March 2017

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