President John Mayfield rang the bell and started the meeting at 12:05 pm. Dave Hartman led the invocation. Cara Sauceda led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance and in singing several verses of “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall”.
We had more visitors and guests than I can ever remember. Alan Donaldson’s guest was Tonya Robinson. Carla Dowlen’s guest was Lotto Janjgava. Chip Filer’s guest was Sandy Flemming who is with Hotter than Hell Bike Race. Dave Hartman’s guests were Solomon Orr and Titus. Steve Priester’s guest was John Wellsfry. Cara Sauceda brought her husband, Dallas Sauceda. Our newest member, Sara Sorge had Luke Finnell as her guest. Larry Tegtmeyer brought his wife, Kathy Tegtmeyer. Kenny Weeks’ guest was Justin Cardwell. The Legacy High School honor guard was in attendance.
Benay Ayers is back with us today as is Josh Phillips, who is feeling much better.
For the Brag Bucket: John Mayfield’s son won an award at his base in Florida. On Friday, Benay Ayers would be celebrating 34 years since getting the call to come to Fort Worth to adopt her son, Kellen.
Josh Phillips presented a Rotary check to F.L.A.G. Program.
Our program, seeing as how we were meeting at the Wichita Falls Brewing Company, was The Art of Brewing, with our speaker, Matt Bitsche. Matt discussed the four ingredients in beer: water, malted barley, yeast, and hops. The water is filtered via reverse osmosis with minerals added back in. Water activates the malted barley into simple and complex carbohydrates. This was a hands-on demonstration. It takes 45 minutes to brew a batch of beer, depending on what type of beer. I now know that IPA stands for Inda Pale Ale, developed because of the long trip by ship from Great Britain to India during the colonization of India by the British. This is a craft brewery and brews in small batches which enables a multitude of flavors and styles of beer. I looked at the tap behind the bar and was astonished by seeing 18 identified taps, some with non-alcoholic beverages. This was a great program.
On conclusion of the program, John stated that there will be a donation made to the WFISD Foundation in the name of those speaking with us today.
After the Four Way Test, we adjourned at 1:03 pm.