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August 2023 Meeting Minutes

Posted by on August 20, 2023
August 18, 2023
Fossil Cove Brewery, Fayetteville

Attendance:

7:14 PM – Meeting called to order with toast by our dutiful 2023 Mug Watcher, Keith Linn

New Attendees

  • Derrick, active homebrewer, moved here from Joplin, MO
  • Dave from OZ stopped by to see how the better half lives
  • Matt (repeater from June)

Miscellaneous

  • Fayetteville Beer Works now open. Several members visited and report optimism
  • Black Howler is waiting on the floors?
  • Kim and Tim brought delicious nacho fixins with onehelluvagreat hot sauce!
  • Beer intros completed. Lots of beers, good to see.

 

New Business

  • Iron Brewer Competition style for 3rd quarter is Kölsch. Entries due at OZ monthly meeting, first week of October at the GOAT Lab brewery.
  • Officers meeting: discussed a new officer position (membership coordination) but for now decided Daniel will take that role and Patrick will focus on Education. Some discussion of modifying BOTY points. Discussion centered on “votes for a brewer” versus “votes for the best beer”. No specific changes have been recommended.
  • GOAT Lab Oktoberfest is Saturday, September 23rd from 3 pm to 9pm. Randy Germann and Darin Dickson will be serving their festbiers.
  • On August 26 is the Charity for Children’s Safety Center of Washington County event at Boston Mountain Brewing. 
  • Monthly social will be a tour of the new breweries in NWA, August 26 was selected, time and itinerary TBD.
  • Darin Dickson mention the Girls on the Run fundraiser scheduled for October 6th. It is both a competition and a social event. He is always interested in more entries.
  • Fayetteville will have its own O’fest event on October 1.

Education

David gave a presentation on Wild and Crazy Bugs for You Beer. Info on how to sour and also how to try and capture the critters lurking all about.

Brewer of the Month

  1. Alex
  2. Greg
  3. Derrick and Doc (tie)

Ass of the Month

When I was young we didn’t even begin to think about Christmas until about 9 days after Thanksgiving. You wouldn’t see a Christmas tree for sale until the calendar said December. Today, you go into Lowe’s or Home Depot in September and you don’t know whether to buy a pumpkin or a wreath. Mass and crass commercialization. Please, get off my lawn.

So Ben Fahrner had the utter audacity to bring in a (delicious and tasty) Christmas Ale (!!) for the August meeting. Now we know Ben is from Seattle and things might roll a little different up there, but down here you pull that stunt and you get voted Ass of the Month.