2005 BEER DATES FOR THE MINNESOTA HOME BREWERS ASSOCIATION Here are 2005 Beer Dates including contests in the High Plains Home Brewer of the Year award, as well as several other competitions of note. Note that some of the competition are APPROXIMATE dates, extrapolated from last year's dates. If anyone getting this email has more beer dates they'd like to advertise, send them to me and I'll get them on the calendar! - Al MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR BEER FUN! SECTIONS: * MHBA CLUB EVENTS * HIGH PLAINS BREWER OF THE YEAR CONTESTS * OTHER Brewing Competitions of interest: * MORE Beer Dates: * MhBA "Style of the Month" Calendar * 2005 BEER-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR =================================================== MHBA CLUB EVENTS Jan: Mash-Out (1/29) Feb: 2/12 - TBD Mar: 3/5 Swap Meet and Chili Cook-Off Apr: TBD (4/2 or 4/9 at Rock Bottom?) May: AHA Big Brew? (Sat, May 7) Jun: TBD Jul: Intra-Club Campout? (Dan's Summer Sizzler - Jul 15-16) Aug: AHA Mead Day? (Sat., Aug 5) Sept: TBD Oct: TBD Nov: Teach-A-Friend To Homebrew Day? (Sat, Nov 5) Dec: Christmas Party (Fri, Dec. 9?) =================================================== HIGH PLAINS BREWER OF THE YEAR CONTESTS 1. Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Entry Deadline: Jan 21, 2005 Judging: Jan 27-29, 2005 BEER DINNER! and Awards Ceremony: Jan 29, 2005 Summit Brewery, St. Paul, MN Website: http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout 2. Kansas City Biermeisters Entry Deadline: Feb 7, 2005 Judging: Feb 18-19, 2005 Awards Ceremony: Feb 19, 2005 Holyfield Winery, Basehor, KS Website: http://kcbiermeisters.org/competition.htm 3. IBU Open Entry Deadline: March 1-7, 2005 ?? Judging: March 13, 2005 ?? Awards Ceremony: March 13, 2005, 4pm ?? Lions Club Shelter, Urbandale, IA Website: http:/www.IowaBrewersUnion.org 4. River City Roundup Entry Deadline: Aug 23 - Sept 4, 2005 ??? Judging: Sept 11, 2005 ??? Awards Ceremony: Sept 11, 2005 ??? Website: http://www.rivercityroundup.org/dcf/beer/welcome.html 5. FOAM Cup Entry Deadline: Sept, 2005 ??? Judging:Sept 23-24, 2005 Awards Ceremony: Coach's, Norman, OK ??? Website: http://www.alemakers.com 6. Hoppy Halloween Entry Deadline: Sept 25 - Oct 8, 2005 ??? Judging: Oct 22 or 29, 2005 Awards Ceremony: Oct 30, 2005 ??? Website: http://www.prairiehomebrewers.org/hoppyhalloween.htm =================================================== OTHER Brewing Competitions of interest: A. AHA Club-Only Competition: IRISH RED ALE Entry Deadline: Jan. 18, 2005 @ BJCP Class Judging: Jan 30, 2005 @ BJCP Class Website: http://www.beertown.org B. March Mashness (Cloudy Town Brewers) Entry Deadline: Mar 3 - Mar 17, 2005 ?? Judging: March 19-20, 2005 ?? Website: http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org/competition/ C. AHA Club-Only Competition: Sour Beers (Cat. 17) Entry Deadline: March/April 2005 Judging: March/April ??, 2005 Website: http://www.beertown.org D. AHA Natl Homebrew Competition 1st Round Entry Deadline: April 16, 2005 Judging: April 29 - 30, 2005 Mpls, St. Paul, MN Awards Ceremony: June 19, 2005 AHA Conference, Baltimore, MD Website: http://www.beertown.org/ E. AHA Club-Only Competition: Extract Beers Entry Deadline: May 2005 Judging: May ??, 2005 Website: http://www.beertown.org F. Intra-Club Campout Competition Entry Deadline: July 16, 2005 Judging: July 16, 2005 Categories: Waiting on them from Susan "Master of Malt" Ruud Awards Ceremony: July 16, 2005 Location: TBD G. Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Entry Deadline: July 20 - Aug 12, 2005 Judging: Aug 20, 2005 Awards Ceremony: Aug 27, 2005 Website: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair H. AHA Club-Only Competition: Belgian and French Ale (Cat. 16) Entry Deadline: August 2005 Judging: Aug ??, 2005 Website: http://www.beertown.org I. AHA Club-Only Competition: European Amber Lagers (Cat. 3) Entry Deadline: Sept/Oct 2005 Judging: Sept ??, 2005 Website: http://www.beertown.org J. AHA Club-Only Competition: Baltic Porter (Cat. 12C) Entry Deadline: Oct ?? 2005 Judging: Oct. 25, 2004 Website: http://www.beertown.org =================================================== MORE Beer Dates: I. Winter BJCP Class Dates: Tuesdays, Jan 4-April 5, 2005 Contact: Jonathan Crist - cristj(a)bsci.com II. Schell?s Bock Fest Date: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005 Website: http://www.schellsbrewery.com III. Dave Moore - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Date: Saturday, Feb 12, 2005 Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com IV Winterfest Date: Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005 6-9pm Website: http://www.mncraftbrew.org/page5.html V. Anne Hills - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Date: Saturday, April 9, 2005 Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com VI. MhBA BJCP Test Date: Saturday, April 16, 2005 Location: TBD VII. Hot Luck Party - Floyd?s Bar in Victoria, MN Date: Sunday, April 17??, 2005 Location: Floyd?s Bar, Victoria, MN VIII. AHA Big Brew Day Date: Saturday, May 7, 2005 Website: http://www.beertown.org/events/bigbrew/index.html VIX. Bill Miller - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Date: Saturday, May 21, 2005 Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com X. AHA National Conference - Baltimore, MD Date: Saturday, June 16-18, 2005 Website: XI. Becky Schlegel Band - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Date: Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 7pm Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com XII. AHA Mead Day Date: Saturday, August 5, 2005 Location: TBD Website: http://www.beertown.org/events/meadday/index.html XIII. Great Taste of the Midwest Date: Saturday, Aug. 12, 2005 Website: http://www.mhtg.org/ XIV. Rolling Blunder Revue - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Date: Saturday, Sep 17, 2005 - 7pm Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com XV. Great American Beer Festival - Denver, CO. Date: Sept 29-Oct 1, 2005 Website: http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/index.html XVI. The Dreamsicles - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Date: Saturday, Oct 15, 2005 Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com XVII. AHA Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day Date: Saturday, Nov 5, 2005 Location: TBD XVIII. Cosy Sheridan - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Date: Saturday, Nov 12, 2005 Contact: alboyce(a)bigfoot.com XIX. MhBA Club Christmas Party - CSPS Hall Date: Dec 9 Location: CSPS Hall =================================================== MhBA "Style of the Month" Calendar Bring your beer to club meetings in the stated month, and we will taste and compare. Have your beer judged by a blue-ribbon BJCP Panel if you wish! We will have suitable recognition at the end of 2005 for brewers who brew ALL 12 STYLES in the appropriate months. Featured are some of the NEW styles from the 2004 BJCP Style Guidelines: http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/ MO STYLE BREW BY JAN: Irish Red Ale (COC) 12/18/04 FEB: Weizen/Weissbier 1/15/04 MAR: Sour Beers (COC) 1/8/05 APR: American Stout 2/12/05 MAY: Extract Beers (COC) 3/12/05 JUN: Roggenbier 4/9/05 JUL: Imperial IPA 5/14/05 AUG: Belgian/French Ales (COC) 6/11/05 SEP: Euro Amber Lager (COC) 7/9/05 OCT: Baltic Porter (COC) 8/13/05 NOV: Belgian Blonde Ale 9/10/05 DEC: Christmas Winter/Spiced 10/8/05 JAN: (RSVD for 2006 COC) 11/12/05 ================================== 2005 BEER-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR This is a calendar with ALL of the dates above, in Date order. Dec 18 04 Brew JAN STYLE OF THE MONTH: Irish Red Ale (COC) ================================== Jan 4 BJCP Class #1 Jan 8 Brew MAR STYLE OF THE MONTH: Sour Beers (COC) Jan 11 BJCP Class #2 Jan 15 Brew FEB STYLE OF THE MONTH: Weizen/Weissbier Jan 18 BJCP Class #3 Jan 18 AHA Club-Only Competition: IRISH RED ALE Jan 21 Entry Deadline: Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Jan 25 BJCP Class #4 Jan 27-29 Judging: Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Jan 29 BEER DINNER and Awards Ceremony: Upper Mississippi Mash-Out ================================== Feb 1 BJCP Class #5 Feb 5 Schell?s Bock Fest Feb 7 Entry Deadline: Kansas City Biermeisters Feb 8 BJCP Class #6 Feb 12 Brew APR STYLE OF THE MONTH: American Stout Feb 12 Dave Moore - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Feb 15 BJCP Class #7 Feb 18-19 Judging: Kansas City Biermeisters Feb 19 Awards Ceremony: Kansas City Biermeisters Feb 19 Winterfest Feb 22 BJCP Class #8 ================================== Mar 1 BJCP Class #9 Mar 1-7 Entry Deadline: IBU Open Mar 5 MHBA MEETING: Swap Meet and Chili Cook-Off (CSPS) Mar 8 BJCP Class #10 Mar 3-17? Entry Deadline: March Mashness Mar 12 Brew MAY STYLE OF THE MONTH: Extract Beers (COC) Mar 13 Judging: IBU Open Mar 13 Awards Ceremony: IBU Open Mar 15 BJCP Class #11 Mar ?? AHA Club-Only Competition: SOUR BEERS Mar 19-20? Judging: March Mashness Mar 22 BJCP Class #12 Mar 27? Awards Ceremony: March Mashness Mar 29 BJCP Class #13 ================================== Apr 5 BJCP Class #14 Apr 9 Brew JUN STYLE OF THE MONTH: Roggenbier Apr 9 Anne Hills - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Apr 15 Entry Deadline: AHA Natl Homebrew Competition Apr 16 BJCP TEST Apr 17?? Hot Luck Party - Floyd?s Bar in Victoria, MN Apr 29-30 Judging: AHA Natl Homebrew Competition 1st Round ================================== May ?? Entry Deadline: AHA Club-Only Competition: Extract Beers May 7 AHA Big Brew Day May 14 Brew JUL STYLE OF THE MONTH: Imperial IPA May 21 Bill Miller - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert ================================== Jun 11 Brew AUG STYLE OF THE MONTH: Belgian/French Ales (COC) Jun 16-18 AHA National Conference - Baltimore, MD ================================== Jul 9 Brew SEP STYLE OF THE MONTH: Euro Amber Lager (COC) Jul 16 Intra-Club Campout (Summer Sizzler) Jul 20-Aug 12 Entry Deadline: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Jul 30 Becky Schlegel Band - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert ================================== Aug 5 AHA Mead Day Aug ?? Entry Deadline: AHA Club-Only Competition: Belgian and French Ale (Cat. 16) Aug 12 Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison, WI Aug 13 Brew OCT STYLE OF THE MONTH: Baltic Porter (COC) Aug 20 Judging: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Aug 23-Sep 4 Entry Deadline: River City Roundup Aug 27 Awards Ceremony: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition ================================== Sep ?? Entry Deadline: AHA Club-Only Competition: European Amber Lagers (Cat. 3) Sep 10 Brew NOV STYLE OF THE MONTH: Belgian Blonde Ale Sep 11 Judging: River City Roundup Sep 11 Awards Ceremony: River City Roundup Sep ?? Entry Deadline: FOAM Cup Sep 17 Rolling Blunder Revue - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Sep 23-24?? Judging: FOAM Cup Sep 24 ?? Awards Ceremony: FOAM Cup Sep 25-Oct 8 Entry Deadline: Hoppy Halloween Sep 29-Oct 1 Great American Beer Festival - Denver, CO. ================================== Oct ?? Entry Deadline: AHA Club-Only Competition: Baltic Porter (Cat. 12C) Oct 8 Brew DEC STYLE OF THE MONTH: Christmas Winter/Spiced Oct 15 The Dreamsicles - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert Oct 22 or 29 Judging: Hoppy Halloween Oct 23 or 30 Awards Ceremony: Hoppy Halloween ================================== Nov 5 AHA Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day Nov 12 Brew JAN STYLE OF THE MONTH: (RSVD for 2006 COC Nov 12 Cosy Sheridan - Old Kitchen Rug Brewery House Concert ================================== Dec 9 MhBA Club Christmas Party - CSPS Hall ================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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