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<p class="MsoNormal">Our April meeting will be held this week on April 7th at CB&Potts Big Horn Brewing Company on West Elizabeth Street from 7-9pm.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Tasting Panel:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Since
we seem to always have a lot going on at meetings, and those wanting feedback
on beers may not always remember to bring 2 bottles, we are going to try
something new with the tasting panel over the next couple of months.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We are going to ask those who are BJCP
certified judges if they would be willing to give one-on-one feedback to other
members who are seeking it.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Those BJCP members
who are willing will have a special name tag denoting that they are willing to
take a minute or two and review your beer with you.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If you are BJCP certified, and you are
willing to help out other club members at our meetings, please let one of the
Board Members know and we will get you setup with the special name tag.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Beer Social:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">As
usual, we will gather around the beer table for the first 15-20 minutes of the
meeting and greet new and old friends alike.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Bring something you have made recently, something you have had aging for
a while, or anything in between.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Let’s
sample some great home brew and generally relax for a bit!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b>Mini Comp:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="">At this month's meeting, we will have the next in our series of internal club Mini Competitions. Jon Estabrook won the last mini comp and he choose Black IPA as the challenge for this month. If you have a Black IPA, bring one to the meeting and we'll have a quick judging session to see which one is the best. If you win you get a nice little gift card to Hops & Berries and you get to pick the next challenge.<br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Style of the Month:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Overall
the goal this year will be to have a couple of commercial examples and a number
of home brewed examples at each meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The focus of the table will be to examine the examples based on the BJCP
Guidelines and see how will they compare.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Hopefully this will be in informative table where members can get down
and dirty with the details of the chosen style.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">April’s
Style of the Month is English Bitters: All Category 11 Beers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Below is the full list for
Style of the Month. If you are interested in leading one of these tables,
please let me know and I'll get you penciled in.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Style
of the Month List:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">April
– All English Bitters:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All category 11
beers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">May
– Traditional Meads:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All category M1
meads</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">June
– Light Belgian Strong’s:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Blond Ale
(25A), Golden Strong Ale (25C), and Tripel (26C)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">July
– Dark Belgian Strong’s:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Dubbel (26B)
and Dark Strong Ale (26D)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">August
– American Pale Ale (18B)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">September
– Amber Lagers:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Marzen (6A), Dunkles
Bock (6C), and Vienna Lager (7A)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">October
– Black IPA (21D)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">November
– Autumn (30B) and Winter Seasonal (30C)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">December
– Imperial Stout (20C) and Oatmeal Stout (16B)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="">Unfortunately, I'll be out of town on Thursday, so our intrepid Vice President Kyle Byerly will be taking charge of the April meeting.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="">If you have any questions, please let me or anyone on the board know!<br></p>
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