Announcements
It’s time for a social event! Boom Island has invited us out to their taproom for a social event Wednesday, March 11. They are offering us $3 pints all night. Put it on your calendar and swing out to chat about Belgian beers, favorite beers or to brainstorm your latest homebrew recipe.
As this is a social event at a taproom that is open, we won’t be bringing outside beer to Boom Island. Come and try their beer and bring your questions, thoughts and discussion topics!
Check out the calendar event for more details, times and location information.
Read MoreWe have a brand new social event on the books. Come check out Burning Brothers Brewing in St Paul this upcoming May 21st. Burning Brothers is a gluten free brewery with a very interesting story. The event details are available on the club calendar event. As this is a Gluten Free environment, no outside food or beverages are allowed at the brewery.
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Midwest Supplies asked us to pass on the reminder that it’s time to think about pre-ordering hop rhizomes. If you have ever considered trying to grow your own hops, now may be a good time to try it out. They are fun and amazing plants to watch grow in the spring and summer and very fun to harvest and brew with at the end of the season!
Swing over to Midwest Supplies to pre-order rhizomes for $4.99 each, or head to our Facebook group if you have questions!
Read MoreThere is a brand new benefit to being a member of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association! If you show your MHBA membership card at the Boom Island Boom Room (aka, taproom) you will get happy hour pricing all the time! Consider stopping by and saying hi next time you are in the area. A big thanks to Boom Island for extending us this discount. 
Another reminder about tonight’s meeting at Casket Cinema for the screening of “For the Love of Beer”. Details, address and timing are all on the event page on the club calendar.
We’ll also have an opportunity to discuss the homebrew you bring for the Brewers Hall of Fame. Bring at least a six-pack or keg or two-liter bottle. You may always bring a lesser amount to share informally, but it just won’t qualify for the Hall of Fame
We began this program at the November meeting, and here’s what happened there …
Quite a few folks gathered around a Barley John’s picnic table, and four brewers took turns introducing their beers and passing them around. Before we passed each beer, the brewer gave the audience a description of the recipe and process. While the group sampled the beer, questions and comments were shared.
- Jon Hunter brought a California Common brewed with Northern Brewer hops that Jon’s friend had grown.
- Heath Rhodes shared a Pliney clone. (don’t try to say that ten times quickly, and don’t confuse it with a pine cone)
- Max Brummel, who had JUST joined the club, passed around some of his very first homebrew, a dark mild.
- Chris Smith had us sample two of his creations; the first was a German Alt made with all Styrian Golding hops, and the second a wheat wine.
Each brewer will receive credit for the category of beer shared. Soon we will have a special page on the website where you can see who has received credit for which styles. There is no minimum quality requirement–just a minimum QUANTITY requirement, and that’s so that we have enough for everyone at the meeting to get a good-sized sample.
Read MoreThanks to everyone who came out to last month’s holiday party. We had a fantastic turn out with a great collection of food, beverages and people!
This year’s winners of the “Best Food” and “Best Beverage” awards went to Paul Illa and Tim Burman. Paul took best beverage with his triple IPA, brewed at Learn to Brew day at Barly John’s. Tim amazed us with “beer-amisu”, a beer version of tiramisu!
Thanks to everyone who made this past year’s party a huge success. Here is a collection of photos from the event.
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One final reminder that we hope to see each and every one of you at the holiday party coming up tomorrow, December 19 at the CSPS Hall in St Paul. The calendar event has the location details and suggestions on what to bring.
The short version is, you should bring some or all of the following:
- A tasting glass
- Friends & Family
- Food
- Homebrew
Hope to see you there!
Read MoreAs the end of the year comes barreling at us, it’s time again for the annual Club Holiday Party. This is one of the most highly attended events of the year and you don’t want to miss out.
Bring your homebrew to show off, bring a dish to share and bring your friends and family! The doors open at 5:30 for setup. and potluck food service starts around 7:00.
With a theme of “Beer” for the people’s choice awards for best food and beverage, you may be thinking you have to get super creative or be a gourmet chef. Do you have a great non-beer related recipe that you want to bring? Consider entering it as “pairing best with” a particular beverage you bring. Maybe you have a recipe that one of our gluten free members could enjoy that has a beer related side topping? Go for it! Whatever you want to bring will be enjoyed greatly! Bring the recipe to show off with your entry.
Please check the event page for all the details.
Read MoreJoin us Thursday, January 8, 2015 for the MHBA January Meeting. We will be at Casket Cinema for the screening of “For the Love of Beer“, a documentary about women in the craft brewing industry! Our very own Gera Exire La Tour and a collection of other women in the industry will be on hand for a discussion after the movie.
The MHBA meeting will start at 7:00 sharp with the pre-movie social taking over at 7:30pm. Bring your homebrew to share and come show your support for women in the brewing industry!
Find out more about the movie on Casket Cinema’s website or check out the event page for venue address and other information
Read MoreRemember that your MHBA club dues expire at the end of the year. If you are planning on renewing at the 2014 Holiday Party, we encourage you to renew ahead of time so we have a chance to get your membership card printed before the event. We will only have membership cards available for people who have renewed their membership by Wednesday, December 17. If you renew after December 17, including at the party, your card will be mailed with the January printing.
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