October 2018 HOPS Brew Club Meeting Minutes

October 2018 HOPS Brew Club Meeting Minutes
Meeting was held at American Legion in Oneonta on 10/19/18 at 6:30pm.
18 members in attendance
Discussion topics included:

1. The Lions Club fundraiser HOPS for Sight held at Deer Haven Campground in Oneonta on October 13.  This first event with the Lions was a success with over 140 people in attendance and thus far a $1500 donation after all expenses.  The style for the event was Oktoberfest with Jim Gage winning the brewer’s vote, and Chuck Gould winning the people’s vote.
2. The following are the beer styles of the upcoming months:
   1. November: Braggot
   2. December: Imperial Stout
   3. January: open
   4. February: Cereal Beer – Needs to have at least 25% of the grains from off the shelf cereals
3. Club elections are going to take place at the November meeting with the following nominations thus far:
   1. President – Chris Haddock and Frank Woodcock
   2. Vice President – Chris Haddock and Frank Woodcock
   3. Treasurer – Chris Cleveland and Kat Feit
   4. Secretary – Todd Snelson

If you have other nominations, please send names so they can be added to the nominations list prior to the next meeting.  Also, if you will not be able to make it to the November meeting and would like to vote for the candidates, please send and e-mail to the club.

1. 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/
2. Beers (Beer of the Month entries a-d: Fruit Beer).
   1. Matt B. - A commercial example from Inception, Tarte Apricot Saison which was very tart
   2. Matt D. – Wheat beer aged over cherry puree for 3 months
   3. Eric and Kat – Maple Pumpkin Ale – 3 lbs. of pumpkin puree with 1 lb. Maple syrup coming in at 8.1% ABV
   4. Wes – Cranberry pomegranate wheat with strong fruity flavors
   5. Wes – The base Wheat beer used to make the cranberry pomegranate
   6. Matt D. – Hef’s Girlfriend – This was a hefeweizen with 1 ounce of ginger and orange peel – Very ginger forward.
   7. Eric and Kat – Grapefruit Sour Gose – even better with some salt added to your glass
   8. Todd – Honey Oktoberfest with 1 lb. honey added
   9. Chuck – Dunkelweizen #1
   10. Matt D. – Dunkelweizen #2
   11. Mike and Frank – Hoppy Pale Ale aged 3 years – had a fresh feet/tea smell
   12. Mike – Missed the Highmark – Fresh Mosaic hops
   13. Alden’s Mead – Raw honey from Alden’s back yard hive with 14 lbs. honey in 5 gallon batch with champagne yeast
   14. C&F - Peach Brett Beer from Oct 2017 with Omega yeast for funky flavors
   15. C&F – Nectarine Brett Beer – Driest of the three Brett beers
   16. C&F – Apricot Brett Beer – Tastes like an apricot vinegar – Something went wrong, maybe had a bad left over funk in the barrel that contaminated the beer.
3. This December’s 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 B. to set the rules for this festive event.
4. November’s HOPS club meeting will be held at the American Legion at 279 Chestnut Street in Oneonta on November 16 starting at 6:30 p.m.