[Liquidpoets] October Meeting - 10/13/2016 at Horse & Dragon Brewing Company

[Liquid Poets President]

Sorry all... the meeting next week is on
*Thursday October 13th!*
Fingers moving without proper direction from brain today I guess.




Cheers!
Alex

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


On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Liquid Poets President <
president at liquidpoets.com> wrote:

> Hello Poets!
>
> Since this week is also GABF week, our October meeting will be held *NEXT*
> *WEEK* on October 10th at Horse & Dragon Brewing Company from 7-9pm.
>
>
>
> *Liquid Poetry Slam:*
>
> Please remember that we are moving the Slam to a fall competition to be
> held on the last weekend of October.  This fall we will be holding it on
> October 29-30.  Entries are being accepted now and you can enter up until
> our deadline of October 21st.  Hops & Berries NORTH is a local drop off
> location.  Many local breweries will be on hand to select their 2017 GABF
> Pro-Am entries, so get your fantastic beers entered and see if you can
> score a Pro-Am!
>
>
> *2017 Elections for Board of Directors:*
>
> Elections for the 2017 Board of Directors will be held during the month of
> November, with final voting and results being announced at the December
> meeting.  In the next week or two we will be sending out information
> related to all current Board positions so that everyone is aware of the
> roles and responsibilities for each. Hopefully this will be informative for
> you and you will see that serving on the Board is not a gigantic, scary
> commitment.  We are only successful as a club due to the work and
> leadership of our members, and particularly the Board each year.  Please
> keep an eye out for this information and consider running for a Board
> position for 2017!
>
>
> *2016 Festivus Party & Food Bank Silent Auction:*
>
> We will once again be gathering to celebrate another great year of home
> brewing and holding a silent auction to benefit the Larimer County Food
> Bank.  Please mark your calendars for an evening of celebration and fund
> raising for our community on the evening of *Saturday December 3rd!*  The
> location is still being determined, but this is the primary date we are
> currently planning on.  As usual the club will provide the main course
> protein as well as a vegetarian option and we will potluck the rest of the
> meal with tasty contributions of those attending.  More information to
> follow as we get more details ironed out.
>
>
>
> *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.  Bring something you
> have made recently, something you have had aging for a while, or anything
> in between.  Let's sample some great home brew!
>
>
> *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.
>
>
>
> October’s Style of the Black IPA (21D) so bring your best Black IPA to
> share!  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:*
>
> October – Black IPA (21D)
>
> November – Autumn (30B) and Winter Seasonal (30C)
>
> December – Imperial Stout (20C) and Oatmeal Stout (16B)
>
>
> I hope to see most of you next week at Horse & Dragon!
>
>
> Cheers!
> Alex
>
> The Liquid Poets
> Homebrewing Society
> http://www.liquidpoets.com
>
>
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