Registration for the 2010 Upper Mississippi Mash-out will open on December 28th and run until January 18th 2010. There is still time to brew your award winning batch for this annual event. Last year we took in 869 entries from 259 different brewers in 33 states. Thanks to our generous sponsors over the years Mash-out has been able to provide a fabulous prize to every winner in each category along with a hand-made wooden chalice for the best-in-show winners for beer, mead, and cider.
The Mash-Out is the opening event in the High Plains Brewer of the Year Award 2010, the Midwest Brewer of the Year Award 2010 and the MCAB 2011.
Further details can be found at www.mashout.org.
Entries accepted - December 28th 2009-January 18th 2010
Judging at Grumpy's in Roseville - January 29th-30th 2010
http://www.grumpys-bar.com/roseville/
Banquet and Awards Ceremony at Summit Brewery - Saturday, January 30th 2010
http://www.summitbrewing.com/home.php
Volunteer
Every year we welcome judges and volunteers from all over the country. Wepamper them with specialty beers on tap, commemorative pint glasses, lunch and dinner during judging, and a commemorative beer brewed from the 2009 BOS recipe. We will also feature speakers who will give presentations on brewing Scottish and English beers. All skill levels are encouraged to volunteer. This is an excellent opportunity to experience how an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition works. Sign up to volunteer athttp://www.mashout.org/.
Hi All,
Attached is the info for the next Beer Dabbler. On Jan 23rd from 3:30-7:30
you will be able to enjoy tons of great beer in Mears park in St Paul
under the Holiday lights with outdoor fire pits. We are hoping to make
this a successful annual part of the Winter Carnival. The cost is $20
which includes a 7-oz beer tasting glass. 4 hours of samples of the
Midwest's finest beer and beautiful holiday lights surrounded by fire
pits. Please pass this flyer on to other beer lovers that embrace St Paul
and Minnesota winters! www.thebeerdabbler.com
Let me know if you have questions about this,
Matt Kenevan
612-269-1674
www.thebeerdabbler.com
Mkenevan(a)thebeerdabbler.com
Ed, "and remember his gracious promise: 'Even to your old age I am he;
and even to hoar hairs I will carry you.'" "I thank you, sir," said the
daughter, "for your Christian kindness to me and my friends. I believe
the blessing of the Lord has attended your visit, and I hope I have
experienced it to be so. My dear father and mother will, I am sure,
remember it; and I rejoice in the opportunity of seeing so kind a friend
under this roof. My Saviour has been abundantly good to me, in plucking
me as 'a brand from the burning,' and showing me the way of life and
peace; and I hope it is my heart's desire to live to his glory. But I
long to see these dear friends enjoy the power and comfort of religion
likewise." "I think it evident," I replied, "that the promise is
fulfilled in their case: 'It shall come to pass that at evening time it
shall be light." "I believe it," she said, "and praise God for the
blessed hope." "Thank him, too, that you have been the happy instrumen
We have the CSPS hall rented from 5-9 on Friday and need help setting up. The official start of the meeting will be 6 PM but if you are able to come early and help set up tables and chairs send me an email at csmitty42(a)yahoo.com. If you can't make it early we will also need help trearing down the tables and chars at the end of the night.
Hope to see you there.
Thanks
Chris Smith
2009 Holiday Potluck
Where: CSPS Hall - 383 Michigan St., St. Paul - Above the Glockenspiel Restaurant - corner of Michigan St & West 7th
When: Friday, December 11th from 6:00 PM-10:00PM
Again this Year: The club is providing a 5 gallon keg of commercial beer
What to bring:
Food: Bring a dish to share (the theme is dishes prepared with BEER), copies of the recipe, serving utensils and extension cords if necessary. A "People's Choice" award will be given for the best potluck dish with beer as an ingredient. Plates, napkins, and silverware will be provided.
Beer to share: Bring any beer, mead or cider you wish to share. There will be a "Peoples Choice" award given for the best beer, mead or cider. Bottles, growlers or keg are welcome. The style of the month for December is Bock, so don't forget to bring yours along to earn your SOTM sticker for December. You can also bring any Belgian Strong Ales from November's SOTM. Don't forget a small tasting glass, some plastic glasses will be available in case of emergency.
Beer to exchange: Bring up to 24 bottles to exchange with your fellow homebrewers. Label each bottle with your name, email address, style and beer name (if it has one). Everyone who participated draws a number and then selects a bottle in order until they receive as many bottles as they brought.
Family and Friends: This is a family friendly event, so bring your significant other, kids, and any friends/family that have ever expressed an interest in homebrewing or beer. Just to be clear you or your guest don't have to be a club member to attend(a few people were wondering).
Since this is one of the most attended gatherings of the year, it's a great opportunity to get out and meet your fellow homebrewers. If you have not made it to a meeting , the Holiday potluck is a perfect chance to try some great homebrew, delicious food and exchange homebrew with others.
If you have not renewed you membership or would like to sign-up for a club membership, our member director should be on hand to collect your money and hand out your new membership cards. Which for those who don't know, are good for a 10% discount at the local homebrew shops(Northern Brewer, Midwest Supply, Brew & Grow, & Still-H2O)
Additionally, the beers brewed during last month's "teach a friend to homebrew" will be available for all to try.
If you have any questions email me at csmitty42(a)yahoo.com.
Hope to see you there.
Chris Smith
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*NORTHERN BREWER RETAIL NEWSLETTER*
*December 2009*
*In this issue...
* **20% Off All Bulk Grain Sacks**
* **New Beer Ingredient Kits*
** Holiday Hours*
** New Sunday Hours in 2010
*** **Weekly Promotions**
* Hops by the Pound for Cheap*
*20% Off All Bulk Grain Sacks*
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Every 50 or 55 pound sack of grain will be 20% off in the month of December.
*
*New Beer Kits *
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*You like hops? Well then, we've got a couple of kits you might be
interested in.
Shirley Furiouso is a well balanced--by which we mean extremely hoppy AND
malty--IPA, takes complex hop flavors and aromas, backs them up with a big
malt flavor, and finishes with a pronounced hop bitterness:
*Shirley Furioso<http://www.northernbrewer.com/default/catalogsearch/result/?q=shirley>
*Jamil's Evil Twin was developed by Homebrew figurehead, author, multiple
Ninkasi Award-winner, Brewing Network host, and all-around good dude Jamil
Zainasheff specifically for Northern Brewer. There is no skimping on the
late hop additions so expect a maximum amount of hop flavor and aroma from
this brew.
*Jamil's Evil Twin<http://www.northernbrewer.com/default/jamils-evil-twin-extract-kit.html>
*Holiday Hours *
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*Due to the holiday season our retail store will have a few hours changes:
Thursday, December 24th: 10 am - 3 pm.
Friday, December 25th: Closed. Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 30th: 10 am - 5 pm.
Friday, January 1st: Closed. Happy New Year!
* *
NEW Sunday Hours in 2010 *
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*Starting on Sunday, January 3rd 2010, and lasting into the foreseeable
future, Northern Brewer will be open from 10 am - 3 pm on Sundays.
*
*December's Weekly Promotions*
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*We've got a bunch of tasty deals for our favorite homebrewers and
winemakers coming up this month. Check it out:
Monday, November 30th - Sunday, December 6th: 10% Winexpert Selection Estate
wine kits, 10% Deluxe all-grain equipment kits.
Monday, December 7th - Sunday, December 13th: 10% off Merlot wine ingredient
kits, 10% off Limited Edition Lager kits.
Monday, December 14th - Sunday, December 20th: 10% off glass carboys.
Monday, December 21st - Sunday, December 27th: 10% off books; 10% off soda
extract.
Monday, December 28th - Sunday, January 3rd: 25% off all Vinoka cider and
hard lemonade kits (
http://www.northernbrewer.com/default/catalogsearch/result/?q=vinoka)*
*Cheap** Pounds of Hops*
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*We're still selling hops in pound increments at prices that hover around $1
per ounce. This is cheap, cheap, cheap!
Make sure to check the hop freezers to see what we have in stock, and feel
free to ask us if you have any questions about the price or varieties of
hops on hand. At $16 per pound, we are currently featuring:
Czech Premiant<http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/marketing-categories/hops-pound-sale/…>
German Hallertauer<http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/marketing-categories/hops-pound-sale/…>
Organic German Saphir<http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/marketing-categories/hops-pound-sale/…>
Styrian Aurora<http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/marketing-categories/hops-pound-sale/…>
Summit<http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/marketing-categories/hops-pound-sale/…>
British Progress<http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/marketing-categories/hops-pound-sale/…>
*
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We'll see you next time you're in the store,
Cheers! *
*Northern Brewer
1150 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-789-0189*
FYI - a newsletter from a nearby club
//Mike Behrendt
MGBrew(a)comcast.net <mailto:Mike.Behrendt@comcast.net>
From: Amanda and Tony Kutzke [mailto:pfbrewclub@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 10:55 AM
To: Adam Kelly; Amanda Kutzke; Dave Hemming; David Duccini; Drew Boxrud;
Erik Tomlinson; Heidi Hedlund; Jeremy Rose; Jesse Robertson; Josh Nichols;
Katie & Drew; Kelly Cawcutt; Matt Jensen; Michael Behrendt; Michael Cawcutt;
Michelle Riehn; Mike McCurdy; Mike Walsh; Nate Schmidt; Shannon Pierce;
Steve Hack; Sue Boxrud; Terry Larsen; Tony Kutzke
Subject: December Newsletter
Attached is the Dec Newsletter, please email us any suggestions, ideas,
events, etc you have or would like to see in the newsletter.
Also please fill out the "getting to know the PF" if you're interested
otherwise i'll just make up information for all of you. :) just kidding.
Happy December!
Tap & Tony
There's a new section of the AHA web site for information on clubs which
I've updated for MHBA:
http://ahaclubs.homebrewersassociation.org/ClubProfiles
Go to 'MN' under 'United States' and then select the club. Most clubs have
not updated their info.
Also, it may be a bit hard to find, and I believe you have to be an AHA
member and register for access to the club resource page, but give it a try.
//Mike Behrendt
MGBrew(a)comcast.net <mailto:Mike.Behrendt@comcast.net>
Hello fellow MN Brewers!
Just wanted to let you know we are running a sale on your favorite base
malts.
That's right! 20% OFF all sacks of base malt. Starting today, December 1st
and possibly ending December 7th.
In addition we also have the following sales in conjunction from Dec. 1st
-7th.
10% OFF all ESTATE series wine kits from Winexpert .
10% OFF NB's Deluxe All-Grain System
Both 5 gallon and 10 gallon sizes.
Cheers!
--
Juno Choi
Retail Operations Officer
Northern Brewer, LTD
1945 County Road C2 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Cell: 651-270-1373
Fax: 651-697-1323
www.northernbrewer.com
