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MHBA Apparel Order

March 13, 2017

It’s been a very long time since the Minnesota Home Brewers Association has offered apparel. With the new logo, it’s time once again!

We are offering t-shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts, Dickies work shirts in both men’s and women’s cuts along with a hooded sweatshirt!

We may order a couple extra, but please don’t assume there will be any.

If you are interested in some club apparel, this is your chance! You can choose to have your apparel shipped directly to you, or if you want to save a couple bucks, you can pick it up at a club event.

We will be accepting orders until April 5th. At that point, all the orders will be printed and either shipped to you or we will pick them up from the printer and start bringing them to club events.

If you would like to have your apparel shipped to you, use the order form to have things shipped directly to you.

If you want to pick up your apparel, use the group pickup order form.

Questions? Send them to the club secretary.

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An update on the club’s activity at HomeBrewCon 2017

March 11, 2017

During the biggest homebrew party of the year at AHA HomebrewCon (aka Club Night), we want to showcase some of the finest homebrew beers, meads and cider from our club’s amazing members…this means YOU!

If you think you can create a brew that is ready for prime time and you would enjoy the honor of having your beer being tasted and appreciated by fellow homebrewers, NOW is the time to act. THE MHBA WANTS YOUR BREW!!! We will be conducting a “Taste-in” in early June (just before the conference) to make sure we don’t pour infected beer or some other “strange brew”.

By the way…kegs are the preferred container, as the beer can be self-served at our booth. However, we are thinking about some options the help those who don’t presently keg but want to brew for HomebrewCon.

If you can brew and help represent the MHBA, email Dave Matson, chair of the club’s HomeBrewCon activities so we can get the ball rolling.

Cheers!

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Updates and Upcoming Events

March 11, 2017

Bowling and Homebrew

On March 26th it’s time to break out the strange shoes and funny shirts for a social event of bowling and homebrew! Check out the event page for all the details.

April Homebrew Review

Our April meeting brings us back to the Northern Brewer warehouse for our annual Homebrew Review! This is a great opportuniuty to share your homebrew with lots of other homebrewers and try their offerings!

Big brew day

On May 6th, we have been invited to Liftbridge Brewing for the American Homebrewers Association Annual Big Brew Day! This is an individual event hosted by liftbridge, complete with a wort giveaway. If you are interested, make sure to RSVP with liftbridge for the event!

Saints game

On May 18th we will have fun tailgating and watching baseball with the Saing Paul Saints! Get your tickets now before they sell out for our annual pilgrimage to visit the Saints. Before the game, we will be tailgating with homebrew, snacks and a brat for everyone that buys a ticket!

Homebrew con

June 15-17 brings the largest homebrew event in the country directly to the Twin Cities! Join thousands of other homebrewers learning, sharing and laughing. The club will have an awesome presence with several club members presenting on varous topics throughout the event. Registration is open now for this amazing event.

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2017 Homebrew Con

February 28, 2017

Three thousand brewers gather in Minneapolis for three days of feting our favorite hobby.  See the American Homebrewers Association site for details.

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2017 Save The Date

February 28, 2017

Save the date!

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2017 Big Brew for National Homebrew Day

February 28, 2017

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 Oktoberfest wort, but you must purchase your wort ahead of time for $5 at Eventbrite.

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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!

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2017 Bowling and Homebrew

February 27, 2017

Bring the family (and the homebrew!) to St. Francis Bowling Center in Saint Paul on Sunday, March 26th, from 12:30-3:00.  This family-friendly club event is free for all members in good standing; the only cost to you (besides possibly your pride) is $2/person for shoes.  Children and homebrew are welcome!  A lane or two will have bumper buddies (gutter guards) for anyone who needs them.  There’s no need to be there right at 12:30; please bring some snacks, stop by when you’re able, roll a few balls, and quaff a few homebrews.

This is one of the last of the German-Catholic basement bowling alleys that were quite prevalent in the second half of the previous century.  We have the entire place and all six lanes to ourselves during our rented time.  There will be door prizes, and a prize for the best homebrew.  The St. Francis Bowling Center is located in the St. Francis school building at 426 S. Osceola Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102, just one block north of the intersection of Randolph and West 7th.

Find more information about the location on their website.

See you there!

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March Meeting Announcement

February 24, 2017

Our annual Chili Cookoff and Officer Elections are coming up on Saturday, March 18 from 12-4pm. Bring your best chili and favorite homebrew to share!

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It’s time for the annual homebrew review

February 23, 2017

Our annual homebrew review is coming up April 1 at the Northern Brewer warehouse in Roseville. Bring your favorite homebrew to showcase your brewing!

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MHBA Logo Update

February 7, 2017

For those of you with good memories, you may recall a contest in early 2015 that was to provide the club with a new logo. The old logo has been wonderful, but the design is a bit busy for some applications, especially small ones, such as drinking glasses. During the contest window, the club received many great logo contest entries (thank you to those who entered!), and many of the entries would have worked well, but the board decided that none of the entries was just exactly right, and the logo re-design languished.

Fast-forward to January 2017. The club desperately needs a new logo so that members can order logo shirts to proudly wear to the national convention and to other events. Audrey and Dave Royer come to the rescue, spending many recent hours providing the board with countless revisions of logo ideas. As the crumpled papers filled the design-room floor, the logo got better and better, and what finally emerged was the new club logo, which we hope you will agree simplifies (yet holds true to the style of) the club’s original logo.

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