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RESULTS: 2002 Autumn HOMEBrew Review - Sept 7, 2002

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2002 Autumn HOMEBrew Review held Sept. 7, 2002 at the Autumn Brew Review on Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis. Though it was a 90+ degree day, I'm sure all who attended would agree that it was a blast, and tasting the 100 or so craft beers from all over the upper Midwest was well worth braving the heat. If you entered a beer, thank you for entering! Your score sheets should be mailed to you in the next week or so. Please enter again next year - the awards ceremony will again be at the Autumn Brew Review on September 6, 2003. Mark your calendars! View our website at http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/august for information. Thanks to all of the judges, stewards and other volunteers that made the contest and our booth at the Autumn Brew Review so successful! And thanks to all of our sponsors! Please patronize them, and thank them for sponsoring the Autumn HOMEBrew Review! The Minnesota Home Brewers Association - http://www.mnbrewers.com The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild - http://mncraftbrew.org Midwest Supplies - http://midwestsupplies.com Semplex - http://www.semplexofusa.com Town Hall Brewery Rock Bottom Brewery - http://rockbottom.com Harwell's - Vine Park - http://www.vinepark.com Wind River Brewing Company - http://www.windriverbrew.com Northern Brewer - http://northernbrewer.com White Labs - http://www.whitelabs.com WYeast - http://www.wyeastlab.com Hop Union - http://www.hopunion.com Brew Your Own - http://byo.com Mid-America Supplies All-Saints Importing - http://www.allsaintsbrands.com If I've missed anyone, I apologize! Let me know and I'll correct the oversight. September 7, 2002 - Autumn Home Brew Review: Winners Total Entries: 112 01. German Malty Lagers 12 Entries 02. Hoppy American Ales 9 Entries 03. Pils 8 Entries 04. General / Lager 6 Entries 05. English / Scottish Ales 9 Entries 06. Wheat Beers / American Ales 9 Entries 07. Porters and Stouts 8 Entries 08. Wee Heavy / Russian Imperial Stout 10 Entries 09. Barleywines 7 Entries 10. Strong Belgian Ale 8 Entries 11. Mead: Traditional/Varietal/Metheglin 6 Entries 12. Mead: Pyment/Other Melomels 10 Entries 13. Cider/Fruit Beer/Experimental Beer 10 Entries BEST OF SHOW 12.C. Russian Imperial Stout Black Peak Stout Susan Ruud & Ray Taylor Harwood, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions German Malty Lagers 1 14.B. Helles Bock-Maibock Unnamed Maibock Rick Georgette West Bloomfield, MI 2 14.A. Traditional Bock Hurry Bock Susan Ruud Harwood, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions 3 14.A. Traditional Bock Monkey Business Bock Steve Fletty Falcon Heights, MN St. Paul Home Brewers Hoppy American Ales 1 07.A. India Pale Ale Old Bombay IPA Steve Fletty Falcon Heights, MN St. Paul Home Brewers 2 07.A. India Pale Ale Wow! IPA Curt Stock Kathy Stock St.Paul, MN St.Paul Home Brewers Club 3 07.A. India Pale Ale Bobs IPA Bob Cromer Hastings, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association Pils 1 01.C. Classic American Pilsner Kirby Pucket Pre-Pro Classic American Pilsner Al Boyce St.Louis Park, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 2 02.A. Bohemian Pilsner Czech Pils Michael Valentiner Plymouth, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 3 01.C. Classic American Pilsner Grandpas Stash Steve Fletty Falcon Heights, MN St. Paul Home Brewers General / Lager 1 01.A. Light-Standard-Premium Loose Moose Lager John Ratcliff Rosemount, MN 2 13.B. Schwarzbier SBS Schwarzbier Scott Strand St.Paul, MN St.Paul Home Brewers Club 3 08.A. Koelsch-Style Ale K is for Kolsch Leo Vitt Bill VanVugt Rochester, MN Minnesota Timberworts English / Scottish Ales 1 10.A. Mild C/K Mild Karl Gunderson West Fargo, ND Prairie Home Brewers Companion 2 04.A. Ordinary Bitter Our House Bitter Ray Taylor Fargo, ND Prairie Home Brewers Companion 3 04.A. Ordinary Bitter Driveway bitter Leo Vitt Rochester, MN Minnesota Timberworts Wheat Beers / American Ales 1 17.A. Bavarian Weizen Unnamed Weizen Steve Piatz Eagan, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 2 17.B. Bavarian Dunkelweizen Dunkelweizen No.1 Cas Koralewski Toledo, OH 3 03.A. Blond Ale Trophy Golden Noel Trout Temecula, CA Porters and Stouts 1 16.B. Sweet Stout Als Stout Al Krug St.Paul, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 2 15.A. Robust Porter Gatekeeper Memorial Porter Curt Stock Kathy Stock St.Paul, MN St.Paul Home Brewers Club 3 15.A. Robust Porter Stockhouse Porter Scott Strand St.Paul, MN St.Paul Home Brewers Club Wee Heavy / Russian Imperial Stout 1 12.C. Russian Imperial Stout Black Peak Stout Susan Ruud Ray Taylor Harwood, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions 2 11.B. Strong Scottish Ale-Wee Heavy Unnamed Wee Heavy Rick Georgette West Bloomfield, MI 3 12.C. Russian Imperial Stout She Devil Double D Imperial Stout Curt Stock Kathy Stock St.Paul, MN St.Paul Home Brewers Club Barleywines 1 12.B. American-Style Barleywine Gnarley Barley Kerry Kulowski Minneapolis, MN 2 12.A. English-Style Barleywine Reds Barley Wine Susan Ruud Harwood, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions 3 12.A. English-Style Barleywine Unnamed Barleywine Steve Piatz Eagan, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association Strong Belgian Ales 1 18.C. Belgian Strong Golden Ale Alsmodeus Golden Ale Al Boyce St.Louis Park, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 2 18.A. Dubbel Unnamed Dubbel Steve Piatz Eagan, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 3 18.B. Tripel Unnamed Tripel Rick Georgette West Bloomfield, MI Mead: Traditional/Varietal/Metheglin 1 25.F. Metheglin Hells Refreshment Gary Sinnen Victoria, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 2 25.B. Varietal Honey Traditional Mead Unnamed Varietal Mead Steve Piatz Eagan, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 3 25.F. Metheglin MMMMead Mike Moranz Bloomington, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association Mead: Pyment/Other Melomels 1 25.E. Other Fruit Melomel Unnamed Melomel Gary Sinnen Victoria, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 2 25.E. Other Fruit Melomel Melon Mead Mike Moranz Bloomington, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association 3 25.E. Other Fruit Melomel ChokeCherry Mead Susan Ruud Harwood, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions Cider/Fruit Beer/Experimental Beer 1 19.D. Saison Saison du Wayzata Michael Valentiner Plymouth, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association 2 26.A. Standard Cider and Perry Cider Darin Dorholt Sauk Rapids, MN Cloudy Town Brewers 3 21.A. Fruit Beer Cherry Hill Ale Darin Dorholt Sauk Rapids, MN Cloudy Town Brewers

23 years, 2 months

$1 Pints at Vine Park

by Allyson

Just a reminder to all you beer lovers... Our Oktoberfest will be tapped first thing tomorrow morning (Tuesday, September 10) and that means $1 pints of Oktoberfest all day. Hope to see you here. Cheers! Allyson

23 years, 2 months

Re: Autumn Brew Review

by David H Berg

> It was > interesting to note that not one "megabrewer" was present at the > ABR. It's odd how they don't show up if you don't invite them.... 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, 2 months

Re: Autumn Brew Review

by SAINTCROIX＠aol.com

As a participating brewer, I'd also like to thank the Craft Brewers Guild, Downtown Council, Dave Berg and all others who make this event possible. We're happy to donate our product to folks who truly appreciate good beer, as well as help build a strong pro-craft beer lobby at the legislature. It was interesting to note that not one "megabrewer" was present at the ABR. Cheers to all local Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Montana brewers who participated--and the beer drinkers who supported this fine fest! Karl Bremer St. Croix Beer Co.

23 years, 2 months

Re: Autumn Brew Review

by SAINTCROIX＠aol.com

23 years, 2 months

Re: Autumn Brew Review

by Al Boyce

Dave- Congratulations to you, the Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild and the Minneapolis Downtown Council for another successful Autmn Brew Review! I think I speak for everyone who made it down there that it was a fabulous time! There were some great beers, some great brewers and some great friends! Here's to many more! Thanks again Dave! - Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "David H Berg" <bergbrew(a)juno.com> To: <mcbg(a)mncraftbrew.org> Cc: <Paul_Norton(a)Malt-O-Meal.com> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: Autumn Brew Review > > Well, we made it through another year. Thanks to everyone who attended > the Autumn Brew Review, and took the time to stop by the Guild booth and > show their support for the Guild by filling out postcards to send to > their State Senators and Representatives. > > We look forward to seeing you again next year at the Autumn Brew Review > 2003. > > 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, 2 months

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23 years, 3 months

PR: Denver is the Munich of the West

by Cindy Jones

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Great American Beer Festival® in Downtown Denver Savor Americas finest beer at this world-class event. Boulder, Colo. 09.06.2002-Where can you sample over 1,200 of Americas finest beers in a single weekend? At the nations largest beer festival Denvers Great American Beer Festival (GABF). The excitement begins Thursday, Oct. 3 and runs till Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002 at the Colorado Convention Center, located 14th St. and Stout St. Approximately 22,000 beer enthusiasts from Denver and across the globe will peruse Americas brewing landscape and enjoy one-ounce samples from more than 300 American breweries during this three-day festival. A showcase, if you will, of Americas finest beers. What people in Denver dont realize is that Denver is considered the Munich of the West, the Napa Valley of beer, remarks downtown business owner John Hickenlooper of Wynkoop Brewery. This is the greatest opportunity in the world to sample a full array of styles and appreciate the incredible diversity of beer that America has to offer. Want to sample a beer from Virginia or Hawaii? How about those great Alaskan beers you tasted on vacation, but cant get at your local liquor store. Breweries are arranged by regions of the country on the festival floor. If you dont remember your geography you can always consult the giant color-coded maps to help you navigate. When you step up for your one-ounce sample you might just be served by the brewer themselves. The Great American Beer Festival is a terrific event, says Chris Black, owner of Falling Rock Tap House, located at 1919 Blake St. Its like the Super Bowl of beer events. Black has been celebrating the festival at the Falling Rock Tap House for years, making sure festival beers are on tap at his bar. A festival count-down clock hangs above Falling Rocks doorway, exciting beer enthusiasts about the festival weeks before the event. Public tasting sessions are offered 5:30 -10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Special Connoisseur Tasting Session Saturday afternoon is also open to the public for $50. The public tasting sessions sell out quickly so advance-ticket purchases are strongly recommended. A $15 Designated Driver ticket and special group discounts are also available. Each ticket gets you a coupon for a $20 lift ticket from Winter Park Resort, a tasting glass, a festival program and a six-ounce pour in the beer garden. The festival also hosts one of the worlds largest and most prestigious tasting competitions. Ninety professional judges, called the Professional Judge Panel, from the U.S. and abroad will evaluate approximately 1,900 beers entered by more than 400 domestic breweries during the two and a half days of the GABF Beer Judging, prior to the public sessions. Gold, silver and bronze medals in 58 beer-style categories will be awarded Oct. 5 at the 1:30 p.m. awards ceremony held during the Special Connoisseur Tasting Session. A dont miss for beer lovers! Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased in advance from the Great American Beer Festivals official web site, www.beertown.org, the Association of Brewers 303.447.0816, finer Denver area beer retailers and restaurants or at ticket outlets, including all Ticketmaster locations (or by phone at 303.830.TIXS), Argonaut Liquor Store, Falling Rock Tap House, Wynkoop Brewing Co., Boulder Liquor Mart, Beer At Home, Union Liquor and Applejack Liquor. Sponsors of the 2002 Great American Beer Festival include: Anheuser-Busch, Inc, Westword, The Mountain 99.5 FM, Pabst Brewing Company, Colorado Lottery, AT&T Broadband, Petes Brewing Company and www.beertown.org. The Great American Beer Festival has been held every year since 1982 and is presented by the Association of Brewers, a not-for-profit educational and trade organization founded in 1978 that is devoted to making quality brewing and beer information available to anyone. The Association of Brewers also hosts the bi-annual World Beer Cup® and is based in Boulder, Colo., U.S.A. # # # Cindy Jones Sales and Marketing Director Association of Brewers 303.447.0816 x 144 cindy(a)aob.org The Great American Beer Festival October 3-5, 2002 Colorado Convention Center Visit www.beertown.org for details!

23 years, 3 months

Great Waters Update

by Sean O'Byrne

Hello Friends, Their are a lot of things happening at Great Waters, so I thought I would let you in on a few of them. This weekend (Sept. 7th) from 1-7 is the 2nd annual Autumn Brew Review. 30 mid-west breweries and over 100 beers for $20. Tickets and info are available at ticketworks.com or mncraftbrew.org. The award winning Old Bastard English Old Ale is back. I tapped the first keg today. We will also bring a keg of Oktoberfest to the Autumn Brew Review for you to get the first samples before it goes on tap. Lastly, Sean and I are still updating the e-mail list. If you want off or you know someone who would like to get ourupdates, please send us a reply. Cheers, Scott Krebsbach, Head Brewer Sean O'Byrne, Owner

23 years, 3 months

Re:PITA PORTER

by popice＠juno.com

And you expect us extract brewers to want to go all-grain why?! Oh the headaches! Oh the mess! Oh the potential equipment failures! It made for a nice story anyway. Glad you and some of your beer survived. see you tomorrow, Don ---------- "Rick Oftel" <Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com> writes: From: "Rick Oftel" <Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com> To: <MBA(a)thebarn.com> Subject: PITA PORTER Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 13:01:14 -0500 Last Monday I planned on making a simple medium gravity porter to kick off the start of the 2003 brewing season. Everything was in place. Water drawn and mineralized, yeast starter at high krausen, grist milled, yeast weighed, pumps and plumbing assembled, and cooler cleaned. Everything looked ready for an interesting and fairly quick 4-5 hour brewing adventure. Well, it was an adventure. I understand that equipment wears and stuff happens but why is it always in multiples of three? I would have sworn I was working at a commercial brewery!! The actual brewing process went flawlessly. Hop additions were on time with the help of two timers. Strike water temperature exact. Mashing sparging collecting and original gravity all hit their targets. Things were going so well that I decided to have a beer. Well, I was in a brewery and it was a large glass. Here starts the interesting part. After knockout, I recirculated the bitter wort through pump and counterflow cooler to ensure sanitization. I opened the cooling water throttle valve and adjusted the flow. Started collecting cool wort in a carboy and everything seemed fine. Wondered why the lift pump (used to pump drain water to the laundry room) hadn't kicked on. I stopped wondering when my feet started getting wet. I read a posted article about what a professional brewer should do if faced with a power interruption or major calamity during brewing. His answer was to dump the stuff and start on the next batch as soon as possible. With his words clearly in mind, I decided I could salvage the beer, clean up the mess, and let the beer stand for a few more moments. Out to the garage for a spare garden hose to drain away the cooling water. I brought one hose down to the basement and connected it to the counterflow cooler. Routed it to the laundry sink and started the water. Guess why it was in the garage? Yep, it had a nice hole. Now I had two wet messes to mop up. Hose number two installed and functioning correctly - whew. Back to cooling bitter wort and making beer. Remember those messes? They hadn't gone anywhere yet so as the wort cooled, it was time to start mopping or at least get the mop and industrial mop bucket. Got the bucket and mop and dropped it in the deepest puddle. Something seemed to work. Put the mop between the rollers and started to wring it out. That's right - mop fell apart from corrosion. By now the beer was almost done cooling so I did the next logical thing. Waited for the beer to finish cooling, shut down the beer pump, and had another cold one. After the event, I threw all my rags on the floor. Who says you can't clean up a big mess with little rags? Anyhow, the beer is fermenting. The Ringwood yeast appears happy. The floor is dry and I need to go shopping for a new and improved sump pump. Understand the name PITA PORTER? Have a great day and hope to see you at the beer festival tomorrow. The MHBA will be serving up a selection of various brewing waters from around the area. Come by and have a sample or two. Rick Oftel VP MHBA ________________________________________________________________ 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/.

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