2003 AHA Conference Road Trip to Chicago - Deposits due Saturday!

NOTE: DEPOSITS FOR THE BUS WILL BE TAKEN BY MIKE MORANZ AT THIS SATURDAY'S CLUB MEETING. Deposits are $150 per person, made out to the "MHBA". We have a 47-passenger bus, so we still have LOTS of room! The more people, the less it will cost. All our brother beer clubs are welcome! (Timberworts, CloudyTowner's, PHC-ers, and St.Paul Brew Clubbers, did I miss anyone??) Conference Registration is online now at the AOB website (listed below.) Hotel Registration is by phone (see below). Here's a tentative agenda for the MINNESOTA HOME BREWERS ROAD TRIP 2003 and 2003 AHA NATIONAL CONFERENCE (25th Annual) http://www.chibeer.org/aha03/ http://www.aob.org/AHA/HBC/HBC_register.html -----------------------ACTIVITIES:------------------------------ WEDNESDAY: Wed, June 18: ROAD TRIP!!! - Bus leaves from Minneapolis! (6am) - **First Corny Keg is tapped (6:01am)** - ** Brewery Creek Brewpub,Mineral Point, WI (10:30am)** LUNCH/BEER BREAK!! - Leave Mineral Point (11:30am) - **Arrive New Glarus (12:30pm)** - Leave New Glarus (1:30pm) NAPTIME!!!! - Arrive in Chicago (4pm) Wed, June 18 - Preconference Pub Crawl (5:30pm) * Led by Roger Descher, Rock Bottom Chicago, Goose Island, Piece Brewpubs, The Map Room, etc. THURDSAY: Thu, June 19 - Kickoff Luncheon (12-1:30pm) Thu, June 19 - Registration, (1:30-5pm) Thu, June 19 - AHA Nationals Second-Round Judging (1:30-5pm) (Contact: Steve McKenna, 630-305-0554, mckennst(a)earthlink.net) Thu, June 19 - Seminars: Evaluating Beer (7-11pm, specific sessions TBD) Thu, June 19 - Club Night (7-11pm, Beer, Food, Booths) (Contact: aha2003(a)chibeer.org if we want a booth) FRIDAY: Fri, June 20 - Judges' Breakfast (8-9am) Fri, June 20 - Alewives on Wheels (for spouses: Culture, Eating, Shopping, Beer!) (10am-4pm) Fri, June 20 - AHA Nationals Second-Round Judging (9a-Noon) (Contact: Steve McKenna, 630-305-0554, mckennst(a)earthlink.net) Fri, June 20 - Seminars: Homebrew / Probrew (12-1:30pm) Fri, June 20 - AHA Members Lunch and Feedback Session (1:30-5pm) Fri, June 20 - Seminars: Biere Belge/Bier Belghe (1:30-5pm) * A Wild Tasting * The Art of Belgian Beer * The Rarest of the Rare: Exploring Belgium's most Exotic Styles Fri, June 20 - Seminars: British Ales and German Lagers (1:30-5pm) * Masters Class in Cellarmanship * The Purity of German Lager Fri, June 20 - Grand Banquet (Time: TBD) SATURDAY: Sat, June 21 - Hyper/Techno/Geek Sessions - Advanced Brew Talks Sat, June 21 - Boot Camp for Brewers w/ Charlie Papazian (1-6pm) TOPICS: * Barley, Malting and the Importance of Kilning * The Varieties and Uses of Hops * Basic Extract and Adjunct Brewing Procedures * Sanitation * Recipe Formulation * Yeast Types and Their Uses * Fermentation Technique * Bottling, Kegging and "Real" Homebrew * Common Faults, Their Causes, and Prevention * Beer Evaluation and Appreciation Sat, June 21 - Real Beer, Real Food (Walk- Around sampling, tasting event Time: TBD) PLUS: Hospitality Suites 50-gallons of Bourbon-barrel Imperial Stout Commemorative Mead SUNDAY: Sun, June 22 - ROAD TRIP, PART DEUX - Leave Chicago (9am) - **Arrive at Great Dane, Madison, WI (11:30am) LUNCH/BEER BREAK!** - Leave Great Dane (1:30pm) - Arrive Minneapolis (6:30pm) -----------------------COSTS------------------------------------ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: $195 ($235 for non-AHA members) - FULL REGISTRATION $135 ($160 for non-AHA members) - GUEST PACKAGE Includes Thurs. Keynote Lunch and Thu-Sat night events BUS RIDE: $150 per person (Based on 24 people minimum) DEPOSIT DUE BY FEB. 1 - CHECKS TO "MHBA" HOTEL: $396 ($99/night per room - 4 nights total - $396) NOTE: FOR 2 PEOPLE - IT'S STILL JUST $99!! FIND A ROOMMATE! Holiday Inn Chicago - O'Hare International http://www.chi-ohare.holiday-inn.com 5440 N. River Road Rosemont, IL A BLOCK OF 10 ROOMS TOGETHER HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR BUS RIDERS - call 1-800-HOLIDAY; ask for hotel code "CHIOK" and refer to the group code "MIN". ----- $741 TOTAL (Approx) - plus food and beer ($543 if you share a room) ATTENDEES: 21 so far... still plenty o' room! Boyce, Al Donnelly, Marc Crist, Jonathan Ellingson, Jim Fletty, Joni Fletty, Steve Glewwe, Mark Glewwe, ?? Gunderson, Karl Hadden, Chris Johnsen, Paul Johnsen, ?? Kremser, Betsy Laroque, Jim Longballa, John Moranz, Mike Moranz, Sue Piatz, Steve Sines, Janis Williams, Beth Wolgram, Ron --------------------------------------------------------------- Minnesota Coaches Inc 651-437-9648 Anne Scott 47 passengers $2900.00 Rental and Driver $ 396.00 Driver's overnight $ 300.00 Tip $ 150.00 damage deposit if beer is on the bus -------- $ 3696.00 Initial cost estimate: $ 3696.00 (incl driver, driver's lodging, tip) with 24 people: about $154 per person 30 people - $124 40 people - $ 93 47 people - $ 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------