The Minnesota Home Brewers Association is sponsoring the annual ALL-CLUB BEER CAMPOUT this weekend at the Minneapolis Southwest KOA in Jordan, MN, just 17.9 miles south of 494 on 169. It's CLOSE, so let's have a good showing from our club! Even if you don't want to camp, come out for the day (be sure to have a Designated sober driver for the ride home!!!) ALL-CLUB BEER CAMPOUT! Friday, June 6-Sunday, June 8, 2008 Minneapolis Southwest KOA 3315 West 166th Street, Jordan, MN 55352 http://www.koa.com/where/mn/23112/ John and Kimberly Hornibrook (952) 492-6440 $15/night per tent Saturday dinner is $5. Our Executive Chef - Rick Oftel - promises a gourmet meal! BYO everything else Go South on Hwy 169 - 17.9 miles Turn left on 166th St West (Between mile markers #102 and #103) That's IT! Some info from organizer Mike Behrendt: Please bring some firewood. There is some available at the KOA, but it will save us some money. For anyone who gets there before me – site 93 will be the ‘sample distribution center’ – please bring any kegs there – I’ll have a jockey box and CO2 site 92 will be the central camp fire location site 86 is reserved for the Executive Chef – Rick Oftel site 113 will be my location Tours of Surly are available Friday evening, June 6th from 6pm to 8pm. Register directly on Surly's web site: http://www.surlybrewing.com/tours.php We have the use of a building until 7pm Friday and Saturday. We can also use the patio outside the pool, yes, they have an indoor pool! So, bring your bathing suit. They have an indoor pool, miniature golf, a playground for any juveniles in the group (you know who you are) and a small store for supplies. Rick is planning a gourmet meal! Be sure to sign up with an email to me so we plan for enough food. Reduced cost for kids is $1. If you have workshop cutoffs of small pieces of wood, please bring some for FireJenga. Small pieces only, please. If you have an award plaque from last year's competition, please bring it unless you know you will win again. Current schedule: Friday Rahr tour 2pm Surly tour 6pm-8pm Saturday Winery tour 1pm-3pm Dinner 6pm FireJenga 9pm Inter-club competition TBD Sunday cleanup and depart Rain or shine! See y'all there! -Al -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com – What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint