In case you don't get the newsletter in time.
Wine
New Winemakers' Club! Here is your chance to get in on the ground floor of a
new group of winemakers. From experienced veterans of grape pressing- to
those who make fruit wines- to makers of cider and mead- to those who are
just interested in drinking someone else's vino- come one, come all to
Semplex at 2:00 on Saturday, March 16, for the initial meeting of this
exciting bunch! Semplex is located at 4171 Lyndale Ave. N. in Minneapolis,
and the phone number there is 612.522.0500. Ask for Dennis. Or, simply
e-mail John Longballa at longballa(a)hotmail.com
<mailto:longballa@hotmail.com> to get on the news list. John can be found at
952.593.1819. This will be a casual bunch, comprised of those who wish to
socialize, share tips, learn more, take local wine-related field trips, and,
most importantly, drink homemade wine with like-minded souls! Even if you're
merely interested in beginning this exciting hobby, please mark your
calendar for March 16, or e-mail John if you cannot make that event but
would like to know when the next meeting will be. Thank you! John Longballa
Explore a variety of fine meads at the Minneapolis Meading! Ever tried an
agave melomel? How about a mead aged 25 years? Over 15 commercial meads will
be sampled at the Minneapolis Meading. For more information, including the
mead list, please visit http://www.aboutmead.com/mpls_meading_2002.html .
Christopher Hadden
http://www.aboutmead.com/
Star Tribune
Beer keg registration signed into law
Published Mar 15, 2002
Beginning in August, all beer kegs sold in
Minnesota must be registered by liquor
stores in a new effort to keep alcohol away
from minors.
Gov. Jesse Ventura signed a bill Wednesday
Wednesday enacting the requirement, which
had been sought for years by Mothers
Against Drunk Driving and anti-youth-drinking
groups but blocked until recently by liquor
industry opposition.
The law will require liquor stores to file the
names and signatures of buyers of 7-gallon
and larger beer kegs and label them with
registration numbers, the retailer's name,
address and telephone number and the date
and time of purchase.
Police say they often break up "kegger"
parties of underage drinkers but cannot
trace who provided the beer. Keg tags will
discourage adults from the most common
means of furnishing alcohol to minors,
proponents say.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Steve Dehler,
R-St. Joseph, was approved 114 to 20 by
the House last year and 60 to 0 by the
Senate last Friday.
-- Conrad deFiebre
The BJCP Class and Club-Only Porter competition has been cancelled tonite
due to the storm.
Who's got porters? It needs to get sent in by Saturday to make it - any
ideas how to choose a winner? Anybody want to try it again tomorrow night
at my place? 7pm?
- Al
Hello,
This is Corey with All Saint's Brands. I have some info to pass along
that some of you might find interesting. We have a beer dinner coming up
at Barbette restaraunt in Uptown. address is 1600 W. Lake St.
#612-827-5710. Please make reservations ASAP because the dinner is this
Monday March 18 2002. The capacity is 50 people, the cost is between
$42-44 for a four to five course meal and a beer with most courses. The
cost is a relative bargin when you think about several beers and a
fantastic meal with a guest speaker. So I guess after giving you all the
info I should tell you who the guest is. Larry Bell Owner/founder of
Kalamazoo Brewing (Bell's) will be gracing us with his presence that
night for the first time. I am sure this will be quite the event so
please make your reservations quickly.
Thank-you
Corey Shovein
Hi Mike,
Barb and I will be there Friday to try your Pot of Gold Potato Stout! : )
We'll get some more people to go, it sounds great!
Cheers!,
Swally
On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 11:22:03 -0600 "mike hoops"
<townhallbrewer(a)hotmail.com> writes:
> The time has come for another beer release. This Friday (3/15) from
> 5:00-6:00pm we will be releasing "Pot of Gold Potato Stout" to kick
> of the
> St. Patrick's Weekend.
> The Irish once brewed with potato because they were abundant and
> rich in
> starch, which can be converted to fermentable sugar. This stout will
> be
> served on nitrogen, making it very smooth and drinkable. It was a
> big hit
> when released on cask last week.
> So come on down Friday from 5-6pm and receive this new beer for just
> $.50
> per pint. Also try the kitchen's special Corned beef and cabbage
> dinner
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
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Cheers!,
Mike "Swally" Swalinkavich
Steve Hamburg found this and suggested that I forward it to the list.
>
> Obituary from today's Dallas Morning News:
>
> FIX DR. GEORGE J. FIX, III, Professor and Chairman of the Department
> of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University, died at age 62 of cancer
> at the Anderson Area Medical Center on Sunday, March 10. George was born
> and raised in Dallas, Texas. He received a B.S. degree from Texas A&M
> University, a M.S. degree from Rice University and a PhD from Harvard
> University. Prior to his appointment at Clemson University, he was
Chairman
> of the Department of Mathematics at Carnegie-Mellon University for 22
years
> and at the University of Texas at Arlington for 9 years. He also taught at
> Harvard University, the University of Maryland, and the University of
> Michigan.
>
> He was a visiting professor at the University of Bonn, Germany. George's
> life as an educator was distinguished by his great love for teaching and
for all
> of his students. George authored two books on mathematics, 7 book
chapters, and
> almost 100 articles in scholarly journals. He served as a technical
> consultant for many govermnental agencies and private industries, and was
on the
> editorial board of the Applied Mathematics Letters, Computers &
Mathematics with
> Applications, and Numerical Methods for Partial Diffential Equations. In
September 2001 he
> was > inducted as an honorary member in the Golden Key International
Honour
> Society. He was a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Society
for
> industrial and Applied Mathematics, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and the
American Association for
> the Advancement of Science.
> George was a master home brewer. He co-authored with his
> wife Laurie four books on the chemistry of brewing science, and he
authored
> 29 articles in brewing journals. He won numerous awards and best-of-shows
in
> home brewing competitions. He served on the editorial board of Brewing
> Techniques, and was a consultant for many breweries. He was a member of
the Master
> Brewers Association of America and the American Society of Brewing
Chemists. George
> had a great passion for classical music, and a strong devotion and love
for his
> and Laurie's many pets. George is survived by his beloved wife Laurie, and
by
> his father, George J. Fix, Jr; two children, Mitchell Fix and Paige
Walker; two
> sisters, Nancy Fix Anderson and Barbara Fix; and one grandchild, Austin
Fix.
> The family will be receiving visitors on Wednesday, March 13 from 2-4 p.m.
> at the Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home in Central, South Carolina. In lieu
of
> flowers may be made the American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone Way,
Greenville, SC,
> 29615. Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home Central SC, 29630 864-639-2411
>
The time has come for another beer release. This Friday (3/15) from
5:00-6:00pm we will be releasing "Pot of Gold Potato Stout" to kick of the
St. Patrick's Weekend.
The Irish once brewed with potato because they were abundant and rich in
starch, which can be converted to fermentable sugar. This stout will be
served on nitrogen, making it very smooth and drinkable. It was a big hit
when released on cask last week.
So come on down Friday from 5-6pm and receive this new beer for just $.50
per pint. Also try the kitchen's special Corned beef and cabbage dinner
Cheers
_________________________________________________________________
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I just saw this in the newsletter from Bacchus and Barleycorn.
George Fix
We have just learned of the sad news that George Fix died
yesterday. George was an American Homebrewers Association
Ninkasi Award winner, IBS Craft Brewers Conference and AHA
Conference speaker, magazine contributor, author of several
books on brewing, and one of the original Craft Beer
Enthusiasts in the United States. He had been battling
cancer for the last year. His dedication to beer and
brewing education and his wonderfully animated enthusiasm
will be dearly missed in the craft and homebrewing
community. Our sympathies go out to his family and friends.
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Greetings fellow Beer-lings!
You are all welcome to attend BJCP class #9 at Al Boyce's house
this Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 6pm. Call Al at 952-927-8968
for information.
Styles:
18.A. Strong Belgian Ale: Dubbel
18.B. Strong Belgian Ale: Tripel
18.C. Strong Belgian Ale: Belgian Strong Golden Ale
18.D. Strong Belgian Ale: Belgian Strong Dark Ale
19.C. Belgian and French Ale: Biere De Garde
19.D. Belgian and French Ale: Saison
If anyone has any HOME-BREWED examples of these, please consider bringing
them to this class for the edification of all.
Technical topic: Troubleshooting II.
See you then!
- Al Boyce
