And the date of the MhBA Christmas party is...
DECEMBER 12 at the CSPS Hall on West 7th Street in St. Paul, just above the
Glockenspiel restaurant.
Another fun feature of this event that will re-appear is the BEER SWAP.
Bring up to 1 case (24 bottles) of your homebrew, and go home with an equal
number of bottles from someone else!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Oftel" <Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com>
To: <mba(a)thebarn.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 4:32 PM
Subject: No snow yet
> Guys and Gals, The Xmas party is almost here. Can you believe it,
another year has past and it is again time to start thinking about that
special dish or beverage or contest or give for the annual MHBA Christmas
Pot Luck and Extravaganza.
>
> Events this year will be similar to previous years. People try to get
stuff to give away. You eat some of the upper-midwests best food. People
bring a bunch of desserts and chocolate. And someone tries to pronounce a
bunch of names after drinking a bunch of beers.
>
> Events this year will include the beer exchange, door prizes, label
contest, food contest, and did we mention beer?
>
> Ask your mother, ask the butcher, ask often and ask again. OK, I got a
little carried away.
>
> We need a few good volunteers to promote the event and ask local shops for
a few "donations." I believe we can also encourage a few brewers to provide
a "be an assistant brewer for a day."
>
> We can talk about this more at the November Hops meeting and anticipate
additional announcements between now and December but here is the plan.
>
> If you have something you don't need - donate.
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> If you find something that someone else doesn't need - donate.
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> The next time you are at a friends brewery, steal a glass and donate.
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> The next time you find a good pile of hops - donate.
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> How about that book you never have read - donate.
>
> Old yeast - throw away.
>
> So there you have it guys and gals. Time to get started thinking about
brewing for Christmas. Remember, today is a pretty good day for a beer!
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> Rick
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as permitted for home use. The amendment was proposed by Senator Cranston of California, Senator Schmitt of New Mexico, Senator Bumpers of Arkansas and Senator Gravel of Alaska." Read more at: <a href=http://www.beertown.org/homebrewing/>www.beertown.org/homebrewing/</a></p>
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<p><a href=/events/mead-day-2003/><img src=/events/mead-day-2003/Sites-Thumbnails/16.jpg border=1 hspace=5 align=right alt="National Mead Day Picture"></a><strong>National Mead Day</strong>: National Mead Day was celebrated with vim and vigor in St. Paul, MN this past Saturday as some 23 people gathered to sample 37 meads. Commercial meads included the likes of Xtabentum (Licor de Anis y Miel de Abejas), Brother Adam's Bragget Ale, Lindisfarne and Moniack (Dark) - to name just a few. The most striking aspect was the quality of the home made meads. Thanks to everyone who participated and a special thanks to those who brought libations and food. Equally aMAZEing is that five mead makers made six batches of mead: two batches of the official mead day recipe, cherry melomel, and batches of cranberry blossom, raspberry ginger, wildflower, and mint blossom. In all, 32 gallons of mead were made. Mead making technique ran the gamut from pasteurization to the use of sulfites to no san!
itation of ingredients. Some 1.6 trillion yeasts "pitched in" to make it happen. Check out the <a href=/events/mead-day-2003/>pictures</a>!!! </p>
</td><td align=center width=40%><h2>Upcoming Events</h2><table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b><b>BJCP Class #10 - <br>Beer: Other Belgian Ales<br>Tech.Topic: Brewing Procedures</b><br>Contact Kris England at engla008(a)tc.umn.edu for more information</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2003&currMonth=11&currDa…">Tue, Nov 04</a> @ 18:00</td></tr>
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<table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b>MHBA November Meeting at Hops, 11528 Leona Rd., Eden Prairie, MN 55344 3:30-5:30</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2003&currMonth=11&currDa…">Sat, Nov 08</a> @ 15:30</td></tr>
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<table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b><b>BJCP Class #11 - <br>Beer: Strong Belgian and French Ales<br>Tech.Topic: Doctored Beer II</b><br>Contact Kris England at engla008(a)tc.umn.edu for more information</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2003&currMonth=11&currDa…">Tue, Nov 11</a> @ 18:00</td></tr>
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<table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b><b>BJCP Class #12 - <br>Beer: Stouts and Porters<br>Tech.Topic: Recipe Formulation</b><br>Contact Kris England at engla008(a)tc.umn.edu for more information</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2003&currMonth=11&currDa…">Tue, Nov 18</a> @ 18:00</td></tr>
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<table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b><b>BJCP Class #13 - <br>Beer: Barleywines and Old Ales<br>Tech.Topic: BJCP Knowledge</b><br>Contact Kris England at engla008(a)tc.umn.edu for more information<br><b>AHA Club Only judging</b><br>Barleywines</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2003&currMonth=11&currDa…">Tue, Nov 25</a> @ 18:00</td></tr>
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<table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b><b>BJCP Class #3 - <br>STUDY SESSION: Q & A</b><br>Contact Kris England at engla008(a)tc.umn.edu for more information</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2003&currMonth=12&currDa…">Tue, Dec 02</a> @ 18:00</td></tr>
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<table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b><b>BJCP TEST<br></b>Contact Kris England at engla008(a)tc.umn.edu for more information</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2003&currMonth=12&currDa…">Sat, Dec 06</a> @ 09:00</td></tr>
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<table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b>MHBA Holiday Pot Luck at CSPS Hall, 5:00-10:00</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2003&currMonth=12&currDa…">Fri, Dec 12</a> @ 17:00</td></tr>
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<table width="100%" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td colspan=2 class=upcoming><b>MHBA meeting at Summit Brewing, 910 Montreal Circle, St. Paul</b></td></tr>
<tr><td width="100%" class=upcoming><a href="http://mnbrewers.com/day.view.php?currYear=2004&currMonth=01&currDa…">Sat, Jan 10</a> @ 15:30</td></tr>
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