Summary of 5/01/09 JAB Meeting

Location: Brian's House

Attendees:

• Members: Eric Wentling, J.D. Ludford, Ty Harrison, Jim Trowbridge, Dave Manley, Kent Olsen, Jon Baldwin, Brian Albright, Andrew Klosinski, Bill Schmeidlin, Chris German, Scott Crawford, Steven Mathistad, Andy Bateman, Tim Bliss, Mike Gray, Jerry Haus  

1.      New members/dues

a.      Welcomed guest/new member Jerry Haus to his first meeting.

2.      JAB on Facebook

a.      Eric has set up a Jack of All Brews page on Facebook, check it out!  

3.      BYO Subscription Drive

a.      The subscription drive was successful resulting in some cash for our club. We should have enough to buy out the shares on the apple press and make it club property.  

4.      Upcoming Club Style of the Month

a.      July: Saisons – open recipe, but should adhere as close to BJCP style guidelines as possible. Would like to do blind tasting.

b.      October: Oktoberfest/Marzen – open recipe.

5.      AHA Big Brew Day – May 2

a.      Saisons or Milds, see AHA website for details

b.      Bill was planning to attend.

6.      Town Hall Blessing Of The Bock

a.      Eric, Kent and Dave attended the annual Blessing of The Bock at Town Hall Brewpub in Minneapolis on May 2. Fun time, great beer. Eric and Kent got to break in their new Pint Club Memberships.

7.      Carver County Fair

a.      The Fair has contacted our club and wants 2 judges from our club to judge the beer entries. This includes $40, entry to the fair, and money for mileage. Judges cannot have beers entered in the fair. So far it looks like Brett and Bill might be interested. Judging would take place Wednesday morning, August 5^th.

b.      This is a good thing for our club and may allow us to expand categories for the 2010 fair. Ultimately a sanctioned AHA competition that our club coordinates and runs???

8.      Minnesota Homebrewers @ Rahr

a.      Chris mentioned that the Minnesota Homebrewers club is having a meeting/tour at Rahr Malting in June. It might be possible for members of our club to join in on the tour.

9.      Brau Bros. Fest

a.      Brau Bros is having a fest at the brewery as part of Lucan Days the first weekend in June. There is to be tasting of cask Brau beers and camping at the brewery for homebrewers. Dave M. has indicated he may attend and camp. If anyone else is interested in going, contact Dave.

10.  “Beer Wars” Movie

a.      Several members attended the movie and live discussion following on April 16. Movie was interesting and informative. Probably available online or on DVD soon. Those who attended recommend checking it out if you haven’t seen it.

11.  Presentation: JD on “Experimentation”

a.      JD gave an interesting presentation on how to go about doing experiments with your homebrewing. Included were suggestions for possible experiments, techniques, pros/cons, etc. If anyone has any questions, or wants to see the presentation, contact JD.

12.  Upcoming meetings/presentations:

13.  Beers sampled

·        Brian’s Cherry Stout

·        Brian’s Chocolate Stout

·        Kent’s Irish Red Ale

·        Eric’s Irish Red Ale

·        Bill’s Irish Red Ale

·        Kent’s Pandemic Red Ale

·        Dave’s Summit Horizon Red (commercial)

·        Jon’s Break From Work Ale

·        Dave’s Brau Bros. Sheep Head IPA (commercial)

·        Dave’s 8 Year Old IPA

·        JD’s Northern German Alt

·        Andrew’s Kiwi Wheat

·        Eric’s Berliner Weisse (from MN Homebrewers)

·        Chris’ Wild Rice Doppelbock

·        Eric’s Cherrywood Smoked Porter

·        Chris’ Cherrywood Smoked Ale

·        Scott’s Bohemian Wheat

·        Jon’s Goose-Beet Wine

·        Brian’s Nutbrown Ale

·        Jerry’s Coniston Bluebird Bitter (commercial)

·        Jerry’s Ridgeway Blue Ale (commercial)

·        others I did not write down

14.  Beer Of The Month:

a.      Nominees were:

·        Bill’s Irish Red

·        Andrew’s Kiwi Wheat

·        Chris’ Wild Rice Doppelbock

·        Eric’s Cherrywood Smoked Porter

·        Scott’s Bohemian Wheat

b.      The winner is…………….

·        Chris’ Wild Rice Doppelbock – way to go Chris!

15.  Next meeting: Friday, June 5. Eric’s house, beer & cheese parings?