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Poets!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our December meeting will be held this Thursday, December 1st at Odells from 7:30-9:30pm. Please note the change in start time! The tap room closes at 7:00pm so they need a little bit of time to get prepared for us.<br></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>2017
Elections for Board of Directors:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Given the lack of enthusiastic self nominations for the 2017 Board of Directors, we are not quite ready to start voting yet. I'm still hopeful that we get a few more people willing to volunteer to serve on the Board. As soon as we have a realistic ballot ready, we will get the voting setup and available. We are only successful as a
club due to the work and leadership of our members, and particularly the Board
each year. Please consider
running for a Board position for 2017! We are still looking for people willing to be President, Treasurer, Events Coordinator, and Competition Coordinator for 2017. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding these critical roles.<br></p>
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<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 10th!</b> The date
has changed from our last email due to the best possible time for our
hosts. We will once again be fortunate enough to have the great folks at <b>Horse
& Dragon</b> host us for our party. 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. I sent out a
specific email about the party and silent auction last week and I'll make sure
to follow up again in the coming weeks.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Iron Brewer Challenge - January 2017 Meeting:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our next Iron Brewer Challenge is for the best Double IPA brewed with at least 0.5lbs of simple sugar (honey, sugar, molasses, etc.) per 5 gallons. These will be judged at the January meeting, so you still have a little time to get one brewed! Bring one unmarked bottle to the meeting and see if you can win the bragging rights, a $25 gift card to Hops & Berries, and you get the pick the next challenge!<br></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>
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<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">December’s
Style of the month is Imperial Stout (20C) and Oatmeal Stout (16B) so bring your best
examples of these 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">December
– Imperial Stout (20C) and Oatmeal Stout (16B)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I
hope to see most of you in a few days at Odells!</p>
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