Mash Out update

Forget about shopping days. There are only 10 more days until entries are accepted in the Upper Mississippi Mashout! http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mashout/ The upcoming holiday weekend is a perfect time to drink some homebrew and evaluate your entries. Don't forget those carboys that you never got around to bottling. There's a rumor that some people have entire rooms filled with carboys. So make a list. Check it twice. (Pull out the BJCP guidelines while you're sampling and tell the family you're working. Remember, the style that could win you all that swag and Best of Show wooden chalice may not be the style you actually tried to brew.) Find out what's naughty or nice. (The hefeweizen that was so good back in August may taste like clove-flavored acid by now. Mine sure does.) Take some time to sign up for judging and take part in the growler pub crawl, brewers panel and other perks for judge. http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mashout/volunteer.htm Don't miss the awards banquet. Chef Manny has gone insane this year with all the menu choices for a mere $30 per person, but we're willing to exploit him. Check it out at: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mashout/beerbanquet.htm Merry Christmas to all!