March 2017


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I. Call to Order

  • Welcome New Members and Guests

 

II. Review of Previous Minutes

WAIVED

 

III.​​ Treasure's Report

Treasurer absent, but we are in good shape.​​ 

 

IV. Current Business

  • Coconut Cup 2017 Recap (Jorge Molina/Bob Billany)

    • Jon & Alissa Britton

      • Gold Medal - English Barleywine (Best of Show!)

    • Dave Kirsten & Bob Billany

      • Gold Medal - Baltic Porter

      • Silver Medal - Helles Bock

      • Bronze Medal - Kolsch

    •  Matt Waldron

      • Silver Medal - Ordinary Bitter

    •  John Bankston (First medal!)

      • Gold Medal - Blonde Ale

    • Daniel Kinard  (First medal!)

      • Silver Medal – Marzen

    •  Marie Waldron (First medal!)

      • Silver Medal -Specialty IPA

    • Christopher Lopez (First medal!)

      • Bronze Medal - Double IPA

    • Florida Homebrew Circuit - 4th place

 

V. New Business

  • Upcoming Competitions

    • National Homebrew Competition (NHC) - Registration Period: Closed

      • Regional Judging - Tampa, FL - Mar 24-26

    • Hurricane Blowoff 2017 (Palm Beach) - Registration Period: Closed

      • Railroad - Mar 24-26

      • Regional Judging - Palm Beach, FL - Mar 31-Apr 2; Apr 7-8​​ – Encourage all members to help out. ​​ 

 

  • Upcoming Events

    • Sprung! @ Wynwood - Apr 1 (sign-up form on MASH website)

    • Homebrew Con @ Minneapolis, MN - Jun 15-17 - Registration Opens Mar 7 

  • AHA Big Brew - LBBC - May 6

  • BJCP Tasting Exam - Scheduled for December 2017

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

  • Hops for a group brew/project/experiment

    • MASH was offered experimental hops to brew a S.M.A.S.H beer. ​​ There was enough interest from members to follow up and obtain more information.​​ 

  • Call for new business

 

VI. Education

  • Beer Style: Czech Lagers 

    • Matt Waldron presented on history and progression of classic Pilsner styles including German, Czech and American.​​ 

    • Sampled commercial examples of German, Czech and American Pilsners.​​ 

 

VI. BotY

  • March: Czech Lagers

    • 1st​​ place – Geoffrey Shideler – Czech Dark Lager

    • 2nd​​ place – Danny Smyth – Czech Dark Lager

    • 3rd​​ Place – Michael Moussa – Czech Pale Lager

  • April: Dark British Beer/Irish Beer/American Porter & Stout

 

VIII. Adjournment and Next Meeting

  • Next meeting: April 27, 2017