From president at liquidpoets.com  Mon Apr  2 22:11:10 2012
From: president at liquidpoets.com (Liquid Poets President)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 22:11:10 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] April LP Meeting - New Belgium Brewery @ 7:00 PM
Message-ID: <CAMisXgKeHQpuw4U8=sT-vJuWqLFeV5A6ODuTL+2Fk4y5z2hNCQ@mail.gmail.com>

 Hey Poets,

First off, I'd like to apologize for the last minute communication and
second it's HOP CROP Month!

Our next LP meeting will be at *New Belgium Brewery* on *Thursday* *April
6st* @ 7:00 PM.

We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min.  Please bring any
homebrews you would like to share with the group.

1)  Remi and Doc will be giving talks on hop cultivation and usage.  Remi
sent out a flyer that outlines his talk.  I would encourage you to print
it, and bring it to the meeting.  We will be doing things a little
differently than previous years when it comes to talks.  I would like to
dedicate approx. 15 min for each speaker to address the entire group
instead of the smaller breakout groups that we use to do.  These guys are
both very knowledgeable brewers and we could *all* learn something from
their contributions.  Also, at least two people are bringing at least three
varieties of extra hop rhizomes from their yard.  Here is your chance to
start growing your own at home!

2) 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.  Don't be ashamed, there
are only two types of brewers, those that have brewed bad beer and those
that will!

3)  *Kolsch* (BJCP: 6C) is the April style of the month.  If you have a
Kolsch, please bring it for the table.  There will be a
few commercial examples for calibration and tasting and then we will get
into the homebrews.  These discussions will be lead 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!

4)  Just a reminder, at the MAY meeting,  we will be selecting the AHA club
only competition representative for *Scottish and Irish Ale**.*  If you
have *any* of these beers (BJCP 9: A-E) please bring it.  A panel of BJCP
and non-BJCP judges will select the best example of style and send it
along.  It doesn't cost anything to enter the selection process and if you
win, the club will pay for your shipping and entry cost.  If you want to
enter an Irish ale for both style of the month table and the AHA club only
selection table, *bring 2 bottles.*  This will take some time to go
through, so if your entering of judging please come on time and be prepared
to get started right away.

5)  May style of the Month is Irish Red (BJCP:9D).

6)  Alex Grote has volunteered to do the follow up brew day on April  6th
at his house.  He will be brewing his Kinder-Kolsch - a 3% abv (not exactly
to style) session beer.

7)  Just a reminder Iron Brewer challenge is *Juniper* beers and will be
judged at the *June* meeting.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Upcoming Local Competition News*
*
*
5/19/12 - 18th Annual - 8 Seconds of Froth in Cheyenne, WY ($7 and 2
bottles per entry) - DUE: 5/12/12.
http://www.bbriggs.vcn.com/8seconds.html
Hops & Berries is a drop off!
*
*

6/3/12 - Liquid Poetry Slam in Fort Collins, CO ($6 and 2 bottles per
entry) - DUE: 5/25/12. 6-8 ProAms from this comp!
http://slam.liquidpoets.com/


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*National Homebrew Competition News*
*
*
Just a point of record - 1st round judging for the Denver region will be on
April 20th.  If your beer is not already there, its too late.

Score sheets should be returned by the first week in May and all beers that
receive thirty points or higher go to the final round!
*
*

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Big Brew*
*
*
Hops and Berries, as usual, wants to host a Big Brew event on Saturday, May
5th.  The details are still being arranged and I will be in touch with you
guys as they develop.  We are looking for volunteers to host.  If you have
a space large enough to accommodate this brew session (and party), please
contact me or Taylor Caron (Manager at hopsandberries.com) to begin this
discussion.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cheers,

Joe
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From president at liquidpoets.com  Mon Apr  2 22:18:01 2012
From: president at liquidpoets.com (Liquid Poets President)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 22:18:01 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] April LP Meeting - New Belgium Brewery @ 7:00 PM
In-Reply-To: <CAMisXgKeHQpuw4U8=sT-vJuWqLFeV5A6ODuTL+2Fk4y5z2hNCQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMisXgKeHQpuw4U8=sT-vJuWqLFeV5A6ODuTL+2Fk4y5z2hNCQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAMisXgLvOiuKomQ9bjD2vr5Q2VBK6P=WYkVTzfuNODPshqb-tQ@mail.gmail.com>

***Corrections***

Our next LP meeting will be at New Belgium Brewery on Thursday April 5th @
7:00 PM.  *(NOT APRIL 6TH)*
*
*
Alex's follow up brew day will be on Saturday April 7th *(NOT APRIL 6th)*
*
*
Cheers,

Joe

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Liquid Poets President <
president at liquidpoets.com> wrote:

>  Hey Poets,
>
> First off, I'd like to apologize for the last minute communication and
> second it's HOP CROP Month!
>
> Our next LP meeting will be at *New Belgium Brewery* on *Thursday* *April
> 6st* @ 7:00 PM.
>
> We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min.  Please bring any
> homebrews you would like to share with the group.
>
> 1)  Remi and Doc will be giving talks on hop cultivation and usage.  Remi
> sent out a flyer that outlines his talk.  I would encourage you to print
> it, and bring it to the meeting.  We will be doing things a little
> differently than previous years when it comes to talks.  I would like to
> dedicate approx. 15 min for each speaker to address the entire group
> instead of the smaller breakout groups that we use to do.  These guys are
> both very knowledgeable brewers and we could *all* learn something from
> their contributions.  Also, at least two people are bringing at least three
> varieties of extra hop rhizomes from their yard.  Here is your chance to
> start growing your own at home!
>
> 2) 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.  Don't be ashamed, there
> are only two types of brewers, those that have brewed bad beer and those
> that will!
>
> 3)  *Kolsch* (BJCP: 6C) is the April style of the month.  If you have a
> Kolsch, please bring it for the table.  There will be a
> few commercial examples for calibration and tasting and then we will get
> into the homebrews.  These discussions will be lead 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!
>
> 4)  Just a reminder, at the MAY meeting,  we will be selecting the AHA
> club only competition representative for *Scottish and Irish Ale**.*  If
> you have *any* of these beers (BJCP 9: A-E) please bring it.  A panel of
> BJCP and non-BJCP judges will select the best example of style and send it
> along.  It doesn't cost anything to enter the selection process and if you
> win, the club will pay for your shipping and entry cost.  If you want to
> enter an Irish ale for both style of the month table and the AHA club only
> selection table, *bring 2 bottles.*  This will take some time to go
> through, so if your entering of judging please come on time and be prepared
> to get started right away.
>
> 5)  May style of the Month is Irish Red (BJCP:9D).
>
> 6)  Alex Grote has volunteered to do the follow up brew day on April  6th
> at his house.  He will be brewing his Kinder-Kolsch - a 3% abv (not exactly
> to style) session beer.
>
> 7)  Just a reminder Iron Brewer challenge is *Juniper* beers and will be
> judged at the *June* meeting.
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *Upcoming Local Competition News*
> *
> *
> 5/19/12 - 18th Annual - 8 Seconds of Froth in Cheyenne, WY ($7 and 2
> bottles per entry) - DUE: 5/12/12.
> http://www.bbriggs.vcn.com/8seconds.html
> Hops & Berries is a drop off!
> *
> *
>
> 6/3/12 - Liquid Poetry Slam in Fort Collins, CO ($6 and 2 bottles per
> entry) - DUE: 5/25/12. 6-8 ProAms from this comp!
> http://slam.liquidpoets.com/
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *National Homebrew Competition News*
> *
> *
> Just a point of record - 1st round judging for the Denver region will be
> on April 20th.  If your beer is not already there, its too late.
>
> Score sheets should be returned by the first week in May and all beers
> that receive thirty points or higher go to the final round!
> *
> *
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *Big Brew*
> *
> *
> Hops and Berries, as usual, wants to host a Big Brew event on Saturday,
> May 5th.  The details are still being arranged and I will be in touch with
> you guys as they develop.  We are looking for volunteers to host.  If you
> have a space large enough to accommodate this brew session (and party),
> please contact me or Taylor Caron (Manager at hopsandberries.com) to begin
> this discussion.
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joe
>
>
>
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From ted_manahan at hotmail.com  Thu Apr  5 09:17:30 2012
From: ted_manahan at hotmail.com (Ted Manahan)
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 09:17:30 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] April LP Meeting - New Belgium Brewery @ 7:00 PM
In-Reply-To: <CAMisXgKeHQpuw4U8=sT-vJuWqLFeV5A6ODuTL+2Fk4y5z2hNCQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMisXgKeHQpuw4U8=sT-vJuWqLFeV5A6ODuTL+2Fk4y5z2hNCQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BAY169-W110AEA2D0C5B23851B1ADD681330@phx.gbl>


Slight clarification: I believe the Iron Brewer challenge is spruce beers, though I expect juniper beer would also be appropriate.

I also have a few rhizomes to give away at the meeting. Tettnang and Cascade.

Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 22:11:10 -0600
From: president at liquidpoets.com
To: LiquidPoets at lists.robsims.com
Subject: [Liquidpoets] April LP Meeting - New Belgium Brewery @ 7:00 PM

 Hey Poets,
First off, I'd like to apologize for the last minute communication and second it's HOP CROP Month!
Our next LP meeting will be at New Belgium Brewery on Thursday April 6st @ 7:00 PM. 


We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min.  Please bring any homebrews you would like to share with the group. 
1)  Remi and Doc will be giving talks on hop cultivation and usage.  Remi sent out a flyer that outlines his talk.  I would encourage you to print it, and bring it to the meeting.  We will be doing things a little differently than previous years when it comes to talks.  I would like to dedicate approx. 15 min for each speaker to address the entire group instead of the smaller breakout groups that we use to do.  These guys are both very knowledgeable brewers and we could all learn something from their contributions.  Also, at least two people are bringing at least three varieties of extra hop rhizomes from their yard.  Here is your chance to start growing your own at home!

2) 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.  Don't be ashamed, there are only two types of brewers, those that have brewed bad beer and those that will!


3)  Kolsch (BJCP: 6C) is the April style of the month.  If you have a Kolsch, please bring it for the table.  There will be a few commercial examples for calibration and tasting and then we will get into the homebrews.  These discussions will be lead 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! 


4)  Just a reminder, at the MAY meeting,  we will be selecting the AHA club only competition representative for Scottish and Irish Ale.  If you have any of these beers (BJCP 9: A-E) please bring it.  A panel of BJCP and non-BJCP judges will select the best example of style and send it along.  It doesn't cost anything to enter the selection process and if you win, the club will pay for your shipping and entry cost.  If you want to enter an Irish ale for both style of the month table and the AHA club only selection table, bring 2 bottles.  This will take some time to go through, so if your entering of judging please come on time and be prepared to get started right away.


5)  May style of the Month is Irish Red (BJCP:9D). 


6)  Alex Grote has volunteered to do the follow up brew day on April  6th at his house.  He will be brewing his Kinder-Kolsch - a 3% abv (not exactly to style) session beer.

7)  Just a reminder Iron Brewer challenge is Juniper beers and will be judged at the June meeting.



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Upcoming Local Competition News

5/19/12 - 18th Annual - 8 Seconds of Froth in Cheyenne, WY ($7 and 2 bottles per entry) - DUE: 5/12/12.http://www.bbriggs.vcn.com/8seconds.html

Hops & Berries is a drop off!

6/3/12 - Liquid Poetry Slam in Fort Collins, CO ($6 and 2 bottles per entry) - DUE: 5/25/12. 6-8 ProAms from this comp!

http://slam.liquidpoets.com/



---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Homebrew Competition News

Just a point of record - 1st round judging for the Denver region will be on April 20th.  If your beer is not already there, its too late.
Score sheets should be returned by the first week in May and all beers that receive thirty points or higher go to the final round!



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Big Brew
Hops and Berries, as usual, wants to host a Big Brew event on Saturday, May 5th.  The details are still being arranged and I will be in touch with you guys as they develop.  We are looking for volunteers to host.  If you have a space large enough to accommodate this brew session (and party), please contact me or Taylor Caron (Manager at hopsandberries.com) to begin this discussion.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheers, 
Joe




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From alex at grotegang.com  Thu Apr  5 11:03:22 2012
From: alex at grotegang.com (Alex Grote)
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 11:03:22 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] 2012 Liquid Poetry Slam Planning
Message-ID: <005401cd134e$01dd7580$05986080$@grotegang.com>

Hi All,

 

Our 5th Annual Liquid Poetry Slam competition is coming up soon!  It is
scheduled for Sunday, June 3rd  and will be held at Odell Brewing Company.
As we are getting prepared for the competition, we need a little help.  The
general tasks that we need to accomplish are:

 

1.       Current inventory of competition supplies

2.       Contact drop off locations and verify that they are willing to
assist us again this year.

3.       Communicate with other front range clubs - competition date and
info, judges and stewards needed, etc.

4.       Determine who will be catering the lunch

5.       Prize donations from local breweries

6.       Pickup entries from drop off locations

7.       Sort entries

 

I'll also have a quick announcement about the competition at the meeting
tonight, and hopefully we'll have a little bit of time where those
interested in helping out can get together and we can go over more details,
answer questions, etc.

 

If you are interested in helping out, please let me know, I would like to
get our planning committee setup within the next week so we can really make
some progress on some of these items.  I think 5 or 6 volunteers to help out
would be plenty as a starting point so that people can take charge of a
specific task and gather additional help as needed.

 

See you all tonight.

 

Cheers,

Alex

 

 

 

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From alex at grotegang.com  Fri Apr  6 10:40:54 2012
From: alex at grotegang.com (Alex Grote)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 10:40:54 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Kolsch Brew Day
Message-ID: <002d01cd1414$092e1990$1b8a4cb0$@grotegang.com>

Hi All,

 

As mentioned at the meeting last night, I will be brewing a Kolsch on
Saturday the 7th (tomorrow).  Stop on by and hangout for a bit if you are
interested.  I plan on starting to heat water at 10:00am and should be
wrapped up by 4:00pm or so.  I have a couple beers on tap and will probably
have something to throw on the grill but feel free to bring beer to share or
other snacks.

 

My house is pretty easy to find, basically just north of Front Range
Community College; address below.

 

Cheers,

Alex

 

737 Larkbunting Dr.

Fort Collins, CO 80526

970-420-8967

 

 

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From bestbrew at comcast.net  Thu Apr 12 20:28:35 2012
From: bestbrew at comcast.net (bestbrew at comcast.net)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:28:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Anyone going to Judge the Nationals?
Message-ID: <1694977810.624177.1334284115734.JavaMail.root@sz0179a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>

Hi Gang: 
I'd like to organize a carpool to go to Arvada and judge the Nationals 
on Sat April 21? 
Please let me know. 


Thanks Very Much Jim "Doc" 
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From matt.kunze at gmail.com  Fri Apr 13 09:09:58 2012
From: matt.kunze at gmail.com (Matt Kunze)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:09:58 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Anyone going to Judge the Nationals?
In-Reply-To: <1694977810.624177.1334284115734.JavaMail.root@sz0179a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
References: <1694977810.624177.1334284115734.JavaMail.root@sz0179a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
Message-ID: <CADen58P+gkczwCdQFD6zceZ86wAevCqXDQr1fRsN+KA9dm_MnQ@mail.gmail.com>

Throw my name on the list

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 8:28 PM,  <bestbrew at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Gang:
> I'd like to organize a carpool to go to Arvada and judge the Nationals
> on Sat April 21?
> Please let me know.
>
> Thanks Very Much Jim ?"Doc"
>
> _______________________________________________
> LiquidPoets mailing list
> LiquidPoets at lists.robsims.com
> http://lists.robsims.com/mailman/listinfo/liquidpoets
>

From president at liquidpoets.com  Sat Apr 14 12:03:23 2012
From: president at liquidpoets.com (Liquid Poets President)
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:03:23 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Big Brew 2012
Message-ID: <CAMisXgKDUn-h+HL2DdCZVtQGjjAbJonOHg74CZMEmtNJn5k+Vg@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Poets,

Save the date 5-5-2012!

Matt Smith will be hosting our 2012 Big Brew event this year and as usual
it will be sponsored by Hops and Berries.

712 Cambridge Dr.
Fort Collins 80525

There will be food (carnivore and vegetarian options) and BEER.

In past years we've had LP members brew for the event but we are running
out of time.  So...If you have five gallons of beer ready or will be ready
for the event on May 5th and are willing to put it on tap, please let me
know.  I will begin putting together a list.  If you bring your recipe in
to Hops and Berries, they will give you store credit for the beer you
donated!  Also, its not too late to get some nice session beers brewed, so
if you want to brew let me know and Hops and Berries will comp your
ingredients.

We are interested in getting a variety of beers, so if five people offer up
a pale ale we probably will only need 1 or 2.  Also, Big Brew is a long day
often in the sun, so this is not the event to put a keg of 11% Russian
Imperial Stout on tap.

We will be looking for about 8 five gallon kegs.

Show me the beer!

Cheers,

Joe
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From hopaholic at gmail.com  Sun Apr 15 18:30:55 2012
From: hopaholic at gmail.com (Taylor Caron)
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:30:55 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Big Brew 2012
In-Reply-To: <CAMisXgKDUn-h+HL2DdCZVtQGjjAbJonOHg74CZMEmtNJn5k+Vg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMisXgKDUn-h+HL2DdCZVtQGjjAbJonOHg74CZMEmtNJn5k+Vg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAODBgi-4kSmQO1e1B5_i9Vd9mR6=Y6qwZ6vUFaw6zM4c-HDiwQ@mail.gmail.com>

If you haven't been to Big Brew before, you may not know it to be one the
funnest things the LP does. Everyone has an awesome time, and we all teach
and learn from one another. Some of these guys have 15 and even 20 years of
brewing under their belt. Always a good time, and even if you don't brew a
batch, feel free to bring a bottle or two of something fun.

I will brew a northern brown tomorrow that should be ready, if a bit young.
This is a perfect way for beginners and new members to get in on the
action, so I can certainly find something else to do with this if there are
others who want to brew....

For the record, I served a perfectly tasty wit ten days after pitching
yeast, and I do believe someone beat that by a few days with a German
weizen for those looking for ideas. Mild, Saison, pretty much any ale
sub-5% is fair game. (But I will give MAJOR props to the one who can
produce a passable lager in three weeks.)
;-)

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Liquid Poets President <
president at liquidpoets.com> wrote:

> Hey Poets,
>
> Save the date 5-5-2012!
>
> Matt Smith will be hosting our 2012 Big Brew event this year and as usual
> it will be sponsored by Hops and Berries.
>
> 712 Cambridge Dr.
> Fort Collins 80525
>
> There will be food (carnivore and vegetarian options) and BEER.
>
> In past years we've had LP members brew for the event but we are running
> out of time.  So...If you have five gallons of beer ready or will be ready
> for the event on May 5th and are willing to put it on tap, please let me
> know.  I will begin putting together a list.  If you bring your recipe in
> to Hops and Berries, they will give you store credit for the beer you
> donated!  Also, its not too late to get some nice session beers brewed, so
> if you want to brew let me know and Hops and Berries will comp your
> ingredients.
>
> We are interested in getting a variety of beers, so if five people offer
> up a pale ale we probably will only need 1 or 2.  Also, Big Brew is a long
> day often in the sun, so this is not the event to put a keg of 11% Russian
> Imperial Stout on tap.
>
> We will be looking for about 8 five gallon kegs.
>
> Show me the beer!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joe
>
> _______________________________________________
> LiquidPoets mailing list
> LiquidPoets at lists.robsims.com
> http://lists.robsims.com/mailman/listinfo/liquidpoets
>
>


-- 
"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor Liberty to purchase power."
-- Ben Franklin, 1738
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From matt.kunze at gmail.com  Mon Apr 16 10:06:13 2012
From: matt.kunze at gmail.com (Matt Kunze)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:06:13 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Anyone going to Judge the Nationals?
In-Reply-To: <CADen58P+gkczwCdQFD6zceZ86wAevCqXDQr1fRsN+KA9dm_MnQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1694977810.624177.1334284115734.JavaMail.root@sz0179a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
	<CADen58P+gkczwCdQFD6zceZ86wAevCqXDQr1fRsN+KA9dm_MnQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADen58PB_3dvAyF_bitYv07eMydwVDRDS_-3S29Upd3kgnmjAQ@mail.gmail.com>

Sounds like they could still use as much help as they can get, so if
anyone is available this weekend they would surely appreciate it. It
sounds like the Floyd's are pretty excited to host, so I would imagine
they will treat you well.

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Matt Kunze <matt.kunze at gmail.com> wrote:
> Throw my name on the list
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 8:28 PM, ?<bestbrew at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Hi Gang:
>> I'd like to organize a carpool to go to Arvada and judge the Nationals
>> on Sat April 21?
>> Please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks Very Much Jim ?"Doc"
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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From nick.chase79 at yahoo.com  Tue Apr 17 19:21:31 2012
From: nick.chase79 at yahoo.com (Nick Chase)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:21:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Big Brew 2012
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Hey guys,
I just bottled a Kolsh and a Dunkelweizen at 5.5 and 6% respectively.? They're not in kegs but I'd be happy to bring them by.? What time does this start and end?
Cheers

From: Taylor Caron <hopaholic at gmail.com>
To: Liquid Poets President <president at liquidpoets.com> 
Cc: LiquidPoets List <LiquidPoets at lists.robsims.com> 
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Liquidpoets] Big Brew 2012


If you haven't been to Big Brew before, you may not know it to be one the funnest things the LP does. Everyone has an awesome time, and we all teach and learn from one another. Some of these guys have 15 and even 20 years of brewing under their belt. Always a good time, and even if you don't brew a batch, feel free to bring a bottle or two of something fun.
I will brew a northern brown tomorrow that should be ready, if a bit young.
This is a perfect way for beginners and new members to get in on the action, so I can certainly find something else to do with this if there are others who want to brew....

For the record, I served a perfectly tasty wit ten days after pitching yeast, and I do believe someone beat that by a few days with a German weizen for those looking for ideas. Mild, Saison, pretty much any ale sub-5% is fair game. (But I will give MAJOR props to the one who can produce a passable lager in three weeks.) 
;-)


On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Liquid Poets President <president at liquidpoets.com> wrote:

Hey Poets, 
>
>
>Save the date 5-5-2012!
>
>
>Matt Smith will be hosting our 2012 Big Brew event this year and as usual it will be sponsored by Hops and Berries.
>
>
>712 Cambridge Dr.
>Fort Collins 80525
>
>
>There will be food (carnivore and vegetarian options) and BEER.?
>
>
>In past years we've had LP members brew for the event but we are running out of time. ?So...If you have five gallons of beer ready or will be ready for the event on May 5th and are willing to put it on tap, please let me know. ?I will begin putting together a list. ?If you bring your recipe in to Hops and Berries, they will give you store credit for the beer you donated! ?Also, its not too late to get some nice session beers brewed, so if you want to brew let me know and Hops and Berries will comp your ingredients.
>
>
>We are interested in getting a variety of beers, so if five people offer up a pale ale we probably will only need 1 or 2. ?Also, Big Brew is a long day often in the sun, so this is not the event to put a keg of 11% Russian Imperial Stout on tap.
>
>
>We will be looking for about 8 five gallon kegs.
>
>
>Show me the beer!
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>Joe
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From alex at grotegang.com  Tue Apr 17 22:19:42 2012
From: alex at grotegang.com (Alex Grote)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:19:42 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] 2012 LP Slam
Message-ID: <001601cd1d1a$7ac2bbb0$70483310$@grotegang.com>

Hi All,

 

Just a quick note as we are getting into the serious planning for the 2012
LP Slam competition.

 

If anyone has any interest, aspirations, desire, willingness, etc., to be
the competition coordinator for 2013, please let me know now.  Being
involved with the various planning stages of the competition is incredibly
important to being able to successfully coordinate and run the competition.
There has been some ground work done so far, but many tasks still remain to
do and even if you do not have time to be involved in these tasks this year,
it will be a great learning experience and prepare you for running a
competition in the future.

 

Just let me know if this is something that you are interested in.

 

Cheers,

Alex

 

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From skijones at gmail.com  Tue Apr 17 23:15:16 2012
From: skijones at gmail.com (Steve Jones)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:15:16 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] 2012 LP Slam
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Alex (along with others) has really made this competition a great event. There is a lot of work every year and it really is a good way to become an integral part of the club. So who's gonna step up? :)

Steve Jones
iPhone

On Apr 17, 2012, at 10:19 PM, "Alex Grote" <alex at grotegang.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
>  
> 
> Just a quick note as we are getting into the serious planning for the 2012 LP Slam competition.
> 
>  
> 
> If anyone has any interest, aspirations, desire, willingness, etc., to be the competition coordinator for 2013, please let me know now.  Being involved with the various planning stages of the competition is incredibly important to being able to successfully coordinate and run the competition.  There has been some ground work done so far, but many tasks still remain to do and even if you do not have time to be involved in these tasks this year, it will be a great learning experience and prepare you for running a competition in the future.
> 
>  
> 
> Just let me know if this is something that you are interested in.
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Alex
> 
>  
> 
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From bestbrew at comcast.net  Wed Apr 18 18:33:59 2012
From: bestbrew at comcast.net (bestbrew at comcast.net)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:33:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Driving to Nationals Arvada on Sat?
Message-ID: <1156805939.730610.1334795639905.JavaMail.root@sz0179a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>

Hi Gang: 
I'm willing to do whatever is necessary to get a ride to 
Arvada on Sat to judge the Nationals. 
I'll accommodate to anyone's schedule 

If you'd rather call 970-682-2663 


Thanks Very Much Jim "Doc" 
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From bestbrew at comcast.net  Wed Apr 18 18:48:02 2012
From: bestbrew at comcast.net (bestbrew at comcast.net)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:48:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Grain Pickup?
Message-ID: <1852070695.730767.1334796482079.JavaMail.root@sz0179a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>

Hi Again: 
Is anyone here planning to go to Richard McLain's in Highlands Ranch 
to Pickup Grain? 
I'll be happy to chip in for gas to get mine to FC 


Thanks Very Much Jim "Doc" 
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From president at liquidpoets.com  Thu Apr 19 11:01:33 2012
From: president at liquidpoets.com (Liquid Poets President)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:01:33 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Big Brew 2012 Draft List
Message-ID: <CAMisXgJoNvdYsE+hUCroofztiOWFy66mZ-emHN0vZQ=xVg3z4w@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Poets,

Big Brew 2012 is quickly approaching - 2 weeks from Saturday!

Here is the current Home Brew draft list:

Mike B. - Session IPA
Josh G. - 80 Schilling
Mike H. - Am. Wheat
Alex G. - Kinder Kolsch
Joe - Irish Red Ale
Matt K. - Smokey English Brown Something
Taylor - Northern English Brown
Doc - Session IPA
Chris and Jana - 5 gal. of something

Please let me know if there are any updates or changes to this list.

If you haven't brewed your beer yet, get on it!

Cheers,

Joe
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From president at liquidpoets.com  Thu Apr 19 13:00:59 2012
From: president at liquidpoets.com (Liquid Poets President)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:00:59 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Big Brew 2012 Draft List
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Update!

Dave R. is bringing a Helles
Nick C. is bringing a couple six packs of dunkelwiezen and Kolsch.

Cheers,

Joe

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Liquid Poets President <
president at liquidpoets.com> wrote:

> Hey Poets,
>
> Big Brew 2012 is quickly approaching - 2 weeks from Saturday!
>
> Here is the current Home Brew draft list:
>
> Mike B. - Session IPA
> Josh G. - 80 Schilling
> Mike H. - Am. Wheat
> Alex G. - Kinder Kolsch
> Joe - Irish Red Ale
> Matt K. - Smokey English Brown Something
> Taylor - Northern English Brown
> Doc - Session IPA
> Chris and Jana - 5 gal. of something
>
> Please let me know if there are any updates or changes to this list.
>
> If you haven't brewed your beer yet, get on it!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joe
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From president at liquidpoets.com  Thu Apr 26 13:10:52 2012
From: president at liquidpoets.com (Liquid Poets President)
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:10:52 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] May LP Meeting - Equinox Brewing @ 7:00 PM
Message-ID: <CAMisXgKsXqFLUWbzUBME_ua55GUvfLn2B4qDaQhATTkEfoQwmQ@mail.gmail.com>

 Hey Poets,

Our next LP meeting will be at *Equinox Brewing* on *Thursday* *May 3rd* @
7:00 PM.


We will have a beer social for the first ~ 15 min.  Please bring any
homebrews you would like to share with the group.

2) 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.  Don't be ashamed, there
are only two types of brewers, those that have brewed bad beer and those
that will!

3)  *Irish Red Ale * (BJCP: 9d) is the May style of the month.  If you have
a Irish Red Ale, please bring it for the table.  There will be a
few commercial examples for calibration and tasting and then we will get
into the homebrews.  These discussions will be lead 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!

4)  We will be selecting the AHA club only competition representative
for *Scottish
and Irish Ale**.*  If you have *any* of these beers (BJCP 9: A-E) please
bring it.  A panel of BJCP and non-BJCP judges will select the best example
of style and send it along.  It doesn't cost anything to enter the
selection process and if you win, the club will pay for your shipping and
entry cost.  If you want to enter an Irish ale for both style of the month
table and the AHA club only selection table, *bring 2 bottles.*  This will
take some time to go through, so if your entering of judging please come on
time and be prepared to get started right away.

5)  June style of the Month is Belgian Pale Ale (BJCP:16B).

6)  We are looking for someone to do a follow-up brew day.  If someone is
interested in hosting a brew session at their house while brewing a Belgian
Pale Ale please let me know.  The club will offer some support for food and
beer.

7)  Just a reminder Iron Brewer challenge is *Spruce* beers and will be
judged at the *June* meeting.


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*Upcoming Local Competition News*
*
*
5/19/12 - 18th Annual - 8 Seconds of Froth in Cheyenne, WY ($7 and 2
bottles per entry) - DUE: 5/12/12.
http://www.bbriggs.vcn.com/8seconds.html
Hops & Berries is a drop off!
*
*

6/3/12 - Liquid Poetry Slam in Fort Collins, CO ($7 and 2 bottles per
entry) - DUE: 5/25/12. 6-8 ProAms from this comp!
http://slam.liquidpoets.com/


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*National Homebrew Competition News*
*
*
May 4th the first round results will be announced on the web.

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*Big Brew*
*
*
Big Brew is on Saturday - May 5th.  It will start around 9:00 AM but early
birds can show up earlier to help set up etc..  Matt Smith will be hosting
the event at his house and Hops and Berries will be sponsoring the event
with homebrews and food.

This event is always a great time.  It is open to any and everyone, so
bring your friends who are interested in brewing.  Kids and significant
others are also welcome but it is a long day if your brewing, so keep that
in mind.

Matt's Address:
712 Cambridge Dr.
Fort Collins 80525

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Cheers,

Joe
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From matt.kunze at gmail.com  Mon Apr 30 22:52:04 2012
From: matt.kunze at gmail.com (Matt Kunze)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:52:04 -0600
Subject: [Liquidpoets] Taste Of Fort Collins Session IPA Contest
Message-ID: <CADen58P2mjOOjtHe=x1HVXaEwkDiVWT45mzJjb_FJswE7LSjeA@mail.gmail.com>

Many of you heard me mention a new competition that is being held in
the area this summer so I thought I would forward along some more
detail. The Taste of Fort Collins and Odell are sponsoring a unique
homebrew competion that should be a lot of fun.

This could be a great Big Brew batch if you don't already have
something planned.

* This competition is for "Session-style" IPAs, rather than a strict
BJCP style. You're left to interpret what that means, but the beers
will be judged as a drinkable, sessionable IPA.
* The beers will be evaluated by Odell staff and some other
professional brewers, so you will get feedback from that perspective.
We're still working on exactly how they will be evaluated, but expect
one consensus scoresheet per entry.
* The beers must be dropped off at Odell Brewing on May 29th or 30th
between 9am and 4pm on the west loading docks. Please mark the entries
clearly as being for the Taste of Fort Collins - Odell is also a drop
location for the Liquid Poetry Slam the week before.
* The entry fee is $10 - please provide 2-3 bottles for sampling.
* You can register your entries online:
http://comp.liquidpoets.com/tofc/, please send a copy of the entry
forms and payment to:
      Team Player Productions (TFC Homebrew Contest)
      1539 Platte St Suite 206
      Denver CO, 80202

And the most exciting part:

* The winner will get to brew a pilot batch at Odell next year in May
to be served at the tap room and the 2013 Taste of Fort Collins.

I've attached a copy of the official flyer that has some more details.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
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