[Liquidpoets] May Meeting!

[Liquid Poets President]

Hello Poets!

Our May meeting will be held this week on May 5th at New Belgium Brewing
Company from 7-9pm.



*Beer Roulette!*

Since we have all of the extra beer from the Liquid Poetry Slam, we will
have about 300 bottles of beer for Beer Roulette!  All of these beers are
labeled with the Style and Sub-Style ( 21A = American IPA ), but they may
or may not have won a medal.... they may or may not be excellent, or bad,
or somewhere in between.  So, they are Beer Roulette!  All of these beers
will be available to sample during the meeting and to take home at the end
of the meeting.  Given that, please do not feel compelled to bring a home
brew to this months meeting.... we should have plenty of beer!



*Tasting Panel:*

Since we seem to always have a lot going on at meetings, and those wanting
feedback on beers may not always remember to bring 2 bottles, we are going
to try something new with the tasting panel over the next couple of months.
We are going to ask those who are BJCP certified judges if they would be
willing to give one-on-one feedback to other members who are seeking it.  Those
BJCP members who are willing will have a special name tag denoting that
they are willing to take a minute or two and review your beer with you.  If
you are BJCP certified, and you are willing to help out other club members
at our meetings, please let one of the Board Members know and we will get
you setup with the special name tag.



*Beer Social:*

As usual, we will gather around the beer table for the first 15-20 minutes
of the meeting and greet new and old friends alike. This month, we will
mostly be playing Beer Roulette!  Let’s sample some great, good, average,
or bad home brew and generally relax for a bit!



*Mini Comp:*

Last months Black IPA challenge was won by Ben Gentry and he chose
Peppercorn beers as the next challenge. They will be judged according to
the Spice category and all base styles are acceptable.  We are working out
the timing for the next Mini Comp judging, but it will either be at the
July or August meeting.  Keep your eyes open for more details!



*Style of the Month:*

Overall the goal this year will be to have a couple of commercial examples
and a number of home brewed examples at each meeting.  The focus of the
table will be to examine the examples based on the BJCP Guidelines and see
how will they compare.  Hopefully this will be in informative table where
members can get down and dirty with the details of the chosen style.



May’s Style of the Month is Traditional Meads: All Category M1 Meads.  Below
is the full list for Style of the Month.  If you are interested in leading
one of these tables, please let me know and I'll get you penciled in.



*Style of the Month List:*

May – Traditional Meads:  All category M1 meads

June – Light Belgian Strong’s:  Blond Ale (25A), Golden Strong Ale (25C),
and Tripel (26C)

July – Dark Belgian Strong’s:  Dubbel (26B) and Dark Strong Ale (26D)

August – American Pale Ale (18B)

September – Amber Lagers:  Marzen (6A), Dunkles Bock (6C), and Vienna Lager
(7A)

October – Black IPA (21D)

November – Autumn (30B) and Winter Seasonal (30C)

December – Imperial Stout (20C) and Oatmeal Stout (16B)



I hope to see everyone on Thursday!
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