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Get ready for Mighty Axe Hops

July 9, 2014

Summer seems to finally be in full swing and it’s time to check in on the farm…the HOP farm!

Coming up on July 19 Mighty Axe Hops has invited us to visit their hop farm in Ham Lake to check out their operation.

Let’s make it a picnic…bring some chairs and some food and homebrew to share!

Check out the event page for the address and more details.

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Share your opinion on the club logo

July 8, 2014

We are wrapping up our survey of members on the club logo. Have you voted on what logo concept you think best represents the Minnesota Home Brewers Association? If not, go vote now! We want your opinion on how to represent the club.

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MHBA Wins The 2014 Gambrinus Club Award

June 18, 2014

Congratulations to the entire Minnesota Home Brewers Association for winning the 2014 Gambrinus Club Award. 2014-gambrinus

Named for King Gambrinus, the (unofficial) Patron Saint of Beer, this award is given to the club having the most Final Round points per the number of entries from the club in the National Homebrew Competition. Matt Weide, Brett Glenna, and Sean Kampshoff combined to earn the prize for their club, MHBA!
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Congratulations to 2014 NHC Winners

June 17, 2014

Congratulations to everyone who won at this year’s National Homebrew Competition!nhc-medal
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2014 Logo Contest Survey

June 10, 2014

Help us select a logo concept for the Minnesota Home Brewers Association. Below are the concepts submitted by members. We are looking for the best concept, NOT the best graphic design below. All the entries are subject to modification and if needed will be updated to polish them into an awesome design.

Please select your favorite logo concept from the options below. Click on an image to see a larger version.

Rules:

  • You may only vote once.
  • You must be a member of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association to vote
  • Your name and email will be used only to confirm your membership status
  • The final logo will be made graphically appropriate for use
  • The logo may be modified by the club leadership prior to finalization

Sorry. The survey has ended

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Reminder – Liftbridge Brewing Tour

June 9, 2014

A quick reminder that the June meeting is fast approaching.

Come join us on June 14th for our monthly meeting. Time will be from 12:00-3:00. This will be our 3rd annual meeting at Liftbridge and they have always been gracious hosts to our club. Homebrew, mead and cider is welcome and there will be a several judges on hand to provide feedback. Liftbridge will be providing a tour and will be an excellent opportunity to see their new growth and ask questions. This is a great event for new members to get to know others in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

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Town Hall Brewery Cider Competition Winners

May 27, 2014

Congratulations to the Town Hall Brewery 1st Cider Competition winners!

Best of Show

First Place: Brett Glenna, 27A: Common Cider

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Reminder – St Paul Saints Game Next Thursday

May 14, 2014

A quick reminder that Thursday, May 22 we will be gathering at Midway Stadium in St Paul to share home brew, enjoy some grilled brats, chat with friends…oh yah…and for a baseball game!

There are still a couple tickets available if you don’t have yours yet. You can purchase tickets on the event calendar page if you haven’t done so yet.

Once again the club will be providing a brat for all ticket holders. Please bring something to share as well as some home brew to show off! The details for time and location are available on the club calendar.

See you there!

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New Social Event at moto-i

May 12, 2014

The Minnesota Home Brewers Association has been invited by the brewer, Matt Asay, to check out the sake brewing operation at moto-i! If you have ever been interested in checking out what is involved with sake brewing, here’s your chance! Matt will share details of sake brewing as well as share samples! You can find all the details on the club calendar Event Page!

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A big day at Lucid

May 7, 2014

Saturday, May 3 brewers from far and wide desended on Lucid Brewing for a homebrew double header.

Close to 50 individual brewers from numerous homebrew clubs throughout the state started the day with the annual American Homebrewers Association Big Brew Day. Big Brew Day encourages brewers to come together and brew batches of beer, share homebrew and learn from watching each other brew. In addition to huge amount of homebrewed beer, mead and cider being shared, Lucid provided food and beer for sale. While the brewing was happening, several seminars were taking place on all things brewing. Several of the seminars were put on by MHBA club members.

In the afternoon, the brewing was wrapping up but Lucid hosted an American Homebrewers Association Wort Rally where brewers who pre-registered could pick up 5 gallons of unfermented wort, brewed by Lucid, for free! The wort given away was an Imperial Black IPA coming in at 18° Plato, or about 1.078 OG.

A huge Thank You goes out to the entire crew at Lucid for planning and putting on this spectacular event!

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