June 2026 Meeting Minutes

Ben Farhner

Jun 25, 2026

June 18, 2026

David Johnson started the meeting at 7:19 PM with a toast by Keith Linn.

Brewer of the Month: Randy Germann (absent)
Beer of the Month: Randy Germann’s Belgian dark strong
Ass of the Month: James Harvey (initially absent; showed up later in the meeting)

Beers were introduced and an intermission taken to sample the beers.

Q2 2026: Irish Red (15A), due July 7, 2026 at OZ
Q3 2026: Rauchbier (6B), due October 15, 2026 at FLOPS
Q4 2026: Hydromel (M1), due January 5, 2027 at OZ
Q1 2027: Weissbier (10A)
Q2 2027: Pre-Prohibition Lager (27A)
- This quarter will always be a pre-prohibition style going forward in preparation for the HAM Hop-Off event (see below).
Q3 2027: Czech Dark Larger (3D)
Q4 2027: SMaSH beer

Great event, good to connect with Siloam brewers
Ben Farhner won the brewer’s choice & BJCP judging
Brian Tims won people’s choice
2 new brewers tied for frontier award, both also scored really well in BJCP judging

July 10, 5–6pm at the Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM) in Little Rock, AR
There will be one table shared with all NWA brewers (FLOPS & OZ).
Entries have already closed, but members are welcome to hang out and meet folks from CAF (Central Arkansas Fermenters).
Pre-prohibition styles only
The hotel with rooms reserved for brewers is the Holiday Inn Little Rock – Presidential Downtown. Nearby but not quite walking distance.

At 7:43 PM, James Harvey showed up with the Altbier!

Members had no recommendations at this time. David Johnson will ask again next month.
OZ will be doing the NWA Food Bank on the 27th from 9–11 AM if members are interested in joining.

The club needs to decide what to do with their share of the pre-prohibition porter. Kevin Elsken has 8–9 gallons available.
Members decided to reserve 1 keg for events and bottle the rest.

James Harvey mentioned that this month’s issue of Zymurgy has an article about Rauchbier for members who are planning to brew this style for Iron Brewer.
James Harvey mentioned that tomorrow’s (June 19, 2026) World Cup game will be on at the Fermentary and they will have half-price beers.
Alex Smith proposed having a club social event at Mad Rooster for their 3rd anniversary on June 27th at 2 PM.
- Ben Farhner made a motion to accept the proposal, David Johnson seconded the motion, and members approved it with a vote
Keith Linn mentioned that the new brewery off of Highway 12, Arkansas Trails Brewing, looks close to opening.
Ty Weston proposed a monthly or bi-monthly drawing for members to receive the cost of a brew. Members would have to be present to win, must have intention for the beer to go to a serving event, and would only be eligible once per year.
- The club may put together a committee to discuss this proposal.
David Johnson proposed making a direct donation to the Women’s Shelter or Siloam Springs Center for the Arts.
James Harvey mentioned his daughter-in-law has started a charity called The Fourth Trimester for women who don’t have maternity leave benefits. He proposed putting on an event in conjunction with Mad Rooster to support the charity, similar to the NWA Women’s Shelter event.
- Keith Linn proposed forming a committee to develop ideas around this.

Meeting closed at 8:43 PM, opening up to GODS, the Greater Ozark Drinking Society.

Kevin Elsken’s English bitter, Ben Farhner’s Old Black 2026, and James Harvey’s Altbier (3-way tie)

Randy Germann for chiding James Harvey for not bringing his Altbier, then not showing up to drink the Altbier!

Ben Farhner