August 2016 Meeting Minutes

ATF Homebrew Club

August Meeting Minutes

By: Chris White

Here are the meeting minutes from the August gathering held at 1:30pm on August 21, 2016 at
VFW Post 2514 in New Bern.  We would like to thank everyone in the VFW Post 2514 for allowing us to come into their establishment and have a homebrew!

A roster of all club members/guests was taken and is as follows:
Bryan Conway,
John Klecker,
Yates Millis,
Chris White,
Matt Shortway,
Dawn Jones,
Rob Jones,
Todd Hogarth,
Dennis Overby,
Tim Dryden,
Matt Buck,
Tim Martin,

If anyone was accidentally excluded or a mistake to the list noted, please let me know and I will
correct the minutes.  Brews sampled at the meeting:
Chris White-Dunkelweizen (Homebrew)
Yates Millis- Kolsch (Homebrew)
Rob Jones- chocolate stout (Homebrew)
Rob Jones- Black Sour (Homebrew)
Rob jones – cider (Homebrew)
Dennis Overby- Black IPA (Homebrew)
Tim Dryden- October Fest Marzen (Homebrew)
Tim Dryden- Red Ale w/peppers (Homebrew)
Todd Hogarth- Cream Ale (Homebrew)
Matt Shortway- American Wheat (Homebrew)
Matt Shortway- Hopped Cider (Homebrew)
Bryan Conway- Stein Brew (Homebrew)
Bryan Conway- Gluten Free Ale (Homebrew)
John Klecker- Bourbon Barrel Porter (Homebrew)
*Plus some commercial examples*

Dawn gave Treasury report

Octoberfest will be held at Tim Dryden’s House

Elections are soon so get your nominations in

Scoring sheets were tallied to see who is brewer of the month.  Verdict: Chris White with
Dunkelweizen

Meeting adjourned at or around 4:00.

September 2016 Meeting Agenda

ATF!

It is almost time for our September 2016 meeting.

The details:
What: Monthly meeting, updates and sampling of any fermented libations available.

Where: VFW Post 2514

When: Sunday September 18, 2016 from 1:30 pm until about 4 or 5.  Pre-meeting happy hour will begin at about 1:00 pm while we get set up.

Here are the items on the agenda:

1. Brewer of the month.
2. Officer nominations and this year’s election.
3. Octoberfest.
4. Your homebrew.

If there is anything that anyone would like to put onto the agenda, please email me or bring it up at the meeting's new business call.

Notes: We strongly encourage you to bring homebrew, even if you don't think it's the best beer that you have ever made (if it is then I demand you bring it!).  We’ll supply some snacks, but if you have something you’d like to share, bring it.

See you there,

Bryan