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    November 19th Meeting – Style Guide: Brut IPA

    October 22, 2018

    On Monday November 19th, we will start our quarterly/seasonal style guide series where we describe the history, process, and ingredients of a particular style with a beer to try. Brewers are encouraged to brew the style for the next meeting and taste/compare the different beers. The winner of a blind competition will go on to brew at Cumberland with Justin Vasher, former LAGERS vice president and now head brewer.  This November we will be covering Brut IPA. This up and coming but relatively unknown style is a pale, dry, champagne-like, hoppy IPA. One of the key ingredients, amyloglucosidase, will be…

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    Merchandise – Dickies Brewer’s Work Shirts

    October 22, 2018

    Hey LAGERS!  New merchandise is now available. We will be selling dickies work shirts with our logo on the back and our motto on the front. We have women’s and men’s cuts in Navy, Black, and Charcoal. You can complete the order form here. If you wish to order more than one shirt, please re-take the survey for each shirt. If we can get 48 or more shirts ordered, we can reduce the price by $5. The deadline to get your order in is November 19th, the day of our November meeting. If we get all our shirts in for…

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    Member Highlight – Jon Wurth

    October 19, 2018

    Brewer Jonathan Wurth   Occupation Subrogation Analyst   LAGERS member for 3 years Homebrew Certifications, if any (BJCP, AHA member, Cicerone, etc…)? AHA and LAGERS member.  I have judged the past two years at the State Fair.  I plan on getting BJCP certified at some point.   How did you first get into homebrewing?   In 2006, I quit smoking.  When researching tips on how to quit, everyone said to stay away from alcohol.  I wasn’t much of a drinker at the time, so this really wasn’t a big deal.  After three months without a cigarette, I was out to…

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    2018 Fall Brew-in, Bulk Grain Buy, and Competition – November 4th

    October 13, 2018

    Bulk Grain Buy It’s that time of year again, time to stock up on deeply discounted brewing grains from Country Malts. For malt descriptions and full malt lineup, see the full catalog.There are many more malts available than the most common ones listed on the order form, such as roasted and crystal malts, at special request. Send an email to: lagersclub@gmail.com The deadline to order grain is October 27th! Grain will be available to pick up at the Brew-In at Apocalypse on November 4th. Please bring cash or check, no credit cards. You must be current on your membership dues…

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    LAGERS September 2018 Newsletter

    October 1, 2018

    Upcoming Events October 15 — October Monthly Meeting November 4 — Apocalypse Brew-in, Bulk Grain Buy & Fall Competition Tailspin Ale Festival Beer Submissions – TBD Yappy Hour 2018 One of our favorite events of the year, Yappy Hour, was Friday September 28th. Thank you to all that brewed, volunteered, or came out to support the event. We can’t do this without you. We had a grand total of 18 beers on tap this year (1 fewer than last year). Big thanks to everyone at Apocalypse Brew Works for hosting such an amazing and philanthropic event. We will announce the charity check towards…