If you're planning on going to the beer dinner prior to the Upper
Mississippi Mash-Out awards, don't wait to sign up.
Seating is limited. We've already sold through roughly one third of the
seats. Deadline is 1/14.
More info at http://mnbrewers.com/mashout
--
Steve Fletty
fletty(a)umn.edu
Beer Lovers,
Here is a list of attending Minnesota Breweries for the Winterfest event 2/19,
Fitger's Brewhouse / Lake Superior Brewing - Duluth
Granite City / O'Haras Brewpub - St. Cloud
BrauHaus Pub - Lucan
Bandana Brewing - Mankato
Great Waters / Summit Brewing - St. Paul
Hops - Maple Grove
Barley John's Brewpub - New Brighton
Finnegan's / Rock Bottom / Town Hall - Minneapolis
That is a list of 13 breweries making great beer in the state of Minnesota. Don't forget to buy your ticket....the first 100 of 275 are already sold!
Cheers,
Mike
Last Chance! Anyone else interested in Winter BJCP Class?
- Al
----- Original Message -----
From: Crist, Jonathan
Cc: Al Boyce
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 5:34 PM
Subject: RE: BJCP Class starting Tuesday January 4th
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow night is the 1st winter BJCP class.
Topic is Doctored Beers
If you have any homebrew that you think represents particularly well one flavor, aroma or sensation (flawed, or even better an example of a good characteristic) - please bring it tomorrow. (ie: bitter, skunky, vegetal, etc)
The class is scheduled to start at 6pm but we always have a few late arrivals - not a problem.
Al's Address is: 3208 Edgewood Avenue South
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
(952) 927-8968
alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
DIRECTIONS:
>From Highway 100:
* Go west on Highway 7
* Go north (right) on Wooddale
* Cross Lake St and RR Tracks (Wooddale becomes Dakota)
* Go west (left) on 33rd St
* Go north (right) on Edgewood
* 3rd house from 32nd street, on the left - Green w/ white trim
See you tomorrow night!
Jonathan
cristj(a)bsci.com
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow night is the 1st winter BJCP class.
Topic is Doctored Beers
If you haven't already joined the class, please RSVP. The class is pretty
full but we might have room.
If you have any homebrew that you think represents particularly well one
flavor, aroma or sensation (flawed, or even better an example of a good
characteristic) - please bring it tomorrow. (ie: bitter, skunky, vegetal,
etc)
Al's Address is: 3208 Edgewood Avenue South
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
(952) 927-8968
alboyce(a)bigfoot.com <mailto:alboyce@bigfoot.com>
DIRECTIONS:
>From Highway 100:
* Go west on Highway 7
* Go north (right) on Wooddale
* Cross Lake St and RR Tracks (Wooddale becomes Dakota)
* Go west (left) on 33rd St
* Go north (right) on Edgewood
* 3rd house from 32nd street, on the left - Green w/ white trim
See you tomorrow night!
Jonathan
cristj(a)bsci.com <mailto:cristj@bsci.com>
2005 BEER DATES FOR THE MINNESOTA HOME BREWERS ASSOCIATION
Here are 2005 Beer Dates including contests in the High Plains
Home Brewer of the Year award, as well as several other competitions
of note. Note that some of the competition are APPROXIMATE dates,
extrapolated from last year's dates.
If anyone getting this email has more beer dates they'd like
to advertise, send them to me and I'll get them on the calendar!
- Al
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR BEER FUN!
SECTIONS:
* MHBA CLUB EVENTS
* HIGH PLAINS BREWER OF THE YEAR CONTESTS
* OTHER Brewing Competitions of interest:
* MORE Beer Dates:
* MhBA "Style of the Month" Calendar
* 2005 BEER-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR
===================================================
MHBA CLUB EVENTS
Jan: Mash-Out (1/29)
Feb: 2/12 - TBD
Mar: 3/5 Swap Meet and Chili Cook-Off
Apr: TBD (4/2 or 4/9 at Rock Bottom?)
May: AHA Big Brew? (Sat, May 7)
Jun: TBD
Jul: Intra-Club Campout? (Dan's Summer Sizzler - Jul 15-16)
Aug: AHA Mead Day? (Sat., Aug 5)
Sept: TBD
Oct: TBD
Nov: Teach-A-Friend To Homebrew Day? (Sat, Nov 5)
Dec: Christmas Party (Fri, Dec. 9?)
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HIGH PLAINS
BREWER OF THE YEAR CONTESTS
1. Upper Mississippi Mash-Out
Entry Deadline: Jan 21, 2005
Judging: Jan 27-29, 2005
BEER DINNER! and
Awards Ceremony: Jan 29, 2005
Summit Brewery, St. Paul, MN
Website: http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout
2. Kansas City Biermeisters
Entry Deadline: Feb 7, 2005
Judging: Feb 18-19, 2005
Awards Ceremony: Feb 19, 2005
Holyfield Winery, Basehor, KS
Website: http://kcbiermeisters.org/competition.htm
3. IBU Open
Entry Deadline: March 1-7, 2005 ??
Judging: March 13, 2005 ??
Awards Ceremony: March 13, 2005, 4pm ??
Lions Club Shelter, Urbandale, IA
Website: http:/www.IowaBrewersUnion.org
4. River City Roundup
Entry Deadline: Aug 23 - Sept 4, 2005 ???
Judging: Sept 11, 2005 ???
Awards Ceremony: Sept 11, 2005 ???
Website: http://www.rivercityroundup.org/dcf/beer/welcome.html
5. FOAM Cup
Entry Deadline: Sept, 2005 ???
Judging:Sept 23-24, 2005
Awards Ceremony: Coach's, Norman, OK ???
Website: http://www.alemakers.com
6. Hoppy Halloween
Entry Deadline: Sept 25 - Oct 8, 2005 ???
Judging: Oct 22 or 29, 2005
Awards Ceremony: Oct 30, 2005 ???
Website: http://www.prairiehomebrewers.org/hoppyhalloween.htm
===================================================
OTHER Brewing Competitions of interest:
A. AHA Club-Only Competition: IRISH RED ALE
Entry Deadline: Jan. 18, 2005 @ BJCP Class
Judging: Jan 30, 2005 @ BJCP Class
Website: http://www.beertown.org
B. March Mashness (Cloudy Town Brewers)
Entry Deadline: Mar 3 - Mar 17, 2005 ??
Judging: March 19-20, 2005 ??
Website: http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org/competition/
C. AHA Club-Only Competition: Sour Beers (Cat. 17)
Entry Deadline: March/April 2005
Judging: March/April ??, 2005
Website: http://www.beertown.org
D. AHA Natl Homebrew Competition 1st Round
Entry Deadline: April 16, 2005
Judging: April 29 - 30, 2005
Mpls, St. Paul, MN
Awards Ceremony: June 19, 2005
AHA Conference, Baltimore, MD
Website: http://www.beertown.org/
E. AHA Club-Only Competition: Extract Beers
Entry Deadline: May 2005
Judging: May ??, 2005
Website: http://www.beertown.org
F. Intra-Club Campout Competition
Entry Deadline: July 16, 2005
Judging: July 16, 2005
Categories: Waiting on them from Susan "Master of Malt" Ruud
Awards Ceremony: July 16, 2005
Location: TBD
G. Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition
Entry Deadline: July 20 - Aug 12, 2005
Judging: Aug 20, 2005
Awards Ceremony: Aug 27, 2005
Website: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair
H. AHA Club-Only Competition: Belgian and French Ale (Cat. 16)
Entry Deadline: August 2005
Judging: Aug ??, 2005
Website: http://www.beertown.org
I. AHA Club-Only Competition: European Amber Lagers (Cat. 3)
Entry Deadline: Sept/Oct 2005
Judging: Sept ??, 2005
Website: http://www.beertown.org
J. AHA Club-Only Competition: Baltic Porter (Cat. 12C)
Entry Deadline: Oct ?? 2005
Judging: Oct. 25, 2004
Website: http://www.beertown.org
===================================================
MORE Beer Dates:
I. Winter BJCP Class
Dates: Tuesdays, Jan 4-April 5, 2005
Contact: Jonathan Crist - cristj(a)bsci.com
II. Schell?s Bock Fest
Date: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005
Website: http://www.schellsbrewery.com
III. Dave Moore - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Date: Saturday, Feb 12, 2005
Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
IV Winterfest
Date: Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005 6-9pm
Website: http://www.mncraftbrew.org/page5.html
V. Anne Hills - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
VI. MhBA BJCP Test
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2005
Location: TBD
VII. Hot Luck Party - Floyd?s Bar in Victoria, MN
Date: Sunday, April 17??, 2005
Location: Floyd?s Bar, Victoria, MN
VIII. AHA Big Brew Day
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2005
Website: http://www.beertown.org/events/bigbrew/index.html
VIX. Bill Miller - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2005
Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
X. AHA National Conference - Baltimore, MD
Date: Saturday, June 16-18, 2005
Website:
XI. Becky Schlegel Band - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7pm
Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
XII. AHA Mead Day
Date: Saturday, August 5, 2005
Location: TBD
Website: http://www.beertown.org/events/meadday/index.html
XIII. Great Taste of the Midwest
Date: Saturday, Aug. 12, 2005
Website: http://www.mhtg.org/
XIV. Rolling Blunder Revue - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Date: Saturday, Sep 17, 2005 - 7pm
Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
XV. Great American Beer Festival - Denver, CO.
Date: Sept 29-Oct 1, 2005
Website: http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/index.html
XVI. The Dreamsicles - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Date: Saturday, Oct 15, 2005
Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
XVII. AHA Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day
Date: Saturday, Nov 5, 2005
Location: TBD
XVIII. Cosy Sheridan - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Date: Saturday, Nov 12, 2005
Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com
XIX. MhBA Club Christmas Party - CSPS Hall
Date: Dec 9
Location: CSPS Hall
===================================================
MhBA "Style of the Month" Calendar
Bring your beer to club meetings in the stated month,
and we will taste and compare. Have your beer judged
by a blue-ribbon BJCP Panel if you wish!
We will have suitable recognition at the end of 2005
for brewers who brew ALL 12 STYLES in the appropriate months.
Featured are some of the NEW styles from the 2004 BJCP
Style Guidelines: http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/
MO STYLE BREW BY
JAN: Irish Red Ale (COC) 12/18/04
FEB: Weizen/Weissbier 1/15/04
MAR: Sour Beers (COC) 1/8/05
APR: American Stout 2/12/05
MAY: Extract Beers (COC) 3/12/05
JUN: Roggenbier 4/9/05
JUL: Imperial IPA 5/14/05
AUG: Belgian/French Ales (COC) 6/11/05
SEP: Euro Amber Lager (COC) 7/9/05
OCT: Baltic Porter (COC) 8/13/05
NOV: Belgian Blonde Ale 9/10/05
DEC: Christmas Winter/Spiced 10/8/05
JAN: (RSVD for 2006 COC) 11/12/05
==================================
2005 BEER-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR
This is a calendar with ALL of the dates above, in Date order.
Dec 18 04 Brew JAN STYLE OF THE MONTH: Irish Red Ale (COC)
==================================
Jan 4 BJCP Class #1
Jan 8 Brew MAR STYLE OF THE MONTH: Sour Beers (COC)
Jan 11 BJCP Class #2
Jan 15 Brew FEB STYLE OF THE MONTH: Weizen/Weissbier
Jan 18 BJCP Class #3
Jan 18 AHA Club-Only Competition: IRISH RED ALE
Jan 21 Entry Deadline: Upper Mississippi Mash-Out
Jan 25 BJCP Class #4
Jan 27-29 Judging: Upper Mississippi Mash-Out
Jan 29 BEER DINNER and Awards Ceremony: Upper Mississippi Mash-Out
==================================
Feb 1 BJCP Class #5
Feb 5 Schell?s Bock Fest
Feb 7 Entry Deadline: Kansas City Biermeisters
Feb 8 BJCP Class #6
Feb 12 Brew APR STYLE OF THE MONTH: American Stout
Feb 12 Dave Moore - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Feb 15 BJCP Class #7
Feb 18-19 Judging: Kansas City Biermeisters
Feb 19 Awards Ceremony: Kansas City Biermeisters
Feb 19 Winterfest
Feb 22 BJCP Class #8
==================================
Mar 1 BJCP Class #9
Mar 1-7 Entry Deadline: IBU Open
Mar 5 MHBA MEETING: Swap Meet and Chili Cook-Off (CSPS)
Mar 8 BJCP Class #10
Mar 3-17? Entry Deadline: March Mashness
Mar 12 Brew MAY STYLE OF THE MONTH: Extract Beers (COC)
Mar 13 Judging: IBU Open
Mar 13 Awards Ceremony: IBU Open
Mar 15 BJCP Class #11
Mar ?? AHA Club-Only Competition: SOUR BEERS
Mar 19-20? Judging: March Mashness
Mar 22 BJCP Class #12
Mar 27? Awards Ceremony: March Mashness
Mar 29 BJCP Class #13
==================================
Apr 5 BJCP Class #14
Apr 9 Brew JUN STYLE OF THE MONTH: Roggenbier
Apr 9 Anne Hills - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Apr 15 Entry Deadline: AHA Natl Homebrew Competition
Apr 16 BJCP TEST
Apr 17?? Hot Luck Party - Floyd?s Bar in Victoria, MN
Apr 29-30 Judging: AHA Natl Homebrew Competition 1st Round
==================================
May ?? Entry Deadline: AHA Club-Only Competition: Extract Beers
May 7 AHA Big Brew Day
May 14 Brew JUL STYLE OF THE MONTH: Imperial IPA
May 21 Bill Miller - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
==================================
Jun 11 Brew AUG STYLE OF THE MONTH: Belgian/French Ales (COC)
Jun 16-18 AHA National Conference - Baltimore, MD
==================================
Jul 9 Brew SEP STYLE OF THE MONTH: Euro Amber Lager (COC)
Jul 16 Intra-Club Campout (Summer Sizzler)
Jul 20-Aug 12 Entry Deadline: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition
Jul 30 Becky Schlegel Band - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
==================================
Aug 5 AHA Mead Day
Aug ?? Entry Deadline: AHA Club-Only Competition: Belgian and
French Ale (Cat. 16)
Aug 12 Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison, WI
Aug 13 Brew OCT STYLE OF THE MONTH: Baltic Porter (COC)
Aug 20 Judging: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition
Aug 23-Sep 4 Entry Deadline: River City Roundup
Aug 27 Awards Ceremony: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition
==================================
Sep ?? Entry Deadline: AHA Club-Only Competition: European Amber
Lagers (Cat. 3)
Sep 10 Brew NOV STYLE OF THE MONTH: Belgian Blonde Ale
Sep 11 Judging: River City Roundup
Sep 11 Awards Ceremony: River City Roundup
Sep ?? Entry Deadline: FOAM Cup
Sep 17 Rolling Blunder Revue - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House
Concert
Sep 23-24?? Judging: FOAM Cup
Sep 24 ?? Awards Ceremony: FOAM Cup
Sep 25-Oct 8 Entry Deadline: Hoppy Halloween
Sep 29-Oct 1 Great American Beer Festival - Denver, CO.
==================================
Oct ?? Entry Deadline: AHA Club-Only Competition: Baltic Porter
(Cat. 12C)
Oct 8 Brew DEC STYLE OF THE MONTH: Christmas Winter/Spiced
Oct 15 The Dreamsicles - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
Oct 22 or 29 Judging: Hoppy Halloween
Oct 23 or 30 Awards Ceremony: Hoppy Halloween
==================================
Nov 5 AHA Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day
Nov 12 Brew JAN STYLE OF THE MONTH: (RSVD for 2006 COC
Nov 12 Cosy Sheridan - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert
==================================
Dec 9 MhBA Club Christmas Party - CSPS Hall
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