April 2021 Minutes Virtual

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LBG March Meeting Minutes
7 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021
Virtual meeting due to COVID-19. Held via Zoom, Facebook Live and YouTube.

Presentation slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/ ... sp=sharing

INTRODUCTIONS
Presenters: Officers
Who has brewed recently or in the process of brewing?

• Lynette is drinking a “Black is Beautiful” collab from Little Apple Brewing and it’s hoppy.

• Jim McBride has just brewed a Saison

• Sean Beldon is drinking a hazier triple IPA

• Dale Wheeler is drinking a 12 month old ginger wit

• George Pheonix is drinking a Stormchaser

• Josh Davee is drinking Topplng Goliath

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• This is our Twelfth time having a virtual meeting. We'll continue with virtual meetings until we can have an in-person meeting.

• We will be meeting virtually for at least two more months. We’re talking to the church about when we can meet again.

• Virtually hoppy hours continue until at least May

• We have a virtual Maifest with an all day Zoom meeting

• We are starting up a “shared equipment” spreadsheet where we can share equipment back and forth.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... 1187943183\

EVENTS

• We will be hosting a virtual Maifest this year

• Parkville in October

• Brewfest in October

• Holiday Party in December

• Brewing Competition, but we need to work out the details

• For Brewfest we would like to have co-chairs for the committees – one “old hand” and one new volunteer so we get information transfer.

• Beer Competition

Awards at Maceli
We need to start working on organization for the competition

OFFICER REPORTS

Treasurer

• 38 members so far

• Doing membership cards as an emailed PDF. You can print it off or use it on your phone.

• We may be getting un-negotiated discounts at some local breweries. Ask – you may get a discount.

• We still get discounts at several places that we know about.

• You can join any time, but if you have to join by June to get the member access to Brewfest

Librarian

• Contact Tara to make arrangements.

• Pick up at Tara’s house until we’re able to meet in person again.

FRESH ON THE FORUM

• Spring Brew

• Maifest

SEMINAR – Crispy Bois (not a BJCP style)

• Angelo and Alex from Yankee Tank talking about “Crispy Bois”

• Basically opposite of “Hazy Boys” (New England IPAs)

TASTING – German Pils – BJCP Style 5D

• Our next "Club Brewed" tasting will be “Spring Fruits” in May & June

• We will have Strawberry and Mango beers