Greetings fellow Beer-lings! You are all welcome to attend BJCP class #8 at Al Boyce's house this Thursday, March 7, 2002 at 6pm. Call Al at 952-927-8968 for information. Styles: German Ales, Wheat Beers and Rauchbiers: 3.B. American Wheat 8A. Koelsch-Style Alt 8B. Duesseldorf Altbier 8C. North German Altbier 17A. Bavarian Weizen 17.B. Dunkelweizen 17.C. Berliner Weiss 17.D. Weizenbock, 23.A. Bamberger Rauchbier If anyone has any HOME-BREWED examples of these, please consider bringing them to this class for the edification of all. Technical topic: Troubleshooting I, which includes a discussion of how positive and negative attributes are perceived and produced, the beer styles with which they may be associated and corrective measures. The flavor descriptors on the beer scoresheet or the BJCP Study Guide should be split into two sections. See you then! - Al Boyce