mba March 2010

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by Gera Exire La Tour

Hey everyone. Nice seeing so many people at the Chili Cook-off. Big thanks to Greg for organizing it again this year! Next month, I am helping to host the second annual Homebrew Fest from noon-3 pm for April's MHBA meeting: Northern Brewer Warehouse1945 County Road C2 WSaint Paul, MN 55113 If your MHBA membership is up to date, you will receive a MHBA tasting glass at this meeting. This is the only time we hand out these glasses. (You can sign up for membership on site, but already signed up members get first priority if the glass supply starts to run low.) But, like last year, we need something to put into the glasses. So, please bring bottles or kegs of your homebrewed beer, mead, and ciders to share with your fellow club members. Last year we had over 75 members attend this meeting with a wide range of styles represented. There will be a gift certificate given for both people's choice beer and for people's choice mead/cider. This ties in with the AHA Club Only Competition of extract beers. This can be any category of beer, but the recipe has to have at least 50% extracts. I know there are plenty of you that brew with extracts, so there is still time to make something fantastic to enter. (You will need to be able to have two bottles to send forward, but you don't need to have them at the club meeting. The club will pay for your entry fee and shipping if you beer is selected to represent MHBA.) Entries are due Saturday, May 1, 2010. Judging will be held Saturday, May 22, 2010. The judging will be done by the Flying Bison Brewing Company out of Buffalo, NY. Since we had so many people bring beverages last year, please email me: gera_latour(a)hotmail.com to let me know what you plan to bring. (Also let me know if your beer is extract.) Also, as I mentioned at the meeting, I am organizing the commemorative beers and meads/ciders that the MHBA is responsible for at Nationals. We have to provide 200 bottles of beer and 200 bottles of mead/cider. If you are interested in brewing for this, please let me know via email. Your offering will need to be bottled and ready to go by mid-May. (We will be tasting to make sure everything is a good representative of our club's members/brewing skills, since this is being handed out to people attending the convention.) Thanks and see you April 3rd! -Gera _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/

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FW: Be a goody two-pints for St. Pats – with FINNEGANS!

by Gera Exire La Tour

From: Finnegans(a)mail.vresp.com To: gera_latour(a)hotmail.com Subject: Be a goody two-pints for St. Pats – with FINNEGANS! Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 21:56:28 +0000 Finnegan's Irish Amber Dear FINNEGANS Supporter, New look, same great cause! We’re really excited to share our new look with the world. By being an email subscriber, you are one of the first to check it out! Take a peek at our new packaging for FINNEGANS Irish Amber, our newly redesigned website, and our new overall brand identity. Please forward this email to other supporters to keep them in the know too! Leprechaun Pub Crawl Tickets for the 8th annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl are going fast! They start on March 6th in Maple Grove, and continue throughout the month in Walker, St. Cloud, Duluth, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Fargo. Register now for a guaranteed good time, and a FINNEGANS t-shirt - with 100% of profits going to local charities. Reserve your spot today here. Saintly Shamrock Always wanted to become a saint? Then keep an eye out at your favorite bars and liquor stores carrying FINNEGANS for the chance to saint yourself with a $1 donation to the FINNEGANS Community Fund. 100% Irish for a Day Race Runners and Spectators: FINNEGANS is sponsoring the “after race party” for the 100% Irish for a Day race. All runners will receive a free order of peel-and-eat shrimp, and everyone can enjoy $3 FINNEGANS pints and other food specials. Join us at Stella’s in Uptown after the race! Visit finnegans.org to learn more. Coborns Delivers Beer of the Month FINNEGANS is the Beer of the Month in March at Coborns Delivers, on sale for just $11.99 / 12 pack! Shop now at CobornsDelivers.com and your FINNEGANS will be delivered directly to your door! Partner of the Month: Chocolat Celeste Chocolate and beer? Absolutely! Chocolat Celeste has come up with four unique flavors of bonbons to pair with FINNEGANS in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day. In addition, Chocolat Celeste will donate 20% of sales of these delicious truffles to the FINNEGANS Community Fund! So, grab some tasty truffles, pour a FINNEGANS, and you're well on your way to becoming more saintly. Click here to learn more. Volunteer Opportunities Would you like to assist with liquor store tastings in March? Volunteers sample FINNEGANS Irish Amber to customers and share the story of FINNEGANS’ commitment to giving 100% of profits back to the community. Liquor store samplings are only a 2-hour time commitment and great fun to do with a buddy! Email us here If you are interested. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. To continue to receive FINNEGANS email Sign-Up Here! If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: UnsubscribeFinnegans 619 South 10th Street Suite 100 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 US _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/

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FW: Announcing the Granite City Homebrewcontest

by Michael Behrendt

Seems that the distribution lists don't like attachments. So, if you don't see the attachment in this email, go to this link instead; http://www.gcfb.com/special_brew_off.cfm //Mike Behrendt MGBrew(a)comcast.net From: Bob McKenzie [mailto:BMcKenzie@GCFB.NET] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:36 PM To: mishlerju(a)uwstout.edu; andyfriedl(a)gmail.com; greattaste(a)mhtg.org; bobkat111(a)excite.com; info(a)chihops.com; cheesefood75(a)yahoo.com; kugelberg(a)sbscglobal.net; info(a)chibeer.com; clubbob(a)clubbob.org; hairytyrant(a)sbcglobal.net; info(a)abnormalbrewers.org; rrworthogs(a)yahoo.com; Michael Behrendt; MNbrewing(a)earthlink.net; mikehopman(a)yahoo.com; webmaster(a)razebrewing.com; renkkly.gregory(a)mayo.edu; aaron_christensen(a)symantec.com; sphbc(a)sphbc.org; arkutzke(a)gmail.com; penwork(a)msn.com Subject: Announcing the Granite City Homebrewcontest Dear Homebrew clubs/Beer Enthusiast, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about the inaugural Granite City Food & Brewery Homebrew contest. We are very excited to be hosting this competition in Des Moines, Iowa on May 15th. Prizes for this competition include up to $600 in Granite City gift Certificates for each best in category, and the Best of Show winner will be brewed at all 26 locations as a summer seasonal beer.In addition we feel what makes this unique is the ability to drop off you beer at any Granite City Food & Brewery Location. We have 26 stores spread out throughout the Upper Midwest from Kansas to Ohio, if you drop you entry off at the location we will take care of shipping your beer to the judging location saving you the headache of packing and shipping your beer. Entries will be due April 11th -April 25th, and registration should be done via the link on the Granite City website. I have attached a flyer giving further details, or you can go to our website www.gcfb.com for locations of our stores, but by all means feel free to call/email me with any questions. Thanks, for your time, Bob McKenzie, Brewery Field Manager, Granite City Food & Brewery, bmckenzie(a)gcfb.net (320) 267 5924

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Re: [mba] Announcing the Granite City Homebrewcontest

by Michael Behrendt

FYI - //Mike Behrendt MGBrew(a)comcast.net From: Bob McKenzie [mailto:BMcKenzie@GCFB.NET] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:36 PM To: mishlerju(a)uwstout.edu; andyfriedl(a)gmail.com; greattaste(a)mhtg.org; bobkat111(a)excite.com; info(a)chihops.com; cheesefood75(a)yahoo.com; kugelberg(a)sbscglobal.net; info(a)chibeer.com; clubbob(a)clubbob.org; hairytyrant(a)sbcglobal.net; info(a)abnormalbrewers.org; rrworthogs(a)yahoo.com; Michael Behrendt; MNbrewing(a)earthlink.net; mikehopman(a)yahoo.com; webmaster(a)razebrewing.com; renkkly.gregory(a)mayo.edu; aaron_christensen(a)symantec.com; sphbc(a)sphbc.org; arkutzke(a)gmail.com; penwork(a)msn.com Subject: Announcing the Granite City Homebrewcontest Dear Homebrew clubs/Beer Enthusiast, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about the inaugural Granite City Food & Brewery Homebrew contest. We are very excited to be hosting this competition in Des Moines, Iowa on May 15th. Prizes for this competition include up to $600 in Granite City gift Certificates for each best in category, and the Best of Show winner will be brewed at all 26 locations as a summer seasonal beer.In addition we feel what makes this unique is the ability to drop off you beer at any Granite City Food & Brewery Location. We have 26 stores spread out throughout the Upper Midwest from Kansas to Ohio, if you drop you entry off at the location we will take care of shipping your beer to the judging location saving you the headache of packing and shipping your beer. Entries will be due April 11th -April 25th, and registration should be done via the link on the Granite City website. I have attached a flyer giving further details, or you can go to our website www.gcfb.com for locations of our stores, but by all means feel free to call/email me with any questions. Thanks, for your time, Bob McKenzie, Brewery Field Manager, Granite City Food & Brewery, bmckenzie(a)gcfb.net (320) 267 5924

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Reminder: This Saturday - Chili Cook-Off... oh yeah... and March Meeting

by wanna.b

As seen on mnbrewers.com and facebook... Club Meeting – Saturday, March 6, 2010 noon-3pm Seventh Annual Chili Cook-Off and Swap Meet CSPS Hall, 383 Michigan St., St. Paul Once again, it is time for our annual Chili Cook-Off! There are three categories in which you can enter: Red Chili – meat, but NO beans Chili with Beans – not really chili, but we're here to have fun! Open – green, vegetarian, white, whatever Like previous years, we'll have everyone vote for their favorite for each category and then have everyone vote for their favorite overall. The winner of each category gets a prize and the overall winner gets a prize and the honor of bringing home the Chief Chili Pepper trophy! You can help out by bringing your chili ready to eat in crock pots and bringing along extension cords, power strips, and serving utensils. Bowls, spoons, and napkins will be provided. The March meeting also features a swap meet. Bring things you no longer need. I will be. Some of my items can just walk off, some can be purchased with beer currency. Bring some of your own stuff; maybe we can trade. Of course we welcome all the home brew you would like to bring to the meeting, especially beers that go well with chili. We even like mead and ciders. We'll also select an American Ale (BJCP Category 10 styles - American Pale Ale, American Amber Ale, and American Brown Ale) to send off to the club only competition. Bring your entry and if chosen the club will help send it to North Carolina. Greg Van De Mark River Falls, WI wanna.b(a)comcast.net

15 years, 9 months

10th Annual March Mashness Homebrew Competition

by Michael Behrendt

FYI - From: Mike Beuning [mailto:mikebeuning@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 2:33 PM Subject: 10th Annual March Mashness Homebrew Competition 10th Annual March Mashness Hosted by the Cloudy Town Brewers of St. Cloud, MN Best of Show: Saturday, March 20th @ 7 pm McCann's Food and Brew Pub 3308 3rd St N St. Cloud MN 56303 Entries accepted: February 21st through March 7th Drop locations: . MINCO Technology Center (Nitro Brew and Hobby) 3333 W Division St, #107, St Cloud, MN, 56301 (ship entries here) . Midwest Homebrew Supplies 3440 Belt Line Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55416 . Northern Brewer 1150 Grand Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 GUEST SPEAKER: Bob McKenzie Brewmaster at Granite City Food and Brewery http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org/competition/ <http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org/competition> For more details including: registration, forms and fees.

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