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Special thanks to Jim and the entire crew at Sociable Cider Werks for hosting the Minnesota Home Brewers Association on March 6. Jim gave us a fantastic tour and shared plans for what sounds like some very ambitious brewing plans in the upcoming years. 
Please contact your State Senator and State Congressman and ask them to support the following bills currently being introduced in the house and senate:
There’s a great website available to help you find the names and contact information for your Minnesota State Legislators:
Currently in Minnesota Law, homebrew is not allowed to be legally transported outside of the home. Not to competitions, not to club meetings, not even to your next door neighbo’s house.
The proposed bills would allow these type of activities to legally continue.
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Once again Minnesota is one of the locations hosting first round judging for the National Homebrew Competition. We are looking for people interested in helping as Judges and Stewards. Judging will take place April 11 through April 12.
All volunteers helping this year get a first shot at the National Homebrew Convention next year!
Check out the calendar event for more information on the event and links to registration.
Read MoreA quick reminder that the Social event at Sociable Cider Werks is happening Thursday, March 6th. The weather looks to be great and no snow storms will interrupt us this time!
Check out the calendar event for all the details!
Read MoreOur President Emeritus, Michael Cote, has found another free advanced movie screening for us. Next Thursday, March 13, we have been invited to screen the movie Draft Day.
The calendar event has all the details, including the link and code to pick up your free passes!
Read MoreBy Steve Piatz
This article originally appeared in the April 2008 newsletter of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association
The MHBA Style of the Month is an opportunity to brew a particular style and join fellow club members in sharing, discussing and critiquing a particular style. Consider brewing this now and bringing it to the April club meeting to share and discuss!
This month the style of the month (SOTM) is for a California Common in preparation for the July meeting. Your California Common should take no more than seven to ten days for the primary fermentation step. Bottle conditioning will add a couple more weeks to the time required. Brewing your California Common before the end of March should give you sufficient time for your California Common to be ready to serve at the June meeting.
Read MoreRemember the Sociable Cider Werks Social event coming up this Thursday, March 6. If you haven’t been there yet, Sociable Cider Werks is one of NorthEast Minneapolis’ newest breweries. It produces hard ciders as well as beers! Come join us there to check them out.
Check the event page for more details.
Read MoreStill haven’t renewed your 2014 MHBA dues? There is a brand new way to renew your dues instantly online. When you renew online, you get your membership card instantly via email, plus you have the option of renewing for 3 years at a discounted rate!
Go find out more about membership or renew your membership now!
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On Saturday, February 15, the Minnesota Home Brewers Association met at Rock Bottom Brewery in Minneapolis. The primary focus of the meeting was to elect new leadership to run the club for the next year. In addition to this though, we had several fun extras!
Michael Agnew was on hand to talk about his new book, Craft Beer for the Homebrewer, a collection of home brew recipes of commercial beers, directly from the professional craft brewers’ themselves!
As we were at Rock Bottom Brewery, we had to try some of their brews! They provided us with samples of four of their seasonal beers to share, discuss and talk about.
For the meat of the agenda, outgoing president, Michael Cote ran the elections and helped ensure we have some terrific leadership to help run the club for the upcoming year!
Here is the club leadership for the next year:
Board Members – Elected
- President: Brett Glenna
- Vice-President: John Longballa
- Treasurer: Gera Exire LaTour
- Secretary: Dave Royer
- At-Large Through 2/2015: Gera Exire LaTour
- At-Large Through 2/2015: Al Boyce
- At-Large Through 2/2016: Chris Smith
- At-Large Through 2/2016: Matt Weide
Board Members – Non-Elected
- President Emeritus: Michael Cote
Other Leadership
- Librarian: Chris Hanaan
- Webmaster: Dave Royer
- Website Staff: Andrew Schmitt
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We have been invited to a free advanced screening of 3 Days To Kill, a new Kevin Costner film, this upcoming Wednesday. Anyone interested should check out the event page for more information and details on how to get your tickets.
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