April 2026

Lou Needleman hosted the April, 2026 B.A.S.H. meeting on Sunday the 12th at a home he owns in Corpus Christi. President Vic Aguilar called the meeting to order and thanked our host.

Treasurer Walt Crawford began collecting dues for the 2026/2027 fiscal year. Secretary Wild Bill Lehfeld reviewed upcoming meetings, special events and competitions. We will brew two beers at B&J’s Pizza for The American Homebrewers Association’s Big Brew – George and Aaron’s Pre-Prohibition Porter and Dark Cellar Imperial Stout. In new business, we approved the future competition schedule proposed by Chris Ackman.

Brewing volumes for March are as follows: Chris – 5 gallons, Vic – 17 gallons, Walt Crawford – 5 gallons, Jay Porterfield/Funks – 5 gallons, Hershel Tritt – 2 gallons mead, total = 34 gallons beer and mead. YTD totals for 2026: Chris – 10 gallons, Vic – 34 gallons, Walt – 5 gallons, Jason Fransham – 5 gallons, Wild Bill – 2.5 gallons, Tom Ormrod – 18 gallons, Jay/Funks – 5 gallons, Hershel – 6 gallons mead, Andy Vaughn – 5 gallons, total = 90.5 gallons beer and mead.

The competition this month was open to any style, with beers of the featured style (Historical Beer, BJCP 27) scoring 1st , 2nd or 3rd earning double Homebrewer of the Year points. With five competitors, 1st place earned 3 HBOY points (doubled for Historical Beer), 2nd place earned 2 points (doubled for Historical Beer), 3rd place earned 1 HBOY point (doubled for Historical Beer) and 4th place and beyond earned no

points. Judges’ results were as follows:

1. Jay Porterfield/Funks – Weissbier (BJCP 10A) 41/50 – 3 HBOY points

2. Walt Crawford – American Stout (BJCP 20B) 38.8/50 – 2 HBOY points

3. Chris Ackman – Vienna Lager (BJCP 7A) 36.8/50 – 1 HBOY point

4. Jason Fransham – Pre-Prohibition Lager (BJCP 27) 35.6/50 – 0 HBOY points

5. Vic Aguilar – Weissbier (BJCP 10A) 30.4/50 – 0 HBOY points

6. Vic Aguilar – Pre-Prohibition Lager (BJCP 27) 28.8/50 – 0 HBOY points

7. Wild Bill Lehfeld – German Pils (BJCP 5D) 28/50 – 0 HBOY points

After 5 of 6 competitions in the 2026 fiscal year, cumulative results are as follows:

1. Chris Ackman – 16 HBOY points

2. Jason Fransham – 11 HBOY points

3. Jay Porterfield/Funks – 9 HBOY points

4. Vic Aguilar – 2 HBOY points

5. Walt Crawford – 2 HBOY points

6. Wild Bill Lehfeld – 2 HBOY points

   
   

As we feasted on Mexican food, we enjoyed the competition beers and sampled Hershel’s braggot. Billions and billions of commercial beers were shared, including by Vic (Shiner Off-Road IPA), Jason (Talyard Jet Set West Coast Style Imperial Stout/Slow Boat Cold IPA), Rusty Keyes (Saloon Door I Must Break You Imperial Stout), Wild Bill (Russian River Pliny The Elder DIPA), Taylor Maclennan (Symbol Brewing Aric The Red Imperial Red Ale), Mark Marshall (Trillium Tipico Italian Pilsner/The Streets Triple IPA/North Stonnington New England Lager), Tom (Star Shine Shine Bobo Lager)), Phil Sims (101 North Heroine IPA), Mark Woerner (Goose Island Bourbon County Stout).

Upcoming B.A.S.H. events: (NOTE: EXCEPT FOR CONFLICTS WITH SUPER BOWL, EASTER, and MOTHER’S DAY, MEETINGS ARE (ALMOST) ALWAYS ON THE 2 ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH)

• 26–Apr-26: Social (Port Aransas VFW, noon)

• 2-May-26: Big Brew (B&J’s Pizza on Staples at Timbergate, 11 am)

• 10-May-26: Mother’s Day

• 17-May-26: B.A.S.H. meeting (Tom Ormrod)

• 14-June-26: B.A.S.H. meeting (need host, pool party?, competition: British Bitter (BJCP 11A-C).

• 12-Jul-26: B.A.S.H. meeting (pool party? B&J’s Pizza?)

• 9-Aug-26: B.A.S.H. meeting (need host, pool party?, competition: IPA BJCP 21A-C)

• 13-Sep-26: B.A.S.H. meeting (Mark Woerner)

Thanks again Lou, keep on brewin’ and we’ll see you at the Port A VFW and at Tom Ormrod’s!