mba March 2006

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by Al Boyce

-----Original Message----- From: beer(a)surlybrewing.com [mailto:beer@surlybrewing.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:37 PM To: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com Subject: Surly - The Latest Hello Surly Nation, Let's see, what's new... Well, we are now up to 40 accounts in the Twin Cities! The newest accounts are: all Twin Cities Old Chicago's, The Craftsman, Punch Pizza - Uptown, Shelly's, Shakers, Campiello's, Elsie's, The Sample Room, Beaujo's, Big Bucks, Barley Johns, St. Petersburg, Rix Bar and Blondie's. Check our SURLY BARS page for more info. We got some nice press from Jeremy Iggers, the Star Tribune food critic. Check out this quote on a review of our favorite St. Paul bar, The Happy Gnome. "As a self-confessed hophead, I was especially impressed by the Surly Furious, from the newly opened Surly Brewing Co. in Brooklyn Center. It's an extremely hoppy ale balanced by plenty of malty body." Great, he gets it! If you stop by soon at the Happy Gnome, you might get a free tulip glass when you order a Surly. Hurry, there is only a case of glasses. In other news, we were able to get the news clip from Channel 12 up and running on our web site. Check it out on the home page - it is listed under the date headline of March 19. All 9 local Old Chicago's are putting us on tap for their Home Town Mini-Tours. To kick things off, Wednesday, 3/28, Todd will be at the OC Downtown from 7-9pm, and Omar will be at the Minnetonka OC from 7-9pm. We will also show up on future Wednesday nights at the OCs in Eagan and Uptown. Stop by if you can. Todd and I have been in the beer lab, working on our new beer. I think you will like it - we do. It should be ready in 6-7 weeks at your favorite Surly Bar. "What's it like," you ask? Come on, like we are gonna tell you now. We have been preparing for a trip to the Gitchee Gumee Beerfest this weekend and we are excited that we've been invited to some other big beer festivals this summer. Stop by and say hi this weekend - the whole crew will be there. See you at the bars, Omar To be removed from all of our mailing lists, click here: https://www.surlybrewing.com/mailinglists/mailinglists.php?p=mlist&rem=alboy ce(a)bigfoot.com

19 years, 8 months

April BOILER available online

by Al Boyce

The April issue of The Boiler, the newsletter of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association, is now online at: http://www.mnbrewers.com/newsletters/2006_04.pdf. It has information about this Saturday's meeting at the CSPS Hall at 1pm, as well as info about the BIG BREW at Rick Oftel's house in May. REMEMBER: The MhBA is providing FREE SHIPPING for entries to the AHA National Homebrew Competition Midwest qualifying round if you bring your entries on Saturday! We will have all the necessary paperwork there, you only need bring one (1) bottle (10-14 oz crown cap) per entry, and your entry fee ($8 for AHA members, $12 for non-members.) Bring an extra bottle or two if you want the club to help you decide in which category it would do best. First, Second and Third place winners in the qualifying round advance to the FINALS at the AHA National Conference in Florida in June! They also win points for the MhBA as CLUB OF THE YEAR. Bring as many as you can! If you want to join the AHA on Saturday, you can do so for a $5 discount ($33 instead of $38), and take advantage of the lower cost per entry also. - Al

19 years, 8 months

Get Surly at Old Chicago Eden Prairie

by Mike Behrendt

Omar has told me that Old Chicago in EP will be serving Surly beer on Wednesday as part of the Home Town Tour. I don't know which beer, maybe both. I'll be having lunch there and will let you know. -- //Mike Behrendt MGBehrendt(a)mn.rr.com Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Groucho Marx

19 years, 8 months

FW: Muddy Pig - Happy Gnome

by Al Boyce

_____ From: Mark van Wie [mailto:mark@muddypig.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:37 PM To: mark(a)muddypig.com Subject: Muddy Pig - Happy Gnome Beer Lovers, These are the best of times, these are the worst of times. As you probably know, smoking will be banned in all bars and restaurants in Saint Paul at 12:01 a.m. March 31. I know many of you are excited that The Pig and The Gnome will be smoke free and I'm fine with that. What I don't like is the city council telling me how to run my business. Fix the stupid potholes and leave me alone. So there. Ok, I'm off my soapbox for now. To mark the end of several hundred years of our personal freedoms, The Happy Gnome will be hosting a cigar smoker, The Last Gasp, on Thursday, March 30 in the upstairs banquet room from 7:00 p.m. to midnight. Join us for one last smoke, great conversation, food and beverage. Our wine and spirits distributor will be providing a nice red and white wine as well as Reyka vodka, Hendricks Gin, Milagro tequila, Balvenie 12 yr, Glenfiddich 15 yr, and Sailor Jerry rum. Your $20 cover charge gets you 3 drink tickets each good for one of these products. We will also have a nice appetizer buffet and cigars will be available for sale. Hope to see you there. Bell's Oberon will make its 2006 debut next Monday, March 27 at 8:00 p.m. at The Happy Gnome. Pints of Bell's beers will be just $3 each from 8-11 and the Bell's rep will be on hand with goodies like t-shirts, caps, key chains and stuff. Nothing says spring like a pint of Oberon. Friday, April 7 marks the 72nd anniversary of the end of prohibition in the United States. To celebrate, our friends at Summit are planning an informal pub crawl from The Muddy Pig to The Happy Gnome and the public is free to join in. It's not a long crawl but with 44 draft lines who needs to go any further? More details to follow. Repeal of prohibition. Smoking ban. Hmmm.. Cheers, Mark

19 years, 8 months

LAST CALL! MhBA Group Tix for GREAT TASTE

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

This is the last call for group tickets for the Great Taste of the Midwest. If you want to reserve tickets with our group, I need your check for $30 made out to MHTG ("Madison Homebrew Tasting Guild") by April 1. Send it to: Al Boyce 3208 Edgewood Ave So St. Louis Park, MN 55426 I will call the order in on April 3, so you can give me your check at the MhBA Club meeting on Saturday, April 1 at the club meeting if you like. The meeting is at the CPSP Hall on 383 Michigan St, St. Paul, from Noon-3pm. Thanks! - Al ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==============================================================================

19 years, 8 months

April 1st malt tasting

by Mike Behrendt

I neglected to give the start time - it's High Noon - that's 12:00 PM or Noon for any native Minnesotans - if we can get in earlier to set up the stuff. We'll try to fit in the back room so we don't have to leave at 2PM. If we can't set up in time, then just meet me at Glockenspiel and we'll pass the bowls of grain around. You can pour some good German beer on top and we'll call it a 'meeting'. When we feel like going home, well, we'll wait another hour or two, have some more beer and then, maybe, wander home. Whatever! Also, anyone who brings a monetary contribution for the unemployed maltsters fund of Great Britain will be entered in a special competition with a unique prize awarded. Details will be provided at the meeting on April 1st. No, don't ask ahead of time, as The Prisoner said, "that, would be telling". See ya on April First! Oh, darn, my glass is empty, g'night! -- //Mike Behrendt MGBehrendt(a)mn.rr.com Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Groucho Marx

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FW: Summit Scandia Ale NOW! - Summit ESB July!

by aboyce＠mn.rr.com

Original Message: ----------------- From: Ray Taylor rtaylor(a)ndsuext.nodak.edu Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:30:02 -0600 To: phc-club(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [phc-club] Summit Scandia Ale NOW! - Summit ESB July! Hello fellow Summit beer lovers! There's a lot happening at Summit right now and into their 20th Anniversary Celebration this Fall. How about Scandia Ale and ESB for starters! Check out their most recent newsletter below: CHEERS! Ray To view this email as a web page, go here. A Tribute to Fred As we get ready to celebrate our 20th anniversary, I think of the many people who have contributed to the success of Summit Brewing Company. Frederich Hans Thomasser was essential to the evolution of the brewery. His presence was also significant in my personal and professional development. He was a solid friend, mentor and guide. Fred, the son of a cooper, was born in New York City in 1917. He entered the brewing industry in 1935 as a brewer's apprentice rather than as a cooper's apprentice because, in his words, "the brewers looked so robust, jolly and healthy, whereas the coopers looked thin, pale and somewhat drawn". After working for the Horton Brewery and the John Eichler Brewery, Fred was awarded the Anton Schwarz scholarship to attend the 1945 class of the United States Brewers Academy. Thereafter, Fred joined the Christian Heurich Brewing Company in Washington, D.C. He served as Master Brewer until the brewery closed in 1956 to make space for the present site of the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Fred headed west in 1958. He landed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company, a regional brewery with sales of 270,000 barrels per year. Through his tenure as Master Brewer and General Manager of Plant Operations, Fred increased the brewery's output to 900,000 barrels by 1975. Frequently, consolidating industries hold no regard for an individual's expertise and talents. By 1976, Fred was forced into early retirement after the G. Heileman Brewing Company acquired Jacob Schmidt. From the first moment after meeting Fred in 1983, I discovered that he was a natural and powerful teacher - a teacher who was extremely patient, thoughtful and thorough. Fred's mind was inventive and detail oriented. He had that unique ability to illustrate the complexities of brewing without being arrogant or egocentric. Fred was an advocate of character, integrity, balance and intensity in beer and life. I remember a conversation about the consciousness of brewing. Fred was very concerned that enjoying beer had become an unconscious or secondary activity - that is the consumption of beer was in the background, not something the drinker was acutely aware of. He proposed brewing for the conscious - so that the drinker was presented with flavor. He also proposed brewing for the subconscious - so that the drinker had that indescribable experience of "it tastes like more..." By the end of the evening, it was very clear to me that beer tastes better in the company of friends. Thank you, Fred. March 2006 Upcoming Events More News on our Twentieth Anniversary Year As Mark mentioned in his column we are celebrating our 20th year in business. In late September of 1986, we sold our first keg to Johnny's Bar in Saint Paul, directly across the street from our first location on University Avenue. We all find it remarkable that twenty years have past since that first exciting day so we are planning a party to celebrate. On September 30th, 2006 , the brewery will move its headquarters to Harriet Island to celebrate our 20th with a day of music and Summit Beer. We call it... Summit's Big Brew We are busy making plans for the day and finding home-grown talent to accompany our home-grown beer. We expect a lot of surprises over the next several weeks as we get commitments from the bands we have contacted. Stay tuned as we will first announce the bands on our web site. Other things that are happening during 2006 to celebrate our anniversary include the introduction of Summit Extra Special Bitter. Available July 1, Summit ESB will be brewed in the UK style with plenty of interesting hops and a beautiful malt finish. Look for this beer in a special 20th Anniversary twelve pack. Finally, look for special neck straps on Summit beer bottles commemorating our 20th year. Brewing for a Cause:10 dollars, 10 breweries, 3 hours Join "Brewing for a Cause" on March 30th from 7-10pm @ Whiskey Junction as we help raise funds for The Bridge. Who knew that drinking great beer could help contribute funding to so many people in your community! The Bridge provides homeless and runaway youth in the Twin Cities area with shelter, safety, and the hope for a better future. We're open 24 hours a day for any youth in crisis, offering a safe place to stay, with experienced counselors to address whatever situation landed them on the street. Nearly one thousand young people turn to us for help each year, as they cope with family conflicts, school problems, homelessness, poverty, sexual exploitation, violence, neglect, and abandonment. All our services are free, confidential, and available 24-hours a day. Celebrate your rights, toast with a Summit! On April 7, the brewery will acknowledge the 74th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition. We encourage all beer lovers to take a moment and try to imagine a time when the enjoyment of beer was not something you could take for granted. Then, consider how life would change if beer once again became illegal. Pretty grim, don't you agree? So, let's toast the Repeal with a glass of Summit and reflect on the wonderful pleasures beer provides. News Introducing Summit Scandia Ale.... The brewery is pleased to announce its third Limited Release style, Summit Scandia Ale. Following its predecessors, Oatmeal Stout and Amber, Summit Scandia is a draft only brew that will be first available April 20th. Scandia Ale is our interpretation of Belgian white ale. This brew is spiced with coriander, bitter orange peel and a spice that many Scandinavians are familiar with in their baking - cardamom. The use of cardamom in this beer makes it very special and distinctive to our region. The beer also has an effervescent, champagne-like carbonation and is only partially filtered. Summit Scandia Ale is a perfect accompaniment with many foods in general, but pairs exceptionally well with seafood. Treat yourself to a pint and let us know what you think: info(a)summitbrewing.com Scandia Release Party Visit the Summit website to register for a chance for you and a guest to be among the first to enjoy Summit's latest limited release, Scandia Ale. Summit will host an official release party at the Summit Brewery on Thursday, April 20th, 2006. SKÅL! India Pale Ale 12 packs Now Available Due to popular demand, Summit IPA is now available in 12 packs! Ask at your local liquor store. Dedicated Summit Fans throughout the Midwest praise great beer My brother lives in Ohio now, but our family is from St. Paul. I thought you'd like this picture of his refrigerator. Long Lake, MN native moves to Florida, with a pallet of Summit beer in tow! Jay Nygard couldn't imagine that he would no longer be able to get his beloved EPA anywhere in FL, so he visited his local liquor store, Lakeside Liquors in Long LakeMN, to take some of the precious cargo with him. Welcoming spring and our anticipated seasonal: Summit Maibock by Horace Cunningham Summit Maibock has an interesting history rooted in the rapid development of styles post the Reinheitsgebot German Beer Purity Law era. The Reinheitsgebot Purity Law of 1516 requires that only four ingredients be used in the brewing process; hops, water, malt, and yeast. While the birthplace of this bock style is often credited to be at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, there is significant brewing history that pre-dates this. It was the initiation of a competition by Duke Maximillian I of Munich in 1612, to find the greatest brewer in Germany that resulted in the style finding its way to the southern Bavarian town. Elias Pichler, a first class brewer from the well-regarded northern brewing region of Einbeck was invited to Hofbrauhaus by the Duke to teach the Munchen brewers how to create this signature brew. Einbeck was well known for its exceptional brewing traditions and ideal climate for growing the finest hops. It was soon after the legal requirement of hops used in all beers from Germany, that highly-respected regional brewers realized not only the signature taste that came from this ingredient, but also found that there were natural preservative properties too. This was valued in the village of Einbeck, situated near the North and Baltic Seas, because it was a major export-trading region for Germany and produced a beer that exhibited very good clarity, flavor stability, and traveled extremely well. True to this lagered style, our Summit Maibock is brewed in the colder winter and available in the spring months, incorporating Munich and Pilsener two rowed malts to give a sweeter malt and caramel flavor. It is also full bodied with a balanced hop flavor and displays a sparkling amber color. Salutations to the welcoming of Spring! Maibock loyalist eagerly anticipates spring's arrival: In the far Northern states, where the wind blows cold A brutal frost humbles the strong and the bold The sun's in retreat, the trees are all bare There's nary a sound in the cool crisp air The days are short, and the snow piled high We greet a new year, and tell one goodbye Don't go outside without choppers and boots Thick woolly scarves or heavy snow suits Some might consider the days a bit dreary After 4 months who wouldn't be weary But we skate on the ponds and ski down the slopes With one thought in mind, one image of hope With February comes an annual rite A tradition to tell if spring is in sight All 'round the Metro we keep our eyes peeled We wait for the time the omen's revealed This glorious symbol is not one of luck Has nothing to do with a rat or woodchuck It's a reliable signal on which we depend It tells without fail, winter's nearing it's end The idea sustains us all through the night A beacon of hope, checkered blue and white The image uplifts the sorriest sap A sign in the window "Maibock on tap" Yes the arrival of Maibock is all that it takes To fill us with joy and thaw out our lakes Great moments like this, you know are quite rare So draw up a pint and pull up a chair About the Author: Mark Sponholz, a New Ulm, MN Native feels you should always support your local brewery. Now a resident of NE Minneapolis, he prefers Summit Maibock to groundhogs, Spoon to the White Stripes, snowboarding to skiing, Hemingway to Dickens, and Mini Coopers to Hummers. When he's not at work engineering a better parking experience, he can be found seeking his muse at establishments throughout the Twin Cities area. FORWARD TO A FRIEND SEASONAL BEER STORE SALE MARK YOUR CALENDARS LIMITED RELEASE VOTE FOR SUMMIT! City Pages is running their annual reader poll called "Best of the Twin Cities". Enter Summit as Best Local Beer in the "Best Thing We Left Out" category. Summit Brewing Company 910 Montreal Circle, St. Paul, MN 55102, USA Phone: 651.265.7800 Fax: 651.265.7801 This email was sent to: libertyray(a)earthlink.net Forward To A Friend Go here to leave this mailing list or modify your email profile. We respect your right to privacy. 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FW: Brewed With Style - The Story of The House Of Heileman

by aboyce＠mn.rr.com

FYI: A new book on an old midwestern brewery... Original Message: ----------------- From: Steve Hamburg shamburg(a)shamburg.com Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:20:38 -0600 To: CBS-HB(a)LISTSERV.UIC.EDU Subject: FW: "Brewed With Style - The Story of The House Of Heileman" Not exactly our style of beer, but it DOES hold a warm place in many Chicago hearts. FYI. _____ From: PDKinMN(a)aol.com [mailto:PDKinMN@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:31 PM To: info(a)chicagobeersociety.org Subject: "Brewed With Style - The Story of The House Of Heileman" Greetings Chicago Beer Society, My name is Paul Koeller and I am the coauthor of a book entitled "Brewed With Style - The Story of the House of Heileman." This book was published in late 2004 by the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Foundation. This 288 page hard cover book traces the history of the G. Heileman Brewery in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It continues all the way up to and including the current City Brewery in La Crosse. The book has over 100 photos, including 16 pages of color photos. It also includes a list of over 400 brands that Heileman sold over the years. Heileman Old Style beer was a huge favorite in the Chicago area. I'm assuming that many Chicago beer drinkers would be interested in this book. Currently the book is not available in major book stores. It is primarily being sold at City Brewery and other La Crosse area bookstores. I'm looking for ways to find people in the Chicago area that would be interested in purchasing a copy of the book. I found your web site and thought many of your members might be interested in the book. Anything you can do to help spread the word about our book will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to forward this email to anyone who might be interested in the book. Additional information about the book can be obtained at the following web site: http://www.citybrewery.com/images/BWS.pdf To purchase a copy of the book ($28.95 = $24.95 + $4.00 shipping and handling): Email me at PDKinMN(a)AOL.COM or Send a check to: Paul Koeller 424 25th ST NW Rochester, MN 55901 Thank You, Paul -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

19 years, 8 months

FW: "Brewed With Style - The Story of The House Of Heileman"

by Steve Hamburg

Not exactly our style of beer, but it DOES hold a warm place in many Chicago hearts. FYI. _____ From: PDKinMN(a)aol.com [mailto:PDKinMN@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:31 PM To: info(a)chicagobeersociety.org Subject: "Brewed With Style - The Story of The House Of Heileman" Greetings Chicago Beer Society, My name is Paul Koeller and I am the coauthor of a book entitled "Brewed With Style - The Story of the House of Heileman." This book was published in late 2004 by the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Foundation. This 288 page hard cover book traces the history of the G. Heileman Brewery in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It continues all the way up to and including the current City Brewery in La Crosse. The book has over 100 photos, including 16 pages of color photos. It also includes a list of over 400 brands that Heileman sold over the years. Heileman Old Style beer was a huge favorite in the Chicago area. I'm assuming that many Chicago beer drinkers would be interested in this book. Currently the book is not available in major book stores. It is primarily being sold at City Brewery and other La Crosse area bookstores. I'm looking for ways to find people in the Chicago area that would be interested in purchasing a copy of the book. I found your web site and thought many of your members might be interested in the book. Anything you can do to help spread the word about our book will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to forward this email to anyone who might be interested in the book. Additional information about the book can be obtained at the following web site: http://www.citybrewery.com/images/BWS.pdf To purchase a copy of the book ($28.95 = $24.95 + $4.00 shipping and handling): Email me at PDKinMN(a)AOL.COM or Send a check to: Paul Koeller 424 25th ST NW Rochester, MN 55901 Thank You, Paul

19 years, 8 months

FW: April Big Brew Promotions and Upcoming Rally Help

by Al Boyce

Anybody who wants to join or renew their AHA membership at the "full price" rate can get a "free" AHA pint glass. I will have the necessary paperwork at the club meeting on April 1st. Alternately, if you don't want the pint glass ( I know a few of us are not allowed to bring any more glasses home....), you can renew or join for $5 off ($33). See you at the meeting April 1st! (No foolin!) - Al _____ From: Kathryn Porter [mailto:kathryn@brewersassociation.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 5:10 PM Subject: April Big Brew Promotions and Upcoming Rally Help Hi Everyone! Big Brew Promotions We're planning an April promotion for Big Brew to allow Site Directors and AHA Liaisons to offer a FREE AHA logo pint glass & FREE shipping with a full price ($38, $68, $97) American Homebrewers Association membership. Membership forms for this special offer will be available by the first of April. The glasses will ship in time for our new members to use their AHA pint glass for the International Big Brew Toast at noon EST, May 6, 2006. AHA logo pint glasses are currently available through the www.beeertown.org store for $4.95 + shipping. Start planning NOW to participate in Big Brew as a Site Director. Inviting your beer-loving friends over to help make a batch of beer is a great way to introduce them to your community of brewers, the American Homebrewers Association and how much fun homebrewing can be! More info on Big Brew: http://www.beertown.org/events/bigbrew/index.html Register your site here: http://www.beertown.org/events/bigbrew/bbreg.aspx AHA Rally Help Brooklyn Brewery The Brooklyn Brewery AHA Rally will be April 22, 2006. I'm looking for more help from our members for this event. If you know an AHA member who lives near Brooklyn that might be interested in becoming an AHA Liaison and helping out with that event, please let me know or forward this email to your friend. We're expecting the event to be BIG and we'll need all the help we can get! Thanks! Firestone Walker I'm in the planning stages of an AHA Rally at Firestone Walker in California. We've picked the date August 12, 2006, but want to make sure there won't be any conflicting beer events that weekend to draw away attention. If you know of any beer events going on that weekend, in California, please let me know ASAP. I'd like to have the date confirmed by the end of this week so we can start promoting it. Thanks for your help! Cheers, Kathryn _______________ Kathryn Porter Membership Coordinator American Homebrewers Association F: 303.447.2825 * P: 303.447.0816 x 123 www.beertown.org <http://www.beertown.org/>

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