November 2018 HOPS Brew Club Meeting Minutes
Meeting was held at American Legion in Oneonta on 11/16/18 at 6:30pm.
16 members in attendance
Discussion topics included:
Meeting was held at American Legion in Oneonta on 11/16/18 at 6:30pm.
16 members in attendance
Discussion topics included:
- Club elections took place with the following results:
- President – Chris Haddock
- Vice President – Frank Woodcock Jr
- Treasurer – Chris Cleveland
- Secretary – Matt Brown (last minute nomination)
- The following are the beer styles of the upcoming months (subsequent months to be discussed / agreed upon during the next meeting):
- December: Imperial Stout
- January: open
- February: Cereal Beer – Needs to have at least 25% of the grains from off the shelf cereals.
- Airgas has agreed to give a Brew Club discount on their 5 lb CO2 tank exchanges ($12). Brew club officers will meet with Airgas to confirm and potentially set up an account.
- Brew Club Member Josh Paulson is looking to get rid of some Grolsch bottles and some plastic fermenters for a good price.
- An upcoming beer festival in the area is Cask & Crossgates which is scheduled for December 1 in Albany. More information on the event and for tickets visit the website https://www.shopcrossgates.com/event/cask-crossgates-a-winter-beer-fest/
- Beers (Beer of the Month entries a-f: Braggot).
- Brother Adam’s Braggot - A commercial example from Atlantic Brewing Company; bottles may have been a little old.
- Matt D. – Baby Braggot / Honey Porter. Very “herbaceous”.
- Eric and Kat – Six Pound Honey Brown Braggot. Should age well.
- C&F – Braggot. Some different spice flavors coming through due to the Angellica and Wormwood.
- Matt D. – Hibiscus Braggot. Very strong flavor of pure fruit juice.
- Mike brought the last bottle of Dale’s – Cranberry Braggot. Wide range of comments, including: Chewing gum, kids fake cigarette candy, and maraschino cherries. This has stood the test of time and was very appreciated.
- Chris C. – Coffee Stout with Ouzo. With 1 cup of Ouzo for each gallon of beer, this black licorice flavored coffee stout made us feel fuzzy. Good and Plenty taste.
- Eric and Kat – Thor’s Black IPA. The last bottle from the winners of the HOPS for Heroes 2018 competition. Thanks Pete for bringing this in and sharing it with everyone!
- C&F – Graf. A malted Cider that is aging, well…it’s doing something. Comments included: Blood (mineral taste), bananas, meat / slim jim / beef jerky, and kid’s juice box.
- Matt B. – Kiwi Mead. Aging well.
- Wes – Traditional Mead. Still very young and coming in strong with 19 lbs of honey in a 5 gallon batch. Should benefit from some time alone.
- Ommegang’s Adoration Ale. A Belgian Strong Dark Ale with a multitude of spices.
- The Bruery’s White Chocolate. A Bourbon Barrel Aged Wheat Wine-Style ale. Some coconut flavors coming through without the actual addition of coconut (all from the barrels).
- December’s HOPS club meeting will be held at Todd and Susan Snelson’s House located at 8 Ravine Parkway in Oneonta on December 21 starting at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will once again include a Secret Santa gift exchange, so start looking for a beer related gift about $20 if you would like to take part. Matt Brown is to set the rules for this festive event. This will be a Pot Luck Dinner as well so please feel free to bring a dish to pass.
