<div dir="ltr"><div>Sorry all... the meeting next week is on <b>Thursday October 13th!<br></b><br></div>Fingers moving without proper direction from brain today I guess.<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">Cheers!</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Alex<div><br><div>The Liquid Poets</div><div>Homebrewing Society<br></div></div></div><div><a href="http://www.liquidpoets.com/" style="font-size:small;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.liquidpoets.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 3:51 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 dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Hello
Poets!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since this week is also GABF week, our October meeting will be held <b>NEXT</b> <b>WEEK</b> on October 10th at Horse & Dragon Brewing Company from 7-9pm.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Liquid
Poetry Slam:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please
remember that we are moving the Slam to a fall competition to be held on the
last weekend of October. This fall we will be holding it on October
29-30. Entries are being accepted now and you can enter up until our deadline of October 21st. Hops & Berries NORTH is a local drop off location. Many local breweries will
be on hand to select their 2017 GABF Pro-Am entries, so get your fantastic beers entered and see if you can score a Pro-Am!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>2017 Elections for Board of Directors:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Elections for the 2017 Board of Directors will be held during the month of November, with final voting and results being announced at the December meeting. In the next week or two we will be sending out information related to all current Board positions so that everyone is aware of the roles and responsibilities for each. Hopefully this will be informative for you and you will see that serving on the Board is not a gigantic, scary commitment. We are only successful as a club due to the work and leadership of our members, and particularly the Board each year. Please keep an eye out for this information and consider running for a Board position for 2017!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>2016 Festivus Party & Food Bank Silent Auction:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will once again be gathering to celebrate another great year of home brewing and holding a silent auction to benefit the Larimer County Food Bank. Please mark your calendars for an evening of celebration and fund raising for our community on the evening of <b>Saturday December 3rd!</b> The location is still being determined, but this is the primary date we are currently planning on. As usual the club will provide the main course protein as well as a vegetarian option and we will potluck the rest of the meal with tasty contributions of those attending. More information to follow as we get more details ironed out.<b><br></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tasting
Panel:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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. 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. 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. 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"><b>Beer
Social:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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. Bring something you have
made recently, something you have had aging for a while, or anything in
between. Let's sample some great home brew!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Style
of the Month:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Overall
the goal this year will be to have a couple of commercial examples and a number
of home brewed examples at each meeting. The focus of the table will be
to examine the examples based on the BJCP Guidelines and see how will they
compare. 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">October’s
Style of the Black IPA (21D) so bring your best Black IPA to share! 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"><b>Style
of the Month List:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October
– Black IPA (21D)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">November
– Autumn (30B) and Winter Seasonal (30C)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">December
– Imperial Stout (20C) and Oatmeal Stout (16B)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I hope to see most of you next week at Horse & Dragon!<br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Cheers!</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Alex<div><br><div>The Liquid Poets</div><div>Homebrewing Society<br></div></div></div><div><a href="http://www.liquidpoets.com/" style="font-size:small;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.liquidpoets.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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