REAL ALE FESTIVAL WEEK starts Sunday! All events are at Goose Island
Wrigleyville, 3535 N. Clark St., 1/2 block south of Wrigley Field,
unless otherwise noted. Expect to pay (a lot!) for parking, so why not
be safe and use PUBLIC TRANSIT: Red Line to Addison; 2 blocks west, 1/2
blk south, or take the #22 Clark bus, which runs 24/7.
TAKE NOTE OF THE TWO SOLD OUT EVENTS TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT: WEDNESDAY
REAL ALE FEAST, AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON FEST SESSION SOLD OUT!
Sun Feb 24: REAL ALE DAY at the Map Room, all day, but come in the early
evening to mix with RAF volunteers as they have a pint after set-up
work. PUBLIC TRANSIT: Blue Line to Western/Milwaukee; walk 5 blocks east
along Armitage.
Wed Feb 27: ***** SOLD OUT ******* REAL ALE FEAST, 6PM, Guest host Mark
Dorber of the White Horse Pub in London, England. Cooking & Hospitality
Institute, 361 W Chestnut. PUBLIC TRANSIT: Brown/Purple Line to Chicago
Ave; 1 block west, 2 blocks north
Wed Feb 27: REAL ALE AT ROCK BOTTOM CHICAGO, 8PM. 1 W Grand @ State.
Here's another chance to savor Real Ale, either after the Real Ale Feast
if you were lucky enough to get a ticket, or during it if you were not.
$5 for non Real Ale Fest participants; FREE if you have a ticket to any
other Real Ale Fest event. Cask Conditioned Ales from Rock Bottom
Chicago, Rock Bottom Minneapolis, Flossmoor Station, Founders Hill and
more. Co-Sponsored by Cargill Malts, White Labs, and Windy City Suds.
PUBLIC TRANSIT: Red Line to Grand Ave; walk upstairs. It is an
inexpensive taxi ride from the Feast site to Rock Bottom.
Thu Feb 28: FESTIVAL OPENING RECEPTION and HOMEBREWED REAL ALE
COMPETITION 6-10PM, Goose Island Wrigleyville. $20/CBS members,
$25/nonmembers, FREE to fest beer judges, brewers, and qualified
volunteers. You get to judge the homebrewed real ales, similar to CBS
tasting dinners. This session will also feature gourmet cheeses and hors
d'oeuvres. At this session the champion Bottle Conditioned Real Ales,
and the champion Homebrewed Real Ales will be announced.
Fri Mar 1: REAL ALE FESTIVAL 5:00-11:00PM $12.50/advance $15/door.
Tickets still available. This year, we have 171 Cask Conditioned Real
Ales, and 65 Bottle Conditioned Real Ales to sample.
*** SOLD OUT *** Sat Mar 2: REAL ALE FESTIVAL 11:30AM-4:30PM. At this
session the champion Cask Conditioned Ales will be announced. This
session is sold out, but tickets are still available to the other
sessions.
Sat Mar 2: REAL ALE FESTIVAL 6:30PM-11:00PM $12.50/advance $15/door.
Tickets still available.
For more information, see http://www.realalefestival.com
See everyone there; I'll be upstairs in the Bottle Bar.
Roger Deschner Listmeister, Chicago Beer Society rogerd(a)uic.edu
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.
--Tom Waits
Who would be interested in doing a mead tasting? E-mail me if you're
interested. I've got some interesting ideas up my sleeve.
Christopher Hadden
chadden(a)contecrayon.com
First round of judging for the Mazer Cup will take place in Ann Arbor, MI on
Saturday, March 16. Does anyone plan on judging this event (i.e. does anyone
want to carpool?)
Let me know if you're interested.
Christopher Hadden
chadden(a)contecrayon.com
If you're interested in trying this locally, I spotted it at Bryant Lake
Bowl the other night.
David Berg
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
Head Brewer, Water Tower Brewing Company
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I will be at Sam's, Marcy St, Chicago, tomorrow noon-4PM tasting "Mead the
Gueuze", our latest product which is a blend of 30% Lurgashall mead and 70%
3year Hanssen's gueuze. Also De Dolle Bos Keun Paasbier, Fraoch heather and
Alba spruce ales, and Flag porter.
Annette May
B United Int
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St. Paul brewery files for protection from creditors
Tony Kennedy
Star Tribune
Published Feb 22, 2002
The parent company of Minnesota's largest brewery filed for bankruptcy
protection Thursday to save itself from insolvency and debt collectors.
Jack Lee, president and CEO of MBC Holdings Inc., the parent company of
Minnesota Brewing Co., said a Chapter 11 filing was the best option after
he was unable to get a subsidy from St. Paul for a private refinancing of
the brewery.
The St. Paul-based maker of Grain Belt beer lost $3 million last year and
has racked up more than $7 million in debts to suppliers and vendors. The
brewery's bank debt also stands at $7 million.
While Lee has managed to keep the brewery's doors open for the past
several weeks, creditors have been knocking at the door and slowly
foreclosing on its accounts.
With protection against creditors, Lee plans to turn the brewery's
finances around with the help of $3 million in private investment from
Bruce Hendry and other owners of Gopher State Ethanol, which is attached
to the brewery but operates as a separate company.
Lee said the ethanol investors stepped forward after hearing encouraging
words about the importance of the brewery and its jobs from St. Paul
Mayor Randy Kelly and Council Member Chris Coleman.
Lee said he'll use the new money to fix the brewery's ailing bottling
line and reorganize its debts. With an improved financial structure and
efficient bottling line, the brewery has enough business at hand to be
profitable in 2002, Lee said.
Lee ran into trouble last year when an upgrade of his bottling line went
bad. The equipment he bought never worked properly. Meanwhile, he battled
neighbors and the City of St. Paul on noise and odor problems associated
with the brewery and ethanol plant.
Under Chapter 11, Minnesota Brewing will continute to operate and employ
about 160 workers. However, the company is seeking an 18-month contract
extension for brewers and bottlers. He also said that some workers' hours
have been cut.
In management ranks, there have been deep job cuts, Lee said.
David Berg
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
Head Brewer, Water Tower Brewing Company
Hi,
This is just a request for input on increasing
attendance at the West Side Meetings.
Some ideas I am considering:
-- having the meetings at various brewpubs.homebrew
friendly establishments instead if at WindRiver
Brewing
-- Having the meetings less freauently
-- Plan meetings more in advance
Attendance has been noticably down this Winter as
opposed to last Winter for some reason (in particular
the last 3 months). Just curious to see if there is a
reason for this, or something that could be done
differently to spark an interest.
Cheers!
WH
WindRivew Brewing
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The entry registration for the March Mashness will be having online registration. Our webmaster said it will be on the website on Friday. When you register, it will also put up bottle labels to print out. Just to let everyone know to make it a bit easier
Erik Nelson
Don't know what I was thinking, but I forgot to say that transportation
between the participating brewpubs is also provided. Sorry for the
confusion.
David Berg
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
Head Brewer, Water Tower Brewing Company
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