BJCP Week 8: German Ales, Wheat Beers, Rauchbiers / Tech Topic: Troubleshooting 1

REMINDER: THIS WEEK'S CLASS IS AT RICK OFTEL'S HOUSE, NOT AT MIDWEST! Contact Rick at rick.oftel(a)toro.com if you need directions. Here are the beers for this week. As always, if you have any homebrewed examples (or interesting commercial examples) of these styles, please consider bringing them to class: 8. A. Koelsch-style Ale 8.B. Dusseldorf Altbier 8.C. North German 17.A. Bavarian Weizen 17.B. Bavarian Dunkelweizen 17.C. Berliner Weisse 17.D. Weizenbock 23.A. Classic Rauchbier 23. B. Other Smoked Beer Also, as a reminder, Jonathan Crist, our intrepid contest beer-shipper, is collecting entries for the March Mashness competition in St. Cloud both this week and next week at class. You need 3 bottles per entry with neck labels on each one, as well as an entry sheet for each one. Cost is $6 per entry. If you are interested in judging for Mashness, contact James Michael at jmichael(a)astound.net, or call him at 320-253-0933. We have a LOT of certified BJCP judges in our club - let's pitch in and support a great, LOCAL contest! More info about March Mashness can be found at: http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org/competition/. - Al