November Meeting
This is a friendly reminder that we will be having our regular monthly meeting this coming Monday, November 17th at 7pm at Boatyard Brewing Company. Member Brad Wyant will be giving a talk on Irish and Scottish ales, complete with club provided samples. If you have some of your own homebrewed examples, this would be a perfect opportunity to share them as we get into the finer details of what defines these styles.
We also have confirmation that folks from The Tamale Guy Catering will at Monday's meeting. Here's what they'll be offering:
- Tamales- 2 for $5
- Tacos- $3
- Vegetarian bean taco- $2
Kalamazoo Kup
This month's meeting will be the first opportunity to submit your entries for this year's members-only competition. You can submit 1 entry to any of the 23 major BJCP beer categories with a maximum to 3 total entries. You will need to submit two 12 ounce bottles for each entry. After Monday, you can drop off your entries to Tempo Vino until December 3rd. There will be a cap of 80 entries for the entire competition so you'll want to submit yours as soon as possible.
When you submit your entries, we please ask that you complete both an entry/recipe as well as bottle ID forms and attach them with a rubber band.
http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BottleID.pdf
http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_EntryRecipe.pdf
Entry bottles should be free of all labels and caps should be free of marks or blacked out. Any entries with these defects will be disqualified.
2015 Memberships
We will begin accepting memberships for 2015 starting at the November meeting. Dues will continue to be $15. We will be accepting credit cards, cash or check. If you register on Monday, we will have your 2015 membership card ready at the December meeting. Please try to come early as there will be many people signing up.
Remember, your membership in KLOB gives you all these great benefits and privileges:
- Discounts at Bell's General Store, Tempo Vino Winery, Beer & Skittles, Tudor House Tea and more
- Access club equipment like our all-grain brewstand, wine corker and jockey box
- Check out hundreds of books and magazines from our club library
2015 Officers and Volunteers
In accordance with our bylaws, we will be holding nominations for candidates at the November meeting for our officers election at the December meeting. The four positions are president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. We welcome any and all members interested in filling these roles.
If you are interested in helping the club thrive and grow but don't want to be an officer, we are also seeking volunteers for a number of positions and duties. If you have talent and time to spare, please contact us.
Classifieds
Just a reminder that we a private area of our website dedicated to letting members buy and sell equipment as well as meet up and share ideas and talents.
http://klob.org/classifieds
Keep in Touch
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