FLOPS Meeting Minutes – June 18th, 2015
Opening Toast – Keith Linn
Thirsty days hath September, April, June and November; All the rest are thirsty too except for him who hath home brew.
Primary Fermenter, Ash Goodwin presiding.
Officer Reports
Primary – Ash Goodwin
Nothing to report.
Secretary – Chris Abel
May’s meeting minutes are not up just yet on flopsclub.com.
Secondary – Katherine McGraw
Nothing to report. Education to come.
Treasurer – Shaun Servoss
We have money but we need to sell t-shirts. If you have not paid your dues please do so.
Hop Scheduler – Brad Schmidt
Not in attendance. Previous notable upcoming events and competitions
Arkansas State Fair 1st annual brewers competition and conference. – Little Rock
Date: July 18
Entry Fee: $7
Entry Deadline: July 11
Contact: Aaron Showalter aaron@centralarkansasfermenters.com
Conference open to homebrewers. Contact Ian Beard, ian@stonesthrowbeer.com, if you are interested in attending or bringing beer. If you provide homebrew you may be compensated.
Information on BJCP sanctioned homebrew competitions can be found on the AHA website at, http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/calendar/
Brew Master – Tim Keltner
The equipment list for individuals wishing to borrow equipment to aid in the transition from extract to all grain has been updated.
Ambassador at Large – Keith Besonen
Education – Cary Tobey
Cary presented his methods for creating professional looking bottle labels. He is a wealth of knowledge on this subject and had several examples of his handy work. Contact Cary if you are interested in labeling your homebrew bottles. Jason Wright also volunteered that his company possesses a laser etcher and he could be persuaded to allow it to be used for small projects.
BJCP Style Guide – No style presented at this meeting.
Old Business
Keith Linn reports that the Brewer of the Year program is in full swing and the point totals are up to date through April. Please report any point worthy activity to Keith and he will make sure that totals are updated. Tim Keltner is the current point leader.
Brewtoberfest brewers need to commit. Please let Ash know if you intend to brew.
Club Social. The club met for beers at Columbus House Brewery. The house brews were sampled and we had a pleasant tour of the facility. Thank you Jason.
Brewery Reports
Apple Blossom Brewing Co –
Bentonville Brewing – Opened June 5th.
Bike Rack Brewing –
Columbus House Brewery – Jason Corral reports that they are working on a Belgian Double. Young but we have a sample for you to try. We are offering free yoga twice a month, 2nd and 4th Sundays, at the brewery with drink specials for the participants.
Core Brewing –
Fossil Cove – Kort Castleberry brought a sample of the latest batch of the Wizzle ( White IPA ) The new Container Kitchen is now open.
Foster’s Pint & Plate –
Ozark Beer Company –
Saddlebock –
West Mountain –
Opening Soon?
Black Apple Crossing – Grand opening is July 25th.
War Eagle Brewing – Details to come.
New Business
Several FLOPS Club members attended the AHA National Homebrew Conference in San Diego. Andy Sparks, Ash Goodwin, Phil Wright, Cary Tobey, Jason Wright and Chris Abel were in attendance and brought back the conference only beers. Russian River and Rip Current were among those providing conference beers.
Club Social – The next club social will be held on July 11th, 3 p.m., at the Bentonville Brewing Co.
We need to participate in Rocktoberfest which will be held on September 19th. FLOPS need to represent so please consider brewing a beer for the clubs participation.
Keith Linn brought empty growlers which need a good home so if you want one grab one and thank you Keith.
Home Brewer Reports
None this month.
Awards
Brewer of the Month –Todd Gill
Ass of the Month – Tony Canova
June’s Beer Board
Todd Gill Pale Ale & Saison
Tim Keltner Hoppy Wheat
Paps Munich SMASH, ESB & a Bochet Mead
