January meeting info 01.14.10

Happy New Year Mashers!   We’re going to kick this year off with a pretty awesome first meeting.   If you make any meeting this year, you’ll want to come to this one, as it’s going to be very educational.   Here’s the info:

Muskrat Mashers January 2010 meeting
Thursday January 14 – 6-8PM @ Harbor Inn & Ale

Topic:   Evaluating beer
Guest speaker – Fred Bonjour – Assistant Educaton Director BJCP, Exam grader, and judge (and avid homebrewer with several award winning recipes)

Many of us really enjoy our homebrew and other beer on a level that others don’t quite get. But what does it take to judge a beer? How good are we at picking up subtle notes of ingredients and off flavors? If we smell or taste something – can we describe it accurately? At this meeting, Fred will lead the discussion in the  process of evaluating beer – from appearance to aroma to taste. We plan to sample 3 different styles where Fred will give us just a briefing on what he teaches in the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).

Any questions, email me at MuskratMashers@gmail.com.   See you all next week!