October 18, 2015

  Good Afternoon fellow club members. First of all I would like to Thank Tilted Axis and Doug and the staff for hosting this month's meeting. What a great addition to downtown Lapeer. The beer was amazing as was the food and service. We  discussed the website. And sounds like everyone is starting to get a better look at it. I heard no complaints so far. We have officially retired the .org. When you are looking us up to see what you missed, you can now go to lapeerareabrewers.com.  

  Also we discussed Teach a friend to homebrew Day. That date is November 7th, 2015. The club will be holding our annual brew demos and Mike Mullins will be demonstrating how to make a counter-flow wort chiller. We will be also doing a club collaboration brew that day. Which will be fermented there and put on tap when it's ready. You can brew and contribute to the cause. Which is 30 gallons. Or you can brew what you would like. You are not required to contribute. The collaboration brew looks like it will be a Belgian style red ale. If you are interested in this then there is more info available on facebook. Mike Bammer is the brewer with the info. 

  We also discussed a club competition brew. We have decided to put that off till January. But will discuss the style in December. And shoot for a judging by March.

  I would like to let everyone know we will be moving the November meeting from Sunday November 15th to the next Sunday the 22nd. Only because I know all our members would like a chance to kill Bambi. lol. So Good Luck to you hunters. Also the meeting will again be at Tilted Axis. We met upstairs this last one so I am guessing that will be where they will have us again. This was an awesome space for us. Hoping to see more members come out for the November meeting. 

  I would like to send out a big welcome to Aaron and Bob. Good meeting you 2 and hope to see more of your smiling faces at future meetings. Also great to see Aaron Oberle come out. Sorry race season is over but our gain. 

  With the holidays fast approaching we are already gearing up for it. So that being said, Donna and Rob have volunteered their house for the December meeting. That Date to mark on your calendar will be December 20, 2015. We usually do a gift exchange which can get a bit heated. Depending on the gift. lol. More info to follow on that. 

  And To Mike and Alice Mullins, We send our condolences and sympathy to them and their family. Mike's brother pasted away over the weekend. Though their presence was missed Sunday, Our prayers and thoughts are with you. We raise our pints and toast your brother's life. To life, To death, To good times , To good family and friends all these things make this life more memorable. Slainte.

  

September 20,2015 meeting

The club held their meeting at Seven Ponds Nature center. Thank You to Seven Ponds for hosting Lapeer Area Brewers. This is always a fun brewing event. The club discussed donating several growlers to the seven ponds auction dinner. Which will be what our brewers brewed that day. Also discussed was the Teach a friend to homebrew day event. Tilted Axis will once again be hosting this event. If you want to brew  for it, It falls on November 7,2015. Let us know if you plan on coming out. More info to follow. If you know anyone who has been thinking about brewing, bring them out for some demos and the onsite brewers will be happy to answer their questions and queries about the art of brewing their own tasty, craft beer. As you know the much anticipated opening of Tilted Axis in Lapeer has happened. Congrates to the owners and staff on the new brewery. We are holding our October meeting at Tilted Axis. Come on out and support your local brewery and club. We have a few things to talk about at this month's meeting. Hope to see everyone. Also we want to convey our sympathies and regrets to Redline Brewing. They sadly were only open for a short time and suffered a devastating fire. There is a go fund me page if you would like to help them out. Also Tenacity Brewing in Flint has created a fundraising event for Redline on  October 20,2015. You can find the info on Genesee Brewers facebook page or Tenacity's page. So, hope to see everyone on Sunday the 18th. As always, Tell a Pal. Bring a Buddy. Meet a friend. Brew Strong my friends.