FLOPS Meeting Minutes – December 19, 2013
Opening Toast – Tony Canova
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here’s to pockets full of money and coolers full of beer.
Secondary Fermenter, Kyle Gibson presiding.
Officer Reports
Primary – Ash Goodwin
Unavailable
Secretary – Chris Abel
November meeting minutes are up on flopsclub.com.
Treasurer – Shaun Servoss
Probably out spending our money.
Hop Scheduler – Brad Schmidt
Winterbrew 2014 – 01.18.14
Entry Fee: $10/entry Entry Deadline: 01/10/2014 Location: Chicago, IL, US Contact Email: Winterbrew2014@gmail.com
Kansas City Bier Meister’s 31st Annual Competition – 2.22.14
Entry Fee: 7.00 Entry Deadline: 02/07/2014 Location: Kansas City, MO, US
Contact Email: amanda.kertz@gmail.com
28th Bluebonnet Brew-Off – World’s Largest Single Site Competition – 3.22.13
Location: Dallas,Tx Entry Fee: Commerative Score Sheet for $8 Entry Deadline: 02/20/2014
Schlafly St Louis MO – 7.13.14
Event Type: AHA Rallies Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
We need to start hosting brew-ins again. If you are willing please let an officer know.
Brew Master – Tim Keltner
We are developing a spreadsheet to serve as a catalog and to keep track of equipment checkout. It will be located on flopsclub.com. If you have equipment to donate you can drop it off at the Home Brewery.
Ambassador at Large – Keith Besonen
At large.
Secondary – Kyle Gibson
Presiding.
Education – Kyle Gibson
Beersmith’s top ten tips for making homebrew.
http://beersmith.com/blog/2008/02/16/ten-top-tips-for-home-brewing-beer/
BJCP Style Guide – Kyle Gibson
Stouts. Several commercial examples were provided and sampled.
Old Business
Club Social December – Thanks again to Andy for hosting and opening his magic beer fridge. Honorable mention goes to Ben Mills and Andy Coats for showing up with kegs. A good time was had by all who braved the roads to attend.
Brewery Reports
Apple Blossom –
Fossil Cove – Kort Castleberry reported that Fossil Cove has a couple of new beers coming out in the next week or so. First, a Brown IPA. Next, a SMASH beer with Munich 10 and Chinook hops. Kort also brought a sample of a Fall Saison homebrew batch seasoned with orange peel and star anise.
Ozark Beer Company –
Saddlebock – Steve reports that they now have 18 beers in production including a few now available in 22oz. bombers of which a few samples were brought to share. Dave’s son Eric will start working there soon labeling the new bottles among other things. Saddlebock was nominated, and has been awarded the Green Eco Hero designation by the publication Green Arkansas. The Springdale Chamber of Commerce has recognized Saddlebock as one of Springdale’s up and coming businesses. Steve is going to attend the next meeting of River Valley Ale Raisers on January 8th, anyone interested in going with Steve is welcome. Saddlebock is the sponsor for the Tim and Jeff morning show New Years Eve Bash to be held at the Springdale Convention Center featuring Ultrasuede. Saddlebock is giving away tickets at the brewery for the New Year’s event. In conjunction with Bordinos, Saddlebock is participating in a food pairing dinner on January 10th. Only 100 tickets available for this event. 5 course meal with a Saddlebock bomber to share for each course. $45 a ticket. On February 17th Hog Haus will resume its Brewer’s Meals featuring beer and food pairing. Look to their website for more details. Saddlebock Brewing Co is also selling gift cards, see Steve for details.
Tanglewood Branch – Please donate to keep them open if you feel so inclined.
West Mountain –
We are still looking for information on the two new breweries rumored to be going in up north, Bike Rack and Bentonville Breweries.
New Business
Club Social – January’s social will be held at Ozark Beer Company, Saturday, January 11th at 3 p.m.
Iron Brewer
SMASH + 1, the malt is Munich and you choose the hop for January’s Iron Brewer challenge.
February’s style is Strong Ale.
Reminder New Meeting Venue – Several months ago FLOPS approached the owners of Fayetteville’s newest brewing establishment in hopes that we might be able to change the location of our meetings from our long standing home at the Home Brewery, thank you Andy, to a slightly more spacious and comfortable venue such as exists at the Apple Blossom Brewing Company. We have been given the green light to utilize their “back room” on the third Thursday of each month and so it was proposed that we hold October’s meeting in this new space. The motion was passed and the next meeting on Thursday, October 17 will be held at the Apple Blossom Brewing Company. Please bring your homebrew. Please do not bring commercial beers for the time being as we need to support our hosts for their generous offer of a very pleasant meeting space.
Interest in a presentation on different brewing software tools was request by Alan Gann. Andy Sparks indicated that he would be willing to talk about Beer Tools Pro at the next meeting.
Awards
Brewer of the Month – Chad + Kris for their 90 min IPA clone
Ass of the Month – Ash Goodwin.
Iron Brewer – Tie. Kat McGraw and Keith Lynn
December’s Beer Board
Craig M. Irish Stout, Galaxiac IPA, English Barleywine and a Scotch Ale
Alan Gann Cream Stout
Tony Canova Vanilla Bourbon Porter
James Walker IPA
Tim K Irish Red Ale and an Oatmeal Stout
Keith Chai Milk Stout
Randy B Brown Ale
Chad & Maybock, Smoked Porter, Mozaic SMASH, Amarillo SMASH, 90 min IPA clone, Kris and an Unlabeled IPA
Phil T IPA 7% ABV 62 IBU
Kat McGraw Chai Black IPA
