[IBU] IBU Meeting-Nov 19th 7:00 PM

[randle.boyd at mchsi.com]

The next meeting of the Iowa Brewers Union is Monday, November 19th, 7:00 PM CST at the Holiday Inn on Merle Hay Road.  Elections will for president and secretary will occur.  This will give everyone the opportunity to brush up on their caucussing skills.  Also on the agenda is participation in a brewing demonstration and the 2008 IBU open.  The November Brewers of the Month are Doug Ley and Eric Armstrong.  The Style of the Month is Belgian and French Ale, BJCP category 16.

To refresh everyones memory, here are the minutes from the October meeting:

Iowa Brewers Union Meeting Minutes
October 15, 2007
 
Meeting called to order at 7:10 PM by John Martin, President. 
September meeting minutes were approved. 
Treasurer’s report – We have some money in our account.  Details on distributed 
to each table. 
A motion was passed to move the elections for president and secretary from 
December to November.  If you have ever thought about holding office, this is 
your chance. 
There will be an American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Rally, in conjunction 
with Teach a Friend to Brew Day, at Raccoon River Brewing Company on November 3, 
2007.  If you are interested in being involved, email Dave at dcoy at raccoon.com.  
Details available at 
http://www.beertown.org/email/aha/membership_drive/Raccoon%20River%20Brewing%20C
ompany.htm 
Please pay Adam for any outstanding 2007/2008 dues and for the clothing order.  
The PayPal account is ibutreasurer at gmail.com. 
A motion was passed to purchase the $50 gift certificate from Beer Crazy as 
opposed to Northern Brewer.  Beer Crazy is a new brewing supply and specialty 
beer store owned by club member Mark Naumann.  Grain, brewing supplies, and 
craft beer are available at Beer Crazy - http://www.gobeercrazy.com/.  Mark has 
offered to help promote the IBU through Beer Crazy. 
Anyone missing items from the IBU Octoberfest should contact Lauri Glassgow. 
Octoberfest cleanup was judged unsatisfactory by the Walnut Woods park ranger.  
The club was assed a $15 penalty because of this.  There was discussion on how 
to avoid this, but no motions were made.  
The Brewer of the Month was Bill Stuart.  The style was Pilsner.  Others 
bringing fine malted beverages were: 
Rob Emerson - ESB 
Bill VanZante – NoCoast Brown 
Lauri Glassgow – Irish Red 
Brian Sabus – Scottish Wee Heavy 
Steve Becker – American Brown and Belgian Wit 
John Martin – English Summer Ale 
Mike Young – 22oz samplers 
Adam Draeger – Triple fermented at 80 degrees
A special thanks to Mike Gauthier from Court Avenue Brewing Company, Jeff 
Brunning from Full Court Press (el Bait Shop, Royal mile, etc.), and Dave Coy 
from Raccoon River Brewing Company, all of whom provided excellent beer for the 
Octoberfest. 
The new IBU website is up and running.  Check it out.  Thanks Theron! 
Remember Jimmy Carter Happy Hours at el Bait Shop, Thursdays at 6:00 PM CDT.  If 
you are interested in providing home brew, contact Jeff at jlbruning at yahoo.com. 
The November Brewers of the Month are Doug Ley and Eric Armstrong.  The Style of 
the Month is Belgian and French Ale, BJCP category 16, 
The next IBU meeting will be Monday, November 19th, 7 PM at the Holiday Inn on 
Merle Hay Rd. 
At 7:43 PM, general melee was declared.

Cheers,
Randle