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

[Liquid Poets President]

***Corrections***

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