The Biermeister Requests Your Vote

Peter Buettner was appointed as Syncro de Mayo's Official Biermeister shortly after the first event in 2000. He has has served with honor and distinction ever since, except for a recent brief hiatus.

As anyone who knows him will attest, Peter is not just your garden variety biermeister. He is as picky as they come, and would never tolerate anything but the finest German beer being served at Syncro de Mayo.

After much deliberation and testing, Peter selected Spaten to be the official Syncro de Mayo beer. Spaten has been brewing beer for over 600 years, since 1397, and still adheres to the 'Purity Law" of 1516 issued by Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria, which strictly governs the purity and ingredients of beer.

But Syncro de Mayo's Biermeister did not stop there. Beer alone was not good enough for him. He also secured a sponsorship from Spaten, and a Volkswagen Bus, the 'Spaten Bus,' from which to serve fresh, iced kegs of Spaten through ice-encased coils leading directly to the mugs of thirsty Syncronauts.

(Yes, that's the Biermeister behind the wheel. Click on it for a better view.) By the end of the first year of Spaten sponsorship, everyone fell in love with the Spaten Bus. Now, it is now hard to imagine Syncro de Mayo without it. Or without our beloved Biermeister.

In his official capacity as Syncro de Mayo Biermeister, Peter hereby issues "Last Call" for votes on which two Spaten kegs to bring to Area 5 this year. The poll will be closing soon, and it's almost time to order the kegs. To vote, scroll up a bit, the poll is in the right border area.