Thanks go out to Chaos Mountain (Joe, Wendy & Will) for hosting the December meeting! It was a chaotic meeting, but I guess that was to be expected…
We had 45 members (including three new members: Matt Nicholson, and John & Stephanie Trout), four kids, and one guest (Travis).
General Business
- Treasurer’s report: Mike U: 80 plus members and $1500+ in the bank (sorry for the lack of detail – I’m not good at taking notes…)
Future Meetings
- January – ??? (Specialty IPA presentation) Who wants to host the January meeting?
- February – Kevin & Bailie
- March – ??? (Specialty IPA competition)
Discussions
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Rounds of Applause!! Thanks to the following for all of the hard work they put in this year!!
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Dan Tatarka, our VP
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Mike Usberghi, our Treasurer
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Kathy Merkwan, our Chief Steward (and Captain Organizer)
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Carrie Cox, our Princess of Propaganda and Official Photographer
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Kevin Campbell, for all of his behind-the-scenes support
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And thanks to everyone in the club for making our meetings so much fun!
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VOTE: March competition – by an overwhelming majority, we voted to allow all sub-styles for Specialty IPA. Who wants to give the presentation?
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ELECTION: Vice President
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Kevin Campbell
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ELECTION: Board of Directors:
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Three year term: Paul Mahoney
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Two year term: John Merkwan
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One year term: Harry Montoro
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Open floor – upcoming festivals, brewery visits, tips & tricks, et. al.
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Kevin announced that the reason he did not want to run for President is Bailie is expecting! A new assistant brewer is fermenting!
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Munich Dunkel Competition Results
- First place: Dan Tatarka
- Second place: John Merkwan
- Third place: James Brown
Brewer of the Year
- Dan Tatarka
Gift Certificate Drawing and 50/50 Raffle Drawing
- Judge/steward gift certificates: Doug Moyer & Carrie Cox
- Brewer gift certificate: John Merkwan
- 50/50 raffle: Mike Usberghi
Gift Exchange (AKA Dirty Santa)
- Because I was unprepared for the complexities involved, I invoked Joan’s Rules of Order. I don’t know if everyone got what they wanted, but I do know that I finally got Alex back for stealing my bottle two years ago…
Merry Christmas! Happy Newtonmas! Happy Hanukkah!
