The remote probe temp/timers are very slick, well worth the $16. Beer fests looke great. Cheers, Jim ----- Forwarded message from madbrewers <owner-madbrewers(a)hbd.org> ----- Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 01:16:02 -0400 From: madbrewers <owner-madbrewers(a)hbd.org> Reply-To: $SENDER(a)hbd.org Subject: madbrewers V1 #628 To: madbrewers-digest(a)hbd.org madbrewers Sunday, June 8 2003 Volume 01 : Number 628 [madbrewers] Homebrewing Temp/Timer/Alarm [madbrewers] Attn Beer Travelers: Belgian festivals for 2003 [madbrewers] Re: America the [madbrewers] att. Gail and Pat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 08:15:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Rogers <bill6beers(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [madbrewers] Homebrewing Temp/Timer/Alarm Brewers: Do you get those Bed Bath & Beyond 20% off mailers monthly? You probably do if you own a home. Here's what to use it on. They sell a Pyrex brand digital combination timer and temprature probe for $20. With your 20% off it's only $16. I have another, older, one of these by another company but the Pyrex is improved. The hard metal probe is longer and the primary design flaw of earlier ones has been somewhat addressed. These things tend to stop working if the metallic cord connecting the probe to the unit submerges for x period of time (or so I've heard). This Pyrex thermo has a teflon tube shrink wrapped onto the cord and crimped into the probe. The display tilts up so you can see it if you lay it flat on a workbench and it has magnets on the back of it so you can sitck it on vertical steel surfaces like the legs of your king cooker. Bill __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ************************************************************************ You are subscribed to the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild club mailing list. To post a message to the list, please send it to madbrewers(a)hbd.org. To unsubscribe, send the word "unsubscribe madbrewers", without the quotes, to majordomo(a)hbd.org. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 12:05:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Rogers <bill6beers(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [madbrewers] Attn Beer Travelers: Belgian festivals for 2003 Yes, it's in Flemish/Dutch but I've commented here and there. Anyway, you get the idea. There are lots of beer drinking opportunities in Belgium this year. Bill 6-7-8 June LEUVEN FEEST VAN HET BIER In de rand van Leuven In Scène 2003 Op de vismarkt Org: De stad Leuven Web: http://www.leuveninscene.be/page.php?inderand-bierstanden 13 June ZELE FRUITBIER DEGUSTATIE (fruit beer tasting) Kleine zaal van Het Anker - Markt te Zele Vanf 19.30 Org: De Schuimkragen Web: http://schuimkragen.cjb.net Email: schuimkragen(a)obp.be 14 June St. NIKLAAS PROEVERIJ VAN RUSSISCHE BIEREN (Russian beer tasting) Eetcafé Tropical, Hospitaalstraat 1, Sint-Niklaas, België Vanaf 20.00u Org:Tussen Pot en Pint email: tpp(a)zythos.be 14 - 15 June RULLES OPENDEUR DAGEN (open brew day --watch them brew) Brouwerij de Rulles, Rulles, België org: Brouwerij de Rulles Web: http://www.larulles.be/index.htm 20 t.o.m. 22 June ANTWERPEN 4de BIER PASSIE WEEKEND Waagnatie (Hangar29) - Antwerpen 20/06 van 14.00 tot 22.00u 21/06 van 13.00 tot 22.00u 22/06 van 13.00 tot 20.00u Inkom Gratis. Org: Bier Passie Magazine Info: 03/645 72 47 Web: http://www.beerpassion.com 20 t.o.m. 22 June MIDDELKERKE BELGISCH BIERWEEKEND AAN ZEE (Middlechurch Belgian beer weekend on the sea) Org : Dijkraad en VVV Middelkerke Web : http://www.middelkerke.be/toerisme/default.htm 21-22 June VENDEGIES SUR ECAILLON (FR) Salon de la Bière Artisanale Des Bieres Nordistes, Belges et meme des bières provenant d'autres Regions (Savoie) 21/06 van 14.00 22/06 van 09.00 Gratis Inkom 22 June PIPAIX OPEN DEUR DAGEN (open brew day --watch them brew) Brouwerij Dubuisson, Chaussée de Mons 28, Pipaix van 10.00 tot 18.00u Org: Brouwerij Dubuisson Presentatie van de nieuwe degustatiezaal 27 t.o.m. 29 June OUDENAARDE 46e ADRIAAN BROUWERFEESTEN (artist Adrian Brouwer Fest) Grote Markt - Oudenaarde Inf: tel: 055/31 72 51. 28 June MECHELEN 8e MECHELSE BIERDAG (Mechelen beer day) Olivetenhof, Olivetenvest 32, Mechelen, België vanaf 14.00u Org: Mechelse Beerbrothers Web: http://www.thebeerbrothers.be/ Email: the.beerbrothers(a)zythos.be Antwerpse bieren in de kijker 19 July HOTTON-sur-OURTHE FEEST VAN DE BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSE BROUWERIJEN (Belgian and Luxembourg beer fest) Op het "eilandje" in de Ourthe in het centrum van de stad komen alle brouwerijen uit de provincie Luxemburg (o.a. Orval, Achouffe, Fantôme, enz...) samen en stellen ze hun (speciale) bieren voor Van 11.00u tot 19.00u degustatie van de bieren streekgebonden hapjes doorlopend animatie voor groot en klein non-stop restauratie 8-10 August ACHOUFFE GRANDE CHOUFFERIE (Chouffe beer fest) Brouwerijfeest met levende muziek. Info : http://www.achouffe.be 14-15 August ZWEVEGEM 3de STREEKBIERENFESTIVAL (strong beer fest in Zwevegem) Rond de kerk van Zwevegem 14 aug vanaf 18.00u - 15 aug vanaf 11.00u Org : Flanders Events V.Z.W. Tel: Web:http://www.bierfestival.be Email: info(a)bierfestival.be 16 August ZELE 7de SINT-ARNOLDUS FIETSKROEGENTOCHT (something to do with bicycles and St Arnoldus - patron saint of brewers) vertrek 14.00u stipt bij Taverne Palermo - Kouterplein - Zele Org: De Schuimkragen Web: http://schuimkragen.cjb.net Email: schuimkragen(a)obp.be 16-17 August SOY-EREZÉE HEIKANTSE BIERLIEFHEBBERS & BROUWERIJ FANTOME VOOR HET GOEDE DOEL (nachtwandeling = night walking; pub crawl featuring Fantome beer?) vrijdag 15 August om 21u starten we met een fikse nachtwandeling (+/- 20 km) zaterdag 16 en zondag 17 August om 14u begeleide wandeling (afgeleide van de nachtwandeling) om 16u: start BBQ voor 12,5 euro krijgt u 1 aperitief, 3 stukken vlees, groenten en brood naar believen en 1 nagerecht (kinderen onder 12 jaar betalen slechts 6 euro) - - doorlopend live muziek - - en U krijgt de kans om onze brouwer Dany aan het werk te zien tijdens zijn brouwproces Org: Heikantse Bierliefhebbers en Brouwerij Fantôme Verdere informatie op: http://www.heikantsebierliefhebbers.be 05 - 07 september BRUSSEL 5de EDITIE - WEEKEND VAN HET BELGISCH BIER (weekend with Belgian beer) 5 september van 18 tot 22 uur, zaterdag 6 september van 11 tot 22 uur en zondag 7 september van 11 tot 20 uur. Org: BELGISCHE BROUWERS Info: Ridderschap van de Roerstok der Brouwers vzw - Brouwershuis Grote Markt 10 - 1000 BRUSSEL tel. 02/511.49.87 - fax 02/511.32.59 Email: belgian.brewers(a)beerparadise.be 19 - 20 september ORVAL OPENDEURDAGEN (open brew day --watch them brew) Vrijdag 19 september en zaterdag 20 september 2003 tussen 08h30 en 16h00. Verplichte inschrijving. Info: http://www.orval.be/jpo/jponl.html 20 - 21 september GEEL KEMPISCH BIERFESTIVAL CC De Werft, Geel Beide dagen vanaf 14.00u Org: Onder 't Schuim Info: 014/58 29 38 Web: http://www15.brinkster.com/ondertschuim/activiteiten.asp Email: e.vandeperre(a)worldonline.be 27 - 28 september TOURPES OPEN DEUR BRASSERIE DUPONT (open brew day --watch them brew) Rue Basse 5 Tourpes In het kader van Tourpes en activité Info: 069/66 22 01 4 oktober ZELE 10de TRAPPISTENBIERAVOND (mmm Trappist beer evening) Parochiaal Centrum - Heilig Hartplein 11 - Zele Org: De Schuimkragen Web: http://schuimkragen.cjb.net Email: schuimkragen(a)obp.be 4 - 5 oktober MARBEHAN BRASSIGAUME 2003 (100 beers!) 100 Bières Artisanales Org: De Schuimkragen Info : 063/41.18.38 Web: http://www.brassigaume.be Email: infos(a)brassigaume.be 11 oktober ZOTTEGEM 10e BIERHAPPENING (I went last year - FUN!) Feestzaal Bevegemse vijvers Vanaf 14.00u Org : BLES Tel: 09/3613149 - 09/3609440 Web: http://www.bles.be Email: Bles(a)obp.be 24-25-26 oktober BRUGGE BIER BEER FESTIVAL DE LA BIÈRE 2003 Huisbrouwerij De Brugse Bierkaai, Nieuwstraat 9, Brugge Org : De Brugse Bierkaai Web : http://www.debrugsebierkaai.com/nieuws/index_nl.phtml Email : info.festival2003(a)debrugsebierkaai.com 24-25-26 oktober AMSTERDAM 26e PINT BOKBIERFESTIVAL (bock beer in Amsterdam) Beurs van Berlage, Damrak, Amsterdam, Nederland 24/10 van 17.00 tot 23.00u; 25/10 van 12.00 tot 23.00u; 26/10 van 12.00 tot 19.00u Org : PINT Web : http://www.pint.nl/ned/bbf.htm Tel: 0031-252/52 29 09 31 okt - 02 nov BERLAAR-HEIKANT 16de HEIKANTSE BIERFEESTEN Zaal Familia, Aarschotsebaan, Berlaar-Heikant Org : Heikantse bierliefhebbers Web: http://www.heikantsebierliefhebbers.be 01 en 02 nov VICHTE - NIEUWE LOCATIE !!! KARAKTERBIER WEEKEND HOP CC. DE STRINGE - Ommersheinplein 4 - Vichte Zaterdag en zondag van 14.00u tot 23.00u Org : H.O.P. (Heerlijk Objectief Proeven) Tel: 056/40.20.12 Web: Bekijk voorlpig de sfeermomenten van 2002 (toen nog in Poperinge) Email: william.roelens(a)pandora.be Hoe de zaal te bereiken klik hier 14-16 november HASSELT 10de WEEKEND DER BELGISCHE BIEREN zaal De Schakel, Hasselt, België 14/11 vanaf 18.00u - 15/11en 16/11 vanaf 14.00u Org : DE LIMBURGSE BIERVRIENDEN Web: INFO 13-14 december ESSEN 9de KERSTBIERFESTIVAL Parochiecentrum Essen-Statie Beide dagen vanaf 12.00u Org : Objectieve Bierproevers Essense Regio (OBER) Web: http://www.ober.be Email: kerstbier(a)ober.be 27 december BERLAAR-HEIKANT KERST- EN WINTERBIEREN Zaal Familia, Aarschotsebaan, Berlaar-Heikant Org : Heikantse bierliefhebbers Web: http://www.heikantsebierliefhebbers.be Followups: Bier Passie Weekend - Mark, 06 ===== Somewhere in a parallel universe near you people read books, scientists are treated like rock stars, and beer is not sold in 30 can value packs. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ************************************************************************ You are subscribed to the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild club mailing list. To post a message to the list, please send it to madbrewers(a)hbd.org. To unsubscribe, send the word "unsubscribe madbrewers", without the quotes, to majordomo(a)hbd.org. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 17:06:07 -0400 From: "Bob Paolino" <rpaolino(a)execpc.com> Subject: [madbrewers] Re: America the Hey, Jeff-- In a possibly related note, the following is from the issue of the "Global Beer Network" (Belgian beer importers) newsletter I got in the post the other day. It was describing the 17th century in the Low Countries, where mothers fed beer to their young children from vessels shaped like breasts, where even small cities had 10 or more breweries, and average consumption was about a half-gallon daily. It was also the primary source of tax revenue, sometimes amounting to 70% of revenues (i.e., 70% of the budget, not that the beer tax was 70%): "Drinking beer was looked upon as performing a good deed. The more you drank the better citizen you became, since you sponsored all the social responsibilities and the defence expenses of the cities. It looks like we are again going the same way in the USA, where almost all States, many counties, and communalities are looking to add or impose more taxes on beer. Pretty soon, we, the US beer drinkers, will be honoured as social heroes." Jeff wrote: Now go have a beer, Bob Paolino Sign seen on a recently poisoned lawn on Johnson: TruGreen/ChemLawn ( ) ASCII ribbon campaign X against HTML e-mail: / \ Friends don't send friends HTML-bloated messages! ************************************************************************ You are subscribed to the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild club mailing list. To post a message to the list, please send it to madbrewers(a)hbd.org. To unsubscribe, send the word "unsubscribe madbrewers", without the quotes, to majordomo(a)hbd.org. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 21:40:47 -0500 From: "Linda Ball" <plumhill(a)smallbytes.net> Subject: [madbrewers] att. Gail and Pat Linda and I were out for lunch at Jamerica Sat. afternoon and met Martin the owner of said restuarant and just asked if he could cater to 400 plus people. He said that he could and at $8.50 a head. The meal would include some kind of jerk,rice and beans and stir fry. The meal we had was a bit salty but very flavorful and plentyful. I said I would contact someone from the club and pass info along. Gail, if interested, here is an email to reach Jamerica mobayja(a)yahoo.com Michael Ball ************************************************************************ You are subscribed to the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild club mailing list. 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