MEAD DAY THANK YOU!
 
I have been tardy in extending my thank-you's for all of the people who helped put together a fabulous Mead-Day (Mead WEEK!) Extravaganza earlier this month!  The details of all of these events will be published soon, in the Boiler and other places, but for now, let it suffice to say that it took a LOT of people to pull this off - and without them all it would not have been possible!  If I've missed someone, I'm sincerely sorry.
 
Help support those who gave for this event!
* Go Eat and Drink at the Happy Gnome!
* Go buy some White Winter meads!
* May as well buy it at the Four Firkins!
* Buy a Land of Amber Waters book
* Buy a Mead Day T-Shirt
 
THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE!
 
- Al
 
TUESDAY, JULY 29 - MHBA Club-Only Champion Selection
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Erik and Alyssa Biermann - Hosts
Jonathan Crist - Judge
Paul Dienhart - Judge
Gera Exire LaTour - Judge
Mike Moranz - Judge
Steve Piatz - Judge
Joel Stitzel - Judge
Al Boyce - Judge
All 16 club members who entered mead!
 
WINNER: Rick Oftel's Pepper/Cardamom Mead
 
THURSDAY, JULY 31 - White Winter Six Course Mead Pairing Dinner at the Happy Gnome
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Nick Miller - Owner of The Happy Gnome - http://thehappygnome.com 651-287-2018
Matthew Hinman - Chef at the Happy Gnome
Jon Hamilton - meadmaker at White Winter, Speaker - http://www.whitewinter.com (available at Four Firkins)
Ken Schramm - author of "The Compleat Meadmaker", Speaker   http://shop.beertown.org/brewers/product.asp?s_id=0&sku=3100_487
Jesse Stremcha - organizer
All of the diners who came to savor this fabulous meal!
 
FRIDAY AUGUST 1 -  AHA COC Mead Judging at CSPS Hall
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Jonathan Crist - Competition Organizer
Diane Crist - DB Queen
Eric Biermann - Cellarmaster
Janis Gross - AHA COC Coordinator http://www.beertown.org/events/meadday/
Kathleen Crook - Potter (creator of Mead Mazer awards)  612-729-1660
Chris Smith and Kris England - meadmakers for commemorative meads
Gera Exire LaTour - label designer for commemorative mead
All of the judges, stewards and volunteers!
All of the 53 clubs nationally who participated!
 
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 - Commercial Mead Tasting at the Four Firkins
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Jason Alvey - proprietor, The Four Firkins - http://www.thefourfirkins.com, 952-938-2847
Steve Fletty - Commercial Calibration judge
Steve Piatz - Commercial Calibration judge
Ken Schramm - Commercial Calibration Judge
Curt Stock - Commercial Calibration judge
Everyone who came and bought stuff from Alvey!  SUPPORT THE FIRKINS!
 
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 - Mead Day
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Paul and Betsy Dienhart - hosts
Ken Schramm - Speaker
Rick Oftel - BBQ Chef
Gera Exire LaTour and Joel Stitzel - designers of Mead Day T-shirt  http://www.cafepress.com/mead
Members who brought MEAD and food to share!
 
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 - BJCP Certified Mead Judge Exam at CSPS Hall
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Steve Piatz - Co-Exam Administrator (Written portion)
Susan Ruud - Co-Exam Administrator (Tasting portion)
Jonathan Crist - Supplies
Steve Fletty - Proctor
Kris England - Proctor
Steve Piatz - Proctor
The six examinees - the FIRST people in the nation to take the test!
 
SUNDAY AUGUST 3 - Mead Class at CSPS Hall
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Gordon Strong - BJCP President, Instructor http://www.bjcp.org
Kris England - BJCP Continuing Education Director, Asst. Instructor
Jonathan Crist - Supplies
Doug Hoverson - author of "Land of Amber Waters", class secretary http://www.landofamberwaters.com/
Al Boyce - Mead Procurer (28 commercial varieties)
All the students who took the class!