April 2015 Meeting Minutes

ATF Homebrew Club

Apr 2015 Meeting Minutes

By Tim Dryden

Here are the meeting minutes from the April gathering held at 1pm on Apr 19, 2015 at the Beer Army Outpost.

We would like to thank everyone in the Beer Army 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

Rob Jones - Webmeister

Dawn Jones - Treasurer

Tim Dryden Secretary

Mike Dawson

Phil Smith

Jason Stone

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 – Scottish Wheat (homebrew),
• Dawn J. - Pineapple Wheat (homebrew),
• Mike D. – Alt (commercial),
• Phil S. – Stout (homebrew), Heather Ale (homebrew),
• Jason S. – Oyster Stout (homebrew), Hefe (homebrew).

Beer Style Talk

Jason Stone discussed the Gose style and gave us some pointers what to look for in a good example.  We sampled Victory Kirsch Gose and Anderson Valley’s Highway 128.

Program Speaker/Tech Talk

• May - Terry L.
• Jun - ??
• July - ??
• August - ??
• Sept. - Jason S.

Treasurer's Report

Dawn provided a detailed treasurer’s report to all that were on hand.  

Old Business/Recent Events

-Clawson’s tasting event was a success

-Stein Brew was a success

Committee updates

Crystal Coast Brew Off Committee  - Tim discussed where the club stands with regard to the CCBO.   Beer Scores will go live on June 6.

Homebrew Festival Committee – No update.

Judging Committee:  None

New/Ongoing Business

-All current events that the Club is facing were brought to the floor and discussed.

-Club By-Laws are currently with a CPA in order to move forward with the decision to apply for 501c(7) status.

-Boom Town Beer Fest

1. Tim D.
2. Dennis O.
3. Terry L.

-AHA Big Brew.  To be held on May 2, location to be announced.

Monthly Club Competition

Homebrew contest winner was Phil Smith with his Stout, also awarding him homebrewer of the month.

Next Meeting:  New Bruin Craft Beer 17 May 2015

Meeting sponsors:

• May 2015 – New Bruin Craft Beer (Stein Brew Tasting???)
• June 2015 – Clawson’s Restaurant
• July 2015 – New Bern Homebrew Supply

Motion passed to adjourn the meeting and drink some beer!