Re: Cheers

Dave, A personal and group thank you for your involvement with the Minnesota Homebrewers Association. For allowing us to learn about you, your current brewery, and for allowing us to assimilate knowledge every time we met. You were the professional who inspired me to think beyond the normal walls of brewing, to consider various techniques and tricks. I genuinely believe your gentle stream of information helped every home brewer that visited your brewery to make better beer. And that wonderful Rinwood culture! I don't want to end this message with the typical you'll be missed since you truly won't. The nature of communications and billboards allows a person in the next city, state, or hemisphere to almost appear to be next door. The good news is that you had a hand in putting together a new brewery and hopefully it will be set up a little more logically than the one you are leaving. Possibly with a lauter grant? Thanks again for all of your support, encouragement, ideas, words of wit, and common sense. I still like that comment you gave me when I was having trouble making the hop back work right. I believe you mentioned that a pump only has one working end and put it delicately enough so I didn't really feel like a DS (actually I did). Thanks again for helping out with that wonderful yeast and providing enough information to understand what it wanted and how to keep it happy. Please keep us advised of your new challenges and let us know when we can charter a bus down to for a visit. Mankato is actually a convenient stop on the trip to New Ulm. May the hills rise to your feet as your journey of life continues. I raise a glass (when I get home) in your honor. Sincerely, Rick Oftel and the Minnesota Homebrewers (No, we are not a musical group but I do know a keyboard player) Just a quick note to inform everyone of my resignation as Head Brewer at Water Tower Brewing Company, and subsequent acceptance of Head Brewer of Bandana Brewing Company, located in Mankato, MN. Now before everyone gets confused thinking "Wait, there is no brewery in Mankato," I can only respond "Yet." Equipment arrives next Wednesday, hope to be brewing by early December, opening early January. I know, it's a tight schedule and last time I put together a brewery I swore it would be the last.... Thanks to everyone who supported Water Tower and myself during the last six years--I hope to see you all in Mankato. David Berg President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild Head Brewer, Bandana Company http://www.mncraftbrew.org ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com