June 2015 Meeting Minutes

ATF Homebrew Club

June 2015 Meeting Minutes

By Bryan Conway

Here are the meeting minutes from the June gathering held at 1:30pm on June 28, 2015 at Clawson’s Restaurant in Beaufort, NC.

We would like to thank everyone in the Clawson’s 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

Dennis Overby - Grand Hydrometer

Jason Stone - Burgermeister

Jeff Brungard - Past president
Chris White

Joey McClure

Jo Ellen Essex

Jeremy Davis

Mike Dawson

Wendy Brungard

Emily Plant

Amy Laurie

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

• Bryan C. – Orange Creamsicle (homebrew)
• Bryan C. – Big Brew ‘15 Pale Ale (homebrew)
• Terry L. - Alma Scots (homebrew)
• Joey M. - Harker’s Point Pale Ale (homebrew)
• Chris W. – Homegrown Pale Ale (homebrew)
• Dennis O. - Sierra Nevada Kolsch (commercial)
• Jason S. - Church Works Thunderhops (commercial)
• Mike D. - Plan B IPA (homebrew)

Beer Style Talk

Dennis discussed the Kolsch style and gave us some pointers what to look for in a good example.  We sampled his own homebrew version.

Program Speaker/Tech Talk

• June - None
• July - None
• August - Mike D.
• Sept. - Jason S.

Treasurer's Report

Dawn, AKA: the “Money Honey”, provided a detailed treasurer’s report to all that were on hand.  We currently have $1,904.76.

Old Business/Recent Events

Brew Bern Beer Fest yesterday (June 27, 2015)

Committee updates

There were no committee  chairpersons available so there were no updates available.

New/Ongoing Business

Beer Army Outpost closing, this location will no longer be a viable meeting location.

Brew Durham scheduled for September 26.

Joey discussed Friday Night Flights and our next scheduled date to serve our homebrew will be on September 18.

Monthly Club Competition

Homebrew contest winner was Terry Laurie with his Scotch Ale, also awarding him homebrewer of the month.

Next Meeting:  To be announced.