Officers
Primary Fermenter Tom Maddock
Secondary Fermenter Keith Linn
Secretary Katherine McGraw
Embezzler in Chief Chris Abel
Mug Watcher Kyle Gibson
Flocculator/ Nerdus Optimus Greg Newman
Hop Scheduler Andy Sparks
First Attendees
None
Special Guests
Ben from Fossil Cove has a barrel we can use for a big batch.
Beers
Officer Reports
Secretary: minutes are not posted yet
Embezzler in Chief: no report
Hop Scheduler: Foam Cup Tulsa Nov 17. Bluebonnet in March.
Flocculator: considering a private members-only Facebook group
Nerdus Optimus: no report
Ambassadors at Large
Keith went to Toppling Goliath and brought their Castle Cream Ale. Chris went to American Solera.
Iron Brewer
December: winter warmer, BJCP categories 30C or 17A
March: black lager
June: TBD, considering maibock, California common, or American wheat
September: TBD
Social
Kyle birthday party was 09-22-2018. There was beer and a band and it was fun.
Next social: Germanfest 11-03-2018
Education
None
Meeting Location
Fossil Cove 535 W. Poplar, Fayetteville. Aug, Sep, Oct
Core 2470 N. Lowell, Springdale. Nov, Dec, Jan
Discussed other options for a permanent meeting place.
Other
Report of competition participation: Becky got 1st place at Little Rocktoberfest for Butter Beer. Becky also received 2nd place at the Arkansas State Fair for Sinful Cider, and Larry took 1st for his Helles Lager (BJCP sanctioned competition). Randy got 1st place at Brewtober for Rauchbier. Forrest received honorable mention at Brewtober for Dark Czech Lager. Keith won Alaskan homebrew smoked beer competition.
Club reaffirmed that we will reimburse shipping fees for competitions.
Committee was formed for the barrel project at Fossil Cove: Kyle, Andy, Kevin, Jason, and Larry.
Awards
Brewer of the Month Greg Newman for Hazy IPA
Ass of the Month Ron Schmidt
Iron Brewer (Dec, Mar, Jun, Sep only)
Brewer of the Year (Feb only)
Ass of the Year (Feb only)
