Next meeting on May 20 Join LAGERS at our monthly meeting, and bring a homebrew for our monthly BBOT. Please note the parking lot in front of Akasha is getting resurfaced. Look for street parking nearby. RSVP on Facebook. Previous meeting: All about Kölsch Last month, the club discussed the Kölsch beer style in preparation for Round 2 of the first annual LAGERS Cup, which will take place at our June meeting. American Homebrew Association (AHA) Referral Program LAGERS is partnering with the AHA: When you join or renew your AHA membership with code LAGERS, you get $5 off your…
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Hey LAGERS – Now is the time to renew your membership for 2024! Memberships from 2023 ended in April. Your membership money helps pay for many things: And your membership has many benefits! To make thing easier on us, we really do prefer if you pay online. It’s a quick, easy process that allows you to use a credit card or PayPal. We’ve even gotten rid of the $2 fee for online payments! If you still prefer to pay with cash or check, you can bring them to the next monthly meeting. So, if you haven’t already, please renew your…
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Hey LAGERS! Once again, we are hosting a BBOT competition for the Tailspin Ale Fest. The competition is free to all LAGERS club members. Non-members may also participate for a $27 fee per entrant (not entry), which covers the cost of a LAGERS membership. Deadline to Enter Start brewing soon! Entries are due to Apocalypse Brew Works between January 27 and February 2, 2024. The winner will be announced on February 3, after the BBOT competition. Registration is now open. Please submit your entries (up to 3 entries per entrant) in the registration form. Awards The winner will brew their…
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We’ve been brainstorming ideas to get more folks brewing, especially styles outside of their comfort zone. Club member Jacob Dryer had a great idea that he brought with him from one of his previous homebrew clubs. A year long, club only competition! Participating members brew a different style each quarter and club members pay a dollar to vote for their favorite. Each contest, the contestant with the most votes wins half of the pot. At the end of the year the member with the most points is crowned the LAGERS Cup Champion and wins the other half of the combined…
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BJCP Training Class Important info (TLDR): LAGERS is happy to announce that we will be putting on a BJCP training course in 2024. This course will last 10-14 weeks, meeting once a week. It will cover everything you need to know to take the BJCP Beer Judging Exam. The course will be administered by Craig Gardone, with help from many other BJCP judges from the area (and maybe some special guest teachers!). The course will be $150, all of which will go towards purchasing beers for each style in the BJCP Style Guidelines. Any money left over will be refunded…