Reminder--MHBA meeting this Saturday!

SEPTEMBER MhBA MEETING Rahr Tour and Barbecue at Luskey's September 16, 2006 - 11:45am - 5 p.m. By Dave and Sue Luskey The September MhBA meeting will be a busy day! First on the agenda will be a tour of Rahr Malting Company. Following the tour, Dave and Sue Luskey will host the continuation of the club meeting at their house. Rahr Malting is one of the few malting companies left in Minnesota. Its Shakopee facility is the largest single-site malt producer in the world, producing 370,000 metric tons each year. Rahr started operations in Shakopee in 1936 with malt house #1, and then later built four more malt houses. Malt house #5 is the most recent addition, built in 1991 with the latest and most efficient German technology capable of producing 12,000 bushels every 16-20 hours. We will meet at malt house #5 between 11:30-11:45 a.m. for the tour, which departs at 12 noon sharp and will last 90 minutes. Bring a beer or two to give to the Rahr employees if you wish; they greatly appreciate it. Please label the bottle with the style of beer and the brewer's name. After the tour, a five to ten minute drive from Rahr Malting will take us to Dave and Sue Luskey's house, where the club meeting will resume at 2 p.m. The meeting agenda consists of Dave presenting the technical topic of Lagering. In addition, September's Style Of The Month is Stout and the club will select one member's interpretation to represent us in the upcoming AHA National Club-Only Competition. The Stainless Brewer contest will be judged at the meeting. And finally-Lunch! Dave will be smoking pork roast for Carolina pulled pork sandwiches. Please bring something to share. Both the grill and smoker will be available for anybody to use. If you have any questions you can contact Dave at 952-496-2770 or at DMLuskey(a)cs.com . Directions to Rahr Malting: 800 West First Ave., Shakopee, MN 55379 Cities: Go south on 169 towards Shakopee. Exit on 101 south Shakopee exit. Stay on 101 (you will pass Valley Fair) all the way into Shakopee. 101 turns into 1st Ave. as you enter the city limits. Rahr is on the west end of town on the left hand side. Malt house #5 is at the west end of the facility, second entrance on the left. Take highway 212 west. Exit onto 101 south and cross the MN River. Take a right on Co. Road 69, which is also 1st Ave. Rahr will be on the left hand side. Malt house #5 is at the west end of the facility, second entrance on the left. Directions to Dave and Sue Luskey's home: 150 West 170th Street, Shakopee, MN 55379 If you can't make it to the Rahr Tour, come over to Dave and Sue's after 2pm. Take 169 south towards Shakopee. Take the Co. Road 15/Marystown Road exit. On the exit ramp, take a left heading south on 15. Turn left on 170th Street West (Co. Road 70). Dave and Sue's house is the first house on the left.