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    LAGERS January 2018 Newsletter

    January 31, 2018

    Upcoming Events– February 15– Tailspin Official Beer Tapping at Springhurst Liquor Barn February 17– Tailspin Ale Fest – 5 Year Anniversary! February 19– Monthly Meeting “Sensory Evaluation in Bourbon Tasting” hosted by Sarah Popko Recent Happenings– The LAGERS Holiday Party was held on January 20th and was a great time! We had over 20 homebrews on tap as well as a number of additional samples brought in growlers/bottles. The food was amazing– thank you to all of the club members and guests for bringing so many good things! Special thanks to Tim Rosenberger for his excellent pulled pork, it was…

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    Gimme S’More Armando

    January 23, 2018

    Armando Barajas brewed the Official 2018 Tailspin Ale, Gimme S’More, with Leah Dienes at Apocalypse Brew Works. This traditional Dunkelweizen is flavored with cinnamon and vanilla that gives it a little toasted marshmallow taste. Campfire here we come. The fifth annual Tailspin Ale Fest will fly into operation February 17 at Bowman Field with 75 breweries, bands, music and happy people. Armando’s Gimme S’more was selected this year from dozens of Lagers Homebrew Club entries, vying for the opportunity to brew on a large commercial system and share their beer at the Tailspin Ale Fest.

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    Tailspin Ale Winter Warmer Brew-Off … or the beat Mark Robinson competition.

    October 28, 2017

    We are having our 4th annual Tailspin Brew-Off. The spirit of the competition is to brew some variation on the Winter Warmer theme. This years winning beer will be brewed as the signature beer for the 5th Anniversary Tailspin Festival Ale . Here are the rules: Entry Rules Entries must be brewed to a gravity limit of 1.090 Entries may not be brewed using: Syrups (Belgian, treacle, molasses, honey, maple syrup, etc.) Fruit (fresh, canned or flavoring) Wood (barrel, chips or spirals) Anything funky or farmhousy (Brett, Lacto, Pedio, etc.) Entries may be brewed using: Dry hops Chocolate Spices Herbs…

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    Become a Brews Brother – Beer Competition at Gordon Biersch

    October 27, 2017

    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…