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    LAGERS November/December 2018 Newsletter

    Upcoming Events January 4th — Gordon Biersch Pro-Am Entries Due January 5th — Gordon Biersch Pro-Am Judging January 19th — Annual LAGERS holiday party January 21st — LAGERS Monthly Meeting February 9th — Tailspin Ale Fest Tapping Party February 16th — Tailspin Ale Fest February 18th — LAGERS Monthly Meeting Gordon Biersch Pro-Am Competition It’s that time of year again! Our fifth annual Pro-Am competition hosted by Gordon Biersch. This year we are looking for your best IPAs. English, West coast, East coast, Brut, Belgian, you name it. Original gravity must be no higher than 1.080 and a maximum of…

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    LAGERS BJCP Tasting Exam Class

    It’s here! If you have passed the BJCP online class and have been thinking about taking your certification to the next level, Chuck Harp will be hosting the LAGERS members for a comprehensive tasting exam class. There will be a total of 12 classes between April 8, 2019 and the actual exam date of July 21, 2019. Because one of the primary interests of the Lagers is to help it’s members become better brewers and judges, there will probably be some sponsorship of these classes by the club. The cost for a Lagers member who wishes to learn more about…

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    January 21st Meeting – Water Chemistry

    January 21st we will be hosted once more by the amazing team at Akasha. Bring beer to share and get ready to dive deep into the world of water chemistry. Due to popular request, we will be going over the ways you can improve upon one of the most vital ingredients in your brewery, your water. If you would like to apply the knowledge gained from this meeting and brew a split batch to experiment with the treatment of water, let us know and we will happily fund it for the next meeting. In addition to the meeting topic, Tisha…

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    2019 LAGERS Holiday Party

    It’s our annual holiday party!  Location: Jim Miller Hall Wedding Chapel & Reception Hall 10609 Watterson Trl, Louisville, Kentucky 40299 (same location as last year in J-Town) Date: Saturday, January 19th Timeline: 4:00 – Setup up tables, chairs and cold plates… 5:00 – Doors open, Serving Beer and Appetizers 6:00 – Serve Main Courses 7:00 – Last Call then start the Raffle 8:00 – Clean up tables and chairs. We have the building the entire night, and can stay as late as we like, but we’ll get the basic cleanup done early. Food: The Club will be providing the smoked…

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    Become a Brews Brother – Beer Competition at Gordon Biersch

    Hello brewers! It is that time of year again; time to invite someone to brew his or her beer for the adoring public. If you are unfamiliar with how we have done this over the last few years it is really simple. Essentially, we’re having an in-house beer competition at Gordon Biersch, and the winner will be invited to come in and brew the winning beer on our system. We’ll have a fun tapping party, and raise money for the Humane Society. The competition is a best of show judging style, and we usually put some restrictions, guidelines, or want specific styles; but at the same…