Matt Johnson
One week till our Monthly Meeting at Forgotten Star Brewing. Join as at 6pm on April 24th for a night of learning and sharing homebrew. We will have Eric Sannerud of Sannerud Hop Consulting joining us to talk about hops in beer and in the industry! You are not going to want to miss this.
FB Event: https://fb.me/e/11Nw4Sxuw
Anybody else not able to get ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ out of their head with baseball started? If so, make sure to buy tickets to when MHBA takes over the St. Paul Saints stadium on August 20th! These tickets are highly limited and will sell out.
Schedule:
Tailgating lot opens at 12PM
Game at 2PM
Make sure you reserve your wort for Big Brew Day from the great folks at Back Channel Brewing by April 19th before you miss out on. It will be a Stout base that can be used in many different ways. It will be available on Big Brew Day (May 6th) at the Production facility.
You MUST reserve via this form by Apr 19th to receive wort: https://mnbrewers.com/2023-big-brew-day.
FB Event: https://fb.me/e/SKuTI9EZ
Upcoming events for the club:
April 24 @6PM at Forgotten Star Brewery: Our April Monthly Meeting – Eric Sannerud, who has worked with hops for over a decade as a farmer, marketer and consultant will be joining us for Hop Education presentation and a thorough QnA session.
May 6 at Back Channel Brewing: Big Brew Day and Wort Share courtesy of the fantastic team at Back Channel. Make sure to reserve wort here: https://mnbrewers.com/2023-big-brew-day
May 27 @12PM at Steel Toe Brewing: A brewery visit for a tour of the facility and Q&A with their team
June 27 @6:30PM at Bear Cave Brewing: Our Monthly Meeting – educational topic in works.
August 20 @12PM: Sinning with the Saints! Join us for tailgating and for a Saints game – make sure to purchase tickets in our block as they will go fast: https://mnbrewers.com/saints-game-payment/
More events in the works! Its a great time to be part of the club.
Thank you firstly to Number 12 Cider for hosting our meeting last night and Kevin Meintsma for teaching us some valuable information about Bru’n Water. Secondly, thank you to all that showed up to our first in person Monthly Meeting since Pre-COVID – it was great to see all the faces (new and old).
We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming club events:
April 24 6PM: Monthly Meeting at Forgotten Star Brewing (https://fb.me/e/11Nw4Sxuw)
May 6: Big Brew Day at Back Channel Brewing (https://fb.me/e/SKuTI9EZ) – Reserve Your Wort Here: https://mnbrewers.com/2023-big-brew-day/
May 27 at 12PM: Brewery Visit at Steel Toe Brewing (https://fb.me/e/42hTSnOcz)
Aug 20: Sinning with the Saints aka Saints Game (https://fb.me/e/fUB9s0yNQ) – Make sure to buy your tickets here: https://mnbrewers.com/saints-game-payment
And even more to come!
It is that time of year again for Sinning with the Saints where the MN Homebrewers Association takes over a portion of the ballpark to enjoy a game of baseball and time with fellow homebrewers! The link to purchase tickets is below (make sure to get tickets as they are limited).
In addition, there is always some tailgating fun prior to the game. Per usual, it will be in the tailgating lot and will be potluck style BYO food and drink. Please bring something to share.
See this link for location of tailgating lot: https://www.chsfield.com/plan-your-visit/parking
See this link for location of tailgating lot: https://www.chsfield.com/plan-your-visit/parking
Purchase your tickets here: https://mnbrewers.com/saints-game-payment/
Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/fUB9s0yNQ
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Have you missed in person meetings? Well then you aren’t going to want to miss our first in person meeting since pre-COVID in one week! On March 23 at 6:30 PM – 9PM at Number 12 Cider, we will meet to learn about Bru’n Water and socialize with other club members.
FB Link: https://fb.me/e/2IpPvAQjy
Don’t forget that in one week on Sunday March 12th at 11am we will be hopping over to the newly running brewery Gambit Brewing Company to learn more about them and to have a good time.
Make sure to RSVP: https://fb.me/e/2e8wS8iGd
Join us March 23rd at Number 12 Cidery at 6:30PM for our first in person club meeting in a LONG time!
RSVP: https://fb.me/e/2IpPvAQjy
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Hopefully you aren’t all holiday-ed out just yet, as the MHBA Holiday Party is nearly a week away!
When you arrive to the brewery do not forget to do the following:
1. Head back to the event space in the back of the brewery
2. Grab a name tag
3. Grab a blue raffle ticket, write your name on it, and throw it in the jar
4. If entering the People’s Choice Award for best Beer / Mead / Cider / Wine infused potluck dish, write down the dish
5. Grab a paper slip and vote for your favorite alcohol infused potluck dish
6. Place your food with the others, and enjoy the festivities!
Quick Info
When: 1/14/2023 – 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Address: Forgotten Star Brewing Co., 38 Northern Stacks Dr, Fridley, MN 55421 – the event space in a private room in the back of the brewery.
Make sure to bring homebrew to share if you would like, a potluck dish (made with beer/cider/mead to enter the ‘People’s Choice’ Competition), and your luck to win some raffles.
If you haven’t already, please RSVP at https://fb.me/e/1vUbw2XhQ