April 2019 Bosmopolitan
April Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting Start: 7:23 PM (Because Emma was late. Again.)
In Attendance: Andy M., Roxanne W., Rob W., Jerry H., Emma W., Mike W., Ray G., Wayne W., Pete B., Nick P., Joe G., Steve B.
Treasurer’s Report
We have money!
The board is looking at getting a bookkeeping software to manage club finances moving forward.
Upcoming Board Meetings
- Monday, May 6th @ 7:00 PM at the Wooden Cask (tentatively)
Upcoming Club Meetings
- Friday, April 19th @ Norwood Community Center
- Spring Beers – Bring a few of your favorites — when in doubt, focus on wheat
- This is Good Friday, so we will have heavy meatless snacks in addition to the usual offerings.
- Saturday, May 18th – Bloat Open
- Saturday, May 25th – Beer & Deer at the Westendorf’s
- Rob guarantees a great time and a free pint glass to anyone who shows up.
Upcoming Competitions
- Friday April 12th & Saturday 13th, AHA First Round in Indianapolis at Daredevil Brewing (near the Speedway)
- Andy is planning to go up – contact him if you’re interested in carpooling!
- Saturday, April 13th, TRASH XXIX in Pittsburgh
- Competition is full, but judge registration is open
- Saturday, April 20th, HammerDown Brewcup
- At Braxton Brewing, hosted by the NKY Homebrewers Guild
- Account registrations accepted 02/01/2019 11:59 AM, EST through 04/16/2019 11:59 AM, EDT.
- Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 02/01/2019 11:59 AM through 04/16/2019 11:59 AM.
- Ray says it’s “a pretty good time”, which is high praise.
- Saturday, April 27th, SODZ British Beerfest Competition in Columbus, Ohio
- Saturday, May 18th, Bloat Open @ Norwood Community Center
- Saturday, June 1st, Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition @ Columbus, Ohio
- Saturday, July 13th, Indiana Brewers Cup @ Indianapolis, Indiana
Listermann’s will ship out-of-town competition entries as a courtesy to club members. You must package your own, but see Chuck in the store if interested.
Pink Boots Hefeweizen Tapping @ Brink this Friday
“Mom’s Favorite” Hefeweizen (a Roxanne recipe) is being tapped at Brink on this Friday, April 5th at 4:00 PM. Come out and join us!
Big Brew
May 4th, location TBD.
Liberty Home
The event was highly successful! Congrats to Tim McKee (dual Bloat and CMI member) for his Best of Show Vienna Lager.
BBL Mentorship Program
We have had 16 mentees at this point in the program! Potential mentors talk to Wayne, potential mentees, ask at the Listermann’s counter about how to sign up!
Homebrew Con Attending Registration
- Registration is now open!
- Early bird discounts end May 1 and prices will increase by $35
Brewing Heritage Trail Opening Weekend: April 26 – 28
The signs are already up, and the grand opening will take place on Saturday, April 27th in OTR. Roxanne will be doing a demo brew in Grant Park on that date and needs some volunteers to help with the demonstration and/or explaining what is happening during the brewing process to passersby. Please reach out if you are available to help represent the club with Roxanne from either 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Update on Esoteric Brewing
Esoteric Brewing Company expects to announce an opening date in their Walnut Hills location within the next month. To contribute to Esoteric’s start-up funding, visit their website. If you are interested in investing at a higher level, please contact Brian. As plans come to fruition, a Bloats event will be planned and communicated to the club.
Humble Monk Brewing Co.
A new brewery focusing on Belgian breweries is now open in Northside!
Bloatarian Tap Handles
Member price is $40 (at-cost), non-member price is $50. Check in with Roxanne at meetings if you are interested. They’re beautiful!
Bloatarian Shirt Order
You may have seen the new club shirts at Beer & Sweat. Due to an enthusiastic response from those who didn’t get in under the wire on the first order, we’ll be putting in a second order within the next month or so. An email will be sent to the club list when the Paypal site is live for orders. There are six shirts from the first round of orders that still need to be picked up – if you’re one of the slackers, contact Greg Schmidt at bravo_gs@yahoo.com to arrange to pick yours up!
Possible Topics for 2019 – 2020 Meetings
- All Things Yeast
- Yeast Experiment
- Mashing Chemistry
- Decoctions
- Brew-in-a-Bag Techniques
- Safety (5-10 minute topics before formal topic for all meeting)
- Beer Swap Night
- Blending Night (TRASH Guest)
- Factors that Affect Efficiency
- Chime in with additional suggestions!
Meeting adjourned at 8:43 PM.
Have you recently toured a brewery, been to a new favorite beer bar, or have some other beer related news you’d like to share with the club? Let us know and we’ll include it in the newsletter.