<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="usercontent">Hey Poets,</span><br>
<span class="usercontent"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="usercontent">Our next LP meeting will be at Funkwerks on Thursday,
March 7th @ 7:00 PM.</span><br>
<br>
<span class="usercontent">We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min. You
can bring any homebrews you would like to share with the group.</span><br>
<br>
<span class="usercontent">1) We will be doing a 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 di</span><span class="textexposedshow">rect
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><br>
<br>
<span class="textexposedshow">2) Sweet Stout
(BJCP 13B) is the March style of the month. If you have a one, please bring it for the
table. We will also have some commercial examples for this style. These
discussions will be led by BJCP judges and are a great opportunity to really
dissect the diversity and qualification for certain beer styles. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow">Also, the style of the month for
the remainder of the year is listed below:</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow">April - Weizen/Weissbier (15A)</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">May - Maibock / Helles Bock (5A)</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">June - Saison (16C)</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">July - Bohemian Pilsner (2B)</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">August - Belgian Tripel (18C)</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">September - Oktoberfest (3B)</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">October - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable (21A)</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">November - Imperial IPA (14C)</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">December - Russian Imperial Stout (13F)</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span class="textexposedshow"><b><u>Upcoming Local Competition News</u></b></span><b><br>
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</b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3/16/13 - Mazer Cup International
Home Mead Making Competition in Boulder ($6 and 3 bottles per entry) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">– Entry Deadline: 3/1/13.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="http://mazercup.com/mcih_entry_forms.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#1155cc">http://mazercup.com/mcih_entry_forms.htm</span></b></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Hops & Berries </span><span style="background-color:transparent">(Old Town store)</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> is
a drop off!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><br>
</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white"><span class="textexposedshow" style="background-color:transparent">3/20/13 – Peak to Peak Pro-Am in Longmont (</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif">$7 per entry. $10.00 per entry after 5 entries. (2 bottles per entry)</span></p>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow"><a href="http://peaktopeak.brewcomp.com/entry">http://peaktopeak.brewcomp.com/entry</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow">Registration begins March 1st at 9:00 AM MDT</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow"><span class="textexposedshow">Entries are due by </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;background-color:white">Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 1:00 PM, MDT.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow">Hops and Berries (Old Town store) is a drop-off location!</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style><br></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">National Homebrew
Competition News</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">AHA National
Homebrewers Competition Entry begins TODAY 2/26/13 at 1 PM MST and goes thru
3/15/13, 10 AM. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/competitions/national-homebrew-competition">http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/competitions/national-homebrew-competition</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Our local judging
center will be at Arvada Beer Co. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3b2313;background:#f0ecd3">Shipping
and Drop off Location:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3b2313;background:#f0ecd3">NHC
2012 - Arvada Beer Co.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3b2313;background:#f0ecd3">5600
Olde Wadsworth Blvd </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3b2313;background:#f0ecd3">Arvada,
CO 80002</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">$12 per entry for
AHA Members and $17 per entry for non-AHA members</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">2 bottles needed per
entry</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Hops and Berries</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent">(Old Town store) </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">will be a drop off. </span>The
shipping/drop-off window for the First Round of the 2013 National Homebrew
Competition is March 18 to March 27, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. MDT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-color:white;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Just as a note - you
do 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. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow">Cheers,</span><br>
<span class="textexposedshow">Matt Smith</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="textexposedshow"></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style>
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