Re: All-Club Campout 6/15-18 - LAST CALL!

Here's the latest info on the ALL-CLUB CAMPOUT at Scenic State Park this weekend - it starts TONITE and goes thru Sunday, hosted by the Boreal Brewers of Bemidji, MN. Charles Parsons from the Boreal Brewers provided the following info - augmented by some maps and google directions, and info from the MN DNR. If you're looking for something to do this weekend, come on up! It should be a gas! - Al *"Charles Parson" * wrote: DIRECTIONS: There will be signs pointing south off the main road to the MHA campout. The park lies about six miles southeast of Big Fork. FROM GOOGLE: * North on 169 to Grand Rapids * Left (west) on NE 4th St * Right (north) on NW 3rd Ave (Hwy 38) * Right on Hwy 38 at 38/286 Junction * Right on Scenic Hwy, just before BigFork, MN MASTER OF MALT COMPETITION SCHEDULE: The competition will have to take place at the neighborhood tavern, in Effie, Saturday from noon to two, followed by the traditional tasting from 2 to 5. ...from Gera Exire LaTour (2005 Master of Malt winner) 2006 MASTER OF MALT When: Saturday, June 17, 2006 - Noon Where: Scenic State Park, near Bigfork, MN The All-Minnesota (and North Dakota) Master of Malt Competition will be held at the All-Club campout at Scenic State Park, near Bigfork, MN on June 17. Last year?s Mistress of Malt winner, Gera Exire LaTour has declared that the styles for the competition will again be: Open Ales Open Lagers Open Belgians, and Open Meads ANY container is allowed (bottles, kegs, growlers, 2-liter PET bottles, etc.), but the brewer is responsible for having a vessel from which to server (pitcher, etc.) Each club must pick it?s champion to represent the club in each category, then the champions of each club will go against the other clubs champions. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be chosen, then in a Best of Show amongst all first place beers in each category, judges will select the Master of Malt for 2006, who will be presented with the Golden Keg traveling trophy for the year. In addition, there will be an OPEN CASK competition, not as a qualifier for the Master of Malt. The requirements are as follows: * Must be served by gravity feed or by a beer engine (just put an airlock on the ?in? with no CO2 and tip the keg on its side and let the beer feed out via gravity. * No carbonation by CO2 is allowed ? carbonated with yeast in the keg only. * No bottle-conditioned beers will be considered ?Cask Conditioned.? * Unlimited number of entries allowed per club. EFFIE TASTING: Eddie Jeff Cahill of Rennaisance Festival fame will provide music for the Effie event. We will taste the first 24 products to appear, which we hope will include some of the judged beverages. Tasting requires about 8 twelve ounce bottles, or equivalent. SATURDAY NIGHT DINNER: We will have dinner ready at the Park afterward, which will consist of grilled or smoked turkey legs, beans, coleslaw, and cake. CAMPSITE: There is a hand pump at the group campsite and we are across the road on our own lake, so you will not bother the "regular" campers. We will be bringing local firewood and or scrounging other local sources. Our DNR members don't have reservations about our local firewood for the campfires. We just need to be a little cautious about displaying beers, tappers, kegs, etc. We will have a couple of screen tents to help us be modest with our brews. Some of the Boreal Brewers will be bringing campfire wood and chainsaws to go scrounge more if we need it. That's kind of a Jack PIne Savage ritual. Looking forward to lots of time around the fire in the evening. Looking forward to seeing you. FROM THE DNR: Scenic State Park Group Camp - Accommodates up to 100 people. This is an open area with scattered fire rings and picnic tables. It is located on Lake of the Isles. Tents, campers and small trailers are permitted. These are rustic facilities that include vault toilets, and hand pump for water. No showers available. ...from Mike Moranz: I did a little research and the group site is away from the main campground, all by ourselves for the most part, I believe drinking water is from a hand pump, we have our own lake, fishing pier, and we're about a mile? from the main park. FRI/SUNDAY KAYAKING TRIPS: By the way, we will be kayaking the big fork river Friday afternoon and probably again Sunday if anyone is interested. CP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. 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