Our next meeting will be this Thursday, December 2nd at Anheuser Busch Brewery in north Fort Collins. This is the first time we've met there, and it should be a great time. <br><br><div>The meeting will be held in the lobby at the front entrance of the glass building on the east side of the main brewery; <u>not</u> the tour center. Coming north on Busch Drive from I-25, the turnoff is to the administrative offices, which is before the tour center. Everyone can park on the right hand side parking lot (see attached map).</div>
<div><br></div><div>In addition to the meeting, Brian and the brewery folks at AB will be offering some really interesting behind the scenes tours of the plant beforehand. There will be two tours: one starting at 5:30 and one at 6:00. If you've never seen the brewery, or have only been on the public tour, this is a really great opportunity to see brewing on a very different scale. This will be led by the brewing staff so they will be very knowledgeable and should be able to answer all of your questions.</div>
<div><br></div><div>One important note - if you want to go on the tour close-toed shoes and long pants will be required. </div><div><br></div><div>Winter Party</div><div>The Winter Party will be the following Saturday (December 4th) at the Rigden Farms barn (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">map: <a href="http://bit.ly/fHIK9v" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">http://bit.ly/fHIK9v</a>)</span>. The party is open to all club members and their significant others. We'll be providing beer and a main dish, please bring a side dish to share.</div>
<div><br></div><div>There will be a silent auction of some cool beer items to benefit the Larimer Food Bank, so bring your checkbook as well. Also, we usually have a box for food donations if you have something you would like to give. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Board Elections</div><div>We will be finishing the election for board members and announcing the new board at the meeting as well. I'm going to send out the list of nominees in a separate email tomorrow, so you can vote over email if you can't make the meeting. Otherwise we'll have ballets on Thursday.</div>
<div><br></div><div>See you Thursday!</div><div><br></div><div>matt</div>