Inside this issue:

Your Christmas Party

Invitation

1

President ’s Message 2

Wood Grouse on the

Aurerbräu Logo?

By Rhoda Fry

3

Zecher Meeting Minutes 4

From the Editor 5

Zecher Contacts 6

Pictures from our Meet-

ing at Steve & Nancy’s

7

November, 2019

A Newsletter for Northern

California and Nevada

Stein Collectors Die Golden Gate Zecher

Nachrichten Volume 40, Issue 4

Events Calendar

Dec 7 - Pacific Stein Sammler, Steenbeeke’s Puyallup, WA Dec 14 - Zecher Annual Christmas Party, Harry’s Hofbrau, 14900 E. 14th Street San Leandro, CA Feb 22, DGGZ at Vicki Guay’s, El Cerrito, CA March 7 - Pacific Stein Sammler , Lyn Ayrs, Portland, OR April 24-26. Hillsborough Antique Show San Mateo, CA April 25, DGGZ Auction at Steve & Suzanne Elliott’s, Vallejo, CA June 6 - Pacific Stein Sammler, Hoffmann’s, Ridgefield, WA August 23 -29 SCI Convention, Charleston, SC Sept 19, DGGZ Oktoberfest at Dick & Julie Hughes’ Belmont, CA Dec 12, DGGZ Christmas Party Location to be determined

Join us for some

Zecher holiday

Gemütlichkeit!

Die Golden Gate Zecher

Invites you to our annual

Christmas Dinner and Holiday Cheer

with your stein club friends

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 4 - 7 PM

Harry’s Hofbrau

14900 E. 14th Street

San Leandro, CA

Begin with munchies then no-host drinks

and dinner choices from a broad menu!

RSVP to Suzanne Elliott by December 7, 2019

Suzanneelliott@pacbell.net

Guests are welcome, too!

Message from Julie

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please consider serving on the

Board, in any position, for the up-

coming year. In addition, the very

essential role of Historian has yet

to be filled. Your increased in-

volvement in the DGGZ will en-

sure that our chapter continues to

thrive.

2020 will be an eventful year,

starting with our first meeting of

the year (with Les Paul as speaker)

in February, then our April auc-

tion, September Oktoberfest,

Christmas party and more.

To finish off 2019 with holiday

cheer, we will meet on Saturday

December 14th at Harry's Hofbrau

in San Leandro for our Christmas

party. We hope to see many of you

there!

Best wishes to all members for a

Thankful Thanksgiving, a Merry

Christmas and a Healthy, Happy

New Year!

Prosit!

Julie Hughes, President DGGZ

Hallo Fellow Zechers!

As we "fall" from autumn

into winter, we fondly recall

our last meeting held at

Steve and Nancy Morris's

home, where we gathered in

their beautiful and cozy

backyard. Tables were set

up with displays of steins,

wood carvings, a German

dirndl dress and much more

for sale or trade. Ron Fox

displayed his recently ac-

quired additions to his stein

collection, one of which I

just had to purchase, a

Mettlach Munich Child

stein.

Our board and general meet-

ings were short and infor-

mative, giving members

plenty of time to view and

admire Steve's vast collec-

tion of Schierholz steins,

along with his various Sar-

reguemines steins. Nancy

outdid herself with a deli-

cious menu starting with

some appetizing appetizers,

which included her scrumptious

signature Swedish meatballs, then a

variety of tasty dinner dishes, in-

cluding ham and turkey, followed

by delectable desserts. Many thanks

to Steve and Nancy for hosting! A

great time was enjoyed by all!

Bill Floyd did a show and tell pres-

entation displaying his collection of

the most beautiful, unusual and rare

steins, some of which, were not on

display during his house tour. Eve-

ryone expressed a lot of interest and

enthusiasm being able to see and

examine Bill's eclectic collection.

Many thanks to Bill for sharing

these stunning, exquisite steins with

us!

At the board meeting, we approved

a new DGGZ logo, which was dis-

played on the bottom of the SCI

San Francisco beer stein for the

2019 convention.

I am very happy to report that

Rhoda Fry will serve as our new

Newsletter Editor. In the last news-

letter, Rhoda wrote an article on the

Berg Brauerei Brewery stein that

was very well written, informative

and interesting. A special "Thank

You" to Rhoda for stepping up to

the important job of editor and

keeping our newsletter alive! Let's

all help Rhoda by furnishing her

with interesting articles on steins or

related items for future newsletters.

I am also pleased to announce that

Chuck Schoppe will serve on the

Board of Directors in 2020 after

retiring from being our Newsletter

Editor. This brings me to ask all of

you fellow members if you would

A Wood Grouse on the Aurerbräu Logo?By Rhoda Fry

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Many German breweries feature animals on their

logos. The Auerbräu has a wood

grouse, known has “auerhahn” in

German. Auer Bräu was founded

in 1887 by Johann Auer in

Rosenheim, which is about 40

miles southeast of Munich.

The city of Rosenheim in 1701

In 1888, Auer purchased Saubräu, which means

“sow brewery” and had a sow for its logo. In 1889

the similarity of the name Auer to auerhahn was

used as the inspiration for the present company logo.

The male wood grouse, shown here on the left, is

about twice the size as the female wood grouse

The wood grouse is the largest member of the grouse

family. This game bird’s feathers can be found on

traditional Bavarian hats. Many hotels, inns, and res-

taurants in Bavaria included the name “Auerhahn,”

and the wood grouse is found on many German

decorative items such as plaques, dishes, and flat-

ware. The wood grouse can no longer be hunted

in Bavaria as it has become endangered.

Following the bombing of its production facility

in World War II, the brewery rebuilt and ex-

panded its capacity. Today, some of the brew-

ery’s beers feature a portrait of Johann Auer

while most continue the tradition of the wood

grouse. Auerbräu is owned

by the Paulaner Group,

which is one of three sub-

sidiaries of BHI (Brau Hold-

ing International AG). BHI,

in turn, is owned by the Ger-

many-based conglomerate

Schörghuber Ventures

(50.1%) and the Netherlands

-based Heineken N.V.

DGGZ

Auer Bräu stein

lid detail

.5L Auer Bräu

stein

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Die Golden Gate Zecher Board Meeting

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Steve & Nancy Morris’s Home, Foster City

1. Meeting called to order at 12:25 pm by President Julie

Hughes.

Present: Pres. Julie Hughes, VP Suzanne Elliott, Treas-

urer Dick Hughes, Secretary Vicki Guay, Newsletter Edi-

tor Chuck Schoppe, Board member Steve Elliott, guest

Peggy Schoppe

Thank you to Steve & Nancy for hosting.

2. Officer reports:

President – Julie: Thank you to the board for approving

money for the hospitality room at this year’s SCI conven-

tion. It was very successful. She also read a thank you

letter from convention co-chair Carol Fox.

We will be officially changing our club logo to the one

used on the convention stein this year.

Make sure you complete the convention survey that SCI

vice-president George Felty sent out by email.

The Gambinus club will be holding a mini convention in

November.

Vice President – Suzanne: The final meeting of the year

will be the Christmas party, December 14th, 4-7pm at

Harry’s Hofbrau. After vising both locations, the party

has been moved to the San Leandro restaurant where

there is a private room.

2020 meetings: February 22nd at Vicki Guay’s in El

Cerrito, Les Paul will be the speaker. April 25th at the

Elliott’s in Vallejo where we will have our auction. Sep-

tember 19th Oktoberfest at the Hughes’, Arvid Frende

possible speaker, December 12th Christmas party, loca-

tion TBD.

Secretary – Vicki: Minutes posted in newsletter. Unani-

mous approval. We received a message on Facebook

from someone interested in the club. He will try to attend

the Christmas party.

Treasurer – Dick: 49 members, 2 unpaid.

Chapter Contact – Les: Out of town

Newsletter Editor – Chuck: Thank you Rhoda for the

excellent Bergbrauerie article in the last newsletter!

Historian – still vacant

3. Old Business:

Still need a newsletter editor. If no volunteers, sec-

retary will send out meeting notices.

4. New Business:

Arvid donated some shirts and hats leftover from the

convention for members to take home. Some of the

items will be used in the next club auction.

5. Meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm by Julie

Die Golden Gate Zecher Member’s Meeting

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Steve & Nancy Morris’s Home, Foster City

1. Meeting called to order at 3:50 pm by President

Julie Hughes.

Great big hand to Steve and Nancy for hosting and

Bill Floyd for speaking.

Welcome Ralph Wege, a guest from Monterey.

Congratulations to Julie for being named Miss Beer

Stein at this year’s convention.

2. Officer reports:

President – Julie: Thank you to the board for ap-

proving money for the hospitality room at this

year’s SCI convention. A big thank you to Vicki for

all the help organizing and running the room. A

thank you letter from convention co-chair Carol Fox

was read. Thank you also to Chuck for designing the

beautiful welcome sign that was up in the hospitality

room.

We have a new logo for the club. One that was used

on the convention stein this year.

Continued next page

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From Your Editor, with thanks!

Before we leave this eventful year and especially

at this time of Thanksgiving, I take this opportu-

nity to thank all who have contributed of their

time, talents, and knowledge in making our club

and our meetings both fun and educational.

Certainly, a very big thanks goes out to our hosts

who have been so generous in offering their

homes and making our meetings so warm and

friendly, and thanks also to our always knowl-

edgeable and entertaining event speakers.

As this is my last issue as editor of our newsletter

I extend a special thank you to those who have

contributed their articles over the years of my ten-

ure as your editor, and a special thanks to Peggy,

who does my proof reading each issue!

Rhoda Fry has graciously accepted the Editor’s

role starting with the next issue of our newsletter.

I would ask that you join me in a hearty welcome

to her and for support of her as your new Editor.

To all of our Zecher friends, may you all have a

happy Thanksgiving Day, Happy Hanukkah, and

a very Merry Christmas, and all the best to you

and yours in 2020!

Prosit!

Chuck

Vice President – Suzanne: Next meeting is the

Christmas party, December 14th, 4-7 pm at Harry’s

Hofbrau in San Leandro (note change in location).

2020 meetings are also already planned. February 22nd

at Vicki Guay’s, speaker is Les Paul, April 25th at the

Elliott’s will include our auction, September 19th is

Oktoberfest at the Hughes’, December 12th Christmas

party, location TBD. SCI convention in Charleston,

SC will be held August 23-29 (including pre-

convention activities). Mark your calendars now!!

Secretary – Vicki: Minutes approved at board meet-

ing. Make sure you like/follow our Facebook page,

Die Golden Gate Zecher Beer Stein Club. We have

one possible new member from a hit.

Treasurer – Dick: 49 members, 2 unpaid.

Newsletter Editor – Chuck: Thanks to Rhoda Fry for

the wonderful article in the last newsletter, especially

because it required no corrections! Rhoda stated she

has more. Julie thanked Chuck again for ALL his hard

work through the years. Rhoda volunteered to publish

the next 4 issues of the newsletter. Yay!! Thank you

so much Rhoda. Chuck will stay on as a board mem-

ber.

Chapter Contact – Les: Out of town.

Historian – still need a volunteer

3. Old Business: None

4. New Business:

Convention shirts and hats, designed and donated by

Arvid were given out to a few lucky raffle winner

members.

New SCI convention will be in Charleston, SC in Au-

gust. Texas is being looked at for the 2021 convention.

Make sure you fill out and send back the convention

survey you received by email.

5. Meeting adjourned at 4:07 pm.

Respectively submitted,

Vicki Guay, Secretery

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Die Golden Gate Zecher 2019 Officers and Board of Directors

President - Julie Hughes

Phone: 650-593-1261

Email: dandjhughes63@hotmail.com

Vice President – Suzanne Elliott

Phone: 707-642-1949

Email: suzanneelliott@pacbell.net

Secretary – Vicki Guay

Phone: 510-525-3555

Email: vickiandboys@att.net

Treasurer - Dick Hughes

Phone: 650-593-1261

Email: dandjhughes63@hotmail.com

Newsletter Editor/Publisher - Chuck Schoppe

Phone: 408-867-9229

Email: chuck_sch@hotmail.com

or zechernews@yahoo.com

Board Members

Steve Elliott, Director

Phone: 707-552-8400

Email: stephen_r_elliott@pacbell.net

Nancy Morris, Director

Phone: 650-349-5345

Email: snmorris@comcast.net

Steve Morris, Director

Phone: 650-349-5345

Email: snmorris@comcast.net

Bea Taus, Director

Phone: 510-490-8965

Email: beataus@sbcglobal.net

Chapter Contact

Les Paul - Phone: 510-316-6013

Email: oldsteins@gmail.com

“Die Golden Gate Zecher Nachrichten” is published four

times a year for the benefit of our members. Die Golden Gate

Zecher, an affiliate of Stein Collectors International, covers the

Northern California and Nevada areas. We welcome contribu-

tions of articles, illustrations and photographs, letters of suggestion

or encouragement, or general interest items from the membership.

Material submitted to this newsletter originally appearing in an-

other publication other than SCI must be accompanied by written

permission to reprint. Permission to reproduce material

from this newsletter is granted to SCI or affiliate chapters,

providing full attribution to this newsletter is given. Zecher

newsletter articles in native format will be provided upon request

for the publication in SCI chapter’s newsletters.

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Our Meeting at Steve &

Nancy’s Photo by: Julie Hughes, Chuck Schoppe, Peggy