David Royer
Reminder that next Saturday, August 8th the MHBA will be at Midwest Supplies to celebrate all things Mead! Come stop by, learn how to make mead, try some samples and chat with Midwest Supplies customers about brewing and mead making!
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A quick reminder about Saturday’s meeting at Mighty Axe Hops in Ham Lake. Come out and join us for a tour of the hop farm! Please bring a chair and food item to share. Homebrew is of course welcome and encouraged!
Details are available on the Mighty Axe calendar page!
Just in time for our visit to Mighty Axe Hops comes a fantastic looking cookbook from a club member. If you want to expand your cooking skills a bit, go check out Hedonistic Hops, a cookbook all about cooking with hops! This looks like a fantastic excuse to go buy more hops! You can pick up a copy of the book by supporting their kickstarter right now.
Here’s an excerpt from author Marie:
I’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign for my upcoming cookbook, “Hedonistic
Hops: The HopHead’s Guide to Kitchen Badassery”. It will be my 5th
cookbook.“Hedonistic Hops” will be a lot of fun, filled with recipes that use
various varieties of hops in cooking. We have everything from side and
main dishes, to condiments, desserts, and (non-beer) beverages!This cookbook is the first of its kind. Aside from a couple bloggers doing
the odd experiment with hops in food, cooking with hops isn’t really a
THING… YET!As someone with an alphabetically-arranged spice rack that now tops 80
pieces* , though… I’m always looking for new flavours, new combinations,
and new things to play with. Cooking should be fun, not a chore!Much like salt or lemon juice can be added to dishes to perk them up, a
small amount of hops – used wisely, and with specific techniques to do so
in a balanced fashion – can really make a dish sing. This is especially
true when supporting ingredients are selected to kill the *bitter* of the
hops, allowing for the flavours and aromas of the hops to shine through.
Marie’s husband & MHBA club member Michael will be handling all the photography for the book.
Go check out the kickstarter project for Hedonistic Hops!
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It’s time to head back to the farm…the HOP farm! It’s been about a year since we visited Mighty Axe Hops and they asked us back to see what they are up to!
Join us Saturday, July 18th from 12:00-3:00pm at mighty axe hops in Ham Lake. We are planning on having a picnic. Bring homebrew, bring something to share and bring a chair. Have some friends? Bring them too!
At the Saint’s Game the secret ingredient of Lime was announced for the first ever MHBA Iron Home Brewer competition. People who signed up ahead of time and present before the game got some limes to get them started but if you weren’t at the game you haven’t missed out. If you want to participate, start brewing a beer that incorporates lime. You can find the details on how the beers will be judged over on the event page. This ISN’T a BJCP competition so don’t assume you know how it will work without reading through the details.
Do you have a great way to incorporate lime into a porter? I want to see it! How about a fantastic Witbier with lime involved? Bring it on! We want creativity and good beers!
Read MoreCongratulations to all the 2015 National Homebrew Competition Winners!
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Thanks to everyone who came out and helped us make this year’s Saint Paul Saints game awesome!
We weren’t sure what to expect but the new CHS Stadium was beautiful. The tailgating was very reasonable for a first season in a new location. Here’s to hoping it gets even better in the next few years!
Here are a collection of photos from the evening. Thanks to everyone who posted and shared their pics!
Photo by Matt Weide
Photo courtesy of Courtney Ives
Photo by Matt Weide
Photo by Audrey Royer
Photo by Audrey Royer
Photo by Audrey Royer
Photo courtesy of Courtney Ives
Photo courtesy of Courtney Ives
Congratulations to the winners of the 2nd annual Northern Brewer/Town Hall Brewery Cider Competition!
Read MoreThere was sad news this past week. Our friend, Kathy Stock, passed away early the morning of the 29th. Kathy was Curt Stock’s wife, and one of the first “Database Queens” of the Upper Mississippi Mash-Out. She was one of the sweetest and most tolerant people ever, putting up with all of the shenanigans of the brewing community. She will be deeply missed – our hearts go out to Curt, and all of their family. The funeral will be Thursday, June 4. Please check the obituary for additional information.
Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers to the Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research, or by postal mail to:
Read MoreMusella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research
1100 Peninsula Blvd.
Hewlett, NY 11557
The time is upon us! If you are thinking of joining us at the St Paul Saints game this Monday, go get your ticket now. There are just a couple left and we cannot get more. Details of tailgating and ticket pickup will be emailed out in the next day or so here.
Also, if you want to participate in the Iron Brewer competition and would like to get the secret ingredient for FREE, sign up quickly for pickup at the game!
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