Registration OPEN for the 6th Annual Upper Mississippi Mash-Out!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for members of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association to enter the 6th Annual Upper Mississippi Mash-Out at http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout ! The Mash-Out is one of the top homebrew contests in the country. We offer fabulous prizes for every winner and hand-made wooden chalices for best-of-show winners in beer, mead and cider categories. The AHA/BJCP-sanctioned contest is organized by the St. Paul Homebrewers Club and the Minnesota Home Brewer's Association. The Mash-Out is the opening event in the High Plains Brewer of the Year Award 2007, the Midwest Brewer of the Year Award 2007 and the MCAB IX. Key Dates: Jan. 1-13, entries accepted Jan. 26-27, judging at the Klub Haus in St. Paul Jan. 27, "Jamaica in January" themed beer banquet and awards ceremony Judge! Outsiders are very welcome. Judges and volunteers are pampered with an in-door "Pub Crawl," a Brewpub Brewers Forum, commemorative pint glasses and the opportunity to pre-order growlers from regional brewpubs. It's a lot of fun, and you can sign up now. Banquet in the islands Chef Manfred Krug is going tropical with an island-themed menu this year. "Let's get together and feel all right" at the "Jamaica in January" banquet on Jan. 27. The cost is $30, and you can sign up now. The complete menu will be posted in the near future. Special Events Back by popular demand: the Eis-Anything category with its stained-glass trophy. Put the cold weather to practical use by doing ice versions of your beer, mead or cider creations. Multiple entries allowed. Also back is the New Entrant category. If you haven't entered a beer contest before, this one is for you. Everyone is sure to have a n'ICE day at the Mash-Out 2007. We hope to see you there! Please pass this along to other members of Minnesota Home Brewers Association. Thanks! Paul Dienhart Publicity Committee, Upper Mississippi Mash-Out