October's Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 25th at the Fort Street Brewery. 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.

The Brewery is located at 1660 Fort St. Lincoln Park, MI 48146 SW Corner of Fort St. & Warwick - 2 blocks N of Southfield Rd. Meeting in the dining area (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) Homebrews in the brewery area only!!!!!!!! Phone 313-389-9620 http://www.fortstreetbrewery.com/index.html

Competition Results

No results to report. This month is an open competition; i.e. any BJCP style can be entered.

Librarian's Corner

Mike Arend

We’ve added quite a few books to our library this past year. Some are new releases; others are specialty books from AHA’s store. If you’re interested in taking a look, let me know. I’ll make accommodations to get any of our books to you. As always, the complete library will be at the next meeting.

For a complete listing of all the books, visit the website at

http://hbd.org/ford/library.html.

Farmhouse Ales Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition

By Phil Markowski

Few brewers really understand Belgian farmhouse ales. Created for sustenance rather than commercialization, they have remained hidden from study for many generations. But students of Belgian-style beer have found these styles at once simple to brew yet rewardingly flavorful. Now for the first time in an English-language text, master brewer Phil Markowski reveals the brewing and culture of these satisfyingly authentic ales for brewers and beer lovers alike.

Wild Brews

By Jeff Sparrow

Wild Brews explores the world of Lambics, Flanders red and brown beers and American brews in a similar style. It includes coverage of wood-barrel aging, blending and the use of fruit in wild fermentations.

Brew Like a Monk

By Stan Hieronymus

Brew Like a Monk delves into monastic brewing, exploring this rich-flavored specialty of the beer world through detailed visits to the modern producers in both America and Belgium. Along the way, Stan Hieronymus examines methods for brewing these unique ales suited for both commercial and amateur brewers ready to try their hand at these tasty treats.

Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers, The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation

By Stephen Harrod Buhner.

You've probably never thought of beer as having healing and healthful properties before. Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers explores the mystery, folklore, and healing power of ancient fermentation. This unique book includes 120 recipes for ancient and indigenous beers and meads from 31 countries spanning six continents, and the most complete evaluation of honey ever published.

Evaluating Beer

Edited by Brewers Publications.

From defining off-flavors to analyzing competition-winning beers, this book will help you develop your tasting and evaluating skills. Evaluating Beers is perfect for beer judges, advanced homebrewers and brewing professionals.

Next month's competition style is any BJCP style !

Five years ago, Al Czajkowski, who was president of the club, underwent a successful series of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Here in his own words is his account of his battle with cancer.

Thought I would give everyone a heads up on my status. The first phase of my cancer treatments went extremely well. The original source tumor is no longer visible and the swollen lymph node has reduced almost to normal size. The doctors tell me that this type of response is the indicator of a full cure. I the gods are smiling on me, I want to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers which I am sure are helping. The current phase of my treatment is the roughest. I am receiving 3 more doses of Chemo along with daily (m-f) radiation. The radiation is the hard part, I have the equivalent of a serious sun burn on the inside of my throat. It makes swallowing extremely pain full. To combat the pain I have prescriptions for 2 types of morphine and the legal prescription extract of marijuana. I have yet to see how well it will hold me over, the pain is supposed to keep getting worse until the end of treatment on November 10. For now it is tolerable and I am continuing my work duties. Once this phase is complete I will get two more doses of another chemo drug in January and February, then go on a monitoring protocol. (if you don't like preaching, turn your filter on now) If you didn't know, the cancer I got is basically a smokers cancer. Based on what I'm going through, I can unequivocally say that just the chance of being afflicted with this illness is not worth any enjoyment anyone gets from any kind of smoking..... (end of preaching) Any way, thanks to everyone who is keeping the club going in my absence, the first round at the next meeting I get to (which may well be March next year), is on me....

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