[Liquidpoets] December LP Meeting

[Liquid Poets President]

Poets and Muses:

It's time for the final meeting of 2014. December's meeting with be hosted
by Odell
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on
December 4th. Which, let's face it, is the contender for the best venue of
the year. This meeting will start 30 minutes later than usual at 7:30 pm
and will go until 9:30 pm.

This month’s agenda:

*Board Elections*: This is your final chance to vote for the 2015 board of
directors. We might provide some *limited* paper and pen voting at the
meeting. We'd prefer you to vote online. So get to the website and vote:

http://liquidpoets.com/2015-board-elections/

You're 2015 board members will be announced at the end of the meeting.

*Xmas Party Reminder*: Our annual holiday party will the following Saturday
on the 6th. See the club email list for the time and place. It is a
pot-luck. We'll be providing the protein for omnivores and vegetarians
alike. It's up to you to bring the appetizers, sides, and desserts. If you
brewed for the party, we'll be handing out your reimbursement gift cards at
the party. And don't forget the silent auction. We've gotten some great
donations from our local breweries and home brew shops (all 1 of them :)
this year. Also, please bring any items you wish to donate to the auction.
We're always ready to bid on spectacular homebrew, mead, etc.

Our regularly scheduled program:

*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.

Our last style for 2014 is *Baltic Porter* (12C). This is a style that has
always captured my imagination. I have several (at least 4) commercial
example this time and I'll be bringing my first attempt at this style in
for your feedback. So join me at my last style of the month table. I'm
looking forward to your homebrews too!

Cheers everyone!
Jason L Connor

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