Coming up on August 9th, the Minnesota Home Brewers Association has been invited to visit the brand new brewery Unmapped Brewing, in Minnetonka. Club member and BJCP Judge Derek Allmendinger is the head brewer. He will give us a tour and share his perspective on the professional brewing experience.

Bring your friends and family and come out and enjoy some of Derek’s beers, hang out and catch up with fellow club members and brag about how awesome your entry to the Iron Home Brewer Competition will be in September!

The event page has all the details but here’s the short version:

When: Wednesday, August 9th from 6:00pm until 9:00ish.
Where: Unmapped Brewing, Minnetonka, MN

It’s almost time for Homebrew Con! The first question is, are YOU attending? Also, our club is serving club homebrew (beer, mead and cider) at two events and we are looking for a couple volunteers:

Club Night:
Friday, June 16, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, Hall D, Booth 1540
Social Club: Saturday, June 17th, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Hall E, Bar 1

We are looking for volunteers to serve beer and represent the MHBA during these events…if we can get enough people would be ½ hour to 1 hour stints. Email Dave Matson if you can help. Note, if possible you should wear either MHBA garb or something along our Night’s Watch theme (club night only). Dave has an extra MHBA shirt I can borrow you if needed.

Also, we will be setting up for club night some time Friday between 10am and 6pm…contact Dave to let him know if you can be available…shouldn’t be a major undertaking but the more the merrier.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

– Dave Matson

Reminder that Tuesday is our Social event at Inbound! Come check out their space, grab an Inbound beer and stick around for a tour! We will be there starting around 6 and will try to kick off a tour sometime between 6:30 and 7:00. If you have beers for NHC, this is the drop-off for them as well!

Bring friends and family! All are welcome! Wear your MHBA apparel if you have it!

Here’s a quick summary of what’s been happening lately with the MHBA!

Back on May 19th the MHBA headed out to CHS Field for our annual pilgrimage to Sin with the Saint’s!

May 7th, LiftBridge hosted a huge Big Brew Day Party!

From the Facebook Group

• Gera Exire La Tour reminded everyone that you still have a couple days to enter and drop off your beer for the Lift Bridge Pro-am competition. More details at the website.
• Dave Matson shared an update for this upcoming Tuesday’ social event at InBound regarding tasting NHC beers.
• Al Boyce shared the report that there are still BJCP judges needed for the final round of judging at NHC.
• Joe Gerteis gave an update on how to get your beers dropped off for NHC second round. He also is looking for lots of help at the bottle sort this Sunday. More information is available on the sign-up page.
• Al Boyce has been sharing a huge collection of suggested costume ideas for the club’s booth at Homebrew Con!
  • Sansa Stark’s costume
  • Arya Stark’s costume
  • Ygritte
  • Danaerys Targaryen
  • The Red Witch
  • And a great collection of general Night’s Watch garb
    • Cloak
    • Anther option
    • Yet another option
    • And boots!

It’s long past time for a social event. On June 6th we are heading to visit our good friends at Inbound! Everyone is welcome. We’ll be there starting around 6:00pm with a tour starting between 6:30 and 6:45 or so. Come socialize, grab some Inbound beer and get a sneak peak behind the scenes at their setup!

This event is open to everyone! Bring your friends and family!