The Beer Judging class starts this Thursday night at my house, 6pm!
Everyone welcome - please RSVP if you can. The first week is the famous
"Doctored Beer" seminar - VERY fun! If you have any homebrew that you think
represents particularly well one flavor, aroma or sensation - bring it
along! (ie, bitter, skunky, vegetal, etc.)
- Al Boyce
Here is a list of things that you should download and print out for the
class:
BJCP Member's Guide: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/membergd.html
BJCP Beer Style Guidelines:
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/beerstyles.pdf
BJCP 1998 Study Guide: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/STUDY98.DOC
BJCP Judge Instruction Sheet:
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/Judge_in.pdf
BJCP Judging Cover Sheet: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/Cover2.pdf
BJCP Beer Scoresheet: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/scoresheet.pdf
BJCP Mead Scoresheet: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/meadscore.pdf
BJCP Cider Scoresheet: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/ciderscore.pdf
BJCP Sample Questions: http://www.dnai.com/~thor/dboard/bjcpq.htm
Here is the tentative agenda. If you feel qualified to lead one of the
class sessions, please let me know! Andrew is "on-the-road" this year, so
we don't really have a teacher for the entire class. Together, we can get
through it though.
(Locations subject to change....)
MINNESOTA HOMEBREWERS ASSOCIATION
BJCP CLASS SCHEDULE
Thursdays, 6-10pm
February 14 - SKIP: Valentines Day, Week before Pres. Day (Mon)
February 28 - SKIP: Thursday before Easter
March 28 - SKIP: Passover
*DATE *LOC* *STYLE*
1. Jan 3 * Al's * Doctored Beer Seminar
2. Jan 10 * Rick's * Light Lagers (1,2)
3. Jan 17 * Mike's * Amber and Dark Lagers (9,12,13)
4. Jan 24 * Steve's * Bitters and Pale Ales (4,6,7)
5. Jan 31 * Al's * Brown, Scottish, Strong Scotch Ales (10,5,11B)
6. Feb 2 * CSPS(Sat)* Stout and Porters (15,14)
7. Feb 21 * Mike's * Barleywines and Old Ales (11-A,C,D)
8. Mar 7 * Steve's * German Ales,Wheat Beers,Rauchbiers (8,16,21)
9. Mar 14 * Al's * Strong Belgian and French Ales (17)
10. Mar 21 * Rick's * Other Belgian Ales (18)
11. Apr 4 * Mike's * Mead & Cider (22,24,25,26,27)
12. Apr 11 * Steve's * Light Ale (3)
13. Apr 18 * Al's * Fruit, Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer (19,20)
14. Apr 25 * Rick's * Study Session
EXAM - Saturday, April 27 * Water Tower?? Wind River??
LOCATIONS:
Al's House: Al Boyce
3208 Edgewood Avenue South
St.Louis Park, MN 55426
(952) 927-8968
alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
Rick's House: Rick Oftel
Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com
Mike's House: Mike Moranz
9110 Oakland Ave S
Bloomington, Mn 55420
Home: 952-888-3873
Office: 952-885-6382
MMoranz(a)CBBURNET.COM
Steve's House: Steve Piatz
3631 Woodland Trail
Eagan MN 55123
(651) 452-2444
piatz(a)cray.com
Get your friends together and get on down to Vine Park for your year end
celebration.
Dance to and enjoy the sounds of local recording star RENEE AUSTIN and
her band.
December 31st from 8:30 pm til 1:00 am - Endless Champagne - Oyster Bar
created by Chef Mark - Party Favors - etc - all for just $50 per person.
All of this at the best brew pub in the Twin Cities (As voted in the
2001 "Best Of TheThe Twin Cities").
Besides the Best Beer in the TwinCities we also serve great wines,
liquors and house made Root Beer and Creme Soda as well as wonderful
Martinis created at our special Martini Bar set-up just for New Years
Eve. Optional Valet parking will also be available
Make your reservations now!
Vine Park Brewing Co.
242 West 7th Street
Saint Paul
651-228-1355 x2
Merry Christmas!
If you haven't picked up your selection of special beers for the holidays,
check out Winestreets in West Bloomington. France and Old Shakopee, right
next to Cub foods. I was there this morning and was very impressed with the
selection.
This store now ranks in the top 5 for beers you don't see anywhere else. I
even saw some imported cider, in cans!
Mike Moranz, President
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Xmas and a Happy
New Year!
Cheers!
WH
WindRiver Brewing
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It is getting awfully quiet again. Is anyone brewing? What are you brewing? Thanks for asking
Saturday Morning (yes that is tomorrow before noon) the little brewery is going back into action after a 1 month dry spell.
Will be producing Dozer Ale (a.k.a. sleeping bulldozer) which is a high strength winter warmer. OK, Dozer should have been brewed 2 months ago but with an O.G. of about 18-19° Brix, it will gracefully mellow in glass until 2005 or so.
If anyone is interested in stopping by tomorrow, I will be in the basement. If you knock on door and no-one answers, walk around the house and get my attention through the basement window. Yes, it is the same window with the steam column that smells like a brewery.
Phone 952-941-9378 if you are lost. South west suburbs
Sincerely,
Rick Oftel
Tonight at Delilah's 2771 N Lincloln, 773 472 2771, 7PM, sample 35 Christmas
brews for the remarkably low price of $10 courtesy of Mike Miller.
Tapped yesterday at Quenchers, 2401 N Western, the CAMRA champion beer of
Britain 2001, Oakham's Jeffery Hudson Bitter. Beautiful!
Annette
B United Int
I've judged this competition before, and it is a good one. If you can
make it to St. Louis, they need the help.
Roger Deschner Listmeister, Chicago Beer Society rogerd(a)uic.edu
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?
--W.C. Fields
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 23:00:06 -0600
From: hhhc(a)stlbrews.org
To: rogerd(a)uic.edu
Subject: The St. Louis Brews need more judges.
The response to the St. Louis Brews Happy Holiday Homebrew Competition has
been fantastic! Thanks to all who are entering. We will need help on the
other side of the table, however. WE NEED MORE JUDGES!
Those of you in Kansas City, Chicago, Memphis, and all places elsewhere
and in between -- please look at your schedules on Saturday, December 15
and decide to come to St. Louis and have a great time at the competition
and awards dinner and party. We have a need Friday evening also. You can
register on-line by visiting http://www.stlbrews.org and clicking on the
'Competitions' button.
Please contact me at RBoland(a)aol.com if you have any questions.
