Ozark Zymurgists March Chapter Meeting Minutes
Recorded by: Darin Dickson, Secretary
Recorded on: Tuesday 4/1/2025 @ New Province Brewing
Membership Attendance: 17 of 22 Present
Darin Dickson, Doc Farmer, Marsha Farmer, Justin Hart, James Harvey, David Johnson, Dave Kapple, Mike Lewis, Larry McCallister, Steve Offutt, Kevin Richter, Alex Smith, Geoff Allen, Ric Bailey, Randy Germann, Ken Gill, Jason Kanak
Guest Attendance:
- Meeting was called to order at 7:10 and began with a toast from James Harvey (Social Chair).
- Beer introductions commenced after the toast. 25 beers were introduced from 15 brewers.
- Motion was made by James Harvey and seconded by Doc Farmer to approve the minutes from the March 2025 Chapter Meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
- Justin Hart presented a financial report and announced he had collected dues from 22 members. We have $4,178.03 on hand. 11 members are also paid AHA members.
- Old Business began at 7:20
- King for a Day: Shared impressions of King for a Day event at New Province. Fun was had by all.
- Oktoberfest Trip Update: James gave an update and shared his impressions of Bamburg, one of the stops on the trip.
- April Social: Will be held at Bentonville Brewing on 4/12/25 during Home Brew 2025 for the Women’s Shelter.
- Barrel Project: Doc gave an update and alerted the membership that the next swap will occur on April 5th around 10am at his place.
- Off Flavor Recap: David Johnson gave an update from the second session.
- Spring Charity Event: Mike Lewis made a motion to hold the Spring event and authorize James Harvey to coordinate and set the date. Justin Hart seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
- Iron Brewer: David Johnson reminded the membership about the upcoming categories.
- BJCP Study Group: David Johnson reminded everyone of the idea to form a BJCP study group and possible scholarship for members interested in pursuing BJCP certification. Please reach out to David if you are interested.
- New Business began at 7:34
- National Homebrew Competition, Indianapolis, IN: Doc Farmer won second place in the Belgian Ale category. Congrats Doc!!!
- No new business from the floor.
- Education Session began at 7:50
- David Johnson spoke about Gluten Free Brewing
- Brewer of the Month
- Detailed in BOTY Tracker on ozarkzymurgists.com
- Meeting adjourned at 8:27pm by Mike Lewis (President)