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by Gera Exire La Tour

I have a few seats left for the BJCP Tasting Exam that is being held on Sunday, November 17th starting at 9 am. The test site is in Minneapolis. Please email me privately if you are interested. Gera Exire LaTour crankycat(a)gmail.com

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FW: Vita.mn media alert: Ultimate Minnesota six-pack named

by Gera Exire La Tour

From: timi(a)vita.mn To: timi(a)vita.mn Subject: Vita.mn media alert: Ultimate Minnesota six-pack named Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:42:57 +0000 Vita.mn cracks open its annual beer issue on Thursday, Nov. 7, unveiling the first-ever “Vita.mn Six-Pack.” The Six-Pack is Vita.mn’s Minnesota beer Hall of Fame, honoring the most iconic beers currently being brewed in the state. Here’s how the Vita.mn Six-Pack was selected: · More than 1,200 readers voted in Vita.mn’s six-day, bracket-style contest to determine which of 32 Minnesota beers is the greatest in the state. The reader’s pick is included in the Vita.mn Six-Pack. · A panel of Minnesota beer experts gathered at a secure, undisclosed brewpub to decide the other five beers. Participants included The Growler editor Joe Alton, Minnesota’s first certified cicerone (Google it) Michael Agnew, beer judge Gera Exire La Tour, beer historian and author of Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota Doug Hoverson, beer blogger Andrew Schmitt and Vita.mn beer writer Michael Rietmulder. Criteria for the final selection included taste (Is this beer a clear standout for its style, either a unique genre-bender or an exemplary purebred?), significance (Is it a trailblazer? Did it bring something new to our scene? Can we sense its influence?), and retail availability. What beers made the Vita.mn Six-Pack? Pick up the Vita.mn beer issue on racks throughout the metro on Thursday, or find out outline at www.vita.mn. Here’s a hint: All of the beers in the Vita.mn Six-Pack can be found throughout the Twin Cities—with one highly desirable exception. Want to get your hands on a Vita.mn Six-Pack? Vita.mn has partnered with Zipp’s Liquors at 2618 E. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis to make the complete Vita.mn Six-Pack available for sale for a limited time starting Thursday, November 7 at noon. The Vita.mn Six-Pack will be specially priced at $12.99 (10% off retail). Media contact: Tim Ikeman, Vita.mn 612-673-4073 timi(a)vita.mn

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Seats for BJCP Tasting Exam

by Gera Exire La Tour

I have a very limited number of seats available for the Sunday, November 17th and the Sunday, December 15th BJCP Tasting Exam. I would prefer that these go to people who are interested in retaking the exam, since I know it is often difficult to get a seat. Retakes are $15. The exams will both be held at the Black Forest Inn in Minneapolis starting at 9 am. If you are interested, please send me a private email at: crankycat(a)gmail.com Thanks. -Gera Exire LaTour

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November Meeting

by Eric Wentling

Hey folks, Just a reminder: November meeting is this Friday at Minnesota Harvest Orchard--8251 Old Highway 169 Blvd, Jordan, MN 55352 Starting around 6:30. Tim Roets is going to be giving a talk on the Minnesota Farm Winery laws and showing off his newest venture: making hard cider at the orchard. He plans to have some food for us as well! Feel free to bring any homebrews or commercial beers to share as well. Also put the December Holiday party on your schedule now and tell your spouses! December 13 at the usual time. Pot luck, bring spouses, gift exchange! More details as we get closer but put it on the calendar! --Eric Wentling

12 years, 1 month

FW: Looking for judged for our 3rd annual Lucette Winter Homebrew Competition

by Gera Exire La Tour

Judges, On Feb. 22nd we will be hosting our 3rd annual Lucette Winter Home Brew Competition! My name is Jon Christiansen and I will, again, be the organizer of this home brew competition. I have hosted a variety of beer competitions and this one is slowly gaining popularity. Last year we had just under 50 entries and we hope to get closer to 100 this year. The judging all takes place inside of the brewery. I am looking for people that need judging and non-judging BJCP points. This comp is sanctioned and points will be awarded to those that help. We will also have some light snacks throughout the day, usually something local and tasty. This is a fun competition with a lot of good people and in my past experience, some great beers have been entered coming in from around the country. Our first year we had beer from at least 5 states as well as last year. Hand etched glassware is awarded to the top 4 entries and many prizes and keepsakes for other people as well. Our goal here is, of course, to give great feedback to those honing their home brewing skills so I always love to have as many BJCP recognized or above judges available. If you would like to help out and earn some points, please respond to this e-mail. I will collect names and judges will be picked on a first come first serve basis. Approaching almost 100 beers is our goal this year so I hope to get around 20 judges. Thank you for your time and Prost! Cheers, Jon Christiansen Head Brewer, Lucette Brewing Company Menomonie, WI 54751

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Re: [JAB@thebarn.com message] JAB Digest, Vol 14, Issue 8

by GRANT ELDRED

Michael, Thanks for having us! Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 12, 2013, at 12:00 PM, jab-request(a)thebarn.com wrote: > > Send JAB mailing list submissions to > jab(a)mail.thebarn.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://thebarn.com/mailman/listinfo/jab > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > jab-request(a)mail.thebarn.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > jab-owner(a)mail.thebarn.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of JAB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. October meeting - THANKS! (Michael Behrendt) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:31:19 -0500 > From: "Michael Behrendt" <MGBrew(a)comcast.net> > To: <jab(a)thebarn.com> > Subject: [JAB(a)thebarn.com message] October meeting - THANKS! > Message-ID: <001e01cec768$7b9a0260$72ce0720$(a)comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks to Andrew, Bill, Matt, Anna, Grant and Joe as well as a potential new > member Brett for coming to the meeting last night. > > > > We tasted the following American Octoberfest beers: > > > > Brooklyn > > Shiner > > Sam Adams > > Lake Superior > > Summit > > Millstream > > Great Lakes > > Becks (brewed in St Louis) > > Schell's > > Point > > Boulevard > > > > None of them compared to any of the following from Germany: > > Hofbrau > > Spaten > > Paulaner > > Hacker-Pschorr > > > > The 'best' of the American versions was Summit - hurray for the local guys! > > The others were drinkable beers, well, most of them, just not very good > compared to the German ones. > > > > The Mash Paddle went to Joe for his double decocted Octoberfest...well done > Joe! > > > > Cheers! > > > > //Mike Behrendt > > > >

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October meeting - THANKS!

by Michael Behrendt

Thanks to Andrew, Bill, Matt, Anna, Grant and Joe as well as a potential new member Brett for coming to the meeting last night. We tasted the following American Octoberfest beers: Brooklyn Shiner Sam Adams Lake Superior Summit Millstream Great Lakes Becks (brewed in St Louis) Schell's Point Boulevard None of them compared to any of the following from Germany: Hofbrau Spaten Paulaner Hacker-Pschorr The 'best' of the American versions was Summit - hurray for the local guys! The others were drinkable beers, well, most of them, just not very good compared to the German ones. The Mash Paddle went to Joe for his double decocted Octoberfest...well done Joe! Cheers! //Mike Behrendt

12 years, 1 month

My Chocolate Porter at Enki!!!

by Michael Behrendt

I just found out that the CACAO Porter is from my recipe!!!!!! I haven't had it yet, but plan to later this week. http://enkibrewing.com/events/ On October 11th, we'll be releasing our newest beer yet. Cacao Porter is chocolatey, dark, and smooth in body, and only found in the taproom! cacao_unveiling_ad.jpg //Mike Behrendt

12 years, 1 month

Fwd: Brewery for sale

by Eric Wentling

Hey all, one of our early members is selling his all grain equipment if folks are interested. Begin forwarded message: > From: brett.schneider(a)mchsi.com > Date: October 7, 2013, 12:46:38 PM CDT > To: Eric Wentling <jackofallbrews(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Brewery for sale > > Hi Eric > > We're moving houses to Excelsior this weekend, since both kids go to MTKA schools and the driving is not as much fun as it started out to be. We are sort of downsizing and I guess I have come to grips with selling off my brewery and all my goodies. > > Any chance there are people in the club needing hardware? A partial list of my stuff is: > > 3 gal and 5 gal cornies, ball lock, several 3 and quite a few 5 > lots of 5 gal carboys, a couple 6 gal (these need a good cleaning, one still has sour beer in it and one still has cider in it) > 10 gal Gott mash tun > Motor driven adjustable grain mill on aluminum stand > brand new liquor pump > a couple empty sankies as fermenters > a couple gas burners > a few large volume SST 16 gal tanks for hot water and mashing > Converted sankie boiling kettle > boxes of odds and ends > ph meter > chemicals for cleaning and sanitizing > a few free-standing ring burners to make a dedicated multi-tier brew stand with, never used > > I have not used it forever and I have no space to make it worth while. I won't necessarily give it away but if people are shopping they are welcome to any or all. Figured I'd start with the club rather than advertise on line somewhere. > > Feel free to email a response, or forward this to the people who might be interested. > > We are moving this weekend - truck comes Saturday AM - but the current Waconia house is not sold yet, so it will be there for a while yet. I suspect you have an upcoming meeting - when and where? I'm in no hurry but need it gone. > > Thanks for any help or interest you may be able to find - Brett

12 years, 1 month

Brett's brewery sale

by brett.schneider＠mchsi.com

Hi All the email to Eric was a heads up and a feeler about my pending sale. I am not selling anything now. I will be moving to my new house and when time comes to clean out the garage for the final part of the move, I will have a sale one day TBD. So the list is just a list and I am not able now to find pricing or know exactly when. Sorry to not know more, but when I do I will let everyone know...

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