Announcements
Iron Brewer chocolate edition is just around the corner! How’s the chocolate creations coming along? We have a few updates to mention which are listed below. Firstly, though, there will be a special mead tasting that night as well.
Several club members have collaborated together on a special batch of orange blossom traditional mead, and are eager to share their results with the club. This batch was split, barrel-aged and blended. You will have the opportunity to taste the different variants, as well as sample the original honey so you can see how it has transformed. Additionally, they are bringing a sample of the rum used to keep the barrel wet, along with some unbarreled rum to offer a contrast. This will be a great educational opportunity you will not want to miss.
Here’s the list of updates to the event. Please read all bullet points, especially the one about chocolate desserts.
- There is no entry limit. The last thing we want anyone to do is keep a chocolate brew at home.
- The club jockey box will be available for anyone wanting to bring a keg.
- Bring whatever volume of brew you’d like, however, a single 12 oz. bottle may go quick and not make it to all of those judging. So if you’d like to be in the running for an award, we’d recommend at least two 12 oz bottles.
- More Chocolate! We’ve had a brilliant recommendation by an anonymous source (who’s name rhymes with Sean Pongballa), to open the chocolate floodgates further by allowing attendees to bring chocolate desserts. So if you’re feeling ambitious and want to share the love, bring your favorite/fanciest/best chocolate dessert and enjoy a constant supply of high-fives from your fellow club members.
We will be meeting at Northern Brewer Minneapolis starting at 6:30pm until 9:30pm.
Read MoreWe are finalizing all the details but watch out for the 2018 Cider Buy details. The price will be $25 again this year. As usual, the buy is open to dues-paid members first. If supplies allow we may open it to non-club members as the buy approaches.
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Hi Home Brewers! It’s time to check in on some fantastic upcoming events that you need to get on your calendar and catch up on some recent happenings
Upcoming Events
MHBA at Boom Days
Some club members will be giving a home brew demo at Boom Days on July 15 at Boom Island Brewing in Minneapolis. Club members Jon Hunter and Cory Monson will be doing a BIAB demo of a Patersbier. Come hang out, chat brewing and have some great beer, starting at 1pm!
August brings the All-Club Campout
Get your Chocolate on!
We have some awesome homebrewers in the club
- Sean Kampshoff took home Gold for a Barrel Aged Barleywine
- Kevin Meintsma took home Silver for a Cyser
- Nathan Steigman took home Bronze for a Traditional Mead
Several club members jumped on an opportunity to share some homebrew and raise money for a great cause. Josh, the founder of Good Company Brewing and organizer of Brew For Good brought together homebrewers and craft brew enthusiasts for a fun evening to raise money for charity! Thanks to all that participated!
Thanks to everyone who braved the rain and joined us for our annual outing to Sin with the Saints!
A huge thanks goes out to Derek and the entire staff at Unamapped Brewing for letting us take over part of their patio for a Big Brew session! It was fun seeing everyone’s system and trying a bunch of homebrew!
What’s better than Big Brew Day with the Minnesota Home Brewers Association? How about two Big Brew Days!
Big Brew Day at Lift Bridge
Coming up this weekend on Saturday, May 5th we will be heading to Lift Bridge to join them for their annual Big Brew Day celebration. Whether you are there to brew, to share homebrew, to grab some Lift Bridge beer or just to hang out, swing by with the family and friends and say hi to the MN Home Brewers Association!
If you are planning on brewing at this event, please check out the details with Lift Bridge on the event page as they are the coordinators.
Big Brew Day at Unmapped
Next Saturday, May 12th we will be at Unmapped Brewing for an MHBA Exclusive Big Brew Day! Bring your Homebrew, Bring your brew rig, bring the friends and family and come out for some great homebrew, great Unmapped Beer and some awesome people!
If you are planning on Brewing at this event, please let us know via email or via the FaceBook event page so we can coordinate plans.
It’s that time. We are wrapping up selling tickets for our annual outing to CHS field to visit the St. Paul Saints! You don’t want to miss this event! What could be better than hanging out on a warm summer afternoon, enjoying some homebrew, a delicious brat, then heading in to watch a baseball game!
Purchase your tickets to the Saint Paul Saints game now.
If you don’t purchase your tickets this week, there will not be a ticket for you. No extra tickets will be available after this weekend.
Photo by Matt Weide
Photo by Matt Weide
A quick reminder about a few fantastic events heading your way.
Tomorrow we are heading to Allow Brewing for our annual Home Brew Review. Be one of the first dues-paid members and you will get a free Alloy Beer!
If you are participating in the judging the First Round of NHC this weekend at Summit Brewing, you may want to check out the video from BJCP Education Liaison Kristen England that club member Chip Walton posted about the new scoresheets we will be using this weekend.
There are a few tickets left for the Saints game, but we would like to get them all sold before the turn-back date! Go get your tickets now!
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Are you ready? Coming up on April 10th the MHBA is taking over Alloy Brewing in Coon Rapids for our annual Homebrew Review.
What’s the Homebrew Review? Think if it like a beer festival where you are the brewer! Bring your best beers, most interesting beers or what you are enjoying showing off right now and join us for a great night of homebrew at Alloy Brewing!
The first 50 dues-paid MHBA members get a free Alloy Beer!
This event is open to everyone! Bring the family and friends and get ready for a great time!
Check out the event page for the Homebrew Review for more details.
For those of you planning out to April, make sure you have our two Big Brew Days events on your calendar!
- May 5th we have Big Brew Day at Liftbridge, complete with a wort rally if you sign up early.
- May 12th we have Big Brew Day at Unmapped Brewing!