[Liquidpoets] May LP Meeting - Equinox Brewing @ 7:00 PM

[Liquid Poets President]

 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*
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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 ($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*
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May 4th the first round results will be announced on the web.

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*Big Brew*
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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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