufacturing, distributing, selling, serving, or furnishing of alcoholic beverages by the SCA or its branches or subdivisions is prohibited within the United States and its territories. The use of any SCA funds for the purchase…
Atlantia’s Policy on Alcohol at Events
Atlantian Book of Policy Effective August 2014 http://law.atlantia.sca.org/Policy.pdf1.11 Policy on Alcohol at Events 1.11.1 When a site written contract is silent on alcohol, branches may not publish in any announcement that alcohol is permitted or excluded and may not sponsor activities related to alcohol. In order to have SCA sponsored activities which require the use…