July 18, 2024
Fossil Cove Brewery, Fayetteville, AR
- Attendance: 13
- Homebrews: 22
Meeting started at 7:10 PM by Kevin Elsken.
Last Month
- Brewer & Beer of the Month: Keith Linn (absent)
- Ass of the Month: Patrick Bohannan (also absent; Kevin Elsken wore the hat in his honor)
Guests:
- Mario, friend of Daniel Stubblefield
- Jacob from Austin, friend of Ty Weston
- Ian, food science major with a minor in brewing at U of A and has an internship at Mad Rooster
- Coach, was in the group that started FLOPS 30+ years ago!
Beers were introduced and an intermission taken to sample the beers.
Old Business
Great Southern Beer Festival Feedback
- Larry McCallister said the event organizers were happy with the event. They raised $62,000 for charity!
- Greg Newman said there was not enough breeze down in the Homebrew Holler.
- Ken Gill requested more food options.
- Larry McCallister said that the commercial breweries got rid of around half of what they brought, which was in line with their expectations. There were 14 breweries this year, and they are looking to expand next year and draw in breweries from outside Arkansas.
Iron Brewer
- Q3 2024: Imperial Stout (20C), due October 17 at FLOPS
- Q4 2024: Bière de Garde (24C), due January 7 at OZ
- Kevin Elsken requested members start thinking about styles for next year, particularly off-beat ideas, focusing on certain ingredients, etc.
- Ken Gill suggested making the collaboration with U of A’s hops and rice one of the styles.
Weiz Guys comp
- OZ won Heavy Medal Brewer and Heavy Medal Club!
- Kevin Elsken proposed incentivizing participation in this competition next year via Brewer of the Year points.
AHA membership
- Kevin Elsken recommended members joining the AHA, particularly for club insurance coverage.
New Business
- Ric hosted a brew-in last weekend (July 13).
Club Plans for H2 2024
- Kevin Elsken is still in talks with U of A regarding collaboration opportunities.
- The club is looking to grow membership and is open to ideas on how to spread the word and draw in new members.
Admin
- The club officers are still working on club bylaws, with plans to complete them by end of year.
- SMS marketing campaign update
- There were 14 signups at GSBF.
- Keith Linn has been running it so far but the club plans to formalize the process and get more people access so it’s not dependent on a single person.
Hop schedule
- Tennessee State Fair
- August 10 in Lebanon, TN
- Entry deadline is August 10
- $10 entry fee
- More info here
- 7th MO MASH IN
- August 16 in St. James, MO
- Entry deadline is August 12
- $9 entry fee
- More info here
- The Limbo Challenge
- August 17 in Dallas, TX
- Entry deadline was July 26
- More info here
- Alamo City Cerveza Fest
- September 14 in San Antonio, TX
- Entry deadline was July 27
- More info here
- Boerne BierFest
- September 28 in Boerne, TX
- More info here
- Kettle Klash
- October 12 in Battlefield, MO
- Entry deadline is October 1
- No entry fee
- More info here
Events
- Ken Gill is hosting Paella on the Patio on Friday, September 20 at Black Howler
- Ken will start cooking at 5 PM and food will be ready at 7 PM.
- Ken needs a head count for food, so please RSVP if you plan to come.
Club Social Options
- Daniel Stubblefield is hosting an “F U Boston Mountain” part on August 31.
- David Johnson’s pro-am beer, a cherry hazelnut sour, will be released in the next couple of weeks. This is the beer than won 1st place at the women’s shelter event earlier this year. More info to come.
Education
- Matt Daniels gave a presentation on overnight mashing, including samples of 60-minute versus overnight mashed Belgian single.
Meeting closed at 8:12 PM without ceremony.
Brewer of the Month
- 1st: Ben Farhner
- 2nd: Greg Newman
- 3rd: Kevin Elsken
Beer of the Month
- Ben Farhner’s Gruit Stout (tied with Greg Newman’s IPA, but Ben broke with tie)
Ass of the Month
- Chris Abel for missing 2 meetings in a row
Meeting concluded at 8:42 PM.
