The Minnesota Home Brewers Association will again be offering the Beer Judge Certification Program classes this coming winter. If you are interested in taking the course, please drop me a note at alboyce(a)bigfoot.com. The class consists of 14 consecutive Thursdays, from 6-10pm. Each week we discuss and learn about a specific technical brewing topic, as well as taste and discuss specific beer styles, both commercial "classic" examples of the style as well as homebrewed examples. Each week we will be judging at least one beer, complete with scoresheets, to improve our judging and feedback abilities. Last year, about 14 people took the class, and about seven of those took the certification exam, all of whom passed! I'm sure everyone who took the class, even those who didn't take the test, would agree that not only did they learn about beer judging, but they also became better brewers. We also need homebrewed examples of all of these styles of beer If you have a couple of bottles of the style for the week that you would be willing to share with the class, please bring it if you can make it, or drop it off with one of the class attendees. We always have a lot of fun! If you want to learn about beer and brewing - come join us! - Al 2003 MINNESOTA HOME BREWERS ASSOCIATION BEER JUDGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM CLASSES *DATE* *LOC* *STYLE/TOPIC* *STYLE* 1. Jan 2 * Al * Doctored Beer Seminar Technical Topic: Flavors and Aromas 2. Jan 9 * Rick * Light Lagers (1,2) Technical Topic: Malt 3. Jan 16 * Mike * Amber and Dark Lagers (9,13,14) Technical Topic: Water 4. Jan 23 * Steve P * Bitters and Pale Ales (4,6,7) Technical Topic: Mashing 5. Jan 30 * Chris * Brown, Scottish, Strong Scotch Ales (5,10,11B) Technical Topic: Hops 6. Feb 6 * Steve F * Stout and Porters (12C,15,16) Technical Topic: Yeast 7. Feb 13 * Al * Barleywines and Old Ales (11A,12A-B) Technical Topic: Brewing Procedures 8. Feb 20 * Rick * German Ales,Wheat Beers,Rauchbiers (8,17,23) Technical Topic: Troubleshooting I 9. Feb 27 * Mike * Strong Belgian and French Ales (18,19C-D) Technical Topic: Troubleshooting II 10. Mar 6 * Steve P * Other Belgian Ales (19A-B,20) Technical Topic: Recipe Formulation 11. Mar 13 * Chris * Mead (25) Technical Topic: BJCP Knowledge 12. Mar 20 * Steve F * Cider (26) Technical Topic: Extract Brewing 13. Mar 27 * Al * Light Ale, Fruit,Spice,Herb,Veg (3,21,22,24) Technical Topic: Adjuncts 14. Apr 3 * Rick * Study Session: Q & A TEST: Sat., Apr. 12, 2003 Hosts: Al Boyce Rick Oftel Mike Moranz Steve Piatz Chris Hadden Steve Fletty Locations will be sent out to those signed up for the class.