Minutes from Bull Falls Brewers Meeting October 12, 2006
 
High Noon Saloon - 7:00 pm (Downtown Marathon)
 
Attendance = 9
 
November 4th is the National Teach a Friend to Brew Day. Matt and Jen Seliger have offered to host the event for our area/club at their place in the Town of Hamburg. Please bring a dish to pass. Grills' to be provided by Matt. If you need any other information contact Matt and Jen directly.
 
November 4th is also the "Brew Blast" at H&H. Our club has two tables for a booth like last year and we are looking for beer to serve at the event which goes from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Tickets are $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door. It was stated that everyone in the club is on their own as far as acquiring tickets. Brett Danke said he would be brewing a Mead at Matt's and would bring a carboy of a brown ale he'll make the day before to the "Brew Blast" so that our booth would have a working carboy. Brett talked about using a Plasma Display from work for displaying a moving slide show of brew related pictures. It was decided to use/brew one of the Brew Kits left over from the Edgar Steam Show for the Brew Blast.  Bill Flood is planning on brewing it.
 
Brett gave the treasure's report.
 
Travis S. talked about the Great Herron Home Brew open being sponsored by Central Waters. The top 5 ales and lagers win, the top beer selected will be brewed on the brewery system and entered into the GABF Pro-Am category.
 
Travis mentioned that he has located corny kegs for sale on eBay, he has contacted the owner and will be picking up 17 kegs for BFHB club members, the cost is $12 a piece plus some money to cover gas expense. If you would like some kegs contact Travis.
 
H&H has asked us to find a new place to meet. The stipulation - we need to eat there in order to meet there. A discussion ensued about different places to meet. A mention was made to approach the management again to talk to them about the club purchasing appetizers for our meetings. They are a business, and have been allowing us meet there for nothing, hopefully something can be resolved and we can continue to meet at H&H.
 
There was some discussion about  the Brew Blast and Teach A Friend events being or substituting for our November meeting, next Meeting - December 14th 2006? Location to be determined.
 
The club did a beer tasting of Northern English Brown Ale. Three commercail samples were brought in. They were Newcastle Brown Ale, Sam Adam's Brown Ale and Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale. The membership compared these samples against the BJCP Guidelines for this style, in preparation for the Golden Growler competion in spring 2007.

Mike Zamzow
BFHB Secretary