[Liquidpoets] LP February Meeting at Zwei Bruder

[Liquid Poets President]

Dear Poets and Muses:

Get ready to visit Fort Collins' newest brewery, Zwei Bruder, for our LP
meeting on Feb 5th.  (If it's not the newest, I apologize; I can't keep up
with all the new brewery action these days!)  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.

February' style of the month is 26A, Metheglin (spiced mead). The panel
will be led by the ubiquitous Kyle Byerly, who will bring some homemade
meads to add to the commercial examples I'll bring. The mead panel is
always very popular, so please bring a metheglin if you have one, so there
is more to share.

If you haven't paid your 2015 dues yet, 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.

Remember, we are always looking for people to bring their own versions of
the style of the month (shown below for the whole year), and please e-mail
me back if you would like to lead the panel for one of the styles.  Looking
forward to seeing everyone on the 5th!
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
Cheers,
Alison

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