mba June 2003

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by Steve Fletty

Has anyone ever experimented with matching a varietal honey with the fruit from the source plant? For example, making a blueberry melomel with blueberry honey, a raspberry melomel with raspberry honey, etc...? It's been suggested to me that the fruit would just overwhelm any aromatics from the varietal honey, which makes me think I should just use clover honey for any melomels.

22 years, 5 months

Peltier Beer Cooler

by Christopher Hadden

Portable beer cooler from Norway... http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~arnesen/peltierbeer/ Christopher Hadden

22 years, 5 months

Re: Nicollet MN Meat Market Schmidts, en route to Schells.

by SAINTCROIX＠aol.com

In a message dated 6/12/03 2:15:18 PM Central Daylight Time, jellings(a)me.umn.edu writes: > Speaking of Grilling and such. On my last trip to > Mankato/New Ulm, I stopped at Schmidts Meat Market > in Nicollet. I can highly recommend the beer sticks, > the garlic sausage and the bacon. I can attest to this endorsement as well. The best bacon I have EVER had. Worth driving 100 miles for. And if you're into raw meat and eggs, it's one of the few places that sells steak tartare anymore. Karl Bremer > >

22 years, 5 months

Nicollet MN Meat Market Schmidts, en route to Schells.

by Jim L. Ellingson

Greetings, Speaking of Grilling and such. On my last trip to Mankato/New Ulm, I stopped at Schmidts Meat Market in Nicollet. I can highly recommend the beer sticks, the garlic sausage and the bacon. The steaks, brats, jaegers, polish, etc. also looked good. Not sure about their saturday hours. I was there on a weekday afternoon. BTW, you go through Nicollet if you turn right/west off of 169 on the south edge of St. Peter. It's a short cut over to New Ulm that bypasses Mankato. Also at the south end of St. Peter is Hwy 22, aka the Road to/by Kasota, Mid America Brewing and also the more direct route to Bandana Brewing. Hwy 22 is a left off of 169. It runs mostly due south. Turn right/west on Cnty Hwy 41 if memory serves. Happy Trails, YMMV, Hope this helps. Cheers, Jim Schmidts' Meat Market 319 Pine St, Nicollet, MN 56074 Phone: (507) 232-3438 Mid America Brewing Supply 760 E Pearl St, Kasota, MN 56050 Phone: (507) 934-4975 Jim Ellingson, Ph. D. jellings(a)me.umn.edu 1569 Laurel Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104 651-645-0753 Great Lakes Brewing News

22 years, 5 months

Re: Beer Camp Update

by David H Berg

> brewer's special: Kolsch That beer is long gone, friend. We now have on St Clair Blanche, a Wit Beer. > > What if I arrive late? If you RSVP'ed we will save you a site. We > hope to meet you at Bandana 302 N Plainview Ave. From hwy 22, turn > right (SW) at Madison, left at Madison, go to Victory and turn left 507-388-2288 if you get lost David Berg Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

22 years, 5 months

Fwd: Bowling Shirts!!!

by M Peterson

Thank Kris for his crossed eyes. The shirts are here (at my apartment anyway), and I will bring them tonight! Pete --- M Peterson <the_pete33(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:23:48 -0700 (PDT) > From: M Peterson <the_pete33(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Bowling Shirts!!! > To: mba(a)thebarn.com, mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com, > sphbc(a)sphbc.truthbrew.com > > Hey everyone. > > Just wanted to let you know that the shirts should > be > shipped today (Monday 06/09). Coming from St. > Louis, > they should be here in time for actual bowling on > Thursday at Bryant Lake Bowl (contact Kris England > for > details)! So everyone cross there fingers except > for > Kris, since his eyes are already crossed. > > If you can't make it to the Bowling/Meeting on > Thursday (Shame!), and are not going to Chicago > (Double Shame!!), let me know so we can make > arrangements to get you your shirt. > > Pete > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to > Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

22 years, 5 months

Beer Camp Update

by Rick Oftel

Lucky Friday is tomorrow. Here are some FAQ's. How do I get there? Good question. Drive down 169 towards Mankato. After you cross the Blue Earth River and proceed down a short incline, turn right at Hawley Street (north). Turn left on Main Street (soon to be Olive) and follow Main Olive to the campground. When do I show up? Slightly after you arrive but hopefully in the early afternoon. What should I bring? Normal camping equipment, bug avoidance stuff, money, beer, favorite chair, beer glass, and a smile. What do we do after we get setup? On Friday evening around 5:15, we levitate to Bandana Brewing and visit Dave Berg's new location. Likely, there will be some beer, food, a tour, and then return to the campground. What does Dave have on Tap? Gold, Red, Brown, Pale, and the first brewer's special: Kolsch What if I arrive late? If you RSVP'ed we will save you a site. We hope to meet you at Bandana 302 N Plainview Ave. From hwy 22, turn right (SW) at Madison, left at Madison, go to Victory and turn left What's the Saturday morning event about and how can I get up so early? When was the last time you heard the tune Revile, played by a professional bugler? Now imagine an armature using a broken bugle. Strong coffee anyone? Dave Berg has set up a tour of Mid-America and this company supplies a bunch of stuff to the commercial brewing community. Dave recommends the tour and I believe you will be pleased and slightly awed by the opportunity. Mid America is in Kasota which is just a few miles north of Mankato. What if I can't make it until Saturday around 1:00? If you drive down on Saturday, meet us in New Ulm at the Schells Brewery. What else are you going to do? Dave Cox has an interesting back-roads route between New Ulm and Mankato and it conveniently passes by Ted's brothers winery. If anyone is interesting in another tour, this may be a nice stopping off location. Is there more? Sure, when we roll up the events, we pack em in. Saturday evening we will have a small BBQ back at the campground. We do have a webber kettle (yep, one of the Cocako storm survivors) and will be heating it up later in the afternoon. We will likely do some Chicken or Burgers, or whatever you pick up from the store and will have the BBQ equipment and charcoal. Wow, this sounds like a great week-end. What else can I do? Show up, thank the hosts and tour guides, provide them with beer, and have a great time. Hope to see you this week-end. Swally is bringing his super jockey box cooler. Rick O MHBA

22 years, 5 months

2nd Annual National Mead Day - Aug. 2

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Here's info on National Mead Day. I believe Chris Hadden is organizing an event for the Minnesota Home Brewers Association. - Al Saturday, August 2, 2003 The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Mead Day is a national event to help increase camaraderie among homebrewers and meadmakers and introduce or reintroduce the meadmaking hobby. Each year on the first Saturday in August, homebrewers around the nation are encouraged to invite non-brewing and brewing friends and family to celebrate by making mead. Before the event, participants that are planning Mead Day events, register their site on this web site. These registered sites help the American Homebrewers Association track how many participants celebrated the event. 2003 event results will be posted a few weeks after August 2.

22 years, 5 months

Re: MHBA Camping Update

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Uncle Ernie's song from The Who's Tommy. I'll have a McEwan's Scotch please! - Al "Rick Oftel" <Rick.Oftel@toro To: mba(a)thebarn.com .com> cc: Sent by: Subject: MHBA Camping Update mba-bounce@theba rn.com 06/11/2003 10:27 AM Good morning campers. (free beer if you can name the old song with those lyrics) Lucky Friday is only two days away. Here is an update about the week-end events. Friday afternoon travel down to Mankato and set up beer camp at the city campground (Land of Memories) Friday afternoon 5:15 Move the group to Bandana Brewing and visit Dave Berg's new location. Continue with the visit, dinner, tour and eventually return to the campground. Saturday morning 9:30 am. Do I need to bring my bugle? Folks, we have an interesting tour set up (thanks to Dave) of Mid-America. Mid-America supplies a bunch of stuff to the commercial brewing community. Although they likely will not be selling small lots of grain, the tour will be very interesting insight into the business of malt and brewing supply management. Saturday (noonish:30) Depart from campground to Schells. Saturday 1:00 Tour Schells and meet other members driving out for the day. Saturday later: We have an interesting side trip to a winery owned by Ted's brother. Any members wishing to take the side trip, please join us. Dave Cox will have details about the route. Please see him at Schells. Saturday much later: You know how this advanced planning works now don't you and you remember where you left your tent? Hope to see you this week-end. Swally is bringing his super jockey box cooler. Happy trails Rick O MHBA

22 years, 5 months

MHBA Camping Update

by Rick Oftel

Good morning campers. (free beer if you can name the old song with those lyrics) Lucky Friday is only two days away. Here is an update about the week-end events. Friday afternoon travel down to Mankato and set up beer camp at the city campground (Land of Memories) Friday afternoon 5:15 Move the group to Bandana Brewing and visit Dave Berg's new location. Continue with the visit, dinner, tour and eventually return to the campground. Saturday morning 9:30 am. Do I need to bring my bugle? Folks, we have an interesting tour set up (thanks to Dave) of Mid-America. Mid-America supplies a bunch of stuff to the commercial brewing community. Although they likely will not be selling small lots of grain, the tour will be very interesting insight into the business of malt and brewing supply management. Saturday (noonish:30) Depart from campground to Schells. Saturday 1:00 Tour Schells and meet other members driving out for the day. Saturday later: We have an interesting side trip to a winery owned by Ted's brother. Any members wishing to take the side trip, please join us. Dave Cox will have details about the route. Please see him at Schells. Saturday much later: You know how this advanced planning works now don't you and you remember where you left your tent? Hope to see you this week-end. Swally is bringing his super jockey box cooler. Happy trails Rick O MHBA

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