ATF Homebrew Club
Feb 2015 Meeting Minutes
By Tim Dryden
Here are the meeting minutes from the February gathering held at 1pm on Feb 16, 2015 at Thirsty Bruin on Middle St, in New Bern.
We would like to thank everyone in the Thirsty Bruin family for allowing us to come in to their establishment and have a Homebrew!
Introduction of Officers and Guests
A roster of all club members/ guests was taken and is as follows:
Bryan Conway - President
Terry Laurie - Vice President
Rob Jones - Webmeister
Dawn Jones - Treasurer
Tim Dryden - Secretary
Jeff Brungard - Past President
Dennis Overby
Pete Frey
Tim Martin
Mike Dawson
Jason Stone
Eric Ritter
David Girard
Joe Allen Essex
Ryan Stroup
Phil Smith
Joey McClure
Schuyler Munden
Melissa Clark
James Kornegay
Nichole Watterson
If anyone was accidentally excluded or a mistake to the list noted, please let me know and I will correct the minutes.
Brews Available for Sampling at the Meeting
Rob J - Barleywine (homebrew)
Tim D. – Stein Brew (homebrew)
Ryan S. - Imperial Stout (homebrew)
Jeff B. – Black Saison and a Belgian Dark Strong (homebrew)
Terry L. – Scotch Ale and a Cider (homebrew)
Mike D. – Cider (homebrew)
Phil S. – Black IPA (homebrew) Winter Ale (Commercial)
Dennis O – Smoked Cherry Porter (homebrew)
Joey – Rhubarb Saison, Vice IPA and Imperial Stout (commercial)
James K. – Nut Brown Apple Pie (homebrew)
Jason S. – Oyster Stout (homebrew)
Joe Allen E. – Framboise (homebrew)
Monthly Club Competition
We started a fun new way to reward our homebrewers. All homebrews are graded on a scale of 1 to 10 and the winner gets a door prize. Winner announced at end of meeting.
Program Speaker/Tech Talk
Dennis Overby discussed the ESB style and gave us some pointers what to look for in a good example.
Scheduled tech talks:
March – Tim D.
April - Rob J.
May -
June -
July -
August - Mike D.
Treasurer's Report
Dawn provided a detailed treasurer’s report to all that were on hand. Please see the website for details.
Old Business/Recent Events
Committee updates
Crystal Coast Brew Off Committee - Tim discussed where the club stands with regard to the CCBO. Obtaining a location is the current hold up. The club saw the current T-shirt drawings (thank you Rob and Dawn) and a decision was made on a design. Judges, stewards and support staff will receive a shirt. Rob has the location to have the shirts produced for just under 9 dollars each. We need to get the competition registered in order to start advertising and soliciting donations.
Homebrew Festival – No update.
New/Ongoing Business - All current events that the Club is facing were brought to the floor and discussed.
2015 Fastrack Challenge coming up.
Club by-laws are currently with a CPA in order to move forward with the decision to apply for 501c(7) status.
We will be meeting up at Clawson’s Restaurant on the 20th of Feb for a club beer tasting event. Also plan on trying to do this again in April depending on this one’s success.
Next stein brew will be held in April.
Rocky Mount Brew, Mill Laura Pyatt meeting - March.
Boom Town Beer Festival on May 9 in Jacksonville, put on by Beer Army.
Next Meeting: New Bern Homebrew Supply March 15, 2015.
Meeting sponsors:
Homebrew contest winner for February was Rob Jones and his Barleywine, also awarding him homebrewer of the month.
Motion was passed to adjourn the business meeting and drink some beer!
