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| November 2000 | Fermental Order of Renaissance Draughtsmen | Vol. 8 No. 11 |
The next meeting will be held back at Sisko's in Taylor on Wednesday, November 15. Sisko's is located on Monroe (between Telegraph and Southfield), just south of Vanborn. Their address is 5855 Monroe and their phone number is 313-278-5340. Sisko's also has a website at http://www.siskos.com/. The competition for this March is Competition Style. As usual, the thirsty hard-core 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 winners from the Stout Competition are:
| Name of Competition | |||
| Place | Name | Style | Points |
| 1 | Bob and Kim Barrett | Imperial Stout | 41/50 |
| 2 | Bob and Kim Barrett | Dry Stout | 35/50 |
| 3 | Gary Shewchuk | Milk (Sweet) Stout | 32/50 |
This month's competition will be Historical Beers. As was mentioned last month there is no BJCP category for historical beer except for the classic American pilsner that is described below. The recent Zymurgy (September/October 2000) issue had recipes and articles on historical beers.
1C. Classic American Pilsner
Aroma: Low to medium clean, grainy and sweet maltiness may be evident. Medium to high hop aroma, often classic noble hops. No fruitiness or diacetyl. Some "cooked-corn" aroma due to DMS may be noticeable.
Appearance: Light to gold color. Substantial, long lasting head. Bright clarity.
Flavor: Medium to high maltiness similar to the Bohemian Pilsners but somewhat lighter due to the use of up to 30% flaked maize (corn) used as an adjunct. Slight grainy sweetness from the use of maize with substantial offsetting hop bitterness. Medium to high hop flavor from noble hops. Medium to high hop bitterness. No fruitiness or diacetyl.
Mouthfeel: Medium body and rich, creamy mouthfeel. Medium to high carbonation levels.
Overall Impression: A substantial Pilsner that can stand up to the classic European Pilsners, but exhibiting the native American grains and water available to German brewers who initially brewed it in the USA. Refreshing, but with the underlying malt and hops that stand out when compared to other modern American light lagers. The maize presents a unique grainy sweetness that is indicative of the style.
History: A version of Pilsner brewed in the USA by immigrant German brewers who brought the process and yeast with them when they settled in America. They worked with the ingredients that were native to America to create a unique version of the original Pilsner. This style died out with Prohibition but was resurrected as a home-brewed style by advocates of the hobby.
Comments: The classic American Pilsner was brewed both pre-Prohibition and post-Prohibition with some differences. OGs of 1.050-1.060 would have been appropriate for pre-Prohibition beers while gravities dropped to 1.044-1.049 after Prohibition. Corresponding IBUs dropped from a pre-Prohibition level of 25-40 to 20-35 after Prohibition.
Ingredients: Six-row barley with 20% to 30% flaked maize to dilute the excessive protein levels. Native American hops such as Clusters or traditional noble German hops. Modern Hallertau crosses (Ultra, Liberty,Crystal) are also appropriate.
Vital Statistics: OG: 1.044-1.060
IBUs: 25-40 FG: 1.010-1.015
SRM: 3-6 ABV: 4.5-6%
Commercial Examples: None.
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OK, it's that time of year where I beg, grovel and otherwise get down on bended knee to ask for your 2001 dues. And to make it easier, I will not confuse you with options. What usually happens each year is that I get a flood of cash at a meeting, write down who has paid on a piece of paper, deposit the money and pass the info on to the card maker (Howard Klix, Jr.). Then, as we distribute the cards I get a couple of people telling me they paid, where is their card? As I usually have had a few at the meeting, I probably forgot to add them to the list, spent the money, and then pull it out of my pocket to get their dues in.
Soooo, this year, kindly send me your check, made out to me, to my home address. I am going to try to avoid all cash this year. Renewals are $15, family renewals $20. I make copies of the checks before deposit, so there is no arguments as to who paid and who didn't. My address is:
Chris P. Frey
275 South Ann Arbor St.
Saline, Mi. 48176
Your membership cards are good until 1/31/2001 for the discounts. If I can get everyone to send their checks in by 12/31/00, we can ensure that you will get your card by the 1/01 meeting, or, if you do not make this meeting, I will mail them to you after the meeting. Thanks for your support on this and I will see you at the December meeting (I will be in FLA in November).
Chris Frey
Credit Insurance Product Management
313-390-2339
cfrey@ford.com
On December 1, 2000 the Arbor Brewing Company will be debuting their Terminator dobblebock. I think this is the best micro brewed beer available. Matt and Rene Greff would like to invite all FORD brewers to attend. Their is usually a 2 beer limit as this beer weighs in at a healthy 8% ABV. They will start serving this delightful liquid at 7 pm. Remember Dec 1, is a friday or saturday night this year. I will be in attendance for the fifth year in a row!!! If anyone would like to meet me and my wife they can call me at 734-591-7928 (Please no calls after 9 pm) or email at
dcords@umich.edu
Thanks,
David Cords
Jim Racine at the competition judging gave me several issues of Modern Brewery Age with several articles highlighted.
Legislation has been introduced to require customers to submit "names, addresses, and driver's license numbers to retailers.""Customers also would have to give the address of the party" and where the keg "will be stored if not finished at the party".
The beer is called Rethink and contains herbs (ginseng, gingko, and tribilus) alleged to increase sexual performance. This lager is brewed by Tree Brewing Co. of British Columbia. A number on each Rethink beer cap corresponds to a sexual position in the text. The web-site at www.rethinkbeer.com matches the cap number to the position.
President Clinton signed a bill last week setting a new legal limit of 0.08% blood alcohol concentration. States that refuse to impose the standard by 2004 will lose millions of dollars in federal highway construction funds. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have a 0.08 percent limit. Michigan has a 0.10% BAC.
December's competition is the holiday beer competition all beer styles will be accepted.
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A Beer Quote by a famous person, number 274...
Fill with mingled cream and amber, I will drain that glass again.-Edgar Allen Poe
Such hilarious visions clamber through the chamber of my brain --
Quaintest thoughts -- queerest fancies come to life and fade away;
What care I how time advances: I am drinking ale today.
BEER TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM: Feet cold and wet.
FAULT: Glass being held at incorrect angle.
ACTION: Rotate glass so that open end points toward ceiling.
SYMPTOM: Feet warm and wet.
FAULT: Improper bladder control.
ACTION: Stand next to nearest dog, complain about house training.
SYMPTOM: Beer unusually pale and tasteless.
FAULT: Glass empty.
ACTION: Get someone to buy you another beer.
SYMPTOM: Opposite wall covered with fluorescent lights.
FAULT: You have fallen over backward.
ACTION: Have yourself leashed to bar.
SYMPTOM: Mouth contains cigarette butts.
FAULT: You have fallen forward.
ACTION: See above.
SYMPTOM: Beer tasteless, front of your shirt is wet.
FAULT: Mouth not open, or glass applied to wrong part of face.
ACTION: Retire to restroom, practice in mirror.
SYMPTOM: Floor blurred.
FAULT: You are looking through bottom of empty glass.
ACTION: Get someone to buy you another beer.
SYMPTOM: Floor moving.
FAULT: You are being carried out.
ACTION: Find out if you are being taken to another bar.
SYMPTOM: Room seems unusually dark.
FAULT: Bar has closed.
ACTION: Confirm home address with bartender.
SYMPTOM: Taxi suddenly takes on colorful aspect and textures.
FAULT: Beer consumption has exceeded personal limitations.
ACTION: Cover mouth.
SYMPTOM: Everyone looks up to you and smiles.
FAULT: You are dancing on the table.
ACTION: Fall on somebody cushy-looking.
SYMPTOM: Beer is crystal-clear.
FAULT: It's water. Somebody is trying to sober you up.
ACTION: Punch him.
SYMPTOM: Hands hurts, nose hurts, mind unusually clear.
FAULT: You have been in a fight.
ACTION: Apologize to everyone you see, just in case it was them.
SYMPTOM: Don't recognize anyone, don't recognize the room you're in.
FAULT: You've wandered into the wrong party.
ACTION: See if they have free beer.
SYMPTOM: Your singing sounds distorted.
FAULT: The beer is too weak.
ACTION: Have more beer until your voice improves.
SYMPTOM: Don't remember the words to the song.
FAULT: Beer is just right.
ACTION: Play air guitar.
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