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The annual club “Sinning with the Saints” event is fast approaching. If you are interested, please go purchase your tickets now! This event always draws a huge crowd, with lots of home brewed mead, cider and beer showing up before the game.
Contact John Longballa with any questions.
Read MoreHave you figured out what you are bringing for the MHBA’s 5th Annual Home Brew Fest at the Midwest Supplies?
This informal event is a great opportunity to share your beer, mead, or cider with your fellow members. There will be prizes for People’s Choice Beer and People’s Choice Mead/Cider. You can bring bottles, growlers, or kegs – any amount, but try to bring enough so you can share. Last year, we have over 50 different home brews to taste!
Please try to remember your tasting glass. Friend and family are welcome.
To help this event run smoothly, I assign each entry a number and print out labels with the styles beforehand. Therefore, please contact Gera before the meeting to let me know what home brew you plan to bring, so we don’t have to do too much writing at the event. Also, let me know if you’re going to want a spot on one of the jockey boxes.
Read MoreBOS – Beer
- 3rd Sean Kampshoff Barrel Aged Dead Hand Stout 22C: Wood-Aged Beer
LIGHT HYBRID (8 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Cream Ale 6A: Cream Ale
AMBER HYBRID (6 entries)
- 1st Chris Smith Dusseldorf Alt 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier
ENGLISH ALES (6 entries)
- 2nd Brett Glenna Mild Ale 11A: Mild
SCOTTISH AND IRISH (8 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Scottish Ale 9C: Scottish Export 80/-
- 3rd Brett Glenna Scottish Ale 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-
Porters (8 entries)
- 3rd Sean Kampshoff Sean’s Baltic Porter 12C: Baltic Porter
STOUTS (18 entries)
- 1st Sean Kampshoff Dead Hand Stout 13F: Imperial Stout
GERMAN WHEAT & RYE (7 entries)
- 1st Chris Smith Wheat Is Murder 15A: Weizen/Weissbier
Smoke and Wood Aged (5 entries)
- 1st Sean Kampshoff Barrel Aged Dead Hand Stout 22C: Wood-Aged Beer
SPECIALTY (9 entries)
- 1st Sean Kampshoff Emily 23A: Specialty Beer
- 2nd Shane Korthals Mexican Snowman 23A: Specialty Beer
CIDERS (7 entries)
- 1st Chris Smith Ding-A-Linongberry 28B: Fruit Cider
- 2nd Chris Smith Cider House Fool 27A: Common Cider
- Brett Glenna Cider 27A: Common Cider
European Ambers (11 entries)
- 2nd Chris Smith Dusseldorf Alt 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier
Light and Amber Hybrids (16 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Cream Ale 6A: Cream Ale
Scottish and Irish (17 entries)
- 2nd Brett Glenna Scottish Beer 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-
Co-Brewer: Terry Fuoss
English Brown (11 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Mild Beer 11A: Mild
- 3rd Michael Behrendt Tilted And Brown 11C: Northern English Brown Ale
German Wheat and Rye (7 entries)
- 2nd Chris Smith Wheat Is Murder 15A: Weizen/Weissbier
Cider (6 entries)
- 1st Brett Glenna Common Cider 27A: Common Cider MHBA
- 2nd Chris Smith Cider House Fool 27A: Common Cider
- 3rd Chris Smith New England Cider 28A: New England Cider
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2014 Upper Mississippi Mashout Final Results
Amber Hydrid (15 entries)
- Josh Mahoney Second Place
- Chris Smith Third Place
Scottish Ales (9 entries)
- Brett Glenna Third Place
UK Dark Ales (24 entries)
- Brett Glenna Second Place
American Amber Ale (18 entries)
- Jim Lindborg Second Place
Mild & S English Brown (21 entries)
- Brett Glenna Third Place
Porter – Brown & Robust (34 entries)
- Jason Blake Third Place
Strong Roasty Ales (17 entries)
- Sean Kampshoff First Place
Sour – Berliner & Lambic
- Sean Kampshoff Third Place
Sour – Brown & Red (11 entries)
- Steve Piatz First Place
Wood-Aged Beers (37 entries)
- Sean Kampshoff Third Place
Mead – Other Mead (25 entries)
- Matthew Weide Second
- Matthew Weide Third Place
Cider – Standard (19 entries)
- Brett Glenna Third Place
Cider – Specialty (10 entries)
- Chris Smith Second Place
- Nicholas Tillemans Third Place
Amber Lager (27 entries)
- Jason Blake Third Place
Cream & Blonde Ale (18 entries)
- Jim Lindborg First Place
- Jason Blake Second Place
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Thanks to everyone who made it out to the March Meeting and Chili Cook-off at the CSPS Hall on March 15. We had a great turn-out with lots of fantastic chili and incredible beverages!
Chief Chili Pepper is back at his regular home, as of late, with Gera Exire LaTour taking first place again in the Chili competition. First place for beverages went to Jim Sogla with his Cyser made from Apples and Honey procured through the Minnesota Home Brewers Association! Below is a list of all the winners!
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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.
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