mba February 2002

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by Michael K Swalinkavich

Congrats to the new/old board ; ) ! I'm sure we'll be having another great year! Cheers!, Mike On Tue, 05 Feb 2002 08:41:29 -0600 "Rick Oftel" <Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com> writes: Greetings from the office of the Vice President. The election ballots were counted three times by a group of elderly Czechoslovakian women. The hotly contended annual election included serious politicking, ballot box stuffing, and even some free beer. Let me tell you friends, this was a close election with excellent voter turnout!!! R E S U L T S President, 3rd term - Mike Moranz Vice President, 3rd term - Rick Oftel Secretary - John Longballa Treasurer - Lisa & Jeff Cotton Newsletter Editor, 3rd term - Gloria Sheehan Member at Large, 2nd year of term - Andrew Ruggles Member at Large, 2nd term, webmaster - Jim Herrick Member at Large - Al Boyce New to the board will be secretary, treasurer, and a member at large. Outgoing members are Neil Schlegel, Mark Manteufel, Jim Ellingson. So there you have it. Take care Rick Oftel Cheers!, Mike "Swally" Swalinkavich, H# 651-487-2356

23 years, 10 months

CBS Homebrewer's Calendar for March

by Roger Deschner

This is a very long calendar, because there are a large number of interesting events coming up. Read through it all and enjoy! Roger Deschner Listmeister, Chicago Beer Society rogerd(a)uic.edu ================== "Civilization was CAUSED by beer." ================== CHICAGO BEER SOCIETY HOMEBREWERS CALENDAR February, 2002 For more information about EVERYTHING, including a CBS Membership Form, see the CBS Web Page, at http://www.chibeer.org/ Join now and get discounts on Real Ale Fest special events! For more information about our host, check out http://www.gooseisland.com February 2002 March 2002 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 To submit events for this calendar, mailto:roger@chibeer.org. OTHER GOOD CALENDARS: http://www.creamcitysuds.com http://www.aob.org http://www.maproom.com http://www.wxrt.com/aroundtown/fests.html (covers summer only) http://www.cityofchicago.org/SpecialEvents +------------------------ FEATURED EVENTS -----------------------------+ | Feb 24-Mar 2: REAL ALE FESTIVAL WEEK. | | Advance tix to all RAF events at http://www.realalefestival.com | | | | Sun Feb 24: REAL ALE DAY at the Map Room, all day, but come late to | | mix with RAF volunteers as they have a pint after set-up work. | | PUBLIC TRANSIT: Blue Line to Western/Milwaukee; 5 blocks east. | | Wed Feb 27: REAL ALE FEAST, 6PM, $70/CBS members, $75/nonmembers. | | Guest host Mark Dorber of the White Horse Pub in London, England. | | Cooking & Hospitality Inst., 361 W Chestnut. PUBLIC TRANSIT: | | Brown/Purple Line to Chicago Ave; 1 block west, 2 blocks north | | Wed Feb 27: REAL ALE AT ROCK BOTTOM CHICAGO, 8PM. 1 W Grand @ State. | | PUBLIC TRANSIT: Red Line to Grand Ave; walk upstairs. | | Thu Feb 28: HOMEBREWED REAL ALE COMPETITION and FEST RECEPTION | | 6-10PM, Goose Wrigleyville. $20/CBS members, $25/nonmembers | | PUBLIC TRANSIT: Red Line to Addison; 2 blocks west, 1/2 blk south | | Fri Mar 1: REAL ALE FESTIVAL 5:00-11:00PM $12.50/advance $15/door | | Sat Mar 2: REAL ALE FESTIVAL 11:30AM-4:30PM and 6:30PM-11:00PM | | | | NOTE CHANGED DATES for Delilah's Barleywine Fest and the Peoria | | International Beer Fest. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ REGULAR CBS EVENTS: Thu Feb 7, Mar 7: CBS THIRST FURSDAY, Goose Island Clybourn. Bring homebrew! (NORTH/CLYBOURN stop on the CTA Red Line, or ARMITAGE stop on the CTA Brown/Purple Lines.) Wed Feb 20, Mar 20: CBS SOCIAL NIGHT, Map Room. $0.50 discount on pints of one of the area's best selection of American and imported craft beers. (WESTERN/MILWAUKEE stop on the CTA Blue Line; walk 5 blocks east) OTHER AREA CLUB MEETINGS AND REPEATING EVENTS: o Brewers of South Suburbia, First Friday, http://www.megsinet.net/~bethke/boss/index.html o Urban Knaves of Grain, Last Thursday, http://hbd.org/ukg MAP ROOM BELGIAN MONDAYS. Belgian Mondays at Sundown at the Map Room with $1.00 off Belgian Ales and Snacks featuring Imported Cheeses and Sausage. The Map Room, 1949 N. Hoyne, Chicago, IL (773) 252-7636 http://www.maproom.com SPECIAL EVENTS: Tue Feb 5: CBS ANNIVERSARY BREW TAPPING PARTY. 6 p.m. Rock Bottom, 1 W Grand Ave. at State, Chicago. Tapping event for the 2nd CBS 25th anniversary beer. This one is a Wit brewed by Randy Mosher and Rock Bottom brewer Pete Crowley. Also available will be the first tasting of Pete's new whiskey barrel-aged Imperial Stout. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Red Line to Grand; walk upstairs. Sat Feb 9: 7th Annual Urban Knaves of Grain TRAIN CRAWL. (a.k.a. Crain Trawl) Destination: Libertyville. Cost: $5 Metra Weekend Ticket. In a nutshell: Take the 12:35 Metra Milwaukee North (Fox Lake) train from Union Station in Downtown Chicago to Libertyville, walk 4 blocks south to Mickey Finns Brewpub, and then follow everybody else. Maps, train timetable http://hbd.org/ukg PUBLIC TRANSIT: is the whole point here. Sun Feb 10: Mickey Finn's 5th Annual CHILI CHALLENGE. Mickey Finn's 412 N. Milwaukee, Libertyville, IL (847) 362-6688 Tue Mar 12: FAT TUESDAY, ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, CHINESE NEW YEAR. (Three holidays in one! Have three beers.) Tue Mar 12: MARDI GRAS BREWMASTERS DINNER, with Greg Hall at Goose Island Clybourn. Special Cajun dinner paired with Goose's seasonal beers, made right here in Illinois to celebrate Abe Lincoln's Birthday today. Traditional live Cajun music included! $45.00. Reservations recommended at 312.915.0071. Feb 15-16: KANSAS CITY BIER MEISTERS HOMEBREW IN '02 Homebrew Competition. Pony Express Brewery, Olathe KS. Entry deadline now passed but judges still needed. Register at http://www.kcbiermeisters.org/ Many CBS members have entered and judged at this large competition and party in the past. PUBLIC TRANSIT: Southwest Airlines Sat Feb 16: BEER SCHOOL at the Map Room, with Greg Browne, Brewmaster at Flatlanders Brewery in Lincolshire IL. $15.00. Advance tickets required; buy tix at the bar or 773.252.7636. Feb 16-17: 1st Annual Silverado Homebrew Club GARAGE SALE. The Homebrew Shop, 225 W. Main St., Downtown St. Charles. Bring surplus brewing/winemaking equipment for consignment Feb 12-15. Directions, cost, more info http://www.homebrewshopltd.com or 630-377-1338. Tue Feb 19: BREWMASTERS DINNER, Emmett's Tavern & Brewing 128 W. Main St, West Dundee, IL. 6:30 PM $49.95 (847) 428-4500 Wed Feb 20: MARDI GRAS 2002 BREWMASTERS DINNER, 6:30PM, Glen Ellyn Brewing Co., $44.95. Reservations required: 630-942-1140. TIP: Glen Ellyn brewpub is known for their really good food. PUBLIC TRANSIT: Metra UP West Line (Geneva) from Oglvie (Northwestern) station; walk across street. Thu Feb 21: HUMULUS LUPULUS BEER TASTING. 7:00-9:00PM. Jaks Tap, 901 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL http://www.jakstap.com A real deal at $10.00. Taste beers, sample food, win raffle prizes. PUBLIC TRANSIT: CTA Blue Line (any train, either Cermak or Park Forest) to Halsted/UIC. Climb the stairs at the center of the platform (not the ramps at the ends) to Peoria Street and walk one block north to Jackson. Sat Feb 23: Brewers on the Bluff FEB FEST and HOMEBREW COMPETITION. Homebrew judging at 11:00AM, Flatlanders Brewery, Lincolnshire IL. ENTRY DEADLINE: 2/16. That evening is the fest, 6-11PM, Music by the Polkaholics. Libertyville Community Civic Center. 135 Church St, Libertyville, IL. $25. (847) 234-5809 http://www.clubbob.org PUBLIC TRANSIT: Metra Milwaukee North Line (Fox Lake) train to Libertyville. Sat Feb 23: Govnor's Public House BEER PUB CRAWL. Visit Goose Island Clybourn, Rock Bottom Chicago, and The Map Room, not to mention Govnor's Brewpub before and after the bus trip. Departs Noon - Returns 6 PM. $45. Govnor's Public House, 220 N. Randall Road, Lake in the Hills, IL. (847)658-4700 or http://www.govnors.com Feb 24 - Mar 2, 2002: REAL ALE FESTIVAL, Goose Island Wrigleyville. See above for list of events, and http://www.realalefestival.com/ Sun Mar 3: Museum of Beer & Brewing HISTORIC PABST BREWERY & TAVERN TOUR. 2-6 PM. $25 Minimum Donation. Advance Tickets Only. (414) 444-8763 or (414) 643-0050 Wed Mar 6: BREWMASTERS DINNER. Ram Schaumburg, 1901 E. McConner Parkway off Golf, Schaumburg, IL (847) 517-8791 NEW DATE: Sat Mar 9: BARLEYWINE FEST. Delilah's, 2771 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL. This figures to be the biggest and most extravagant yet. NEW DATE: Sat Mar 9: INTERNATIONAL BEER FESTIVAL. Exposition Gardens, 16001 W. Northmoor, Peoria, IL (309) 673-1100 3-10 PM. (309) 673-1100 Sat Mar 9: 7th annual KONA BREWERS FESTIVAL. 2:30-6:30PM, King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel Luau Grounds, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. $35 advance, $40 @ door. 808-334-BREW (2739), http://www.konabrewingco.com There are good deals on airfares if you book now! Sat Mar 9: BLESSING OF THE BOCK HOMEBREW COMPETITION, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee. (Bock styles only - see web page.) BJCP Sanctioned competition. ENTER THE HOMEBREW COMPETITON AND GET IN TO THE FEST FOR JUST $15! More info call the Purple Foot 414-327-2130. Entry forms, etc. at http://www.milwaukeebeerfest.com Sun Mar 10: 14th Annual BLESSING OF THE BOCK MILWAUKEE BEER FESTIVAL. One of the oldest beer festivals in the Midwest restores the ancient tradition of preists blessing the first springtime brew. Homebrewers are invited to bring a bottle of their own Bock or specialty brew to be blessed, along with the commercial brews at the fest. Homebrew competition winners will be announced at the fest. American-Serb Hall, 5101 Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI. Noon to 4:30 PM. $30 Door, $25 Advance, $20 6 Tickets or more, $15 homebrew competition entrants. More fest info, homebrew competition entry forms, map, http://www.milwaukeebeerfest.com PUBLIC TRANSIT: Amtrak or Greyhound to Downtown Milwaukee. Catch MCTA Bus #80 6th Street south to Oklahoma Avenue, and transfer to bus #51 Oklahoma Ave west to Serb Hall. Busses #80 and #51 have Sunday service until late evening. More info, schedules http://www.RideMCTS.com/ http://www.amtrak.com http://www.greyhound.com Sun Mar 10: STOUT FEST, Goose Island - Clybourn. (773) 915-0071 Sun Mar 17: ST. PATRICK'S DAY Sat Mar 23: Urban Knaves of Grain DRUNK MONK CHALLENGE. 2 Brothers Brewing Co., 30W114 Butterfield Rd, Warrenville, IL. Entries due March 4 - 16. Details, rules, entry forms, judge/steward forms, are all online now at the UKG web site, at http://hbd.org/ukg/ Apr 3-12: AHA National Homebrew Competition 1st Round Entry Deadline. Thu Apr 4: CBS FIRST THURSDAY welcomes CHARLIE PAPAZIAN at Goose Island Clybourn. Walk-in entries to the National Homebrew Competition will be accepted here. Sat Apr 6: BEER BAR TOUR OF MILWAUKEE, sponsored by Homebrew Market. Details, Call 800-261-2337 Apr 10-13: NATIONAL CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE & Brew Expo. Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland, OH. 303-447-0816 x131 Sat Apr 13: B.O.S.S. CHICAGO CUP CHALLENGE Homebrew Competition. Apr 26-28: NATIONAL HOMEBREW COMPETITION CHICAGO REGION, Rock Bottom Chicago. Watch this space for details about entry, judging, partying, etc. Entry forms now in Zymurgy or at http://www.aob.org CORRECT DATE HERE - Sat May 4: 5th Annual AHA BIG BREW. Plan now to come and brew; those who did last year for CBS's Big Brew Day had a good time, and made a whole lot of good beer. 2002 location TBD. (This event is listed incorrectly on other calendars. May 4 is it.) Jun 20-22, 2002: AHA National Homebrewers Conference and NHC 2nd Round Judging, Irving, Texas. http://www.aob.org for complete info. Jun, 2003: AHA National Homebrewers Conference, CHICAGO IL, sponsored by CBS, BOSS, and UKG.

23 years, 10 months

Correction to WestSide announcement

by Will Holway

Hi, There was an error in my email. The time should be 7:00 pm and not 7:30 pm. Once again the date was Wed 2/20. Cheers! WH WindRiver Brewing __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

23 years, 10 months

Upcoming West Side Meeting

by Will Holway

Hi all, The next West Side meeting will be on a Wednesday (changing days just for the heck of it) on 2/20 @ 7:30 pm. at WindRiver Brewing. I am planning to have my freshly made Alt on tap (co-inciding with our internet special of the month). Cheers! WH __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

23 years, 10 months

Not too late!!! RAF homebrew

by David Newman

Fellow homebrewers, It is not too late to enter a beer in the Real Ale Fest homebrew competition. Beers can be dropped off up to a few hours before the opening reception and homebrew competition, Thursday, Feb 28. There are nice perks to entering a beer, see the links below. If you were planning to, don't wait. Send your registration soon. (By Feb 16th) Email myself - Homebrew Coordinator David Newman newmandave(a)yahoo.com or Ray Daniels - Festival Coordinator RayDan(a)ameritech.net festival info http://www.realalefestival.com Homebrew info http://www.realalefestival.com/homebrew.html And entry form with details http://www.realalefestival.com/HBComp02.pdf __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com

23 years, 10 months

Winterfest

by David H Berg

I am pleased to announce that Winterfest 2002 is officially sold out. Hopefully everyone that wanted a ticket purchased it already. I look forward to seeing a lot of you on Saturday. Cheers! David Berg President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild Head Brewer, Water Tower Brewing Company ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

23 years, 10 months

Re: MHBA Election Results

by Rick Oftel

Greetings from the office of the Vice President. The election ballots were counted three times by a group of elderly Czechoslovakian women. The hotly contended annual election included serious politicking, ballot box stuffing, and even some free beer. Let me tell you friends, this was a close election with excellent voter turnout!!! R E S U L T S President, 3rd term - Mike Moranz Vice President, 3rd term - Rick Oftel Secretary - John Longballa Treasurer - Lisa & Jeff Cotton Newsletter Editor, 3rd term - Gloria Sheehan Member at Large, 2nd year of term - Andrew Ruggles Member at Large, 2nd term, webmaster - Jim Herrick Member at Large - Al Boyce New to the board will be secretary, treasurer, and a member at large. Outgoing members are Neil Schlegel, Mark Manteufel, Jim Ellingson. So there you have it. Take care Rick Oftel

23 years, 10 months

BPSO

by Jim Ellingson

> Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:57:19 -0600 > Reply-To: "SPARROW, JEFFREY C. [IT/1825]" <jeffrey.c.sparrow(a)PHARMACIA.COM> > From: "SPARROW, JEFFREY C. [IT/1825]" <jeffrey.c.sparrow(a)PHARMACIA.COM> > Subject: BPSO results > To: CBS-HB(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU > Sender: jellings(a)me.umn.edu > > Congratulations to the winners of this years Chicagoland Brewpub and > Microbrewery Shootout. 12 brewpubs and one microbrewery participated. The > jumbo shrimp from Rock Bottom - Chicago was a runaway favorite while their > "Sub-zero" Barley Wine scored a narrow victory over last years winner, > Emmett's Taven and Brewing and their Pre-prohibition Lager. Newcomer Ram > Restaurant and Bighorn Brewing in Wheeling scored the upset win with their > pairing of Imperial Stout and Cheesecake. Full results are below. Gluttony > is good! > > BEER > 1. Rock Bottom > 2. Emmett's > 3. 3 Floyds (Alpha King) > > FOOD > 1. Rock Bottom > 2. Prairie Rock > 3. Emmett's > > FOOD & BEER PAIRING > 1. Ram > 2. Emmett's > 3. Rock Bottom >

23 years, 10 months

Pioneer's Brewer's Dinner (fwd)

by Jim L. Ellingson

----- Forwarded message from Mark Ingham ----- All, Below are the spec's for Apollo's Brewers Dinner this Thursday night. The dinner is Thursday February, 7th @ 6:30 pm at Fisherman's Inn. Tickets are available at Apollo, Linens on the Lake and Fisherman's Inn. Price is kinda spendy at $50.00 a head but, sounds like some kick butt food. The beer could be a little more risky but, it's a start!!! I would like to see a lot of our members there to show support for future events like this. Call or email me if interested in going, perhaps we could do some carpooling. Thanks, Mark Ingham (507) 292-1022 Brewmaster's Gourmet Dinner Menu Salad - Crisp Baby Greens, Artichoke Bottoms, Yellow & Red Pepper Confetti, Parmesan Curls and Groovy Dressing served with Pioneer Groovy Brew. Appetizer - Grilled Portabella Mushroom stuffed with Spinach, Walnuts and Fontina Cheese. Served with Pioneer Lager. Sorbet - Peaches and Whitetail Cream with/ Cranberry Compote. Served with Whitetail Cream Ale Entr_e - Broiled Prime New York Strip Steak toped with Gorgonzola Pinenut Sauce plated with Pioneer Peppercorn Sauce, Roasted Roots and Grilled Asparagus. Served with Pioneer Red. Dessert - Stout Tiramis_, Layers of Espresso and Tia Maria soaked Lady Fingers, Stout Custard and Bittersweet Chocolate. Served with Oscar's Oatmeal Stout. ----- End of forwarded message from Mark Ingham -----

23 years, 10 months

Beer Judge Class #6 - Saturday, Feb 2, 2002 - Stouts and Porters

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Greetings fellow Beer-lings! You are all welcome to attend BJCP class #6 at the CSPS Hall on West 7th Street in St.Paul, during the regularly scheduled club meeting this Saturday, February 2, 2002 at 1pm. Beer Styles: 12C. Barleywine and Imperial Stout: Russian Imperial Stout 15A. Porter: Robust Porter 15B. Porter: Brown Porter 16A. Stout: Dry Stout 16B. Stout: Sweet Stout 16C. Stout: Oatmeal Stout 16D. Stout: Foreign Extra Stout If anyone has any HOME-BREWED examples of these, please consider bringing them to this class for the edification of all. Technical topic: Yeast and fermentation, including characteristics of different yeast strains, bacteria, by-products and relationship to world beer styles. See you then! - Al Boyce

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