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I know that there was a delay in getting 2014 MHBA cards to members and I apologize. If you signed up for MHBA membership before the week of April 7, 2014, all cards should now have been sent out. If you do not receive your card by Saturday, April 12, 2014, please send an email to the Treasurer, Gera Exire LaTour, so she can check it out.
Big thanks to Dave Royer for doing fantastic things in making it easier to sign up for MHBA membership online. We hope you consider signing up for the 3-year membership, if you haven’t renewed your 2014 membership yet.
The next meeting is April 26th at Midwest Supplies at noon.
I know that the Board is looking at exciting new changes to help get information to members quicker and more efficiently in the future. Thanks again for participating and supporting MHBA!
Gera Exire LaTour, Treasurer
Read MoreThe annual Minnesota All Club Campout is coming!
Annually, one of Minnesota’s home brew clubs organizes a joint campout for all the home brew clubs in the state. This year that duty belongs to the Minnesota Home Brewers Association.
The campout will be held on August 1-3 in Cass Lake. There is more information on the Club Calendar for this event but please mark this down in your calendar and save the date!
Read MoreOn May 3, the American Homebrewers Association Big Brew Day will be happening. Once again, we will be taking over a chunk of Lucid Brewing’s parking lot and brewing up a storm. Everyone is welcome to come out and take part in the festivities but if you want a spot to brew, you must register ahead of time to reserve a space.
Check out the calendar page for this event for more details and the location.
Also remember Lucid is having an AHA Wort Rally the same day. It’s a separate event with separate registration, if you are interested.
Read MoreThe annual club “Sinning with the Saints” event is fast approaching. If you are interested, please go purchase your tickets now! This event always draws a huge crowd, with lots of home brewed mead, cider and beer showing up before the game.
Contact John Longballa with any questions.
Read MoreHave you figured out what you are bringing for the MHBA’s 5th Annual Home Brew Fest at the Midwest Supplies?
This informal event is a great opportunity to share your beer, mead, or cider with your fellow members. There will be prizes for People’s Choice Beer and People’s Choice Mead/Cider. You can bring bottles, growlers, or kegs – any amount, but try to bring enough so you can share. Last year, we have over 50 different home brews to taste!
Please try to remember your tasting glass. Friend and family are welcome.
To help this event run smoothly, I assign each entry a number and print out labels with the styles beforehand. Therefore, please contact Gera before the meeting to let me know what home brew you plan to bring, so we don’t have to do too much writing at the event. Also, let me know if you’re going to want a spot on one of the jockey boxes.
Read MoreBOS – Beer
- 3rd Sean Kampshoff Barrel Aged Dead Hand Stout 22C: Wood-Aged Beer
LIGHT HYBRID (8 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Cream Ale 6A: Cream Ale
AMBER HYBRID (6 entries)
- 1st Chris Smith Dusseldorf Alt 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier
ENGLISH ALES (6 entries)
- 2nd Brett Glenna Mild Ale 11A: Mild
SCOTTISH AND IRISH (8 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Scottish Ale 9C: Scottish Export 80/-
- 3rd Brett Glenna Scottish Ale 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-
Porters (8 entries)
- 3rd Sean Kampshoff Sean’s Baltic Porter 12C: Baltic Porter
STOUTS (18 entries)
- 1st Sean Kampshoff Dead Hand Stout 13F: Imperial Stout
GERMAN WHEAT & RYE (7 entries)
- 1st Chris Smith Wheat Is Murder 15A: Weizen/Weissbier
Smoke and Wood Aged (5 entries)
- 1st Sean Kampshoff Barrel Aged Dead Hand Stout 22C: Wood-Aged Beer
SPECIALTY (9 entries)
- 1st Sean Kampshoff Emily 23A: Specialty Beer
- 2nd Shane Korthals Mexican Snowman 23A: Specialty Beer
CIDERS (7 entries)
- 1st Chris Smith Ding-A-Linongberry 28B: Fruit Cider
- 2nd Chris Smith Cider House Fool 27A: Common Cider
- Brett Glenna Cider 27A: Common Cider
European Ambers (11 entries)
- 2nd Chris Smith Dusseldorf Alt 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier
Light and Amber Hybrids (16 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Cream Ale 6A: Cream Ale
Scottish and Irish (17 entries)
- 2nd Brett Glenna Scottish Beer 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-
Co-Brewer: Terry Fuoss
English Brown (11 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Mild Beer 11A: Mild
- 3rd Michael Behrendt Tilted And Brown 11C: Northern English Brown Ale
German Wheat and Rye (7 entries)
- 2nd Chris Smith Wheat Is Murder 15A: Weizen/Weissbier
Cider (6 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Common Cider 27A: Common Cider MHBA
- 2nd Chris Smith Cider House Fool 27A: Common Cider
- 3rd Chris Smith New England Cider 28A: New England Cider
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2014 Upper Mississippi Mashout Final Results
Amber Hydrid (15 entries)
- Josh Mahoney Second Place
- Chris Smith Third Place
Scottish Ales (9 entries)
- Brett Glenna Third Place
UK Dark Ales (24 entries)
- Brett Glenna Second Place
American Amber Ale (18 entries)
- Jim Lindborg Second Place
Mild & S English Brown (21 entries)
- Brett Glenna Third Place
Porter – Brown & Robust (34 entries)
- Jason Blake Third Place
Strong Roasty Ales (17 entries)
- Sean Kampshoff First Place
Sour – Berliner & Lambic
- Sean Kampshoff Third Place
Sour – Brown & Red (11 entries)
- Steve Piatz First Place
Wood-Aged Beers (37 entries)
- Sean Kampshoff Third Place
Mead – Other Mead (25 entries)
- Matthew Weide Second
- Matthew Weide Third Place
Cider – Standard (19 entries)
- Brett Glenna Third Place
Cider – Specialty (10 entries)
- Chris Smith Second Place
- Nicholas Tillemans Third Place
Amber Lager (27 entries)
- Jason Blake Third Place
Cream & Blonde Ale (18 entries)
- Jim Lindborg First Place
- Jason Blake Second Place
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