<p class="MsoNormal">Hey Poets,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our next LP meeting will be at The Fort Collins Brewery on
Thursday, August 1st @ 7:00 PM. They
have arranged for us to take over their tap room, patio, and special events
room. We will even be able to order off the Gravity 1020 menu if anyone wants
to order food.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min. You can
bring any homebrews you would like to share with the group.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2) We will be covering the July and August styles of the
month at this meeting. Bohemian Pilsner (2B)
and Belgian Tripel (18C) are the styles.
If you have a one, please bring it for the table. We will also have some
commercial examples for this style. These discussions are led by BJCP judges
and are 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!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3) The Summer BBQ is coming up on Saturday, August 10th at
12 PM. This year the BBQ will be at
Chris and Janna Kregoski’s house. The
club will provide the beer and food for the grill. Please plan on bringing a side dish. I will be sending out more information about
the BBQ soon, so stay tuned…</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Matt</p>