Calling all Brewers! DECEMBER BOILER ONLINE! The December issue of THE BOILER, the monthly newsletter of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association is now available for download. Besides having details about the Pot-Luck Christmas Party next Friday, it also contains THE YEAR IN BEER - 2006, an annual calendar of all the MhBA meeting dates and all other things beer. You'll WANT to download and print this out!! http://www.mnbrewers.com/newsletters/2005_12.pdf ------------------------------------------- 2005 POT-LUCK CHRISTMAS PARTY The MhBA annual Pot-Luck Christmas Party is NEXT FRIDAY, DEC 9, from 6-10pm at the Sokol Hall (CSPS) in St. Paul, at 383 Michigan St, St. Paul, MN 55102 (above the Glockenspiel). THIS IS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT! Bring your s/o and kids! Cost is FREE! FOOD: Bring a dish to share (MADE WITH BEER, if you want to participate in the Food competition), and bring 50 or so copies of your recipe and a small sign stating your name what the dish is. REMEMBER to bring extension cords for crock pots, and serving utensils. The CSPS has SOME serving utensils, but not enough for everyone. BEER TO SHARE: Bring some beer to share - there will be a "People's Choice" competition for the best beer. We will also be starting our "Style of the Month Club" at this meeting (see info in THE BOILER.) This month's style is "Winter Ale/Spiced Beers". BEER TO TRADE: Bring up to 24 bottles to TRADE with your fellow homebrewers! Mark each bottle with your name, your email, the style, and optionally the name of the beer. ------------------------------------------- UPPER MISSISSIPPI MASH-OUT The Upper Mississippi Mash-Out is being held on Jan 20-21 this year. There are several DEADLINES which you should know about: BEER BANQUET: Remember how Winterfest's 100 spots sold out in 20 minutes? That's how many spots we have for the Mash-Out Beer Banquet also! Only $30, includes a glass and a 5-course dinner! Deadline is Jan 6, but the 100 seats won't last that long.... Go online and reserve your spots TODAY! http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mashout/beerbanquet.htm BUS-TOUR TO SUMMIT: We are sponsoring a bus to Summit for a tour and reception on Saturday afternoon. You'll NOT want to be driving after judging beer all morning! We only have 40 spots on the bus - get yours NOW! Only $5! http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/ MASH-OUT T-SHIRTS The Mash-Out is offering t-shirts this year in honor of it's 5th Anniversary. Front Logo: "Slam that, Try This", Back Logo: "Five Years of Pour Decisions". Only $12. Deadline for this is DECEMBER 28. (If we don't get 45 orders by 12/28, the order will be cancelled and money will be refunded.) Sign on to get yours NOW! http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/ JUDGING AND VOLUNTEERS We'll need a LOT of judges and volunteers! All Judges, Stewards and volunteers get: * Free dinner Friday Night * Free breakfast and lunch Saturday * Special Friday night "Indoor Pub Crawl" for volunteers * Free commemorative pint glass * Free commemorative bomber of 2005 BOS beer (St. Anastasia Russian Imperial Stout) Go online and sign up at: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mashout/entryinfo.htm BEER ENTRIES Deadline for Beer Entries are: Jan 6 - $7 per beer, $6 per beer for online entries! Jan 7-14 - LATE ENTRY! $10 per entry Go online and enter your beers at: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mashout/entryinfo.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==============================================================================