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| September
2004 |
Fermental Order of Renaissance Draughtsmen | Volume
12 Number 9 |
I guess I messed up by not putting
the date of the meeting in the request for articles. Evidently
some members showed up on the 21st. Sorry...The Editor.
The next meeting will be held back at Bailey's Pub 'N Grille in Dearborn on Tuesday, September 28. Bailey's is located on the southeast corner of Michigan and Mason. Their address is 22091 Michigan Avenue and their phone number is 313-277-3212. As usual, the thirsty hardcore who want dinner will start arriving around 5PM, people will drift in for an hour or so, and we will start our meeting around 6PM.
We will be in the upstairs lounge again due to a conflict with the
downstairs area. We will be downstairs in October.
Speaking of October, since the editor might be away on
business, October's meeting will be on October 26 at Bailey's.
August Lawnmower Beer competition is tabulated below.
| Lawnmower Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Brewer | Style | Points |
| 1st | Tyler Barber | German Pilsner |
42/50 |
| 2nd |
Bob Zolkowski | IPA |
33.6/50 |
| 3rd |
Tony Tantillo |
APA (It was supposed to be a Cream Ale |
26.5/50 |
This month's competition is an AHA
- Club Only Competition Style - IPA BJCP Category 7 and a
Local Club
Competition Style - APA BJCP
Category 6 .
October's competition is Porter and Stout - BJCP Category 15 & 16 .
Please note that a new set of guidelines has been issued effective July 1, 2004. However they will not take effect until January 1, 2005. In the words of the BJCP, "Although the BJCP doesn't want to dictate policy to competition organizers, we expect that virtually all competitions for the rest of 2004 will use the 1999 guidelines. It will be much simpler for entrants, and far easier on judges if that happens. "
October's
competition is Porter
and Stout - BJCP Category 15 & 16
. November's Competition is Holiday's Ales.
Well, what can I say... this years Beer-B-Q was one of the best! Kathy Loftus, Doug Geiss, Tyler & Connie Barber, Mike Arend, Jim Racine, Chris Frey, Gabrielle Palmer and myself met at Jim Racine's house in August to plan the event. Jim and Marie Racine made us dinner and we worked out all the details for the Beer-B-Q. The weather was perfect, no heatwaves or rainstorms, it was just right! Once again this was a freebie to club members, but unfortunately many people RSVP'd that didn't show up and we overbought and over spent on food and such.
The food this year was top notch! Tyler Barber went to Dearborn Sausage and bought several different types of brautwursts and sausages to go along with our Octoberfest theme. Rich Byrnes brought a whole mess of soft pretzels and different mustards to sample as well. Doug Geiss manned the grill while several other people helped out as well.
Thanks to all who donated for the raffle and thanks to Sue Merritt for actually running the raffle. Thanks to Jim Racine for organizing the whole event, booking Janni Anni the clown to entertain the kids for an hour or so. Thanks to all who brought kegs of beer to share and stocked our bar, Jim Racine even brought a half barrel of Greektown Red (more details to follow on Jim's new business venture). Gabi made another outstanding rootbeer this year that was a hit with everyone. The food that everyone brought was outstanding, from Marla's famous Jambayala to Pat Babcock's Hummus (too bad Pat was sick and couldn't be there to see it disappear). Pat was kind enough to forward his recipe after so many people asked him for it (recipe to follow).
Anyways, I hope I didn't forget anyone, it's not intentional, trust me. Thanks to all who participated this year and we look forward to your ideas
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Beer Events, Meetings & Competitions |  |
January 25 - F.O.R.D meeting at Bailey's Pub and Grille 22091 Michigan Ave, Dearborn Corner of Michigan and Mason-*Basement Lounge* Phone 313-277-3212 Club Competition Style TBD
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Doug Geiss
| Ye Olde Brew
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| Editor: Tony Tantillo Contributors:
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