FYI - here's info from homebrew events from the Northern Ale Stars, the
Duluth-based homebrew club.
- Al
Original Message:
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From: Northern Ale Stars northernalestars(a)hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 13:29:19 -0500
To: northernalestars(a)hotmail.com
Subject: Upcoming Events!!
Hello Ale Stars,
Were still in the midst of summer, which is normally a quite period for
the
club, but its just been too long since we've gotten together so Ive come
up with a good excuse. I have recently become the proud owner of a real
British beer engine and it needs to be christened (yes, the club now has 2
Beer Engines). I have whipped up a Best Bitter, and all are invited to help
me break it in on Saturday, August 21st. The address is 5002 Oneida St. in
Duluth (218-525-1340) and well begin around the customary start time of
2:00 PMish. Well also have the grill fired up, so bring something to put
on
it for yourself and a side dish to share. And, if you have any home brew,
bring it along too. I was also thinking of brewing in the morning (why not
make a day of it), so if you'd be interested in joining, let me know.
Then as we move into fall, the real action starts NAS events and meetings:
September 25th will be the Traditional Der Hoag Oktoberfest. Yes, the great
lawn of the Hoag family estate will kick off the Oktoberfest season along
with the usual dancing, merriment and games of chance. Oh yeah, and a lot
of
beer drinking. Be sure to reserve the 25th of September on your calendar.
The Hoags reside at 5426 BearTrap Rd in Saginaw, MN (218-729-6302). Ill
get you more details as the date approaches, but for now, dig out your
lederhosen so youll be ready.
Oktober 21st 24th will be the Fall beer weekend hosted by Greg and Barb
Gecas at Hestons Resort on the Gunflint Trail. The evening of the 21st will
be the traditional "Pub Night" and starting of the festivities. Hestons now
has a brick bread oven, so the theme for the group meal on Saturday night
will be....PIZZAS!!!! Plan to bring your favorite fixins for Brick Oven
Baked Pizzas (this should be real interesting). Be sure to contact Barb and
Greg soon to reserve your spot (218-388-2243).
The November meeting will be held at the home of Bryn Jacobson and Boreal
Bicycles. Time and date TBA.
Other beer events in the region:
- This Saturday, August 14th is the Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison,
WI. However, the event is sold out, so if you don't have tickets, there's
always eBay.
- September 18th will be the second annual Big Lake Brew Fest at the
Wessman
Arena on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Superior. The event
organizers are looking for volunteers from the home brew community to
assist
the brewers in setting up and serving during the event. It will be a great
way to meet a professional brewer, gain some brewing knowledge and maybe
even strike up a working relationship. I mentioned this opportunity in a
past correspondence and a number of members have responded. But there are
still some spots available, so if youre interested (you dont have to be a
member, all home brewers are welcome), send me an e-mail and well get you
matched up with a brewer.
- The 2004 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition is underway, and
you're
invited to enter your homebrewed Beer, Mead and Cider! (Must be a
Minnesota
resident to enter - sorry North Dakotans and Wisconsinites) Deadline for
entry is August 18, 2004. Judging will take place on Aug 21, 2004 on the
weekend before the Fair starts, at the Fairgrounds. Awards Ceremony is at
the Fair on Aug 28, 2004. Help is also needed with judging - you can
register your beers and register for judging online. See
http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair for more details.
- The Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) invites you to enter, to
judge, and to participate in FOAM Cup 2004. The entry window for this
BJCP-certified competition is September 10-17, with judging set for
September 24 and 25 in Tulsa., OK. The FOAM Cup is part of the High Plains
Brewer Competition. It is the fourth of six High Plains events this year.
Individual and club points earned at FOAM Cup will count toward the 2004
High Plains Brewer of the Year, and Club of the Year awards. Please ship or
deliver your entries to the Mecca Coffee Company in Tulsa, OK to arrive
between September 10 and 17, 2004. The fee for everybody is $6 per entry.
Get all of the details, rules, and entry forms at the FOAM web site,
www.alemakers.com.
Cheers!
Steve
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Hey All,
You drank all the 1800, so we will unleash the Thunderstorm. This is a bright yellow/orange honey beer that was brewed with orange blossom honey, sweet & bitter orange peel, lemongrass, Belgian candy sugar, special German malt, and an American yeast new to our brewery. It is very smooth and delicious.....and it weighs in at 7%.
We will release Thunderstorm this Thursday 8/12 at the Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery(1430 Washington ave s.) Stop in and try a pint from 5-6pm for just $1 this Thursday. (8/12)
OTHER STUFF
Sat. 8/21 is our annual Pig Roast and 1st Annual Bocce Ball Tourn. Here are the details
Bocce
*Four person team w/$40 entry per team
*Double Elimination Tournament
*$300 Prize to winning team
*Other door prizes also awarded
*Games start at 12:00pm and will continue until the winning team is crowned. Schedule will be posted Friday evening 8/20.
Pig Roast Feast
*Pork roasted to perfection and served at 4:00pm
(pork,baked beans,corn, potato salad, all the usual suspects will be there)
Live Music
*Gypsie Rogues
start is indoors at 8:00pm
*Last day to return your extra growlers for $5 Town Hall cash.
Lots of info...Thanks for your continued support
Mike
OK, I'm dying of suspense here! Somebody give us poor schmoes who were
unable to attend Mead Day at Piatz' on Saturday the details!!
- Al
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Just when we're convinced that we have the worst beer/wine/liq.
laws and distributions systems on the books here in the Northern Branch
of the Bible Belt, you read something like this....
Cheers,
Jim
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From: John Wyzkiewicz <j_wyzkiewicz(a)YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Goose Suit (article text)
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Reprinted without expressed written or oral consent
from the loathsome Parent Company or any of it's
wholly-owned subsidiaries:
Suds are flying: Chicago's best-known local brewery,
Goose Island Brewing Co., is locked in a nasty legal
fight with its former distributor, who claims that the
brewery's finances are shaky.
United States Beverage LLC sued Goose in Cook County
Circuit Court, claiming that the brewer unfairly
terminated its relationship with the distributor
earlier this year.
Goose, whose best-selling brand is Honker's Ale,
operates a brewpub in Wrigleyville and a small West
Side brewery. Goose's flagship microbrewery at 1800 N.
Clybourn Ave. is owned separately by Goose founder
John Hall.
In its suit, USB says that Goose Island's business has
diminished and that it will lose its $2.55 million
credit facility with LaSalle Bank effective in
October. The brewery confirmed that its relationship
with LaSalle is ending, but Hall said it is about to
sign on with a new lender and disputed USB's
assertions that it is in financial trouble.
Still, the suit gives a rare glimpse into the
challenges facing small brewers as they fight for
drinkers in the slow-growing microbrewery industry.
According to Information Resources Inc., Goose Island
had a 29 percent share of the Chicago microbrew market
last year, but sales slipped 7.4 percent, to $2.15
million. Its market share slipped more than 3 percent.
(The figures don't include on-premise beer sales.)
Hall said Friday that the company this year was
growing "double digits" and that he expected to have a
good year. It also helps that most Cubs games are sold
out and the Wrigleyville location is doing well.
Much of this fight is about who didn't do their part
in building the business.
USB signed on as Goose's distributor in 2000, paying
Goose $1 million. USB also says that it agreed to
bring in other subcontracting deals to help bring in
more revenue. So USB invested $500,000 more into
Goose's facilities so that it could begin producing
Hooper's Hooch, a malt beverage.
Hall said it was USB's promise that Hooper's would be
a huge seller and would help utilize excess brewing
capacity at its West Side plant. But Hooper's Hooch
production never reached expected levels.
"That really hurt us from a business standpoint," Hall
said.
According to the suit, by November 2003 Goose
complained of financial problems and "requested more
production business from USB." So USB moved production
of its Slo beer brand to Goose.
On April 2, Goose sent a letter to USB stating that it
was terminating the contract with USB in 90 days,
saying that USB didn't live up to its end of the
bargain.
Hall maintains Goose is close to agreements with other
companies to make up for the lost production.
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* University of Minnesota, tel: 651/645-0753 fax 651 XXX XXXX *
* Great Lakes Brewing News, 1569 Laurel Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104 *
Just in case you hadn't heard, the Summit Open House on Sep 11 is
cancelled.
David Berg
Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
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To all,
Thanks for the kind messages and considerate thoughts. My mom passed away this morning.
Hope the Mead Day today was fun and festive. Next year, I would like to host if possible.
By the way, my mom did enjoy some homebrew when she was in good health, in particular a Scotch ale, and the Smoked Porter I have made some time ago.
Thanks for all your friendship and support,
Steve
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Interesting question about recirculation. I have a pump also but have never found a great need to recirculate. My mashtun is a stock pot with direct fire. I use my pump for counterflow cooling flow and for initial mash in to lift from the hot liquor kettle into the mash tun.
If I was going to recirculate with a rims or herms or some sort of external heating system, I would be careful to avoid oxygen uptake. Possibly a distribution manifold slightly below the surface of the mash? I would consider metal or plastic in a ring or rectangular shape with a series of holes pointing inward.
>>> John DesHarnais <jdesharnais(a)worldnet.att.net> 08/04/04 10:11AM >>>
I bought one of those nifty pumps. When do people start the
recirculation? Right from dough-in or when you are stepping up the temp
to sparge.
When you run the wort back into the grain bed, do you run it straight
from the hose or is there some best way to let the wort in without
drilling a hole into the grain bed.
John
FYI
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"Dan Justesen"
<danjustesen@yaho To: dan(a)vinepark.com
o.com> cc:
Subject: Fun thing to do with Vine Park Brewing Co.
08/06/2004 03:32
PM
Hello!
A quick reminder email just to let everyone know that the 7th Annual Brews
Cruise is fast approaching.
August 19th, 6 PM to 9PM
3 hours of cruising the Mississippi River with your good friends at Vine
Park. Tickets are $45.00 per person and cover the cost of the boat, food,
tips, and we are providing the free beers. Don’t worry about bringing a
glass because we are giving a limited edition Vine Park pint glass to
everyone.
Food is all you can eat and catered by D’Amicos. Six different Vine Park
beers will be available for your drinking pleasure. Try all six or stick
with your favorite but don’t worry as we will have plenty on board so you
can have all you wish. Please do drink responsibly and have a safe
transportation plan for getting home.
Call us at 651.228.1355 for tickets.
This will be our last email for awhile but look for our Fall Newsletter in
your mailboxes around Labor Day.
If you wish to no longer receive these short emails, please just let us
know and we will remove your email address from this distribution list.
Thanks and we look forward to cruising with you,
Andy, Dan, Harley and Robert
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