Re: [mba] FW: [mnbrewers] Re: Mashout entry sorting

Oops -sorry! Thanks for pointing it out Mike! Eric Anderson - gonolius(a)gmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Behrendt To: alboyce(a)comcast.net Sent: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 23:10:52 +0000 (UTC) Subject: FW: [mnbrewers] Re: Mashout entry sorting Do you have Eric’s email address? Thanks! //Mike Behrendt MGBrew(a)comcast.net From: mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:mnbrewers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Al Boyce Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:15 PM To: sphbc(a)googlegroups.com; mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com; mba(a)thebarn.com Subject: [mnbrewers] Re: Mashout entry sorting So, you need: 1. Case boxes collection, delivered to NB Warehouse before Sat, Jan 23 2. NB Pickup w/ Delivery to NB Warehouse on on Fri, Jan 22 3. Midwest Pickup w/ Delivery to NB Warehouse on Fri, Jan 22 4. Sorting Help at NB Warehouse on Sat, Jan 23, 10am 5. Hauling help from NB Warehouse to Grumpys Fri, Jan 29 @ ??am or Thu,Jan 28 @ ??pm I can help with 1,3 and 5 - unfortunately I have another commitment on sorting day. Let me know if you want me to do #3, and until what time the NB Warehouse will be open that night. - Al ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Anderson To: sphbc(a)googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:06:10 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [sphbc] Mashout entry sorting Greetings... As you may know, the Mashout is a couple weeks away. And you may also know we are a fairly large competition (2nd or 3rd largest in the country, not counting NHC). Over 800 entries last year meant we had to wrangle over 1600 bottles of beer... which is a ton of work. So like I do every year, I ask for help. Saturday January 23rd at 10am, we will meet at the Northern Brewer Warehouse to begin sorting. You can see what goes on behind the scenes at a large competition, drink some free beer, and maybe get a good chuckle while reading entry labels (2 words: pickle pilsner... and yes, there was a pickle in the bottle). Entries are being hand-delivered to Midwest Supplies and to the Northern Brewer retail store... so I will need a handful of people who will be willing to pick up entries at both locations and drop them off at the Northern Brewer Warehouse. I hope to do this Friday night (the 22nd) or early Saturday morning (the 23rd). Once all the entries are at the warehouse, I will need people to help sort. Sorting involves unpacking entries, putting the new entry numbers on the bottles and labels, and then sorting the entry into it's appropriate case. Very simple, but for 800+ entries, it is a lot of work! Speaking of cases... we need at least 75 cases to hold up to 1800 bottles of beer so if you know of a place to get sturdy 24-pack cases, please pick them up! They do not need to be whole, if they're broken down and flattened, we can tape them up. If possible, try and stay away from Sierra Nevada / Summit style cases since they both use shorter 12oz bottles. I've found that the Budweiser / MGD cases work great. On that same note, if the cases come with inserts, or 6pack holders, please include those too, it makes things a lot easier for sorting / packing. If you are coming to help sort, you can bring them with. If you cannot make it to sort, but you have access to cases, you can drop them off at the Northern Brewer retail store in the basement with the rest of the entries. Beer will be provided for sorting... not just any beer, the champagne of beers. We have been able to sort in 6-7 hours with a small team of people... so the more people we have, the faster we can be done! After sorting... I will need help hauling entries from the NB warehouse to Grumpys on Friday the 29th for judging. If possible, we may be able to move entries the night before, which would be awesome. It also helps that Grumpys is a short 5 minute drive from the warehouse! If you have any questions about helping out, or if you want to help out, please email me directly. Even if you can only make it for an hour, please don't hesitate to help out. The address for the NB warehouse is: 1945 County Road C2, Roseville, MN‎ Google map view of the NB warehouse: http://tinyurl.com/yl9l2fl Thanks in advance... cheers! -Eric Anderson Cellarmaster __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your GroupStart a New Topic MARKETPLACE Going Green: Your Yahoo! Groups resource for green living Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___