[Liquidpoets] August LP Meeting

[Liquid Poets President]

Dear Poets and Muses

Our August meeting will be held at Pateros Creek
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7-9pm on the 7th.

This month’s agenda:

*Beer Social*: For the first half hour of the meeting we hang out, meet and
greet old friends and new members alike. Try other’s homebrew and have
others try yours. Essentially geek out about our hobby for a bit. New
members, keep an eye out for Alison Rosso, she is our new member ambassador
and is happy to introduce you around! And don’t forget, this is a club of
homebrewers and homebrewers homebrew, so please bring in your homemade
fermented beverages to share!

*Tasting Panel*: This is a small break out group that gives each other
direct feedback on the homebrew you bring. This group more in depth and
direct than our beer social portion of the evening, but still not as formal
as other break out groups. If you’d like to get and/or give direct feedback
on homebrew, this is the group for you. If you have homebrew with a defect,
bring it here! This is an excellent opportunity to learn about defects, to
experience them, and to learn how to avoid them in the future.

*Style of the Month*: One of our most popular groups, this group reviews a
different BJCP subcategory every month. In this group you’ll go over the
category, drink some commercial examples and compare them with the
guidelines. Then repeat with beer brewed by club members! If you’re
interested in how BJCP judging works, this is an excellent group to get
involved with.

The style this month is *Munich Helles*, a beer style that I am absolutely
in love with. I've brewed some, hopefully  you have as well.

And don’t forget to brew for the upcoming styles: September is American
Brown. I've had some excellent examples of this style from members in the
club and would love to see them at the September meeting. The style of the
month for October is Biere de Garde.

*Camping Trip*: The club’s annual camping trip is in Jack’s Gulch from
August 8-10th. The site is already reserved. The campers will get the left
over beer from the BBQ, so if you haven't RSVP'd already, make sure to
follow up with the announcement on the email list.

*Board (Bored?) Challenge*: Don't forget that we're reviving intra-club
competitions with the Board Challenge: Brewing Techniques. Our first
competition is an extract beer, brewed with no more than 20% steeping
grains, to be judged at our September meeting.

Cheers everybody!
Jason L Connor

The Liquid Poets
http://www.liquidpoets.com
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