AHA CLUB ONLY MhBA BITTER WINNER - STEVE PIATZ Congratulations to Steve Piatz who won the MhBA round of the AHA Club-Only Competition for his English Ordinary Bitter "B". His beer now goes on to compete nationally with representatives from other clubs on January 25 in Rochester, being judged by the Minnesota Timberworts. If you are interested in travelling to Rochester to help judge, contact Leo Vitt at lvitt4(a)yahoo.com. NEXT AHA CLUB ONLY - BROWN ALE MARCH 20 The NEXT AHA Club-Only Competition is BJCP Category 10 - BROWN ALE, including Milds, Northern and Southern English Brown Ales, and American Brown Ales. The Minnesota Home Brewer's Association will judge it's club's Brown Ales at the March 20 BJCP Class at Midwest Supplies. LADIES AND GENTLEMENT - START YOUR BREW KETTLES!!! COMING UP - OLD AND STRONG SCOTCH ALES (BJCP CAT. 11) You'll also want to start brewing NOW, if you haven't already, for May's Club-Only: Old Ales and Strong Scotch Ales. The MhBA will judge it's club's representative for this contest on Tuesday, May 13. 2004 - BARLEYWINES AND MEADS It's not too early to start planning your entries for the first two Club-Only events in 2004, Barleywines in January and Meads in March/April 2004! - Al