<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0.75pt 6.75pt 0in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Hey Poets,</span><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Board elections will
be conducted at the <u>December</u> meeting which means we need some nominations!
We will be accepting nominations for all positions. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It would be great to see
self-nominations. I want to encourage people with the desire and
motivation to contribute their ideas or talents to the greater membership,
however, you can also nominate other people. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We will also be
accepting nominations (via email) up to 1 week from the meeting. The
deadline is Nov 14th, at midnight. Once all the nominations have been
collected, we will have a 1 week period (until Nov 21st at midnight) to retract
your name from the list if you do not want or are unable to fulfill the duties
of the position. The complete list will then be sent out to the
membership and online voting will commence. Online voting will continue
until the meeting on December 5th. We will also have voting at the
meeting for those that do not participate online. Finally, we will tally
the votes at the meeting and announce the 2013 Board.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Just as a reminder,
here is a quick description of the positions on the board:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">President</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> - this position is responsible for
leading the club at meetings and through the year. They will work closely
with other board members as well as delegate to non-board members to get things
done. They will be responsible for announcing meetings and other news
pertinent to the membership. They represent the club and are responsible
for outreach and welcoming new members. They are responsible for the
Monthly newsletter to the membership. Finally, they are responsible for
calling together the board for meetings which traditionally happen quarterly
but are at the discretion of the president. Ultimately, this is not a
difficult or time consuming position. It is mainly a
communication position and is nice if you can provide some energy and
excitement about and/or behind the club.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Vice President - </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">this position is responsible for backing the
president in all of the previously mentioned duties, especially when
the President is not able. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Events Coordinator
- </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">this position is
responsible for coordinating with all the other breweries in town to provide an
annual meeting schedule. They are the contact between the club and the
breweries for club meetings. They are responsible for confirming meeting
arrangements in the week/s prior to the meeting. They are also
responsible for coordinating all other events that the LPs get involved
including, Summer BBQ, Xmas Party, and other Beer events.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Competition
Coordinator -</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> this position is
responsible for conducting, coordinating, planning, and arranging all things
competition for the LPs. The main event is the LP Slam/Muse Cup that
happens in June. This is a very time consuming position and will require
effort, however, it is very important for the club. The Competition
Coordinator will also appoint an Assistant Competition Coordinator to assist with
the competition-related duties. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Treasure - </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">this position handles the finances of the
club. They are responsible for cutting checks to the appropriate people
when necessary. They also are the person who deals with the bank. This
position requires an organized and reliable person. They are responsible
for doing all the book work also - making sure all the pluses and minus add up.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Board-at-large (4) - </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">these positions are advisory positions for the
other positions. They represent the rest of the membership at the board
meetings. They often are involved with committees and sub
groups to get other things done behind the scenes such as website work, etc…</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This is a rough list
of the responsibilities and is in no way complete. The important thing to
remember is that this is a volunteer group and the only way things get done is
by volunteering your time.</span></p>
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Our next LP meeting will be at <b>New Belgium Brewery</b> on Thursday, <b>November 7th
</b>@ 7:00 PM.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1) There will be 2
tours of the brewery for a limited number of people who are able to get there
earlier, but you must RSVP to go on the tour.
Andy Mitchell has arranged for us to get a more "behind the
scenes" look into the brew house, cellar, and packaging than most of us
have experienced before. The first tour
will start at 5:30 and the other will start at 6 pm. Each
tour will last about 90 minutes, and there will be a 25-person cap on each
tour. You must RSVP to Alison Rosso at </span><a href="mailto:events@liquidpoets.com"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">events@liquidpoets.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> in order to go on the tour. You must also wear closed-toe shoes on the
tour. </span></p>
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2) We will have a beer social for the first ~ 30 minutes. You can bring any homebrews you would like to
share with the group.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3) 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.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4) <b>Imperial
IPA</b> (BJCP: 14C) is the November style of the month. If you have
a one, please bring it for the table. We will have a couple
commercial examples for calibration. Discussions will be led 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! <br>
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5) Our Xmas Party has been scheduled for <b>Saturday, Dec 14th</b>.
This is a potluck style dinner so please bring a side. The club
will provide a large meat of sorts (perhaps BBQ). We will also have a lineup
of homebrew on tap that have been crafted by your fellow brewers. There
will be a silent auction at the party to benefit the Larimer County Food
Bank. If anyone has any cool beer-related
things they would like to donate for the silent auction let me know. All of the
proceeds will go to the Larimer Food Bank.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6) We still need a few
more people to brew beer for the Xmas party.
Let me know if you are willing to brew a 5 gal batch. The club will reimburse you for the cost of
the ingredients. To make things
interesting, we will be voting on the best beer that was brewed for the party and
the winner will get a $25 gift certificate to Hops and Berries. Here is who has volunteered to brew so far: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Andy Mitchell – session
pale / IPA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Josh O’Malley – juniper
IPA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kevin Murphy - red ale</span></p>
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Celebration Ale clone</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Taylor – dark sour saison</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Chris Kregoski – pumpkin
beer or big stout<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Upcoming Local
Competition News</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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11/3/12 - Rocky Mountain Homebrew Club Challenge - Denver, CO</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">($7 and 2 bottle per
entry – Entries due: 11/1/13)<br>
</span> <a href="http://fotr.brewcompetition.com/">http://fotr.brewcompetition.com/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Hops & Berries (North) is a drop off!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">11/9/2013 - Fort Collins HopHeads Spiced Beer Competition (BJCP
Category 21A) </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">($5 and 2 bottles per entry - Entries due 11/2/13)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=594999513871581&set=a.534392526598947.1073741825.458877770817090&type=1&theater" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=594999513871581&set=a.534392526598947.1073741825.458877770817090&type=1&theater</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">12/7/13 - Biere de
Rock - Belgian and French Ale ONLY (BJCP Categories:16 - 18) – Castle Rock, CO </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">($7 and 2 bottles per
entry – Entries due: 11/23/13) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><a href="http://bierederock.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://bierederock.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Matt</p></div>