Meeting Minutes

January 2012

Important Dates & Upcoming Events:

ABL February Monthly Wallaby’s Meeting Moved to Tuesday February 7^th

·        ABL Raffle – Tuesday January 24, 2012

ABL Yearly Fund Raiser

Purchase tickets for chances to win brewing supplies, clothing, etc. donated from Breweries, Homebrew shops, and others

7 pm Olde Main

·        Brrr Fest – Saturday, January 28, 2012

“Celebration of winter beers and the brewers who make them”

Beer Festival

1-4 pm Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center Exhibit Hall

Website: http://www.coralville.org/index.aspx?NID=604

·        Upper Mississippi Mashout – Friday/Saturday, January 27/28, 2012

Homebrew Contest

Entry/Registration Deadline January 13, 2012

Website: http://www.mashout.org/index.html#Poster

·        KC Bier Meisters 29^th Annual Competition – Sat/Sun, February 17/18, 2012

Homebrew Contest

Overland Park Presbyterian Church (KS) 8 am both days

Speakers: Jeremy Danner & Stan Hieronymous

Entry/Registration: Opens Jan. 9^th; Deadline Feb. 4^th

Website: http://www.kcbiermeisters.org/comp

·        5^th Annual Beers to You and Gourmet Too – Sunday, February 26, 2012

Beer & Food Sampling / Beer Contest

Speaker: Bob Cannon (Sam Adams)

Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, Waterloo

Tasting 4 – 7 pm

Website: http://www.gbpac.org/beers-to-you

·        IBU Open – Saturday, March 31, 2012

Homebrew Contest

Jasper Winery (DSM) 10 am – 6 pm

Entry/Registration Opens March 1; Deadline is March 24

Website: http://www.ibuopen.com

·        Thirsty Classic 2012 – Saturday, May 12, 2012 (tentative)

Homebrew Contest

Details to come

Old Business (December 2011):

·        ABL Open – Saturday, December 3, 2011

Best of Show – Beer: Mike Young (Ordinary Bitter)

Best of Show – Mead: Christine Weydert (Triple Berry Mead)

2^nd BOS – Beer: Mike Young (German Hefeweizen)

3^rd BOS – Beer: Christine Weydert (Wee Heavy)

·        ABL Officer Elections (2012)

President: Todd Abraham

Vice President: Mark and Colette Simpson

Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster: Mike Young

·        Brew Your Own (BYO) Discount Subscriptions

$14/yr – new subscriptions or extension of existing subscriptions

Need Minimum 10 People to Sign Up

Contact Mike Young

·        Open a Brewery in Bellevue Iowa (???)

Solicitation for Proposals

Contact Eric Armstrong

New Business (January 2012):

·        Need Raffle Tickets for ABL Raffle

Becka Abraham will supply

·        Treasury Report

Mike Young will provide updated report after raffle and dues at Feb. Wallaby’s meeting

·        New Members

Cameron and Crystal

·        2012 Styles of the Month

January – All BJCP Styles

February – English Ales (BJCP Categories 8, 11, 14A, 19A, 19B)

March – Irish & Scottish Beers (BJCP Category 9)

April – Amber Hybrids, American Amber/Brown Ales (BJCP Categories 7, 10B, 10C)

May – German Wheat and Rye Beers (BJCP Category 15)

June – Light Lagers, Pilsners, and Light Hybrids, (BJCP Categories 1, 2, 6)

July – Belgian and French Ale (BJCP Category 16)

August – Hoppy Beers (BJCP Categories 10A, 14, 23, any hop dominate beer)

September – Fruit, SVH, Wood, Smoke, Specialty (BJCP Categories 20 – 23)

October – Lagers (BJCP Categories 1 – 5)

November – Porters and Stouts (BJCP Categories 12, 13)

December – Big Beers (Any Style O.G. > 1.070)

·        February Meeting Agenda

Discuss Ideas for Using Club Money (Wallaby’s Meeting Feb. 7^th)

ABL Club Competition (January 2012):

·        Open to All Styles – 9 Entries

1^st Place: Eric Armstrong – Blond Ale (37.42)

2^nd Place: Eric Sorbo – Standard/Common Cider (34.85)

3^rd Place: Becka Abraham – Black Wheat (34.71)

Other Entries in No Particular Order:

Raspberry Red Wheat (Eric Sorbo)

Russian Imperial Stout (Andrew Koehring)

American Brown (Andy)

Cyser (Christine Weydert)

Milk Stout (Mike Young)

Chocolate Raspberry Chipotle Stout (Cameron & Crystal)

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