September 2017

AGENDA

• Call to Order

  • Welcome New Members and Guests​​ - none present

• Review of Previous Minutes​​ –​​ waived

• Treasure's Report (Dave Kirsten)

  • Account Balance: $ 5,001.81

  • Cash Flow: $ (544.81)

  • Paid Members: 46  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 

• Current Business

  • Commander Saaz 2017 (Cocoa Beach)​​ Results

    • Geoffrey Shideler - International Amber Lager​​ –​​ Gold

    • Geoffrey Shideler - American Amber – Silver

  • BestFlorida Beer 2017 (Tampa) - Registration Period: Closed; Judging October TBD

  • Florida Homebrew Circuit - 5th place

  • BJCP Tasting Exam - Scheduled for December 2017 (Dave Kirsten)

    • First Come/First Serve - Must pass the online exam prior to securing a spot for the tasting exam

    • Suggest taking the online exam ASAP

• New Business

  • Upcoming Competitions​​ – n/a

  • Upcoming Events

    • Grovetoberfest @ Coconut Grove: October 14 (Dan Barrett)

    • BotY categories for 2018 (Dave Kirsten)​​ – Look for email to vote on

    • Coconut Cup 2018 ​​ - need members to be more involved with judging, sorting, etc…

    • Election of new officers for 2018

      • Nominations in November

      • Election in December

    • Call for new business

• Education

  • How to Build a “Keezer” (Geoffrey Shideler)

• B.O.T.Y

  • Sep: Standard American Beer

    • 1st​​ Place –​​ ​​ Gabriel Velez – American Lager

    • 2nd​​ Place –​​ Chris Lopez – American Wheat

    • 3rd​​ Place​​ –​​ Danny Smyth – Cream Ale

  • Oct: German Wheat Beer

  • Current Standings:

    • Intra-Club: John Bankston

    • Inter-Club: Bob Billany & Dave Kirsten

    • BotY 2017: 3 horse race - Bob/Dave - Geoffrey​​ –​​ John

• Adjournment

  • Next meeting: October 26, 2017 (@ The Beard)