8/18/22 – Fossil Cove 

7:10 – Meeting opened with a Toast from Forrest

New Attendees

Tracy Harlow – Representing Girls on the Run “High Gravity” brewing competition Fundraiser

Steve Kuehnel

Chris Kuehnel

Matthew Klawitte – brought 3 meads

Eric Ledien – brought 1 keg of mead

Old Business

Check signers will get to bank to add Greg when Tom returns.

Education presentations – Patrick will present next month, need volunteers

Core HeatWave Event coming up, was determined to be the August Social.

Brewtober coming up, sign up soon. Noted judging changes, no BJCP, only Brewer’s Choice and People’s Choice

Goat Lab brewery is the current designated meeting location for the OZ club.

No updates from anyone on the sale of Saddlebock.

New Business

Officers: Since we have 3 open positions, and 3 candidates who didn’t previously express a preference as to which positions they would like to fill, it was motioned that those folks offer up a preference, and then we could vote for each person / position.  Patrick Bohannon volunteered to fill the President position. Daniel Stubblefield volunteered to take the Vice-President position. Keith Linn volunteered to take the position of Mug Watcher.

All candidates were voted into their positions almost unanimously (there has to be one, you know who you are).  These volunteers will assume their new roles beginning in January 2023.

Members present and voting were:

Jason Kanak

Larry Mcallister

Forrest Adams

Storm Adams

Randy Germann

Patrick Bohannon

Daniel Stubblefield

Steve Weathers

Chris Abel

Chris Bray

Scot Harlow

Ben Farhner

Keith Linn

Greg Newman

Steve Kuehnel

Chris Kuehnel

Matthew Klawitte

Eric Ledien

Q3 Iron Brewer will be held at the FLOPS Meeting at Fossil Cove on October 20th.  The style is American Wheat.

The vote approving the expenditure for FLOPS liability insurance passed. Cost is: 

Tracy Harlow spoke to the group about the Girl’s on the Run homebrewing event “High Gravity.”  see all the details here: https://www.gotrnwa.org/high-gravity

Officer Reports

Chris: “We have money.”

Greg: “We need volunteers to be a ‘Featured Brewer’.”

Randy: Heatwave, Brewtober, High Gravity all coming up.

Education

Randy Germann presented an awesome session on Oktoberfest Beers.  The slide deck can be found here: https://www.flopsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Brewing-Oktoberfest-Bier.pdf

Brewer of the Month: Steve Weathers

Ass of the Month: Tie: Greg Newman / Patrick Bohannon