SCA Resume

 

 

SCA Resume Sorcha Crowe 3142013

 

 Azure, a sun argent eclipsed azure within a bordure argent semy of crows azure. (October 2009)

 

 

Sorcha Crowe, Baroness of Storvik

MKA Elspeth Payne

Kingdom of Atlantia, Barony of Storvik

March 8, 2013

 AKA Sorcha Preachain, Sorcha Prechan, Sorcha na Preachain

  Atlantian Order of Precedence: Awards

6/21/2008	Baronial Award of Excellence (Atlantia) (Bright Hills)	Kingdom Archery Championship (Bright Hills)	Martelle
7/12/2008	Award of Arms (Atlantia)	Storvik Novice and Unbelt Tourney: A Festival Of Birds (Storvik)	Sinclair I and Kari I
3/7/2009	Companion of the Owl (Atlantia) (Storvik)	Kingdom Arts and Science Festival (Bright Hills)	Rorik and Janina
6/20/2009	Companion of the Coral Branch (Atlantia)	Storvik Novice and Unbelt Tourney & Dun Carraig Challenge of the Heart (Storvik)	Logan VI and Esa I
10/17/2009	Companion of the Pearl (Atlantia)	Dun Carraig Baronial Birthday and Investiture (Dun Carraig)	Vlad I and Kalisa I
9/18/2010	Territorial Baroness (Atlantia) (Storvik)	Storvik Baronial Birthday and Investiture (Storvik)	Jason II and Gerhild II

9/2012              Undine(Atlantia)               Coronation (Atlantia)                 Bryan II and Brianna II

 

•  Any errors in the dates and activities below are strictly my own, and a function of inexact record keeping. 

• I have not recorded “usual baronial projects” that we always have going on. The purpose of this list is not to brag on my wonderful barony.
• Note that in Atlantia we strive to have three judges at every brewing competition – two Guild master-level judges and one more; we use Beer Judge Certification Program standards.
• In the mundane world, I have begun the arduous process of becoming a nationally ranked beer judge (iIt’s harder than it sounds) and attend annual beer blogger conferences.
• Somewhere around late 2008 I begin to function as the Brewers Guild University coordinator, ascertaining which Universities will allow us to talk about alcohol (increasingly few) and putting together tracks of brewing classes when we can.

 

Articles and monographs published in either Compleat Anachronist  or Tournaments Illuminated are listed on my publications page, and often reprinted there for your convenience.

 Website

www.elspethpayne.org/beauty-in-beer

A site for historical brewers, full of reference sources, techniques, troubleshooting, cool brewing history, and how-to for beer, wine, mead, and cordials.

 Classes

Atlantia University Fellow

My memory of which classes I taught is very sketchy and only occasionally documented – all errors here are my own.

5/2013                           Atlantia University: “Earliest Mead in Europe”, “History of Fermented Beverages in the Middle East”, and “Medieval Casks and Kegging”

4/2013                            Sergeants and Scholars: “History of Mead”

10/2012                          War of the Wings: teach 3 classes and judge brewing competition

8/2010                             Pennsic: Middle Eastern Brewing

4/2011                             Scottish Moose Tale Collegium: ‘Brewing in the Middle East”, Cordials”

3/2011                             St. Pyr’s Collegium: “Brewing in the Middle East”, “Mead 101”

3/2010                             St. Pyr’s Collegium: “Mead 101”, “Origins of Mead”

10/2009                          Dun Carraig: “Brewing in the Middle East”

10/2009                          Atlantia University:  “Galen and Medieval Cordials”, “Brewing 101”

(2 hours)

8/2009                             Pennsic :  “Origins of Mead” and one other

2/2009                             Atlantia Winter University:  “Mead Making 101”, “Galen’s Medicine”,

“Origins of Mead”

2/2009                             Dun Carraig A Day In The Middle East: “Origins of Mead”

1/2009                             Lochmere Gathering of the Guilds:  “Origins of Mead”

10/2008                          Atlantia University: “Brewing 101”

 SCA Articles and Monographs

Guest contributor, “Quest Results: Day Shade and Shelter”, Tournaments Illuminated, Issue 184, Fourth Quarter 2012

“Intoxicating Beverages in the Middle East”  Compleat Anachronist , Issue 157, third Quarter 2012

“Anglica Brewtannica: Beer Brewing Etymology, Vol 2”, Tournaments Illuminated, Issue 183, Third Quarter, 2012

“Anglica Brewtannica: Beer Brewing Etymology, Vol I”, Tournaments Illuminated, Issue 182, Second Quarter, 2012

“Cordially Yours”, Tournaments Illuminated, issue 179, Third Quarter 2011 (reworked version in Renaissance magazine, Vol 17 #4)

“Things That Go Boom In The Night!”, Tournaments Illuminated, issue 175, Third Quarter 2010

“The Origins of Mead”, The Compleat Anachronist, Issue 141, Fourth Quarter 2008

“History of Mead” early draft posted on Stefan’s Florilegium website  January 2008

 Activities at Events

C  Competitor	J    Judge
O  Organizer	P  Participant
S  Event Steward	T  Teacher

Date	Event	My Role
3/2013	Teach Early Brewing History at Sergeants and Scholars, Roxbury Mill	T
4/2013	First Triple Master in Atlantia in more than ten years with Interkingdom Brewers Guild (at Gulf Wars)	C
2/2013	Inherited at the last minute running the Royal Brewer Competition	O
2/2013	Participate in Kingdom-wide Brew Day	O, P
1/2013	Judge Bright Hills Baronial Brewer competition	J
1/2013	Judge Green Lion Bay Tavern event brewing competition	J
10/2012	Organize Brewing A&S demos and classes, War of the Wings	O
9/2012	Won Trial By Fire Historical Brewing Competition	C
8/2012	Pennsic:  Earned Mastery levels with Interkingdom Brewers Guild in Mead/Wineand Cordials; one high score away from Masters level in Beer/Ale	C
8/2012	Pennsic:  Stewarded Interkingdom Brewers Guild event	S
8/2012	Pennsic: Coordinated alcoholic beverages for Queen’s Tea and Atlantia Social; brought four coolers of contributions from various experienced brewers	O
6/2012	Won Baronial Brewing Smackdown and judged populace comp.	P, J
5/2012	Royal Brewer – sponsored competition, Ruby Joust	J
3/2012	Autocrat, Storvik Performers’ Revel	O
2/2012	Kingdom Arts and Sciences designated judge for KMoAS	J, S
1/2012	Aethelmearc Twelfth Night brewer’s choice winner	C
10/2011	War of the Wings Brewing classes and competition	O, J
8/2011	Pennsic:  Interkingdom Brewers Guild competition	S, C
2/2011	Kingdom Arts and Sciences: Royal Brewer Competition and Guild display	J, O
2/2011	Autocrat, Storvik Performers’ Revel	O
4/2011	Mead Workshop at my home	O, P
10/2010	Bright Hills Treaty of Troyes Baronial Brewer competition	J
9/2010	Became Landed Baroness (Storvik); Relinquished Brewers Guild Mastery and apprenticeship at Baronial Investiture
8/2010	Interkingdom Brewers Guild competition at Pennsic	S, C
?/2010	Became Guildmistress, Atlantia Brewers Guild	P
3/2010	A Day In the Middle East competition and 2 classes	J, T
3/2010	Kingdom Arts and Sciences Royal Brewer Competition	O, J
2/2010	Bright Hills brewing competition	J
1/2010	Lochmere Midwinter Revel brewing competition	O, J
10/2009	Dun Carraig Investiture non-alcoholic brewing competition	O, J
9/2009	Lochmere Baronial Birthday brewing competition	J
6/2009	Deputy Autocrat, Storvik Novice Tournament	O
5/2009	Sapphire Joust brewing competition and classes	O, J, T
4/2009	Isenfyr/Red Mountain Brewers Guild group brewing day	P
3/2009	A Day In the Middle East	J, P
3/2009	Interkingdom Brewers Guild competition at Gulf Wars (sent entries,did not attend)	C
3/2009	Kingdom Arts and Sciences competition:  became Atlantia’s RoyalBrewer; organized Atlantia Brewers’ Guild display	C, O, P
2/2009	Become  Mistress Minowara Kiritsubo’s apprentice
10/2008	Storvik Baronial Birthday mead competition	O, J
9/2008	Head Troll, Deputy Autocrat, Storvik Baronial Birthday	O
9/2008	Bright Hills Brewers Guild competition	O, J
8/2008	Pennsic:  Interkingdom Brewers Guild	C, S
7/2008	Ponte Alto Baronial Archery Champion (1 year)
6/2008	Deputy Autocrat, Kingdom Archery Competition	O
5/2008	Sapphire Joust brewing competition	C
3/2008	Kingdom Arts and Sciences brewing competition	C
2/2008	Began supervising Atlantia Brewers Guild website	P
1/2008	Interbaronial Twelfth Night brewing competition	C
11/2007	Brewing Workshop (meads) at my home	O, P
11/2007	Dun Carraig Baronial Brewer Competition	O, J
10/2007	Kingdom Crusades Brewing Competition	C
8/2007	Interkingdom Brewers Guild competition at Pennsic	C
2?/2007	Atlantia’s Royal Brewer Competition	C

Interkingdom Brewers Guild Results

Meads/Wines:  Master

Cordials: Master

Beer/Ales: Journeyman

You must present a certain number of beverages at or above a certain score level to achieve rank in IKBG. I only see them once a year, at Pennsic, and can only present two beverages per category, so working my way up the ladder is is long process. I make special effort to steward at this event, as it is an amazing opportunity to learn from very experienced judges.

You must present a certain number of beverages at or above a certain score level to achieve rank in IKBG.  I only see them once a year, at Pennsic, and can only present two beverages per category, so working my way up the ladder is is long process. I make special effort to steward at this event, as it is an amazing opportunity to learn from very experienced judges.

Interkingdom Brewing Guild scores to date (as of 3/14/2013)

(copied from IKBG web site, www.greydragon.org)