mba April 2003

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by Rick Oftel

Greetings fellow homebrewers. I realize the notices have been a little lacking lately. I am in the process of moving all club e-mail to a new address at home which is mnbrewing(a)earthlink.net You can send stuff there and I will activate the server to that address and hopefully, I can be a little more active in the near future. The real reason for this message is to announce that tonight is a repeat of last years study session except there is more stuff to eat. We have a big chunk of cheese, three kinds of potato salad, cole slaw, and BBQ chicken. You may remember that I am fairly comfortable cooking in the rain, well tonight may be a repeat. Anyhow, hope to see you this evening. Stay tuned for the next club meeting. Still tentative but will occur about mid month. CSPS hall is out unfortunately. Take care Rick 6400 mildred 952 941-9378

22 years, 8 months

Swally's 40th B-Day Party, Saturday, May 3, 2:00pm to 11:59pmish

by Michael K Swalinkavich

Everyone is invited to stop my 40th B-Day Party, on Saturday, May 3, 2:00pm to 11:59pmish. Yes, I know, it's the same day 2003 Upper Mississippi Mash-Out, but I wasn't able to reschedule it. I do have the party room for the whole day and night, so there might be time for people to squeeze my party in. We'll have 40 gallons of my homebrew on tap (7 different styles: Porter, Wheat, Cream Ale, American Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Belgian Ale and Raspberry Ale). There's an indoor pool,and locker room if anyone wants to swim. Please bring a chair so everyone has a place to sit. Gag gifts welcome, but not required. Directions: From St.Paul take Hwy.94 East to Radio Drive. Turn south (right) onto Radio and go one block to Old Hudson Rd. Take a right onto Old Hudson Rd. You'll pass by Tamerack Village, an animal hospital, a boat shop, and Heppner's car wash. Just past Heppners car wash there is a road to the left (Landau). Take a left onto Landau. Go up the hill. You'll pass one set of town houses on the left. The club house is at the top of the hill on the left. Any questions, let me know, Cheers!, Mike "Swally" Swalinkavich 651-714-2291

22 years, 8 months

BJCP Class #14 - Study Session / Test : RSVP!!!!

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

STUDY SESSION Tomorrow (Thursday, April 3) we will have a Study Session at Rick Oftel's house for preparing for the BJCP exam. Bring some homebrew to taste (all styles), bring your questions, and be prepared to help each other out with answers. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CLASS if you're taking the exam, but please come even if you're not taking the test. You WILL learn stuff, and your expertise is needed by your classmates. Bring: your BJCP Study Guide: http://www.bjcp.org/study98.doc your BJCP Style Guide: http://www.bjcp.org/beerstyles.pdf your BJCP Member Guide: http://www.bjcp.org/membergd.html Kris' BJCP Primer: Distributed Last Week - not online your BJCP Sample Exam Questions: http://hbd.org/brewery/library/BJCPquestions.html also at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnbrewers/files/BJCP_Class_Materials/Pre-Clas… Rick will be BARBECUEING! and Rick's cooking is a thing of beauty (for those who have had his POPCORN - just IMAGINE what he does to a chicken!) Please RSVP to me so we can guesstimate food. Admission: FREE! THE TEST: The Test is set for April 12, 2003 at the University of Minnesota. We will meet Kris England at Coffman Memorial Union at 8:45am SHARP, and parade to the testing location. BE ON TIME! Kris has the keys, and if you get there late, you will not be able to get in. The test will begin at 9am, and be done by Noon. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE CLASSES AND ARE PLANNING ON TAKING OR RETAKING THE TEST, PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP! - al

22 years, 8 months

FWD: Big and Huge

by Bob Paolino

The Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild is proud to sponsor the 17th Annual Big & Huge Homebrew Competition! The Big & Huge is a competion for high gravity beers. Entries for Big Ale and Big Lager categories range from an OG of 1.050 to 1.060. Huge Ale and Huge Lager categories are for OG's greater than 1.060. Ciders, meads, and sakes above an OG of 1.050 are accepted in a single category. When: Saturday May 3, 2003 at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Where: JT Whitney's Pub & Brewery in Madison, WI Entry Deadline is Wednesday April 30th. To preregister, deliver or email a copy of the registration form for each entry before April 30th to: Mark Garthwaite, Big & Huge Czar 617 Piper Drive Madison, WI 53711 or by email (preferred method) to: brewmaster(a)mhtg.org Pre-registered entries will be accepted at the competition site. Entries can also be shipped to: Big & Huge c/o Wine and Hop Shop 1931 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711 The Best of Show beer will be awarded the coveted WOOLY MAMMOTH plaque. The HAIRLESS MOUSE award for the Best of the Cider, Mead, and Sake category returns again this year. Awards and prizes will be presented to the top three finishers in each category. More details and entry forms can be found at: http://www.mhtg.org Please contact me if you have questions or are interested in judging/stewarding. The Big & Huge is a BJCP sanctioned event. Cheers, Mark Garthwaite, Big & Huge Czar (608) 298-9928 brewmaster(a)mhtg.org ------------- Now go have a beer, Bob Paolino "Something like this makes you think, 'Oh yeah. This _IS_ rocket science.' " --Kristen Fortson, NASA payload specialist ( ) ASCII ribbon campaign X against HTML e-mail: / \ Friends don't send friends HTML-bloated messages!

22 years, 8 months

Re: HF 719 - Growler bill in the House

by David H Berg

We're pushing through in the Senate in hopes of getting it into conference commitee. I was shocked when I heard about this yesterday, as I believe was Sen Pappas. She really wants to get this through this year, not next. On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:07:49 -0600 allan.boyce(a)usbank.com writes: > > I just got this back from Rep. Al Juhnke - doesn't look good for the > Growler bill in the House. Sen. Sandy Pappas said in another email > that > she thought it still could be worked out in committee. Dave (Berg) > - any > insight on what we can do to help here? > > - Al > ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 04/02/2003 12:06 PM ----- > > > "Al Juhnke" > > <rep.al.juhnke@h To: > allan.boyce(a)usbank.com > > ouse.mn> cc: > > Subject: Re: HF 719 > > 04/02/2003 11:57 > > AM > > > > > > > > > > FYI......the brewpubs bill has been set aside until next year. There > were too many regulatory questions that need further discussion. I > do > support the bill and assume it will be back early next year for > consideration. > > Take care. > > Rep. Al Juhnke - District 13B > 371 State Office Building > St. Paul, MN 55155 > 651-296-6206 (Office Phone) > rep.al.juhnke(a)house.mn (e-mail) > www.aljuhnke.com (web site) > > > > > > > > > > > > David Berg Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

22 years, 8 months

Re: HF 719 - Growler bill in the House

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

I just got this back from Rep. Al Juhnke - doesn't look good for the Growler bill in the House. Sen. Sandy Pappas said in another email that she thought it still could be worked out in committee. Dave (Berg) - any insight on what we can do to help here? - Al ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 04/02/2003 12:06 PM ----- "Al Juhnke" <rep.al.juhnke@h To: allan.boyce(a)usbank.com ouse.mn> cc: Subject: Re: HF 719 04/02/2003 11:57 AM FYI......the brewpubs bill has been set aside until next year. There were too many regulatory questions that need further discussion. I do support the bill and assume it will be back early next year for consideration. Take care. Rep. Al Juhnke - District 13B 371 State Office Building St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-6206 (Office Phone) rep.al.juhnke(a)house.mn (e-mail) www.aljuhnke.com (web site)

22 years, 8 months

Wisconsin State Fair Judging opportunity

by Al Boyce

I got this in the mail today from the Wisconsin State Fair, for all you newbie BJCP judges (and old-bie ones too!) - Al --------------------------------- Dear BJCP Judge, This letter is an invitation for you to judge or steward at this year's WI State Fair Homebrew Competition - a BJCP certified event. This event will be held Saturday, May 31st, 2003 at the East Exhibit Hall (near the Cream Puff area) of the WI State Fair Park Grounds, West Allis, WI (just west of Milwaukee, WI). This year is the first year that the WI State Fair Homebrew Competition has adopted the standard BJCP categories for entries & judging. One of the many moves being made to make this event one of the great homebrew competitions of the area. Last year's event had approximately 150 entries, and this year we're anticipating approximately 180+ entries. The Competition's rules & regulations can be found at www.beerbarons.org for your reference. Feel free to take a look at them and get a feel for how this competition is coming along. This is a qualified BJCP event, and I'd like to ensure all the judges & stewards that they shall receive their earned BJCP points for volunteering at this event. The event starts at 9am, and includes a potluck lunch that we hold with the Wisconsin Vintners Association, who is also holding their vintner's competition at the same location. Parking passes are available by request, and directions to the WI State Fair grounds are at http://wistatefair.com/static/sf2/gethere/gethere.html and directions to the East Exhibit Hall are at http://wistatefair.com/static/sf2/facrentals/eastexhall.html. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at (mobil/home 414-807-5230) or at belskyc(a)msoe.edu. Also, if you know anyone else that would be interested in judging or stewarding, by all means pass this information on to him or her. I hope to see you there at the Competition. Cheers, ~Chris Belsky WI State Fair Homebrew Competition Organizer

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

by Association of Brewers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cindy Jones, Association of Brewers +1.303.447.0816 ext. 144, cindy(a)aob.org www.beertown.org _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SWEET HOMEBREW CHICAGO American Homebrewers Association 2003 National Homebrewers Conference celebrates its 25th year - Chicago, June 19 - 20 Boulder, Colo. * March 24, 2003 - Five hundred of America's most passionate amateur brewers, beer enthusiasts and craft brewers will gather in Chicago at the Holiday Inn Chicago-O'Hare International June 19-21, 2003 for the 25th Annual American Homebrewers Association® (AHA) National Homebrewers Conference. The 25th AHA National Homebrewers Conference - Sweet HomeBrew Chicago - will celebrate its 25th anniversary by featuring special seminars and events that cater to beer enthusiasts and amateur brewers of every level. The conference is a fun, educational gathering designed to enhance homebrewers' brewing skills and knowledge and increase homebrewing camaraderie. The American Homebrewers Association is a division of the Association of Brewers, established 1978 in Boulder, Colo., U.S.A. In 1979, 200 people attended the first AHA National Homebrewers Conference held in Boulder, Colo. Now the conference is recognized as the world's largest-attended conference devoted to amateur brewers. "To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Association of Brewers and the AHA National Homebrewers Conference, new conference seminars and events were added, helping draw more people that previously didn't attend," said Charlie Papazian, homebrewing guru and founder of the Association of Brewers. "This year's conference will not only highlight its usual educational homebrewing seminars, but also seminars for beer enthusiasts and craft brewers." Beer enthusiasts and craft brewers are expected to attend this year's conference for the Beer, Food and More tastings and workshops June 21, 2003 1 - 6 p.m. Two Beer, Food and More tracks, Appreciation and Preparation, will be available: pairing chocolate with beer; introducing beer lovers to delicate wheat beers, to champagne-like lambics to chocolatey imperial stouts; and making sausage and cheese at home. Here are some exciting AHA Sweet HomeBrew Chicago SPECIAL events and seminars Visit www.beertown.org for up-to-date event and seminar schedule information. Thursday, June 19 CLUB NIGHT - 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Picture a room full of homebrew and its brewers, with clubs putting their best on display, and you get to drink it all in. This year the clubs will really be trying to outdo each other, as there will be various prizes awarded for things like best booth, best beer and food pairing, and for the club that brings the most beer (you heard it right) to the conference. Friday, June 20 GRAND BANQUET A celebration of food, fun, and especially homebrew, topped by the crowning of this year's National Homebrew Competition winners. Sponsored by Rogue Ales and featuring Rogue's delightful beers as well as the Wall of Real Ale. We promise a few fun surprises, too! Saturday, June 21 BEER, FOOD AND MORE - 1-6 p.m. Series of tastings and workshops revolving beer and its best partner, food. Two tracks will be available, appreciation and preparation. APPRECIATION TRACK Beer & Chocolate. Learn some classic combinations and some principles of pairing. Beer, Glorious Beer. An introduction to the breadth and depth the world of beer has to offer, from delicate wheat beers, to champagne-like lambics to chocolatey imperial stouts. This is a world of beer most people never get to taste. PREPARATION TRACK Cheesemaking. A demonstration and introductory class on how to get started in this fascinating and growing hobby. Sausagemaking in the Home Kitchen. REAL BEER, REAL FOOD in conjunction with Slow Food USA - 7 - 11 p.m. Saturday evening will conclude the conference with a showcase presentation of the best in real ales* and unfiltered lagers, along with the best regional artisanal foods, held in conjunction with Slow Food Chicago. This will be a walkaround sampling/tasting event. *Real Ale - a draught (or bottled) beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide. Conference attendees save money when they register by May 14, 2003. American Homebrewers Association members receive additional registration discounts. To register, visit www.beertown.org or contact the Association of Brewers at 888.822.6273 (U.S. and Canada only) or +1.303.447.0816. The organizing committee currently includes Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ), Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS), Chicago Beer Society (CBS) and Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG). The 2003 National Homebrewers Conference sponsors are Rogue Ales and Wyeast Laboratories, Inc. _______________________________________________________________ Based in Boulder, Colo., U.S.A., the Association of Brewers (AOB) is a not-for-profit educational and trade association for small and craft brewers. Its mission is to make quality beer and brewing knowledge accessible to all. Visit the website: www.beertown.org to learn more. The Association of Brewers has an additional membership division of 8,000+ homebrewers: American Homebrewers Association. The association's activities include events and publishing: World Beer Cup®, Great American Beer Festival®, Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America®, National Homebrewers Conference, National Homebrew Competition and American Beer Month (July), Zymurgy magazine, The New Brewer magazine and books on beer and brewing. # # #

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

by Association of Brewers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cindy Jones, Association of Brewers +1.303.447.0816 x 144, cindy(a)aob.org www.beertown.org ___________________________________________ AMERICAN HOMEBREWERS ASSOCIATION 2003 NATIONAL HOMEBREW COMPETITION CELEBRATES ITS 25th YEAR Boulder, Colo. * April 1, 2003- The American Homebrewers Association® 2003 National Homebrew Competition (NHC) will celebrate its 25th anniversary, as first-round entries are due April 9 - 18, 2003. Hundreds of judges are expected to evaluate more than 3,000 NHC first-round entries at nine regional-judging sites in the United States and Canada the week of April 25. This year's number of entries is expected to exceed last year's 3,074 entries. "With more than twice as many entries as the next largest competition, winning an award at the National Homebrew Competition is an honor unlike any other in the world of homebrewing," said Gary Glass, NHC Director. "Getting up on stage at the National Homebrew Competition awards banquet before a cheering crowd of the most accomplished amateur brewers in North America is a thrill that will never be forgotten." The American Homebrewers Association NHC is an international competition that recognizes the most outstanding homebrewed beer, mead and cider being produced by amateur brewers worldwide. The American Homebrewers Association is a division of the Association of Brewers, established 1978 in Boulder, Colo., U.S.A. In 1979, 34 entries competed in the first NHC held in Boulder, Colo. Now the more than 3,000-entry competition is recognized as the world's largest competition devoted to amateur brewers. An additional regional-judging site, the East Region based in Cleveland, was added this year to accommodate for the growth of the competition. The competition's judge panels have evaluated an amazing number of more than 38,817 homebrews during the 24 years of competition. A panel of brewing experts will judge the competition entries. First-round winners will advance to the second round of judging, which will be held at the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrewers Conference in Chicago June 19 - 21, 2002. Awards for the best beer in the competition's beer-style categories will be presented at the grand banquet Friday night of the conference. "The prestige of this competition attracts the best judges in the country," said Glass. "Every year we get judges coming from hundreds of miles away to judge at the National Homebrew Competition. You will not find a more qualified set of judges anywhere than the Best of Show panel that determines the Homebrewer of the Year during the NHC finals." Homebrewer of the Year award, sponsored by Munton's P.L.C., is the Best of Show beer judged best from all gold medal winners in 24 beer-style categories. The Ninkasi Award, named after the Sumerian Goddess of Beer Brewers, will be given the winningest brewer in the second round of the NHC judging. Amateur brewers earn points toward the award by placing in the 24 beer-style categories during the second round. Gold medals earn six points, silver medals earn four points and bronze medals earn two points. The Ninkasi Award is sponsored by Boston Beer Company. American Homebrewers Association members receive competition entry-fee discounts. For more information on the AHA National Homebrew Competition, visit www.beertown.org or contact Gary Glass, Association of Brewers, at gary(a)aob.org. Thank you to all 2003 AHA National Homebrew Competition sponsors. A list of NHC sponsors is below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ American Homebrewers Association 2003 National Homebrewers Competition Sponsors As of April 1, 2003 Alaskan Brewing Co. Alternative Beverage Anchor Brewing Co. Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Austin Homebrew Bacchus and Barleycorn BJ's Pizza Grill and Brewery Boston Beer Company Brew & Grow Briess Malting Company Coopers Brew Products Deschutes Brewery Home Brew Supply Homebrew Headquarters Marin Brewing Co. Muntons p.l.c. Northwestern Extract Redhook Ale Brewery Redstone Meadery S.A. Bieres de Chimay c/o Manneken-Brussel Imports Inc. St Louis Wine & Beer Making Steinbart Wholesale The Beverage People Washington Hop Commission Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. ________________________________________________________ Based in Boulder, Colo., U.S.A., the Association of Brewers (AOB) is a not-for-profit educational and trade association for small and craft brewers. Its mission is to make quality beer and brewing knowledge accessible to all. Visit the website: www.beertown.org to learn more. The Association of Brewers has an additional membership division of 8,000+ homebrewers: American Homebrewers Association. The association's activities include events and publishing: World Beer Cup®, Great American Beer Festival®, Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America®, National Homebrewers Conference, National Homebrew Competition and American Beer Month (July), Zymurgy magazine, The New Brewer magazine and books on beer and brewing. # # # Contact: Cindy Jones, Association of Brewers +1.303.447.0816 x 144, cindy(a)aob.org www.beertown.org

22 years, 8 months

Re: Illinois Brewers Guild Barrel-Aged Brew Fest-TONITE

by Roger Deschner

As one of the judges who judged these beers last night, all I can say is there are some phenomenal beers here. (I still don't know their names until the winners are announced later today.) These are mostly very strong beers. So, avoid problems parking and driving home afterwards and take PUBLIC TRANSIT to the very door! Ride the CTA Red Line "L" to Grand/State, and walk directly upstairs to Rock Bottom. The Red Line has frequent service 24 hours. The CTA station, which is practically in the basement of Rock Bottom, is closer than you could possibly park. Also served by busses 65 Grand, 29 State, 36 Broadway. Roger Deschner Listmeister, Chicago Beer Society rogerd(a)uic.edu I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. --Frank Sinatra On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, jeff platt wrote: >ILLINOIS BREWERS GUILD BARREL-AGED BREW FEST<BR> > The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild to host Barrel Aged >Beer Fest. >The Illinois Guild of Craft Brewers will hold the first annual Festival of >Barrel Aged Beer on April 1st, 2003 at the Rock Bottom Brewery in downtown >Chicago! > >The event will go from 5-11pm and feature barrel and wood aged beer from >the Midwest and beyond! > >$16 will get you into the fest, a nifty tasting glass and eight sample >tickets, with extras available for purchase. > >Come taste the beers that have become so popular that the Great American >Beer Festival created a category just for them! >

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