<div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><br> Hey Poets,<div><br></div><div>Our next LP meeting will be at <b>Equinox Brewing</b> on <b>Thursday</b> <b>May 3rd</b> @ 7:00 PM. </div><div><br></div>
<div><br></div><div><div>We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min. Please bring any homebrews you would like to share with the group. </div><div><br></div><div>2) 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><br></div><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">3) <b>Irish Red Ale </b> (BJCP: 9d) is the May style of the month. If you have a Irish Red Ale, 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! </font></div>
<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">4) We will be selecting the AHA club only competition representative for <u>Scottish and Irish Ale</u></font><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><u>.</u> If you have <u>any</u> of these beers (BJCP 9: A-E) 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 an Irish ale 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><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">5) June style of the Month is Belgian Pale Ale (BJCP:16B). </font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">6) We are looking for someone to do a follow-up brew day. If someone is interested in hosting a brew session at their house while brewing a Belgian Pale Ale please let me know. The club will offer some support for food and beer.</font></div>
<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">7) Just a reminder Iron Brewer challenge is <u><b>Spruce</b></u> beers and will be judged at the <u><b>June</b></u> meeting.</font></div>
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<div><b><u><br></u></b></div><div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div>5/19/12 - 18th Annual - 8 Seconds of Froth in Cheyenne, WY ($7 and 2 bottles per entry) - DUE: 5/12/12.</div></div><div><a href="http://www.bbriggs.vcn.com/8seconds.html" target="_blank">http://www.bbriggs.vcn.com/8seconds.html</a>
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<div>Hops & Berries is a drop off!</div><div><b><br></b></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div><br></div><div>6/3/12 - Liquid Poetry Slam in Fort Collins, CO ($7 and 2 bottles per entry) - DUE: 5/25/12. 6-8 ProAms from this comp!</div>
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</u></b></div><div>May 4th the first round results will be announced on the web. </div>
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<div><br></div><div>This event is always a great time. It is open to any and everyone, so bring your friends who are interested in brewing. Kids and significant others are also welcome but it is a long day if your brewing, so keep that in mind.</div>
<div><br></div><div><div style>Matt's Address:</div><div style>712 Cambridge Dr.</div><div style>Fort Collins 80525</div></div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div>
<div> </div><div>Cheers, </div><div><br></div><div>Joe</div></div><br><br>
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