In addition Matt Bailey from Odell will be giving a short talk about <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">dissolved oxygen while packaging or kegging home brew, fermentation temperatures and impact on clarity, and importance/reasons of vigorous boil. Should be interesting and helpful information.</span><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Liquid Poets President <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:president@liquidpoets.com" target="_blank">president@liquidpoets.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;padding:10px 0px 3px"><font size="3">Hey Poets,</font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;padding:10px 0px 3px">
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Our next LP meeting will be at <b>Odell Brewing Co </b>on <b>Thursday</b> December <b>6th </b>@ 7:00 PM.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px"> <br>We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min. You can bring any homebrews you would like to share with the group.</div>
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<div style="font-size:13px"></div></blockquote><div><br></div>1) <span style="font-size:13px">We will be doing <b>tasting panel.</b> 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.</span></div>
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</blockquote><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>2) </font><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px">American Barleywine</b><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px"> (BJCP: 19C) is the December style of the month. If you have a </font><font color="#222222" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">one, please bring it for the table. We will bring a couple commercial examples for calibration. 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><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
<br>3) <b>Iron Brewer Challenge: </b>Our next Iron brewing challenge is by Jesse McConnell. It's fortified beers with spirits. The goal is to create a drink that showcases both a spirit(s) and a beer with balance a</font><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#212121">nd finesse. Note: It is illegal to distill at home and we (the club) is not promoting making your own spirit but merely blending your homebrew with a commercially available brand. This will be judged at the February Meeting.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#212121"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#212121">4) Tis' the season for <b>Doc's goodie bag</b>. Doc will be selecting and presenting some holiday and seasonal beers at a separate table for many to try. The idea is to get an appreciation for what pro brewers are brewing for the holiday season. Everyone that participates will get to try his lineup and vote on your favorite</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#212121"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#212121">5) <b>2013 Board </b>elections last minute voting and results. We will compile the all the online ballots with the hand written ones and announce the new board!</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#212121"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#212121">5) .</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Liquid Poets winter party</b> coming up this Friday, Dec 7th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:13px">Where Rigden Farms Barn (map: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/yCP8z" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/maps/yCP8z</a><span style="font-size:13px">) </span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">When: 6pm till ?</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13px">Who: LP members and their date. Sorry parents, lets leave the kids at home.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13px">What: Beers, Dinner, and a Silent auction for the Larimer County Food Bank.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">The club will be providing a turkey, ham, and a vegetarian option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:13px">Please bring a side dish to share with all. </span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px"><br>
</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">If you have something beer related that you would like to donate to the silent auction please bring it on Friday.</span></div>
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<div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div></div><div style="font-size:13px">Cheers, </div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">Joe</div></blockquote></div>
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