[Liquidpoets] LP April 2 Meeting at Snowbank Brewing

[Liquid Poets President]

Dear Poets and Muses:

Our April 2 meeting will be at Snowbank Brewing, one of the craft breweries
that opened last year.  Remember that you are always welcome to come early
to a meeting to purchase a house beer or two, so if you haven't been there
yet, here's your opportunity.

Remember to bring your SMASH (single-malt and single-hop) beer if you want
to enter the mini-comp that will be judged at the meeting.  Only one 12oz
(or larger) bottle is necessary for the mini-comp.  Seasoned members, let
me know if you want to help judge this mini-comp.

Since we were unable to have a style of the month panel last month, we will
have 2 styles this month: Irish Red Ale and Blonde Ale. Long-time member of
the club, Jim "Doc" Damon, will lead the Irish red panel, so be sure to
bring your red that I know some people brewed for St. Patty's Day!  I will
lead the blonde panel, as I have brewed one just for the occasion.  If you
have a non-Belgian blonde ale that you would like to bring to the panel,
please do.  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.  Please see Jesse if we owe you a taster glass
from last month (sorry I didn't bring enough).

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 2nd!

Cheers,
Alison

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