[THC] Possible THC "Beer Appreciation Event" in Dec?

[L.A. Swihart]

Mike Braden wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>It is unlikely that we will have brewing weather next month, 
>
What the hell you talking about?!  A strange and misguided concept of 
"brewing weather" indeed! 

You forget the (rather well attended) brew day at 
Garage-du-Chez-Swihart-Westerman in Feb '06 when the high was 14 F and 
the wind was blowing hard.  (Good thing too!  Else the CO from all the 
burners we had going inside the garage might've been a problem.)

>and I know 
>there is a small get together planned for around xmas/new years time
>

The plan is not for a "small get together!"  Rick and I missed last 
year's so I can't say what went on, but historically -- I've missed 
about 2 of the LBC Holiday events in the past 13 years -- there are 
usually 20 - 40 people at the LBC holiday meeting.  (BTW that's the age 
of LBC, 13 years.)

>but I was thinking of proposing a THC "Beer Appreciation Event" 
>(non-brewing, but homebrew welcome and encouraged) at Chez Greenbush on 
>Saturday Dec. 9th.  
>

In any case it's still a great idea to have a get-together at your 
house.  It can be called a THC meeting or maybe calling it a "beer 
appreciation event" would be a good way to encourage non-brewing people 
who are interested in craft brew (and can possibly be subverted to 
homebrewing) to attend?

(BTW, for the curious, THC meetings don't imply brewing, and brewing 
days do not imply THC meetings.  We've done a lot of brewing at meetings 
lately, but that'sjust sort of  coincidence.  Meetings and brewing days 
can be separate anytime.)

Mike -- would you be interested in inviting strangers, i.e. posting 
little notices at the brew pub?  These would NOT give you address or 
more than date/time and major info, but would require that interested 
people go to the website, join the BB, email me or Lloyd.... in order to 
find out WHERE exactly to go.

We could work on this together if you want, or you could make such a 
notice, if you like the idea.

Rick and I will be away that weekend unless our plans change, and it is 
also a Hash day, so it 's doubtful that any of the hashers will attend.  
But if that's the best weekend for you I bet you can make a very good go 
of it and the local homebrewing community and beer appreciating 
community would be benefited by it.

You should add it to the BB.  You will have to join the BB first if you 
are not a member.  BB is at 
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jyakimic/phpBB2/index.php