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Meeting February MHBA Meeting - Officer Elections
Where: Traditional Foods Minnesota
When: Saturday, February 20th, 2010, Noon-3pm

The February meeting of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association will be held on Saturday February 20th at Traditional Foods Minnesota from noon-3:00 PM. At this meeting we will be electing the board of directors for the coming year. We will also be discussing the style of the month - English Brown Ales. We will cover style guidelines along with ingredients and brewing techniques. The club will provide commercial examples to sample. If you have a homebrewed example your willing to share bring it along to the meeting.

With the National Homebrew Conference just around the corner we will be discussing the activities the club will be involved in and looking for volunteers.

There will also be a raffle for some of the leftover prizes from the Upper Mississippi Mash-out for members in attendance.

Traditional Foods Minnesota
302 W 61st ST
Minneapolis, MN 55419

Map to Traditional Foods Minnesota

If you have any questions about the meeting you can email me at csmitty42@yahoo.com.

Chris Smith

NewsletterGet the MHBA newsletter, The BOILER for October 2009.

CompetitionThe Upper Mississippi Mash-Out, will again be sponsored by The Minnesota Home Brewer's Association and the St. Paul Homebrewer's Club. The Mash-Out is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition, a qualifying event for the High Plains Brewer of the Year award, as well as for the Midwest Brewer of the Year Award! Dates: January 29-30, 2010

2010 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew CompetitionThe The 2010 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition will be held on Aug 20-21. Sign up to volunteer, or enter your beers!

CompetitionLast year was a busy year for competitions. The MhBA was the site of the AHA Club-Only Mead Competition and we made a WEEK of it! The first round judging of the AHA National Homebrew Competition was April 18-19. The Glockenspiel Homebrew Competition was July 27. The Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition was held on Aug 14-15. Many people also participated in The Onion's Homebrew Competition.

CompetitionByggvir's Beer Competition will be held at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival over Labor Day Weekend. Details can be found at rennfestbeercup.com

SwagClub T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, and other merchandise is now available at http://www.cafepress.com/mhba. Be styling in your MhBA wear - buy today!

JudgingThe Fall BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) class will be starting Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Learn how to judge beer, taste all of the 99 recognized styles of beer, and learn to become a better brewer! SPACE IS LIMITED - there is currently a waiting list! Contact Gera Exire LaTour TODAY at gera_latour@hotmail to reserve your spot.

HistoryOn October 14, 1978, President Carter signed House Resolution 1337. Senate Amendment 3534 to that resolution called for equal treatment of home beer brewers and home winemakers. This law allowed that brewing up to 100 gallons per adult or up to 200 gallons per household per year was permitted for home use. The amendment was proposed by Senator Cranston of California, Senator Schmitt of New Mexico, Senator Bumpers of Arkansas and Senator Gravel of Alaska. Read more.

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