FLOPS Meeting Minutes – October 17
Opening Toast – Tony Canova
May our house always be too big to hold all of our friends. Too small, I meant.
Officer Reports
Primary – Ash Goodwin
Secretary – Chris Abel
September meeting minutes are up.
Treasurer – Shaun Servoss
We have money. $1600 ish.
Hop Scheduler – Brad Schmidt
FOAM Cup – 11.16.13
Entry Fee: $7.00 Entry Deadline: 11/02/2013 Location: Tulsa, OK, US
Contact Email: desiree@highgravitybrew.com
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Nielsen-Massey Homebrew Challenge – 12.07.13
Entry Fee: 10 Entry Deadline: 11/17/2013 Location: Chicago, IL, US
Contact Email: beardo21@yahoo.com
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Happy Holidays Homebrew Competition (HHHC)
Entry Fee: $6 Entry Deadline: 12/06/2013 Location: St. Louis, MO, US
Contact Email: beermikester@yahoo.com
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Winterbrew 2014 – 01.18.14
Entry Fee: $10/entry Entry Deadline: 01/10/2014 Location: Chicago, IL, US
Contact Email: Winterbrew2014@gmail.com
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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
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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.
Secondary – Kyle Gibson
Education – Kyle Gibson
European Amber Lager. Vienna Lagers such as Dos Equis surprisingly. Many examples from Europe can be found as well.
Old Business
Club Social Fossil Cove – Several members attended our last social at Fossil Cove Brewing Co. Thanks to Ben Mills for hosting.
Brewery Reports
Apple Blossom – Releasing their pumpkin beer next week. APA released earlier in the week. The beers are strong > 8% for the pumpkin, 7.2% the APA and a Rye IPA in at around 7.9%. Look for a coffee outmeal stout using their house roast provided by Arsagas in two weeks.
Fossil Cove – Releasing their pumpkin beer October 18th.
Ozark Beer Company – Should be brewing tomorrow afternoon. Drop in on him in Rogers. Look for beer in November.
Saddlebock – Lost Bridge, a rauchbier (smoked), is coming down the pipe. Participated in the GABF. Entered Tim Keltner’s winning IPA in the Pro-Am competition. Will have additional competitions for next year.
Tanglewood Branch – Serving Jammin Java coffee in the AM.
West Mountain – Has a new brewer, Will. Please stop by and welcome him.
New Business
Club Social – November’s social will be held at Fossil Cove on Saturday, October 5th at 3 p.m. We will reschedule the initially planned social at Ozark Beer Co. in the next couple of months.
David Gulliver proposed that we start a mentor program for new brewers. It was suggested that brewers could be club members or nonmembers looking for guidance as they begin their experimentation with the brewing process. Non club members would be made aware of the program via a sign at the Home Brewery, word of mouth, or via our various web presences. Those club members interested in serving as a mentor please let David know so we can develop a pool of participants. Other members commented that we renew our commitment to holding regular brew ins as a supplement to this program.
November 2nd is national teach a friend to homebrew day. Bruce is looking for individuals to come out to brew on the porch of the Homebrewery. Please volunteer for either the extract or all grain brew if you are so inclined.
Little Rocktoberfest – Andy Sparks. Great festival put on by the Little Rock homebrewing club. We should participate and eventually emulate them up here in the future.
FLOPS Christmas Party at Andy Sparks’ December 7th.
There is now a FaceBook feed on the flopsclub.com website. Items posted to the website should post to our Facebook presence as well. Use the hash tag #flopsclub to post pictures to the website via twitter.
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.
Awards
Brewer of the Month – Tim Keltner for his Pro-Am entry at the GABF.
Ass of the Month – Mark Smith for non-payment of tab in Denver.
Iron Brewer – Tony Canova.
Pomegranate is November’s Iron Brewer ingredient.
Chai is December’s Iron Brewer challenge.
October’s Beer Board
Tony Canova Bumkin Pumpkin (Pumpkin) and Wit the Hell (Wit)
Kyle Gibson Super Moon (Galaxy Hopped IPA)
Tim K Scotch Ale and an IPA
Manny Imperial IPA woodchip aged and a Stout
Alan Gann Pumpkin Ale
JoDonn Hop Devil
Craig M English Barleywine and a Galaxy hopped IPA
Ben R Pumpkin Ale
Kat McGraw Blue Moon clone and a Blackberry Wine
David Gulliver First Frost Ale and a Fall Porter
