The Masters Championship of Amateur Brewering is in need of BJCP judges and stewards:

We’re still in need of judges for MCAB IX:

Judges and Stewards,

This is a call for judges and stewards.  Please follow the instructions
below indicating which sessions you want to judge and if you want to
attend the banquet.

Competition Date: February 23-24, 2007
Location:       The Happy Gnome
498 Selby Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102

Event Schedule:

Friday
5:00 PM Gordon Strong – BJCP Grand Master III will be introducing
a new score sheet – All registered judges will recieve a
link to review this scoresheet prior to event.
5:30 PM Friday judge session begins
8:00 PM Hors Deurves / Snack food served at Happy Gnome after judging
(No food served beforehand – so plan appropriately)

Saturday
10:00 AM Flavor Aktive Session lead by Kris England – CEP Class
12:00 PM Lunch served for judges
1:00 PM Saturday judge session begins
3:30 PM Best of Show Judging
3:30-7 PM Try some of the 24 taps the Happy Gnome has to offer
or take advantage of the generous 15% off discount that
Northern Brewer is offering.
Possible Talk/QA event.
7:00 PM Dinner and Awards Ceremony (Dinner will cost $25, please request
reservation by Friday 2/16 – if enough people do not sign up for the
dinner we will just announce the winners and retire to the bar for those
that wish to hang around and socialize)

Dinner Menu (family style):
– Chef’s Seasonal Vegetable
– Fresh Baked Bread
– Mixed Green Salad
– Baby Red Potato Hash with Onions and Bell Peppers
– Bone-in Chicken with Rosemary Chicken Jus

Throughout the event there will be a ‘Waters of the World’ station.
Brewing waters of different regions around the world will be presented
along with examples of the associated beer styles. Completion of self
administered exam will count towards CEP credit.

If you are interested in judging email the organizer and
include:
Name:
BJCP Number:
BJCP Rank:
Preferred Categories:
What Sessions you want to judge Friday 5:00 PM and/or Saturday 1:00 PM:
Dinner Reservation for Saturday night: Yes or No
Dinner Price: $25
Menu TBA by the 14th.

Hotel information for out of town judges:

Best Western – Bandana Square
1010 Bandana Boulevard W
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108-5107, US
Phone: 651-647-1637
Fax: 651-647-0244

mailto:curt@sphbc.org

Curt Stock & Thomas Eibner

Results of the Northern Ale Stars‘ Great Northern Brew-ha-ha have been posted here.

From Northern Brewer’s mailing list:

WINTER BEER KITS ON SALE
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It’s real wintery right now in Minnesota, but it will soon be spring!
This is your last chance to brew your winter ales for consumption
in sub-freezing weather! That’s why we are running a sale right now
on a few extract beer kits. For a limited time, save on the following
wintery beer kits:

Scottish 80 Shilling was $25.85, now $20.75
Scottish Wee Heavy was $37.35, now $29.95
Imperial Stout was $38.10, now $38.50
Spiced Winter Ale was $27.85, now $22.50
Winter Warmer was $35.10, now $28.10
Bourbon Barrel Porter was $46.25, now $37.00

Browse our beer kit selection at http://www.northernbrewer.com/beer-kits.html

HOP RHIZOME PRE-ORDER
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Hop rhizomes are root stock harvested from female hop plants, which
allows you to grow a flowering plant of pure lineage. You can grow
your own hops just about anywhere in the continental United States.

As with last year, rhizomes will be shipped to you directly from
Oregon when they are harvested, usually during the last week of March.
They are $4.95 per rhizome and shipping is $4.05 regardless of the
number of rhizomes purchased.

The following varieties are available this year:

Brewer’s Gold
Cascade
Centennial
Fuggle
Goldings
Hallertau
Nugget
Mt. Hood
Sterling
Willamette

Pre-order them today at http://www.northernbrewer.com/rhizomes.html

I finally broke down and joined the Minnesota Home Brewer’s Association this weekend. I’ve been brewing for over two years and figured it was high time I get involved in a club, meet more brewers and learn from their experience (and of course, share my own). So I joined the MHBA on Saturday and attended my first meeting at Granite City in St. Louis Park. I had a good time – I tasted some nice homebrew, met some cool people, toasted Jimmy Carter and tried to absorb as much as I could listening and not just jabbering away like I usually do after a couple of beers.

New officers were elected… Paul Dienhart was elected as Treasurer and Secretary, Al Boyce was once again elected as Vice President and Gera Exire LaTour was elected President. Congrats.

And finally, I’ve volunteered my services as the new newsletter editor. I’m certainly no stranger to newsletter editing/design/layout (not to mention beer & homebrewing), so I figured I’d offer my services. It should also force me to keep MNBeer on top of upcoming local homebrew info, so what the hell… why not?

“Mashout attracts hundreds of home brewers to Twin Cities”