mba July 2007

mba@thebarn.com

14 participants
27 discussions

WARNING! Beer Good Bus Tour Teaser--you'll want to go . . .

by John Longballa

(as always, if someone would be kind enough to forward this to sphbc . . . ) The bus is half full (or is it half-empty? . . . ) after less than one week of solicitations, so read the following quickly and carefully, then round up a spouse (many women come on this trip), friend, relative, neighbor, or co-worker, and send in your deposit. I'll take no more than 35 people, so act now! :) We will have plenty of room on the bus, as it seats 47, but we only take 30-35. I'll set the scene-- You awaken just after sunrise on a deliciously crisp cool fall morn, and an immediate smile dawns on your countenance as you realize that for the next two days, all you need to do is sample Wisconsin beer, wine, and cheese, with no thought of driving, no thought of directions, indeed--almost no thought whatsoever. The fall colors are spectacular as you are chauffeured through the rolling Wisconsin countryside, homebrews periodically coming your way. Great music and film gently caress your senses when you aren't taking a delightful cat nap in your luxury bus seat. There's a clean restroom always at the ready, and the other 30+ folks on the bus are tender, kind-hearted beer connoissuers just like you. Every so often, the bus stops at a brewpub, microbrewery, winery, or cheesery. You sample, stretch, enjoy the warm fall sun on some patios, and finally, when sated, retire to the bus for a short repose till the next fun destination. You think to yourself, "wow--at $3.00+/gallon, I couldn't drive myself to all these places for anything near the $60 I paid for the entire bus ride!" When all is said and done on Saturday, you have a lovely hotel to sleep in, while the Great Dane Brewpub beckons from across the street. Upon waking Sunday, the hotel serves a hot breakfast buffet, and then it's on to a special stop at Bleu Mont Cheese. The guy makes it himself in caves, and for $15 per person, we’re going to tour his operation, sample two of his wares, and each person takes home ½ pound of his best stuff! Then we will take our booty and eat it at the nearby winery, overlooking the WI River. Lunch Sunday is at an English-style pub, and dinner Sunday is at a German-style brewpub that specializes in German lagers. The original message follows, but by now you should be on your way to your checkbook to write out the deposit! You really don't want to miss this one! John Saturday, October 20th 7:00 a.m. = leave Saint Paul 7:01 a.m. = People's Choice competition 10:30 = tour Carr Valley Cheese 12:00 = lunch at Corner Pub in Reedsburg 2:30 = tour Lake Louie Brewing 4:00 = tour Capital Brewing 5:30 = J.T. Whitney's 7:00 = dinner at the Grumpy Troll Brewpub in Mt. Horeb 9:00 = hotel across the street from the Great Dane in Fitchburg ($109—includes a warm breakfast buffet) Sunday, October 21st 8:30 = tour Bleu Mont Cheese ($15, includes tour, samples, ½ pound of cheese per person to take home!) 10:30 = Wollersheim Winery (we can eat our Bleu Mont overlooking the WI River!) 1:00 = lunch at Roxbury Pub 3:00 = Moosejaw Brewpub, WI Dells 6:00 = dinner at Das Bierhaus, Menomonie 9:00 = arrive in Saint Paul You've heard the stories. You know it's not to be missed. You've been waiting for this message to appear. Now it's time to sign up for BEER GOOD BUS TRIP IV. For those who don't know, each fall I organize a bus trip through Wisconsin, focusing on brewpubs, but stopping at other places of interest as well. It all began when Al Boyce got us on a bus to the AHA National Convention in Chicago and we stopped at various beer hubs going out and coming back. Two years ago I took a group straight across WI, hitting eleven beer stops, last year we went through northern 'Sconnie, and this year we head down toward Madison. We take a luxury coach, complete with bathroom and movies. We'll have the people's choice contest to start the trip (around 7:00 a.m. Saturday), and will return around 9:00 Sunday evening. We'll stay overnight in Madison, within staggering distance from Great Dane. Assuming 30 people come along, the bus cost will be around $60 per person. Just to be clear, I always pay the same amount for the bus and hotel as everyone. I don't pay my way off the rest of the group. Don't be left behind. Send your non-refundable $50 deposit to John Longballa, 1211 Minnehaha Ave W, Saint Paul, MN 55104. Please include all contact information, including e-dress, and please indicate how you would prefer the room situation to be for your group. I won't take more than 35 people, so don't delay! Thanks, John

18 years, 4 months

Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Drop-off deadline starts in 2 DAYS!

by Sean and Michelle Hewitt

IN 2 DAYS, MINNESOTA STATE FAIR DROP-OFF STARTS AUGUST 2 ! Drop-off or Ship Entries to: Midwest Supplies 3440 Beltline Blvd St.Louis Park, MN 55416 Drop-off only: Northern Brewer 1150 Grand Avenue St.Paul, MN 55105 DO NOT mail them to The Minnesota State Fair. The Minnesota State Fair will not accept any beer entries. Entries accepted at drop-off sites, Aug. 2 - 10, 2007 The registration/drop-off deadline for the MINNESOTA STATE FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION is Friday, August 10, 2007. This is a fun, local competition for MINNESOTA home brewers only. There are 20 medal categories this year, so 60 medals will be awarded, plus an awesome "Best of Show" large rosettes. NEW this year!: $100- 1st place, $75- 2nd place, $50- 3rd place BOS gift certificates (Sponsored by Midwest Homebrewing. Thanks, Midwest!) You may enter in any BJCP Beer, Mead or Cider category and you may enter one beer per BJCP sub-category. VOLUNTEER FOR THE CONTEST! The competition IS growing! The competition is also looking for volunteers to help judge or steward at the judging on Friday, August 17, 2007 AND Saturday, August 18, 2007. EVERYONE is welcome - we will pair novice judges with more experienced judges. If you're thinking that you'd like to find out what beer judging is all about or if you're thinking of taking the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) exam prep class this fall, come out and judge and steward! You will get retro-credit for your judging once you take the BJCP test. If you're too shy to judge, you can "Steward", which involves helping the judges. To sign up to help volunteer, judge, steward: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition website http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ BEST-OF-SHOW and AWARDS CEREMONY VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED! The Awards Ceremony and Best-of-Show judging will occur on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the Creative Activities Building Annex, outside the Creative Activities Building while the State Fair. Come on by to see who won, or better yet, volunteer to help the contest and the beer clubs promote homebrewing! and... PEDALPUB is going to be in the Minnesota State Fair Parade on Saturday, August 25, 2007. Come out and support Minnesota homebrewing. KSTP-TV, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will be filming the first round judging and the awards ceremony. They are also interested in interviewing some brewers. *NEW* KTSP would like a (very short) beermaking demo at their site on the fairgrounds. If anyone is interested, please inquiry. (I think we could re-use the wort from the earlier demo.) Please pass this along to our homebrew friends!! I've tried to pass this to other MN clubs if anyone belongs to another list(s) and doesn't see this post, please cross-post. Here are the clubs: Boreal Brewers, Blue Ox Brewers Society, Buffalo Ridge Brewers, Brewers In Chaos, Cloudy Town Brewers, Cross River Alliance of Zymurgists, Grin and Brew It, Headwaters Homebrew Club, Jack Of All Brews, Men of our Wort, Minnesota Mashers, Minnesota Timberworts, Mobius Microbrewers, Northern Ale Stars, Northern Lagers, Northern Lights 'N Stouts, Rosemount Homebrewers Guild, Rum River Wort Hogs, South Metro Wort Mongers, St Paul Homebrewers Club, Three Rivers United Brewers, Up North Brewing Club and Yeasty Boy Homebrew Club. To sign up to help volunteer, judge, steward: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition website http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ If you have ANY questions or comments, please email me. I'd be more than happy to help. Regards, Sean P. Hewitt 2007 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Organizer

18 years, 4 months

FW: River City Roundup Fair & Festival

by Al Boyce

_____ From: jfahrer1 [mailto:jfahrer1@cox.net] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 6:36 PM To: fzimmlaw(a)yahoo.com; ronaldgstaab(a)yahoo.com; Al Boyce; susanruud(a)aob.org; Thirsty; dave(a)highgravitybrew.com Subject: River City Roundup Fair & Festival Mark your calendars! The River City Roundup Fair & Festival will be held at the Upstream Brewing Company Legacy location on Sept. 15, 2007. Entries are due by September 8. Entries are $5 each, and only 2 bottles are required. Information about the event can be found at: www.rivercityroundup.org/dcf/beer We need your help for this event to continue it's success as a leg of the High Plains Homebrewer Competition circuit (other comps are the Upper Missippi Mashout, MPLS-St Paul, MN; KC Biermeisters, KCMO; IBU Homebrewing Competition, Des Moines; FOAM, Oklahoma City; THIRSTY, Amana Colonies-Iowa City, IA; Hoppy Halloween, Fargo ND). If you could please plug the competition with your members via your newsletter or email it would be much appreciated! Let me or Wayne know if you have any questions, or if you are interested in judging or stewarding. jfahrer1(a)cox.net waynesimerly(a)cox.net

18 years, 4 months

Sam Adams glasses

by Mike Behrendt

If you have not received your glasses, you need to fax verification that you are 21 or older, i.e. your drivers license to: 1 617 368 5783 Of course, your name and address will also help. Cheers! -- //Mike Behrendt MGBrew(a)comcast.net Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Groucho Marx

18 years, 4 months

FW: [sphbc] Szofia Orsolya England

by Al Boyce

Congratulations to Kris and Orshi England on becoming proud parents! - Al -----Original Message----- From: sphbc(a)googlegroups.com [mailto:sphbc@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Eibner Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:44 AM To: sphbc(a)googlegroups.com Subject: [sphbc] Szofia Orsolya England Fatty is a daddy! Everyone is doing great. Thomas --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SPHBC" group. To post to this group, send email to sphbc(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sphbc-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sphbc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

18 years, 4 months

FW: [mnbrewers] Mead Day Updates!

by Chris Smith

-----Original Message----- From: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:mnbrewers@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Jon Messier Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 3:45 PM To: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [mnbrewers] Mead Day Updates! I know there have been some questions brewing with regards to honey purchases during Mead Day (...Aug 4th...), so I'm sending an email to make some clarifications. I called Russ Johnson, the bee-man, this morning to check his inventory. He will be harvesting close to 1000# of honey this weekend, so there will be plenty to go around. He has basswood and clover varietals. The cost of the honey is $2.25/# if you bring your own container, otherwise you will be charged for a bucket/jug/etc. Could someone please pass this on to the other boards and forums. Cheers, Jon Messier ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS a.. Home beer brewing b.. Home brewing beer c.. Beer brewing kits d.. Beer brewing equipment e.. Home beer brewing kits Yahoo! Food What¿s for dinner? Recipes, reviews, videos and more. Get Low Fares Yahoo! FareChase Searches sites so you don't have to Yahoo! News Fashion News What's the word on fashion and style? . __,_._,___

18 years, 4 months

Sam Adams glasses

by Mike Behrendt

If you haven't received the glasses and are an AHA member here's some info from Tech Talk From: Gary Glass [mailto:gary@brewersassociation.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:01 PM Subject: Samuel Adams Pint Glass Questions Hi all, We've received a number of questions regarding the Samuel Adams pint glasses that Boston Beer Company sent to members of the AHA. Please see the message below from Boston Beer Company: >>> We're more than happy to send glasses to AHA members we may have missed. Unfortunately, we may not have been able to verify a member's age (must be 21+ years old). Legal restrictions also prohibit us from sending the glasses to your members who live in California and Texas. AHA members who did not receive their glasses can call The Boston Beer Company at 1-800-372-1131 to: - Verify that they were a member of the AHA as of June 7, 2007 - Provide proof that that they don't live in California or Texas - Provide proof that they are over the age of 21 <<< The age verification system that Boston Beer Co used could not verify every member's age (meaning the verification system did not have an age associated with every member). They did not send glasses to AHA members for whom they could not verify an age. (Those AHA members who have not received glasses and who call the brewery, will be asked to verify their age, for example by faxing a copy of their valid drivers license.) The names and addresses (no other information was included) of AHA members that was sent to Boston Beer was valid as of June 7, 2007, so no one joining after June 7 would have been included in this promotion. Boston Beer Co is only able to send glasses to members with U.S. (except for Texas and California) addresses. As this is a Boston Beer Co promotion and not an AHA program or benefit, please refer any questions regarding the glasses to Boston Beer Company. Thanks, Gary Glass Director American Homebrewers Association 888-U-CAN-BREW 303-447-0816 x 121 gary(a)brewersassociation.org <mailto:gary@brewersassociation.org> www.beertown.org <http://www.beertown.org> -- //Mike Behrendt MGBrew(a)comcast.net Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Groucho Marx

18 years, 4 months

FW: [mnbrewers] Mead Day 2007

by Chris Smith

Ladies and Gentlemen: Get you plastic buckets ready, Mead Day is upon us! National Mead Day! Johnson Farm--23114 Variolite St., Elk River 10-2: mead demonstrations tour the beehives and honey extraction facilities Sat, Aug 04 @ 10:00 The Johnsons have graciously invited us back to their apiary! Come join the fun and see how a bee farm is run. From how bees are kept through the honey extraction process, this is an event not to be missed! Wilbur and Team Roadkill have made the bus available gain this year, so if you'd like a ride please contact me ASAP to get your name on the list. There are a limited number of seats, and the price for transportation will rest on the number of participants. The technical topic this month will be a discussion on properly judging mead. It seems that there are always great fluctuations in mead scores between different judges and different contests. Perhaps by presenting some of the key aspects that make a great/poor mead including flavor, aroma, acid balance etc we will get a more uniform concept of judging. Of course people will be making mead all day, so if you'd like to see how it's done, or would like to partake in the making bring your yeast, buckets and honey. Cheers, Jon Messier (717)476-0753 jonmessier(a)hotmail.com P.S. - The cost of the bus will depend on the number of people we get to sign up. If there are more than 10 people it should be under $20 per person. The tentative meeting place is Midwest Supply parking lot at about 8:00 AM. Space is limited to approximately 30 people, so don't wait to sign up. Also as a thank you to Wilbur for being sober driver we are asking for beer and mead donations.

18 years, 4 months

Re: [mnbrewers] Mead Day Bus Trip Update

by alboyce＠comcast.net

Hopefully Wilbur will NOT be drunk WHILE he's driving the bus... ;-D - Al -------------- Original message -------------- From: Jon Messier <messjo01(a)yahoo.com> Hello everyone! If you would like to get on the bus to Elk River for Mead Day, please get back to me ASAP. I want to have the full list be Wed., Aug. 1. The cost to get the bus is $200 + 1 bottle of mead/beer per traveler. The more people we can get on the bus the better, and the happier/drunker Wilbur will be! Cheers, Jon Messier Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS Home beer brewing Home brewing beer Beer brewing kits Beer brewing equipment Home beer brewing kits Yahoo! Food Cooking tips? Whip up something tasty today! Travel Deals Yahoo! FareChase Searches sites so you don't have to Yahoo! News Odd News You won't believe it, but it's true. __,_._,___

18 years, 4 months

Need Volunteers: MSF and KSTP

by Sean and Michelle Hewitt

Fellow TC brewers: We have a unique opportunity for media coverage. I looking for 1-3 volunteers to be interviewed by KTSP, follow you through the process of making your brew and then shoot video of judging and awards. Obviously, the brewing process would have to severally truncated because a film crew isn't going to stand around and watch water boil. Here's some of requirements: a) need to be entered or entering the Minnesota State Fair HBC. b) must brew his/her MSF entrant beer, mead or cider (again) c) must be available Tuesday, a Wednesday or a Thursday between 11am and 2pm. d) TC brewer Please reply ASAP and privately and not to the group(s). Thanks to all that already volunteered. If you have ANY questions or comments, please email me. I'd be more than happy to help. Please forward to St. Paul HBC and other (local) brewing groups. Thanks! Regards, Sean P. Hewitt 2007 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Organizer

18 years, 4 months

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

mba July 2007