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It’s almost time for Homebrew Con! The first question is, are YOU attending? Also, our club is serving club homebrew (beer, mead and cider) at two events and we are looking for a couple volunteers:

Club Night:
Friday, June 16, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, Hall D, Booth 1540
Social Club: Saturday, June 17th, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Hall E, Bar 1

We are looking for volunteers to serve beer and represent the MHBA during these events…if we can get enough people would be ½ hour to 1 hour stints. Email Dave Matson if you can help. Note, if possible you should wear either MHBA garb or something along our Night’s Watch theme (club night only). Dave has an extra MHBA shirt I can borrow you if needed.

Also, we will be setting up for club night some time Friday between 10am and 6pm…contact Dave to let him know if you can be available…shouldn’t be a major undertaking but the more the merrier.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

– Dave Matson

Reminder that Tuesday is our Social event at Inbound! Come check out their space, grab an Inbound beer and stick around for a tour! We will be there starting around 6 and will try to kick off a tour sometime between 6:30 and 7:00. If you have beers for NHC, this is the drop-off for them as well!

Bring friends and family! All are welcome! Wear your MHBA apparel if you have it!

Here’s a quick summary of what’s been happening lately with the MHBA!

Back on May 19th the MHBA headed out to CHS Field for our annual pilgrimage to Sin with the Saint’s!

May 7th, LiftBridge hosted a huge Big Brew Day Party!

From the Facebook Group

• Gera Exire La Tour reminded everyone that you still have a couple days to enter and drop off your beer for the Lift Bridge Pro-am competition. More details at the website.
• Dave Matson shared an update for this upcoming Tuesday’ social event at InBound regarding tasting NHC beers.
• Al Boyce shared the report that there are still BJCP judges needed for the final round of judging at NHC.
• Joe Gerteis gave an update on how to get your beers dropped off for NHC second round. He also is looking for lots of help at the bottle sort this Sunday. More information is available on the sign-up page.
• Al Boyce has been sharing a huge collection of suggested costume ideas for the club’s booth at Homebrew Con!
  • Sansa Stark’s costume
  • Arya Stark’s costume
  • Ygritte
  • Danaerys Targaryen
  • The Red Witch
  • And a great collection of general Night’s Watch garb
    • Cloak
    • Anther option
    • Yet another option
    • And boots!

It’s long past time for a social event. On June 6th we are heading to visit our good friends at Inbound! Everyone is welcome. We’ll be there starting around 6:00pm with a tour starting between 6:30 and 6:45 or so. Come socialize, grab some Inbound beer and get a sneak peak behind the scenes at their setup!

This event is open to everyone! Bring your friends and family!

Do you have your tickets yet? Thursday will bring our annual bout of tailgating, sharing homebrew and baseball with the St. Paul Saints! $18 per person gets you a brat at our tailgating party before the event and a ticket into the game. More details and the purchase form are available on the event page.

Saturday, May 6th we celebrate the American Homebrewers Association’s annual Big Brew for National Homebrew Day.  Many of us will gather and brew individually at Lift Bridge Brewing beginning at 11:00; any recipe is welcome, but please consider brewing one of the two suggested recipes found on the AHA site. Brewing will be outside, except for those who were the first twelve to sign up.

Homebrew is welcome, and Lift Bridge will have mash/sparge water available, as well as hoses for chillers.  Please remember to purchase much of Lift Bridge’s delicious wares!  At 4:00, Lift Bridge will be distributing an Oktoberfest wort to those that register and purchase ahead of time. Details are on Lift Bridge’s event page.

If you can’t make it to Lift Bridge, then please consider hosting a brewing open house on May 6th.  Let us know that you’re doing so, and we can spread the word to club members; this is a great opportunity to meet other members, see other brewers’ set-ups, share techniques, and to participate in the national simultaneous noon toast.  Please let us know your name and address, what time you are opening the doors, what people can bring, and whether they should bring a brewing set-up.

Let’s make this a day where club members are in personal contact with other members, regardless of location!

Time is running out to get your tickets to join us at the St Paul Saints Game on Thursday, May 18th. If you are interested, get the details and ticket purchase link over on the calendar event page.

Join us for the 3rd annual MHBA Iron Home Brewer Competition!

Sunday, September 10th is our 3rd annual Iron Home Brewer competition. This year we are doing it a bit different, we are unveiling the required ingredient now as to give everyone ample time to brew. The secret ingredient this year is HONEY. The event is being held outside, weather permitting, at Midwest Supplies in St Louis Park from 12 to 3pm and everyone is welcome! Midwest gives us a large parking lot space, so kids, bring your scooters and balls.
There will be two prizes for honey beers–one awarded by a panel of judges, and the other awarded by people’s choice. All homebrew is very welcome, and the club jockey box will be available. Anyone who brings at least 60 ounces of a particular beer will receive credit in the Brewers of Fame Program.

Details:

• This will be a club only contest that will utilize honey in the brewing process (beer only).
• Brewers will have from now until September 10th to brew any beer that they feel will work in harmony and exemplify the “required ingredient”.
• Brewers should bring at minimum 6 – 12 oz bottles or 1 – 64oz growler. We will have the club jockey box available for kegs as well.

There are two ways to win:

• We will have a panel of 3 qualified judges to select the Iron Home Brewer. The winner will win an MHBA Iron Home Brewer trophy and a $50 gift certificate to Midwest Supplies.
• We will also have a people’s choice award will win an exciting TBD prize!

If you have any questions about this event please e-mail Matt Weide.