[Liquidpoets] April LP Meeting - New Belgium Brewery @ 7:00 PM

[Liquid Poets President]

 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.


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*Upcoming Local Competition News*
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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!
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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/


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*National Homebrew Competition News*
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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!
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*Big Brew*
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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.

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Cheers,

Joe
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