Star Tribune
Beer keg registration signed into law
Published Mar 15, 2002
Beginning in August, all beer kegs sold in
Minnesota must be registered by liquor
stores in a new effort to keep alcohol away
from minors.
Gov. Jesse Ventura signed a bill Wednesday
Wednesday enacting the requirement, which
had been sought for years by Mothers
Against Drunk Driving and anti-youth-drinking
groups but blocked until recently by liquor
industry opposition.
The law will require liquor stores to file the
names and signatures of buyers of 7-gallon
and larger beer kegs and label them with
registration numbers, the retailer's name,
address and telephone number and the date
and time of purchase.
Police say they often break up "kegger"
parties of underage drinkers but cannot
trace who provided the beer. Keg tags will
discourage adults from the most common
means of furnishing alcohol to minors,
proponents say.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Steve Dehler,
R-St. Joseph, was approved 114 to 20 by
the House last year and 60 to 0 by the
Senate last Friday.
-- Conrad deFiebre
The BJCP Class and Club-Only Porter competition has been cancelled tonite
due to the storm.
Who's got porters? It needs to get sent in by Saturday to make it - any
ideas how to choose a winner? Anybody want to try it again tomorrow night
at my place? 7pm?
- Al
Hello,
This is Corey with All Saint's Brands. I have some info to pass along
that some of you might find interesting. We have a beer dinner coming up
at Barbette restaraunt in Uptown. address is 1600 W. Lake St.
#612-827-5710. Please make reservations ASAP because the dinner is this
Monday March 18 2002. The capacity is 50 people, the cost is between
$42-44 for a four to five course meal and a beer with most courses. The
cost is a relative bargin when you think about several beers and a
fantastic meal with a guest speaker. So I guess after giving you all the
info I should tell you who the guest is. Larry Bell Owner/founder of
Kalamazoo Brewing (Bell's) will be gracing us with his presence that
night for the first time. I am sure this will be quite the event so
please make your reservations quickly.
Thank-you
Corey Shovein
Hi Mike,
Barb and I will be there Friday to try your Pot of Gold Potato Stout! : )
We'll get some more people to go, it sounds great!
Cheers!,
Swally
On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 11:22:03 -0600 "mike hoops"
<townhallbrewer(a)hotmail.com> writes:
> The time has come for another beer release. This Friday (3/15) from
> 5:00-6:00pm we will be releasing "Pot of Gold Potato Stout" to kick
> of the
> St. Patrick's Weekend.
> The Irish once brewed with potato because they were abundant and
> rich in
> starch, which can be converted to fermentable sugar. This stout will
> be
> served on nitrogen, making it very smooth and drinkable. It was a
> big hit
> when released on cask last week.
> So come on down Friday from 5-6pm and receive this new beer for just
> $.50
> per pint. Also try the kitchen's special Corned beef and cabbage
> dinner
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
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Cheers!,
Mike "Swally" Swalinkavich
Steve Hamburg found this and suggested that I forward it to the list.
>
> Obituary from today's Dallas Morning News:
>
> FIX DR. GEORGE J. FIX, III, Professor and Chairman of the Department
> of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University, died at age 62 of cancer
> at the Anderson Area Medical Center on Sunday, March 10. George was born
> and raised in Dallas, Texas. He received a B.S. degree from Texas A&M
> University, a M.S. degree from Rice University and a PhD from Harvard
> University. Prior to his appointment at Clemson University, he was
Chairman
> of the Department of Mathematics at Carnegie-Mellon University for 22
years
> and at the University of Texas at Arlington for 9 years. He also taught at
> Harvard University, the University of Maryland, and the University of
> Michigan.
>
> He was a visiting professor at the University of Bonn, Germany. George's
> life as an educator was distinguished by his great love for teaching and
for all
> of his students. George authored two books on mathematics, 7 book
chapters, and
> almost 100 articles in scholarly journals. He served as a technical
> consultant for many govermnental agencies and private industries, and was
on the
> editorial board of the Applied Mathematics Letters, Computers &
Mathematics with
> Applications, and Numerical Methods for Partial Diffential Equations. In
September 2001 he
> was > inducted as an honorary member in the Golden Key International
Honour
> Society. He was a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Society
for
> industrial and Applied Mathematics, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and the
American Association for
> the Advancement of Science.
> George was a master home brewer. He co-authored with his
> wife Laurie four books on the chemistry of brewing science, and he
authored
> 29 articles in brewing journals. He won numerous awards and best-of-shows
in
> home brewing competitions. He served on the editorial board of Brewing
> Techniques, and was a consultant for many breweries. He was a member of
the Master
> Brewers Association of America and the American Society of Brewing
Chemists. George
> had a great passion for classical music, and a strong devotion and love
for his
> and Laurie's many pets. George is survived by his beloved wife Laurie, and
by
> his father, George J. Fix, Jr; two children, Mitchell Fix and Paige
Walker; two
> sisters, Nancy Fix Anderson and Barbara Fix; and one grandchild, Austin
Fix.
> The family will be receiving visitors on Wednesday, March 13 from 2-4 p.m.
> at the Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home in Central, South Carolina. In lieu
of
> flowers may be made the American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way,
Greenville, SC,
> 29615. Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home Central SC, 29630 864-639-2411
>
The time has come for another beer release. This Friday (3/15) from
5:00-6:00pm we will be releasing "Pot of Gold Potato Stout" to kick of the
St. Patrick's Weekend.
The Irish once brewed with potato because they were abundant and rich in
starch, which can be converted to fermentable sugar. This stout will be
served on nitrogen, making it very smooth and drinkable. It was a big hit
when released on cask last week.
So come on down Friday from 5-6pm and receive this new beer for just $.50
per pint. Also try the kitchen's special Corned beef and cabbage dinner
Cheers
_________________________________________________________________
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I just saw this in the newsletter from Bacchus and Barleycorn.
George Fix
We have just learned of the sad news that George Fix died
yesterday. George was an American Homebrewers Association
Ninkasi Award winner, IBS Craft Brewers Conference and AHA
Conference speaker, magazine contributor, author of several
books on brewing, and one of the original Craft Beer
Enthusiasts in the United States. He had been battling
cancer for the last year. His dedication to beer and
brewing education and his wonderfully animated enthusiasm
will be dearly missed in the craft and homebrewing
community. Our sympathies go out to his family and friends.
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Greetings fellow Beer-lings!
You are all welcome to attend BJCP class #9 at Al Boyce's house
this Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 6pm. Call Al at 952-927-8968
for information.
Styles:
18.A. Strong Belgian Ale: Dubbel
18.B. Strong Belgian Ale: Tripel
18.C. Strong Belgian Ale: Belgian Strong Golden Ale
18.D. Strong Belgian Ale: Belgian Strong Dark Ale
19.C. Belgian and French Ale: Biere De Garde
19.D. Belgian and French Ale: Saison
If anyone has any HOME-BREWED examples of these, please consider bringing
them to this class for the edification of all.
Technical topic: Troubleshooting II.
See you then!
- Al Boyce
Attention all you Porter Brewers!
The Minnesota Home Brewer's Association Club-Only Competition Porter
judging will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at the BJCP Class at 6pm.
Bring (or deliver) your bottles to:
Al Boyce
3208 Edgewood Ave So.
St.Louis Park, MN 55426
(952) 927-8968
alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
You will need at least one (preferably two) bottles on March 14 for our
club elimination. The winner will go on the the National AHA Club-Only
Porter Competition, hosted by the New York City Homebrew Guild. Two
additional bottles will be needed to send to New York - the winner is
responsible for shipping them, but the BJCP will reimburse your expense.
-------------------------
ANNOUNCING THE CLUB-ONLY IPA COMPETITION:
The NEXT Club-Only competition is India Pale Ale. Entries are due to the
National Competition by May 1, so we will need to have our Club round by
April 17. I will be out of town - does anyone else want to volunteer to
host?
See you on March 14!
- Al
<a toast>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Daniels" <raydan(a)AMERITECH.NET>
To: <CBS-HB(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:26 PM
Subject: George Fix . . .
> I'm sorry to report that George Fix passed away
> yesterday from complications of the cancer that he had
> been fighting during the past year.
>
> George was the leading light of homebrew science during
> its apogee in the 1990s and had an insatiable interest
> in brewing as well as the generosity to share what he
> knew and learned with all who might be interested.
> George was a good man and his loss will be felt in
> brewing for many years to come.
>
> Ray Daniels
> Editor, Zymurgy & The New Brewer
> Director, Brewers Publications
> ray(a)aob.org
> 773-665-1300
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