Minnesota Home Brewers Association Style of the Month Program
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STYLE OF THE MONTH Program

Starting in December 2005, the MhBA has been encouraging you to brew the "Style of the Month" from the list below, and bring it to club meetings for us to taste and evaluate. Since March of 2005, Steve Piatz has been writing a "Style of the Month" column in The Boiler, including all-grain and extract recipes to introduce us to world beer styles that may be new to us. As an incentive to brew and bring in these beers, we have started the MhBA "Style of the Month Club."

  • You get a certificate with 28 labeled squares on it, one for each BJCP major style category.
  • Bring your STYLE OF THE MONTH beer to the MhBA meeting in the appropriate month.
  • We will draft a panel of 3 BJCP judges to taste and evaluate your beer at the meeting.
  • If you score above a 25 on a simplified scoresheet, you get a BEER BADGE for that month's style to put on your certificate.
  • Only one Beer Badge per category per certificate.
  • When you have 7, 14, 21, or 28 stickers - you get prizes! (Prizes TBD.)
  • Those whose beers achieve recognition will be acknowledged in the Boiler and on the website.
  • YOU are responsible for the safekeeping your certificate - if you lose it, you have to start over!
  • Notify the SOTM coordinator Joel Stitzel - (joel@admissions.tc.umn.edu) in advance if you expect to make a level at the next meeting so we can have your prize ready.
  • Steve Piatz will be publishing his recipe for the style in time for you to brew, but you don't have to wait for his recipe if you feel you already know the style.


HALL OF FOAM
MALT-MONGER (7 styles)
  • Jun 06 - Steve Piatz
  • Aug 06 - Gera Exire LaTour
WEEKEND WARRIOR (14 styles)
  • None
HOP HEAD (21 Styles)
  • None
BREW-O-MANIAC (28 Styles)
  • None

Participating Brewers

RECIPES

The recipes can be found here