mba April 2006

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by Al Boyce

_____ From: officers(a)cfhb.org [mailto:officers@cfhb.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:19 AM To: aboyce(a)mn.rr.com Subject: JUNE 21-24TH COME TO ORLANDO The Central Florida Home Brewers invites you to Orlando... Pre-Conference Events This year, the Conference Committee is offering several pre-conference events. We hope you would like to come early and stay after the conference to enjoy our great city. For more information on any of these events please contact Darryl Hickey at <mailto:djhbrew98@yahoo.com> djhbrew98(a)yahoo.com. The registration page for the pre-conference events will be up the first week in April. Please check back then to register for these events! Great Gator Tail Brewing Gadget Extravaganza Wednesday, June 21 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Okay brewers, it is time to dig out all your special home-built brewing gadgets for the Great Gator Tail Brewing Gadget Extravaganza scheduled at 3:00 pm to get your brains in the mood for some pub crawl rest, relaxation and rejuvenation! Got a great brew gadget you built at home? Bring it along, explain how it works and show it off. Come on! Here's a great opportunity to amaze, astound and confound your fellow homebrewers. Attendance and participation is absolutely free and really great prizes will be awarded to those with the best gadgets. We might even come up with a prize for the gadget that traveled the farthest, so carry it, check it or mail it to Orlando! It just doesn't get any better (OK, well maybe a little). Can't get your gadget to Orlando? No problem. Share your most intimate and private brewing tips and tricks and perhaps win a prize. Also, great beer stories are welcome as well. For spectators, here's your opportunity to improve your homebrew and to learn about special home-brewed brewing gadgets? Be there! Please email your gadget(s) as RSVP to Dan Rowlings at <mailto:Mr-Gadget@cfhb.org> Mr-Gadget(a)cfhb.org. Warning to Attendees: Excitement generated by this event could cause heart palpitations in brewers. Similar events have caused thirst in laboratory animals for alcoholic beverages that comply with Sunshinesgebot. Attend at your own risk!!! CFHB and loitering pubcrawlers are not responsible for the actions of contestants. Basically, we disclaim everything. If you really, really, really have to ask someone a question about this event, contact Dan Rowlings. Raffle Wednesday, June 21 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm We are holding a RAFFLE! Part 1 will be held at the hotel in the pre-conference area and Part 2 will be held on the pub-crawl. Tickets will be on sale at check-in and in the pre-conference area before pub-crawl buses depart. The Gator Tails Pub-Crawl Wednesday, June 21 5:00 pm - ? Come join us on a pub-crawl of the best beer pubs in the Orlando area. This pre-conference event has been dubbed The Gator Trails Pub-Crawl. It is a must attend event for any beer enthusiast. So enjoy the company of other beer enthusiast and great beer. Buses depart at 5:00 pm from hotel convention center bus stop. This has been a favorite of out-of-town participants and a chance to visit some of Orlando's pubs. Advanced ticket purchase guarantees a seat on bus. Cost is $25 per person. Rossi's Pizza Buffet Lunch Thursday, June 22 11:00 am - 12:30 pm We are having a buffet lunch at Rossi's Pizza restaurant. The lunch includes transportation to and from the restaurant and the Wyndham, two beers and a lunch buffet. Rossi's is not only known for its great food, but they also have a fine selection of beers on 21 taps and bottled product. What better way to fuel up for the start of the conference? 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[AABG] FW: The Beer Hunter on Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tonight!

by Aaron Lyon

Might be worth watching if you can stomach the inevitable "how many beers do you taste in a day" question/joke. -Aaron ----- Forwarded message from cfrey(a)ford.com ----- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 15:36:52 -0400 From: "Frey, Chris (C.P.)" <cfrey(a)ford.com> Reply-To: "Frey, Chris (C.P.)" <cfrey(a)ford.com> Subject: [AABG] FW: The Beer Hunter on Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tonight! To: ford(a)hbd.org, aabg(a)hbd.org For those who are up this late... For Ford club members, this will be the May beer, as we are behind one month - can anyone video this (read: anyone know how to set their video recorder - I am sooo not able to). Sincerely, Chris Frey Ford Motor Company Insurance Services Phone: 313-390-2339 Fax: 313-248-7225 -----Original Message----- From: Beveragebistro.com [mailto:jim.vandervoort@beveragebistro.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 2:29 PM To: Frey, Chris (C.P.) Subject: The Beer Hunter on Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tonight! Dear Rare Beer Club Members, If you think that only one Michael Jackson is worthy of appearing on late night TV, think again. It is our understanding that Michael Jackson will be tasting, for the first time, our April feature beer Avante Garde along with other favorites that you will recognize. The Conan O'Brien show usually airs around 12:30 AM on NBC, be sure to check your local listings. Enjoy the show The Beveragebistro Team ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________________________ AABG mailing list AABG(a)hbd.org http://hbd.org/mailman/listinfo/aabg

19 years, 8 months

Electric motor for your mill

by Rick Larson

Let me know if you want an electric motor to power your grain mill. I'll even through in a nice metal box enclosure if desired. The box has a similar shape to a gas clothes dryer and more advanced brewers may be able to use it to dry clothes and hops. And don't ask about the time I got home from a business trip and found a new washer/dryer pair in the house. The old ones worked fine before I left. I hope to haul the box away tonight but if you want the motor, I can pull it out. I may even have a pulley available. rick

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JUDGES NEEDED! Midwest qualifier for National Homebrew Competition

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Here is information about the Midwest Qualifying round for the AHA NHC (National Homebrew Competition). It is being held in Urbandale, IA (near Des Moines) on April 21-22, only about 4 hours south down I-35. Last year we hosted this competition in St. Paul, and a lot of judges from Iowa came up to help. Let's return the favor and help them judge this. Be one of the judges who helps decides which beers go on to represent the Midwest in the final round of the NHC in Florida in June! - Al ---------------------------------------------------------7 National Homebrew Competition First Round-Mid West Region (ND, SD, MN, WI, NE, KS, OK, IA, and MO) Entry Deadline: April 3-14, 2006 Entry Information: www.beertown.org Send Entries to: NHC Edwards Graphics Attn: Mike Edwards 2700 Bell Avenue Des Moines, IA 50321 Judging: April 21st and 22nd (Friday and Saturday) Location: Walker Johnston Shelter House Walker Johnston Park 9000 Douglas Avenue Urbandale, IA 50322 Judging Times: Friday, April 21st 10:00 am 2:00 pm 6:00 pm Saturday, April 22nd 9:00 am 11:00 am 3:00 pm (if needed) Judges, Stewards, and helpers needed for all sessions! Contact: Scott Dennis (scott.dennis(a)pioneer.com) or 515-276-9490 (H) 515-270-4049 (W) Or Janis Gross (official coordinator for AHA) at 303-447-0816 ext 134 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ==============================================================================

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Fw: ArborFest 5/4/06 at Macalester

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 04/05/2006 10:34 AM ----- "David Berg" <bergbrew(a)juno.com> Sent by: owner-mcbg(a)mncraftbrew.org 04/05/2006 07:54 AM To mcbg(a)mncraftbrew.org cc Subject Fw: RE: ArborFest Tickets are now on sale for a new Springtime beer festival: Arborfest! Arborfest is a Regional Craft beer tasting featuring all the beers you know and love together under one roof for your enjoyment. Spend time with fellow beer lovers and chat with the brewers about the beers they craft. Arborfest is Thursday, May 4th from 5:30-9pm. Purchase tickets online at: www.ticketworks.com Or purchase in person at Barley John's Brew Pub, Great Waters Brewing Co., and Town Hall Brewery. Where: Arborfest will be held on the campus of Macalester College in the Kagin Commons building. Kagin commons is located between Snelling and Grand right on the Macalester campus. Ticket Info: Tickets are $40 and include a commemorative tasting glass, a substantial food spread, music throughout the event, and of course 35+ different beers from 10+ different breweries and brew pubs. Participating Breweries: Barley Johns Brew Pub, Bell's, Fitgers Brewhouse, Finnegans, Great Waters Brewing Co., Rock Bottom Brewery, Rush River Brewing, Summit Brewing Co., Surly Brewering Co., Town Hall Brewery Arborfest is a fundraiser to help the Family Tree Clinic of St. Paul with its yearly operating costs. $30 of the ticket price is tax deductable as a charitable donation. For more information visit the official website: www.familytreeclinic.org/arborfest/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ==============================================================================

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LAST CHANCE! Free delivery for entries to AHA Nationals

by allan.boyce＠usbank.com

Thanks to everyone who brought in their entries to the club meeting on Saturday for the Midwest qualifiying round of the AHA Nationals! Rick Oftel will be driving them down on April 14, and has said that he would take late entries from MhBA members up until the evening of April 13 if you drive them over to his house. The AHA National Homebrew Competition is the BIGGEST homebrew competition in the world! Entries to the Midwest qualifier will be judged by BJCP judges from all over the Midwest. If you HAVEN'T entered before, they have a special "NEW ENTRANT" category where you can enter any style you like. A common misconception at the meeting on Saturday was that you couldn't enter an EXTRACT brew. WRONG-O! Every year, about 30-40% of the winners at the FINALS are extract beers! Finally, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place entries at the qualifying round pass on to the finals in Florida in June, and get points for the MhBA for Homebrew Club of the Year (as do 1st-3rd place at the finals round.) If you win 1st-3rd in Iowa, you'll need to send 3 more bottles per win to the Nationals. NO ADDITIONAL ENTRY FEE, and you'll have time to RE-BREW if you don't have 3 bottles left of your winning beers. Test your brew against the best in the Midwest, and in the country, and support your club at the same time! Enter your beers in the AHA National Homebrew Competition! Entry forms are here: http://www.beertown.com/events/nhc/pdf/nhc06_entry_form.pdf Rules are here: http://www.beertown.com/events/nhc/pdf/NHC06_rules.pdf Cost is $8 per beer for non-AHA members, $12 for AHA members. Drop your entries off at Rick and Dawn Oftel's house by Thursday evening, 4/13. Make sure they're READY TO GO, forms rubber-banded to the beers, check attached to one of your entries. Rick and Dawn Oftel 6400 Mildred Ave Edina, MN 55439 952-941-9378 Directions from Hwy 100: * East on West 70th St * North on Hwy 100 frontage road (Normandale) * West on 66th St (across Hwy 100) * North on Tingdale Ave (3rd right after 100) * West on 64th St * South on Mildred Ave * Corner house on the right - 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

Baseball?...Then Minnesota State Fair!

by morelia1

Yes. Its that time to start thinking about Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition. But thats not until August, its only April, Sean. True, but the State fair competition has grown dramatically (tripled its entries) in three years and the deadline starts in mid-July which only 3 short months away. SO we need lead time for committee work, preparation, setting up, getting volunteers and judges, publicity etc. This is where you come in. Im looking for Committee head volunteers specifically. Head Steward? Hospitality? Maybe Head Judge? The choice is yours. If you have a preference on what you like to do, please let me know. Please reply to this email if you have any talents youd be willing to offer for this event. Regards, Sean P. Hewitt Minnesota State Fair 2006 Homebrew Competition Organizer

19 years, 8 months

Re: [mnbrewers] RE: March Madness Results

by aboyce＠mn.rr.com

Just pissing in the tall weeds Steve! Clubs aside, I believe anyone who enters a contest and wins a medal deserves the respect of their fellow home-brewers. As an "old dog" who also had no Mashness wins, I tip my mash-paddle to those who took home the bling in St. Cloud! - "Super Nicey-nice Sensitive PC Grampa" Al :-D (smiley) PS - It was good to see the 40 or so people at the CSPS Hall on Saturday having "no fun" for Mike Behrendt's tasting of 46 different malt varieties. Good job Mike, and thanks! Also thanks to Joel Stitzel, for organizing the Style of the Month tasting of English Milds, and to Gera Exire LaTour for organizing the free club transportation of entries to the Midwest AHA Nationals Qualifying competition. PPS - We will be having some more "no fun" on April 11 at Gera Exire LaTour's house, picking our club champion for the AHA Club-Only Extract Beer competition. Anyone who has a beer made with at least 50% extract bring it to Gera's house! PPPS - Finally, everybody mark your calendar to not "have fun" on at the "Friday Before the Fhirst" happy hour at Wayne Theuer's house in Shakopee after work on April 28. RSVP to happyhour(a)mnbrewers.com if you're planning on coming. Original Message: ----------------- From: Steve Fletty fletty(a)umn.edu Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 08:41:23 -0500 To: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com, mba(a)thebarn.com, mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [mnbrewers] RE: March Madness Results And I was too. And I was trying to give you little crap about being a so-called Old Dog (with no Mashness wins) warning other so-called Old Dogs. Jeez, when did MHBA turn into the No Fun, Super Nicey Nice, Sensitve PC Brew Club? (No smiley) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Boyce" <aboyce(a)mn.rr.com> To: "'Steve Fletty'" <fletty(a)umn.edu> Cc: <mba(a)thebarn.com>; <mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 7:56 AM Subject: RE: [mnbrewers] RE: March Madness Results > That's what I'm saying! There's new Alpha-wolves sniffing around for > territory, and the old dogs better be careful! ;-D > >>>Ah, but I didn't enter. I've given up my days as a medal-hungry wolf. And >>>who you calling old, gramps? ;-) > > - Al > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

19 years, 8 months

FW: March Madness Results

by Al Boyce

Lots of MhBA winners at March Mashness, and several from the CURRENT BJCP class members! WATCH OUT old-timers - they're gunning for you! ;-D Best of Show First Runner Up Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Old Ale Second Runner Up Ron Lockhart St. Paul, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association California Common Beer Pale Lagers & Light Ales Bronze Ron Lockhart St. Paul, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association Standard American Lager Dark Lagers Gold G.L. Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association Schwarzbier Hybrids Gold Ron Lockhart St. Paul, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association California Common Beer English and India Pale Ales Gold Aaron Lagas, Wilbur Ince & Mike Koch Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association American IPA American Ale Gold Chris Smith, Jon Messier & Corrine Dallas Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association American Pale Ale Stouts Gold Ron Lockhart St. Paul, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Imperial Stout German Wheat Beer Silver Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Dunkelweizen Belgian & French Beers Gold G.L. Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Saison Strong Belgian Ales Silver Jon Messier Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Belgian Dubbel Strong Ales Gold Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Old Ale Fruit Beers Gold Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Assocication Fruit Beer Vegetable,Spice,Herb Gold G.L. Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Assocication Spice Bronze Mark Bohrer St Louis Park, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Assocication Spice Eclectic Beers Silver G.L. Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Assocication Specialty Beer Mead Silver Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Dry Mead Bronze Sean and Michelle Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Other Fruit Melomel Cider Bronze Mark Bohrer St Louis Park, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association French Cider Congratulations! - Al -----Original Message----- From: Gera Exire La Tour [mailto:gera_latour@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:53 PM http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org/competition/comp06awards.php Congratulations to everyone.

19 years, 8 months

FW: 2006 Fest Dat

by Al Boyce

_____ From: Great Lakes Brew Fest Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 8:42 AM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: 2006 Fest Dat Mark Your Calendar! Tell Your Friends! Great Lakes Brew Fest Saturday, September 16, 2006 Racine Festival Park Racine, WI www.greatlakesbrewfest.com Tickets go on Sale June 1. Cheers!

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