Officers of the Guild and responsibilities:

Guild Master/Mistress is the Guild administrator (being a Master within the guild is not a requirement). Duties include but are not limited to the maintenance of a members list, which denotes member ranking and progress; organizing Brewing U and brewing tracks at other universities/scholas; coordinate Master Panels.

Deputy Guild Masters/Mistress – assist the Guild Master/Mistress to ensure that the members’ files are current and complete for the region of the Kingdom they represent. Deputies are responsible for coordination of local teaching and brewing tastings/contests.

Master Brewer – assists the Guild Master/Mistress and Deputies with teaching and brewing tastings/contests.

Chapter Deputy – is a deputy to the Guild Master/Mistress, responsible for a geographical area as defined by the SCA. This is an administrative position which is responsible for reporting on workshops/meetings of that area.

Glossary

Masters Panel: A Masters Panel purpose is to evaluate and determine the eligibility for rank advancement in the guild, A panel must consists of three panel members; two of which must have achieved Master or Grand Master rank, the third can be a Master, Grand Master, Craftsmen or Journeymen when appropriate (a Craftsmen/Journeymen may assist in the raking of brewer with lesser guild status). Any brewer may request a Master Panel at any event; paneling is not limited to EKBG events.

Rank/badge/Requirements: (rank requirement descriptions – Appendix A)

Special circumstances:

Any individual who attains a Peerage (Laurel) in Brewing will automatically be elevated to Grandmaster ranking. Individuals from outside the Guild (those who have move into the Kingdom from another Kingdom) who can show their knowledge and skill to be of a superior nature may be inducted into the Guild Structure at whatever levels their skills and knowledge will qualify them for. This screening can be done by any Master Panel (Guild Master must be one of the minimum three).

	Guild Master A goute between three barley stalks in triangle Or on a field of Purpure
	Member A goute between three barley stalks in triangle Or on a field of Sable
	Brewer A goute between three barley stalks in triangle Or on a field of Gules
	Journeyman A goute between three barley stalks in triangle Or on a field of Azure
	Craftsman A goute between three barley stalks in triangle Or on a field of Azure with a border of Argent
	Master A goute between three barley stalks in triangle Or on a field of Vert
	Grandmaster A goute between three barley stalks in triangle Or on a field of Vert with a border of Or