[Liquidpoets] 2012 Year in Review

[Liquid Poets President]

Hey Poets,



I can’t believe we have already finished another year.  As a club and part
of the Northern Colorado brewing community, we had several milestones and
accomplishments that are worth highlighting.



Here are a few that come to mind:

   -  2012 was the largest membership for the Liquid Poets
   -  Club member Andy Mitchell (of Funkwerks fame) won a Gold medal at the
   National Homebrew Competition in Seattle
   -  We produced the largest volume of beer in club history at 2012 Big
   Brew (I forget the number).
   - The 2012 Liquid Poetry Slam was largest club hosted homebrew
   competition (576 entries) *ever* in Colorado.
   - Three club members Taylor Caron, Nate Boot, and Jay Shambo all
   participated in GABF Pro-Am brews.
   - We donated $1000 dollars to the Red Cross High Park Fire Relief fund.
   - Fort Collins and Loveland brought home 8 GABF medals from 6 separate
   breweries.
   -  Funkwerks received high honor with Small Brewery of the Year at the
   GABF.
   - Club member Jay Shambo won a gold medal in the GABF Pro-Am competition
   with New Belgium Brewing Co.
   - We beat our previous record donation to the Larimer County Food Bank
   ($961, I think) at the December holiday party.

I’m sure I missed a few, but overall I feel this is an impressive list.



As the year comes to a close I would like thank the 2012 Board of Directors
for all the hard work and great ideas they offered over the past year.



Andrew Lawerence - VP

Matt Kunze – Events Coordinator

Alex Grote – Comp Coordinator

Amy McLean - Treasurer

Ted Manahan - Board at Large

Jason “Jester” Goldman – Board at Large

Jim “Doc” Damon – Board at Large

Janna Kregoski – Board at Large

Chris Kregoski – Board at Large



I also would like to thank all the breweries that helped us out through the
year.



CB & Potts Restaurant & Brewery

Equinox Brewing Co.

Funkwerks

Grimm Brothers Brewhouse

New Belgium Brewing Co.

Odell Brewing Co.

Pateros Creek Brewing Co.



I would also like to thank Matt Smith and Hops and Berries for hosting and
sponsoring our big brew day, Matt Kunze for hosting our Summer BBQ, and
Paul Davis for hosting/arranging our holiday party.



I look forward to another great year with the Liquid Poets in 2013 led by
Matt Smith and the new Board of Directors.





Cheers,



Joe Bowden



P.S. I will no longer be using this email address; any
email intended specifically for me should go to Breakdownproject at aol.com
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