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Greetings MHBA Club members and future members. Rick here with an =
exciting announcement that may influence your early afternoon plans - =
BEER. Who says you can't buy votes? =20
Before we get involved with the beer, remember today defines the next =
year of club business; financial, locations, opportunities, and =
participation levels. If you would the club to think about something, =
this is your day to speak up. OK, now the beer
At the CSPS Hall, starting around 1:00 four tap beers will arrive from =
the Garden View Brewing Brewing Company. OK, It is actually from my =
basement brewery but it is a fun name and it matches the view of Dawns' =
rose garden. =20
What are they? There are red ones, violet ones, roses with unique =
names... No, not the roses - the varieties of beer? =20
1.. Steam Beer=20
2.. Pale Ale (controlled hop level)=20
3.. Pale Ale - (IBU contender)=20
4.. Big Red. =20
The first three are typical beverages produced to style guidelines (for =
the most part) and represent containers that are almost ready for =
recycling. Big Red, on the other hand, is a beer produced more along =
commercial style guidelines of an Irish Red Ale. It was produced with =
moderate (for my brewery) original gravity of 1.055, very low hop levels =
in flavor and aroma, and a very nice balanced red color, malt, lace. =
The fun thing about this beer was pitching it on the stout dregs and =
seeing it achieve high krausen in about 30 minutes! The beer was winter =
fermented in a cold water bath and it was a challenge keeping the =
fermenting temperature below 70=B0f. The challenge didn't last long =
however - it finished in about 2 days! =20
So there you have it. At least 10 reasons to show up and enjoy the =
meeting. Remember, this is the beginning of the new club year and as =
Vice President, I am breaking out some of our classic original club =
glasses. New members with paid memberships - would you like to claim =
your glass? =20
Please attend this afternoon or you will never know what you're missing. =
=20
Regards and fun stuff
Rick Oftel
VP MHBA
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