Febrewary 2025 BOARD MINUTES
Feb 3
Bryan E, Ray G, Jer H, Andy M, Rob W, Roxanne W
Meeting Started 7:35pm
Upcoming Meetings
Feb - Bottling beer for competitions - Metts
March - Kveik Yeast - Caleb Ochs-Naderer
Alternative Fermentations - Tom Hull - ask about June?
What else?
Bylaw Changes
Bryan presented 5 changes at the Jan Board Meeting. Each was discussed, we realized there were some different documents floating around. A common copy was distributed to all board and at large members. Discussion discontinued and to be resumed at a future date.
Membership
Andy has managed to connect the PayPal account to the Google membership form. It's been tested and used successfully!
Members are being added to another app called Membership Booth manually, in order to:
Keep the list current, with expiration dates
Provide digital membership cards
Cards were distributed to all 2025 members current as of Feb 1
We need to continue to make a push for membership renewals... AND for members to renew / join AHA. When we have club membership who are also AHA members over 75% we get a BIG rebate on insurance. Household memberships remain at $30/year.
Beer & Sweat 2025
Bryan plans to check with Caleb at Cincy State about a sponsorship.
Ray is in talks with contacts at Sam Adams for a sponsorship too.
Lemon Grenade is in for a logo again.
Wanting to do something slightly different for Medals/awards, more generic but with the logo, and a sticker on the back with winner info.
Need to begin donation requests - online is preferred
Hotel is ready for reservations and will have the same entry code - BSK
Bockfest
Homebrew judging will occur the week before at Libery Home on March 1.
Dropoff location for entries is determined for Esoteric
Soup and Chili competition will return.
Rob needs certificates again and will provide Andy the list of entries.
Fest Weekend
Judging for pro's is at MLH on March 8.
Tapping of Tim McKee's winning beer will be at Noon on Friday.
BBL will have a booth and needs staffing Noon-5 on both Friday and Saturday. Will need brochures and maybe stickers.
Rob reminded to check Library for Maker Space to make stickers, brochures, banners.
Missing Linck
Returns again in 2025. Brewers will have to signup for yeast, we'll charge $5 per entry as a small club fundraiser. There are virtually no other costs as Urban covers the majority.
Need to figure out a method for entries and payments - suggested using a Google Form for entry info, and shared documents for feedback.
Maybe payment via Paypal donation or Venmo to avoid fees?
Brett will distribute the yeast, and should be available at March meeting.
Treasurer
Ray says we have some money, less than before August (because of B&S). We qualified for the rebate on insurance with AHA and will receive a refund.
The raffle at the holiday party was a good fundraiser taking in $220
Bloat Open
Esoteric offered to sponsor a homebrew competition. Bryan and Keith have worked out the details with Brian and gang at Esoteric. It will serve as a replacement / return of Bloat Open on May 17. There will be a small entry fee ($5?) as its a club only comp. Discussed capping number of entries per person at 5; limited styles available for BOS as judged by the brewers at Eso, for a 5bbl batch.
Big Brew
Need to work with Randy to secure a date, likely wont be in May, maybe summer for Big Brew.
Social Night Ideas
Hearth Brewing
Fibonnaci
BC's Mason
Municipal
Website
URL renewed for $20 - Andy reimbursed himself from the club PayPal account.
Website hosting will renew on Feb 18 for $192, and Andy will pre-imburse himself from the club PayPal a day or two before this happens.
Side ideas; TM the Beerionette name!
Meeting Adjourned at 9:15 and the drinking began in earnest.