FLOPS Club Meeting Minutes
September 16, 2021
Saddlebock Brewery, Springdale
7:15 PM – Meeting called to order with toast by Forrest
New attendees
Storm Adams
Debbie Stanley (new member)
Daniel Stubblefield (brewer at Ox Bend Brewing Company in Ozark, AR)
Daniel has purchased Steve’s Brew Shop and is reopening it as North Tunnel Brewing and Supply.
Old Business
Tom reminded everyone to include their FLOPS membership information in their member profile at the American Homebrew Association (look under My Account -> My Profile and scroll down to “Your Homebrew Clubs”. If FLOPS is not shown, click “Add or Edit Homebrew Clubs”.)
Also Daniel assured us that the FLOPS and OZ members would continue to get a 10% discount at North Tunnel.
Barrel Project – nothing to report
FLOPS/OZ booth at Brewtober – Kevin said he would man the booth if Tom made it available.
Iron Brewer – FLOPS to host judging next month. Barleywine is the style.
Meeting location:
This was our first meeting at Saddlebock. It is a nice space with TV monitors available for presentations and a low noise level. Unfortunately it is not exactly centrally located.
Other options – Fossil Cove does have a space which could work, Chris will talk with Ben at Fossil Cove and see if we can try it out. Also Bike Rack in Springdale does have a suitable space which we have used before. If Fossil Cove does not pan out we will pursue further. Daniel also offered his brew shop space as another option.
New Business
Bottle Share – some interest expressed in doing this on an ongoing basis, but no official plans were made.
Christmas Party – need to plan something, perhaps jointly with OZ? Target early December.
Officer Elections – elections were postponed in 2020 due to COVID, but we need to hold them soon. Consider candidates, including yourself.
Officer Reports
Keith – there is some homebrew equipment coming up for sale, will link in FB. Core Brewing expressed interest in brewing Kevin’s Golden Strong and making a donation to the club. Also, Keith will be going to visit Heretic Brewing to meet and brew with Jamil Zainasheff.
Greg – always looking for a Brewer of the Month. Post pics on social media f you brew. Greg also has flyers available if need them and can promote the club.
Randy – Bentonville Oktoberfest is a “go” after all, September 25th. Other info will be posted on FB.
Social
Voted to make Brewtober the club social this month.
Education
Keith Linn gave an educational presentation on Winter Warmers, this will be the Iron Brewer style for 4th quarter 2021, judged in January.
Motion to close meeting, seconded and adopted.
Brewer of the Month:
Keith Linn
Ass of the Month
Keith Linn (enough of that damn IPA, already!) 😉
