[Liquidpoets] January LP Meeting - Thursday the 7th at Funkwerks!

[Liquid Poets President]

Dear Poets and Muses:

I'm happy to announce that our first meeting of the new year will be at
Funkwerks on January 7th.

*Since this is the first meeting of the year, membership dues are due!*
 Jesse McConnell, our esteemed Treasurer, will be taking your money at
January's meeting.  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

I have attached the membership application; please print out the second
page, fill it out, and bring it with you to the meeting.  This
application/waiver is how your name will get onto (or stay on) the e-mail
list, as *we are refresh the list at the beginning of each year*.

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 homebrew 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 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.

While I haven't really worked out the style of the month list for the year
yet, let's go with Stout as the January Style of the Month.  That will be
any Category 13 beers.  If you happen to have a homebrewed stout, please
bring it and join the Style of the Month panel.  I'll also make sure we
have a couple of tasty commercial examples to enjoy as well.

I hope everyone had a great Holiday season and hope to see many of you in a
few days!

Cheers
Alex

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