[Liquidpoets] LP March 5th Meeting at Horse and Dragon

[Liquid Poets President]

Dear Poets and Muses:

Our March meeting will be at Horse and Dragon, one of the craft breweries
that opened last year.  Remember that you are always welcome to come early
to a meeting to try the house beers, so if you haven't been there yet,
here's your opportunity.

If you are interested in our next mini-comp, to be judged in April, get
crackin' on your best SMASH (single-malt and single-hop) beer, and be sure
it's bottled by April.  Only one 12oz (or larger) bottle is necessary for
the mini-comp.

March's style of the month is 9D, Irish Red Ale. Long-time member of the
club, Jim "Doc" Damon, will lead this panel, so be sure to bring your red
that I know some people brewed for St. Patty's Day!  If you are interested
in leading a style of the month panel, please take a look at the chart
below and tell me what month/style you'd like to volunteer for.  Ideally,
it's a style that you will be sure to bring your homebrewed version of.

MONTHSTYLEJanuary11. English Brown AleFebruary26A. Metheglin (spiced mead)
March9D. Irish Red AleApril6B. Blonde AleMay5A. Maibock/Helles BockJune10A.
American Pale AleJuly15A. Weizen/WeissbierAugust17B. / 17C. Flanders Red
Ale / Flanders Brown Ale / Oud BruinSeptember14. India Pale AleOctober27.
Standard Cider and PerryNovember9B. Scottish Heavy 70/-December18E. Belgian
Dark Strong Ale


If you haven't paid your 2015 dues yet, our Treasurer Jesse can help you
with that at the meeting.  *Remember, we will be wiping the e-mail list
after March's meeting, so make sure you turn in your form and dues by then
to stay on this super awesome and informative list, and also to get your
new taster glass and name tag.*

The new yearly dues are as follows:

o    Single membership: $25 ($15 after July 1) for an individual adult

o    Couple membership: $30 ($20 after July 1) for two adults in the same
household

Here is our regular meeting 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 homebrewed beer,
cider, and mead, and have others try yours. Essentially geek out about our
hobby for a bit. New members, keep an eye out for the Board members who
will be introduced during the announcements; any of them will be 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. It will be run by an
experienced, long-time member of the club.  This group is more in-depth and
direct than our beer social portion of the evening, but still informal. 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.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the 5th!
Cheers,
Alison

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