June 2014 Minutes!

The June B.A.S.H. meeting was held on Sunday the 8th at the home of Danna Sharpe in Port Aransas. Club President Adam Klager called the meeting to order and welcomed new member Zack Romo. We all congratulated Cory and Jess Mathews on the successful launch of Lazy Beaches Brewery. Treasurer Carroll Pate reported a positive treasury balance at the end of the fiscal year.

Speaking of fiscal years, the new one begins in July. Annual dues of $20 can be paid to Carroll at the next meeting. He prefers checks made out to Bay Area Society of Homebrewers but will accept cold, hard cash. Officers for the new year were nominated and conscripted by voice vote – President Cory Mathews, Vice President Sabrina Krueger, Secretary Wild Bill Lehfeld, Treasurer Carroll Pate and Webmaster Erik Hinz. It was the perfect time for Travis Clapp to stage a coup, but he was allegedly cavorting with inbred swamp men in East Texas.

In other business, Paul Holder reviewed existing homebrew laws. He will be taking orders for B.A.S.H. shirts at the next meeting, requiring a 50% deposit. He also mentioned that CC Beer Talk approached us to do a beer tasting before the Classic Brew in September, probably 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. the day of the show. Alex Hinojosa would host the tasting at Railroad Seafood Station downtown, assuming TABC approval. Several members expressed interest. Tom Freund issued a call to form teams for November’s Iron Mash competition.

The competition this month was for German wheat and rye beers, BJCP categories 15A – D. Wild Bill’s weizenbock and roggenbier captured 1st and 2nd places, with scores of 147 and 141. Mark Quade’s hefeweizen took 3rd with 124 points and Paul’s finished with 110 points. With three of six competitions complete, cumulative scores are as follows:

Wild Bill – 5

Mark Woerner – 4

Kevin Ramler – 3

Cory Mathews/Drew Burkhardt – 1

Chris Edwards – 1

Mark Quade - 1

We feasted on Danna’s shrimp enchiladas and chicken pasta by John Milan (who’s STILL NOT DEAD). In addition to competition beers, we enjoyed new homebrews by Chris Edwards (pale ale/Big Brew imperial Russian stout), Craig Gann (imperial IPA), Andrew Herzig/Sabrina Krueger (bock), Paul (chipotle amber ale/ESB) and Jess Mathews (“smorgasbord ale”). John was spotted with Warsteiner Dunkel, Tom with Clown Shoes Muffin Top and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Rocky Freund with Samuel Adams Summer Ale.

Random overheard utterances included …

“I didn’t even get any!”

“Just dribble a little down my leg!”

“It works on a John Deere!”

Upcoming B.A.S.H. events:

• 13-July-14: B.A.S.H. meeting (B&J’s Pizza on Staples hosted by Paul Holder, brewing demonstration, pay dues) 
• 2-Aug-14: Mead Day (need host, multiple brewing demonstrations) 
• 10-Aug-14: B.A.S.H. meeting (Nick Nicoll pool party, Saison competition, BJCP 16C) 
• 14-Sep-14: B.A.S.H. meeting (Adam Klager, brewing demonstration) 
• 12-Oct-14: B.A.S.H. meeting (Claudio Montiel, bock competition, BJCP 5A-D) 
• 1-Nov-14: Iron Mash XI (B&Js Pizza on Staples at Timbergate, multiple brewing demonstrations) 
• 9-Nov-14: B.A.S.H. meeting (Andrew Herzig/Sabrina Krueger, barleywine competition, BJCP 19B/19C) 
• 14-Dec-14: B.A.S.H. meeting (Carroll Pate, brewing demonstration) 

Thanks again Danna, keep on brewin’ and we’ll see you next month at B&J’s!