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		<title>Member Owner ExtravaGANZA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ June 17, 2013; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Celebrate the fruits of being a Member-Owner! The Extravaganza is a casual open-house event but gives you an opportunity to meet other Owners, chat with Directors, and get some much-deserved appreciation with tasty snacks and beers.

This month our Directors will be around to discuss some ideas and options for where the Co-op can be in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Spring Members&#8217; Assembly Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 19, 2013; 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. ] Our 2013 Spring Members' Assembly Meeting is coming up on Sunday, May 19th from 12-2pm. Your Board of Directors will present the 2012 Annual Report and we'll hear an Operations Update from the Workers' Assembly. Additionally, we'll be discussing the results of the 2013 Member-Owner Survey. If you have not yet completed this year's survey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Member-Owner Appreciation Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 19, 2013; ] We will be closed to regular business until 3pm for our Spring Members' Assembly Meeting that is held 12-2pm. Please join us!

For the remainder of the day, we will honor Member-Owner discounts of 15% off food and $1.50 off house pints ALL DAY!  Come enjoy your benefits.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting To Know Craft Beer: Why So Sour?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
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Lots of Co-op members know way more about craft beer than I do. (Many of them are my co-workers and/or fellow Directors. Hey, you!) But this series isn&#8217;t for them. The Getting To Know Craft Beer series is for the recent craft beer convert. So all you beer snobs, craft beer aficionados, and zymologists&#8211;take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monthly Member Meetup Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 20, 2013; 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. ] A spin-off from our larger quarterly ExtravaGANZA, we will reserve space each Monday following the monthly Board meeting. Directors, Workers, and Member-Owners are welcomed to hang out and discuss the happenings around the co-op. Come meet some of your fellow co-opers!

RSVP on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Special Tap: Rodenbach Grand Cru</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 29, 2013; ] Rodenbach's history goes back deep into the 19th century, and the traditional brewing techniques of those times are still used to make their fantastic Grand Cru. A blend of 2/3 aged beer and 1/3 young beer, it is a compex Flemish sour with notes of wine, wood, and fruit.

RSVP on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Keep the Glass: Sam Adams Grumpy Monk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 27, 2013; ] 

**************************THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. OUR APOLOGIES*******************************

&#160;

Samuel Adams mashes up the American IPA and Belgian Golden Ale categories to create this pale, golden brew with citrusy hop character brushing up against Belgian yeast esters. We'll have some special stemware for this event, yours to keep while supplies last.

RSVP on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Special Tap: Founders Debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 22, 2013; ] 

The long-awaited arrival of one of Michigan's finest craft breweries! Founders has been creating highly sought-after beers in Grand Rapids since 1997, and has consistently been ranked as one of the best breweries in the country. Keep up with us on Facebook for a list of the beers we'll have available.

RSVP on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Cask: El Vulcano</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 20, 2013; ] Vulcan cask conditioned with chinook hops. Like dry hopping with the Muir Woods.

RSVP on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Special Tap: Rhizing Bines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 15, 2013; ] Another collaboration in the Life and Limb series, this one is an Imperial IPA that combines methods and ingredients from both breweries. First, the beer is hopped using Dogfish's signature continuous-hopping method, and then it is treated to Sierra Nevada's Torpedo system after chilling, which increases hop aroma in the final beer. Finally, the beer [...]]]></description>
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