[OMB] Re: December 2014 Meeting
- From: Wild Child <wildchild75@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: overmountainbrewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 09:12:07 -0500
Reminder this meeting in tonight!
Also let me remind everyone that dues will be required again in January
2015. John Kelly will start taking these in the December 2014 meeting, so
bring cash or a check.
Current dues amount = $20.00 per year.
Please write all checks out to Overmountain Brewers.
Thank you,
Donna
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Wild Child <wildchild75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Overmountain Brewers!
> I just wanted to remind everyone there is the December 2014 Meeting on
> this coming Monday at Bonefire. Hope you have been able to brew lots and
> lots! At the meeting we will be focusing on the filling out of a BJCP
> Score sheet and judging a beer. Hope you have brewed or will be the first
> up comp beer for 2015. As a reminder I have re-listed the information from
> a previous email to the club below, and have listed some homework if you
> can review before our meeting.
>
> Additionally, the nominations for officers were made.
> The Nominees for the 2015 panel of officers are:
>
> President - Donna Dingus
> Vice President - Ben Cowan
> Treasurer - John Kelly
> Secretary -
> Membership Director - Justen Dick
>
> As you can see we did not have a Secretary nominated for this year. If
> you are interested or have a nominee who would be able to attend all
> meetings to take notes, please let us know before or at the meeting.
> Otherwise this hat will be shared with another office.
>
> Now for the homework in order to prepare for Monday's meeting. I am
> including various links that can be found on the BJCP site. These would be
> great for you to review before the meeting.
>
> How to judge a beer: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/How_to_Judge_Beer.pdf
>
>
>
> Scoresheet Coversheet: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_CoverSheet.pdf
>
>
>
> Beer Scoresheet: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BeerScoreSheet.pdf
>
>
> Simple Beer Checklist: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/Beer_checklist.pdf
>
> Simple Beer Checklist instructions:
> http://www.bjcp.org/docs/Checklist_instructions.pdf
>
>
> If you know someone interested in craft brewing of any kind bring them
> along and introduce them to this great hobby and our club.
>
> Meeting Info:
> Date: Monday, December 8, 2014
> Time: 7:00 pm EST
> Location: Bonefire Smokehouse at the Hardware, 260 West Main St. in
> Abingdon VA
>
> Hope to see you there.
> Thank you,
> Donna Dingus
>
> _________________________________________________________
> From a previous email:
>
> 2015 Club Only BJCP Competitions
>
> During the November 2014 meeting there was a large amount of discussion
> around how BJCP competitions are judged and how one learns to judge. In
> order to fully examine these questions we have decided that we will be
> doing Club Only BJCP comps in 2015.
> These comps are going to be planned for every other month and we will be
> judging/discussing the style as part of the meetings. To prepare for this
> adventure, in the December meeting we will be discussing a BCJP score sheet
> and seeing how judging is actually done.
>
> We encourage members to brew the selected style, and on the set comp days,
> participate in the judging of the beers 'entered' into the comp. These
> comps will also help members focus on styles that they may not typically
> brew.
>
> We want everyone in the club to understand the judging process and to
> participate as they can either by entering, judging, or both if possible.
> Each person interested in learning to judge a BJCP comp will be paired up
> with an experienced judge.
>
> This is to be a learning experience, so if you brew a style, please try to
> limit your beer's exposure to other club members in order to keep it as
> anonymous as possible.
>
> Entries must be in standard capped 12 oz brown glass bottles that are void
> of all identifying information, including labels and embossing.
> Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.
>
> John Kelly will be the person coordinating the beers and entry numbers, so
> upon arriving at the set meeting, provide him with your entries. You must
> declare the style category your beer is to be entered in.
>
> John McGill will serve as the Steward, and will be receiving the beer from
> John Kelly and then providing it to the judges as they select the order.
>
> The first two styles are as follows and we will discuss what is upcoming
> at the December meeting:
>
> Jan 12, 2015
>
> 10 American Ale
>
>
>
> 10A – American Pale Ale
>
>
>
> 10B – American Amber Ale
>
>
>
> 10C – American Brown Ale
>
> March 9, 2015
>
> 12 Porter
>
>
>
> 12A – Brown Porter
>
>
>
> 12B – Robust Porter
>
>
>
> 12C – Baltic Porter
>
> If you would like to view information related to these styles please see
> the style guidelines at this following hyperlink:
> http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.php
>
> If you have any questions about the 2015 BJCP Club Only Competitions,
> please let me know.
>
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