Hey Poets,<div><br></div><div>Our next LP meeting will be at <b>Pateros Creek</b> on <b>Thursday</b> <b>March 1st</b> @ 7:00 PM. </div><div><br></div><div><div style>We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 - 20 min. Please bring any homebrews you would like to share with the group. </div>
<div style><br></div><div style>1) We will be doing tasting panel. If you have any beers (or meads and ciders) that you want specific feedback on please bring them. This is an opportunity to get very direct comments on beer attributes and style for your good or bad beers. Also, if you have beer that you know has a specific "problem" - bring it! This is a great educational opportunity to train other people on beer attributes and taints. Don't be ashamed, there are only two types of brewers, those that have brewed bad beer and those that will!</div>
<div style><br></div><div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">2) <b>Dry Stout</b> (BJCP: 13A) is the March style of the month. If you have a dry stout, please bring it for the table. There will be a few commercial examples for calibration and tasting and then we will get into the homebrews. These discussions will be lead by BJCP judges and is a great opportunity to really dissect the diversity and qualification for certain beer styles. For brewers who are interested in learning how competition beer judging works - this is the table to be seated at! <span style="background-color:transparent;background-color:transparent"></span></font></div>
<div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">3) We will be selecting the AHA club only competition representative for <u>Stout It Out Loud.</u> If you have <u>any</u> Stout (BJCP 13 A-F) please bring it. A panel of BJCP and non-BJCP judges will select the best example of style and send it along. It doesn't cost anything to enter the selection process and if you win, the club will pay for your shipping and entry cost. If you want to enter a dry stout for both style of the month table and the AHA club only selection table, <u style="font-weight:bold">bring 2 bottles.</u> This will take some time to go through, so if your entering of judging please come on time and be prepared to get started right away.</font></div>
<div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">4) April's style of the Month is Kolsch (BJCP:6C). This is a highly refreshing and drinkable beer style that is perfect to bring in the spring. If you haven't started your kolsch yet, your running out of time. These beers usually benefit from a least a short aging (lagering) period. Brew it soon! Brew it now!</font></div>
<div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">5) We are looking for any club member who wants to do a follow up Dry Stout brew day on Saturday March 3rd. As previously mentioned the club will provide for up to $25 dollars in beer and $10 - $15 in food/snacks for people who can host at least 7 people. I have already heard great feedback on the last club sponsored brew day at the Kregowski's. This is a great opportunity to check out other people's brewing systems and processes, not to mentioned try some nice beers and share some home brews. I'll even throw in a free slant of Brewtec CL-240 Dry Irish stout yeast for the first volunteer, if they let me know before the meeting. (Note, a starter will be required for effective use).</font></div>
<div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">6) Its Iron Brewer challenge month. We will be doing "<b><u>No Hop Beers.</u></b>" It's five dollars per beer to enter the challenge and the winner gets the money pot, the choice of the next challenge, and Iron Brewer bragging rights!</font></div>
<div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">7)</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Also, it's membership renewal time. $20 dollars for individ. and $25 for family. Don't forget to sign your waiver forms either.</span></div>
<div style><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div style><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">8) The Mazer cup is still looking for judges if your interested in judging world class meads in an international competition go to their website and register. (see below for website)</span></div>
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<div>3/3/12 - Mazer Cup International Home Mead Making Competition in Boulder ($6 and 3 bottles per entry) - DUE: 2/17/12.</div></div><div><a href="http://mazercup.com/mcih_entry_forms.htm" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><b>http://mazercup.com/mcih_entry_forms.htm</b></a></div>
<div>Hops & Berries is a drop off!</div><div><b><br></b></div><div class="im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div><br></div><div>3/31/12 - Peak to Peak ProAm in Longmont ($7 and 2 bottles per entry) - DUE: 3/23/12. At least 4 ProAms from this comp! (maybe more to come)</div>
</div><div><b><a href="http://indianpeaksalers.club.officelive.com/Competition.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://indianpeaksalers.club.officelive.com/Competition.aspx</a></b></div><div>Hops & Berries is a drop off!</div>
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<b><u><br></u></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">AHA National Homebrewers Competition Entry Deadline 3/19/12 - 3/28/12. Our local judging center will be at Arvada Beer Co. </div>
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</strong></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong style="background-color:rgb(240,236,211);color:rgb(59,35,19);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:left">Shipping and Drop off Location:</strong></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong style="background-color:rgb(240,236,211);color:rgb(59,35,19);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:left">NHC 2012 - Arvada Beer Co.</strong></div>
<span style="color:rgb(59,35,19);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(240,236,211)">5600 Olde Wadsworth Blvd </span><br style="color:rgb(59,35,19);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(240,236,211)">
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(240,236,211);color:rgb(59,35,19);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:left">Arvada, CO 80002</span>. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">$10 per entry for AHA Members and $15 per entry for non-AHA members</font></div><div>
<font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><u>only 1 bottle needed per entry</u></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b>Hops and Berries</b> will be a drop off between <b>Monday March 19 and 7 p.m. Friday, March 23. </b>The club will arrange someone to act as courier and deliver the entries before Wednesday 3/28.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Don Blake (<a href="mailto:DonBlake@hotmail.com">DonBlake@hotmail.com</a>) will be the contact if you have any question.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Just as a note - you don not have to submit your beers only to our local region (even though I would encourage it for many reasons), you CAN submit your beers to any region that is not full. </div>
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<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Joe</div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style>
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