Announcements

Sinning with the Saints Tickets on Sale

April 23, 2024

Buy your tickets by August 5th! https://mnbrewers.com/saints-game-payment

Schedule:

September 7, 2024

Tailgating lot opens at 12PM

Game at 6:39PM

It is that time of year again for Sinning with the Saints where the MN Homebrewers Association takes over a portion of the ballpark to enjoy a game of baseball and time with fellow homebrewers.
In addition, there is always some tailgating fun prior to the game. Per usual, it will be in the tailgating lot and will be potluck style BYO food and drink. Please bring something to share.
See this link for location of tailgating lot: https://www.chsfield.com/plan-your-visit/parking

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Upcoming Events: Big Brew Day and Iron Brewer

April 22, 2024
Big Brew Day / Wort Share at Back Channel’s Production Facility May 4th is coming up! Bring friends, family, and some homebrew to share! Also, there will be plenty of room for brewing on site. Reserve wort here https://mnbrewers.com/wort-rally/. https://fb.me/e/3xNj5uw3G
 
And looking forward, a few dates to keep on your calendar:
Iron Brewer Competition Drop off June 1 at Hackamore Brewing. https://fb.me/e/4NjVHnwjm
Monthly Meeting at 56 Brewing on June 13th at 6:30. https://fb.me/e/XefUYDcK
Iron Brewer Competition Awards at Hackamore Brewing June 22 at Noon. https://fb.me/e/1ALjrspuw
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Upcoming Events

April 8, 2024
This Saturday at 1PM we have our Monthly Meeting at Insight Brewing! Ben Gansemer will chat about experimenting in homebrew. Homebrew is welcome to be shared! FB Details: https://fb.me/e/4YZTycWwQ
 
And looking forward, a few dates to keep on your calendar:
Big Brew Day / Wort Share at Back Channel’s Production Facility May 4th (reserve wort here https://mnbrewers.com/wort-rally/). https://fb.me/e/3xNj5uw3G
Iron Brewer Competition Drop off June 1 at Hackamore Brewing. https://fb.me/e/4NjVHnwjm
Monthly Meeting at 56 Brewing on June 13th at 6:30. https://fb.me/e/XefUYDcK
Iron Brewer Competition Awards at Hackamore Brewing June 22 at Noon. https://fb.me/e/1ALjrspuw
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Great Taste of Midwest

March 25, 2024
This content is for 1 Year Member and 3 Year Member members only.
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Upcoming Events

March 25, 2024
Happy Monday Homebrewers! Take note of our upcoming events and meetings (T-minus 2 weeks till next meeting):
 
April Meeting at Insight Apr 13 @1PM – Ben will talk about experimenting in homebrew (https://fb.me/e/4YZTycWwQ)
Big Brew Day at Back Channel Brewing May 4 (see event for details, and reserve wort here https://mnbrewers.com/wort-rally and https://fb.me/e/46txOi0kg)
Iron Brewer Drop Off at Hackamore Brewing June 1 during business hours (https://fb.me/e/4NjVHnwjm)
June Meeting at 56 Brewing Jun 13 @6:30 (https://fb.me/e/XefUYDcK)
Iron Brewer Awards at Hackamore Brewing Jun 22 at 12 (https://fb.me/e/1ALjrspuw)
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Upcoming Events

February 12, 2024
Look forward to a bunch of fun events in the coming months from the club. With all the new faces attending, do not forget to sign up for membership: https://mnbrewers.com/membership-account/membership-levels/.
 
Upcoming Events:
Iron Brewers Competition – sign up by contacting [email protected] or [email protected]. Ingredient Pickup Mar 1 (https://fb.me/e/1nsvWweW5), beer drop off June 1 (https://fb.me/e/4NjVHnwjm), Awards June 22 (https://fb.me/e/1ALjrspuw)
Details:
Competition: 2024 Hackamore Iron Brewer
[AHA/BJCP Sanctioned Competition]
Entry Drop Off Date: June 1, 2024
Award Celebration Date: June 22nd, 2024
Greetings to all!
This year marks the first hosting of the Iron Brewer Competition by Hackamore Brewery in Chanhassen, MN. This AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition is free for all MN Homebrewer Association Members. The rules are simple…brew the predetermined style of beer, highlighting the provided competition ingredient, and turn in to Hackamore Brewery on June 1st, 2024. The beer will then be judged by a BJCP certified judge and Hackamore’s Owner and Brewers. The winner of the competition gets not only bragging rights, but their beer recipe will be created in a full batch at Hackamore Brewery in partnership with the brewers and be made available to the general public!
Reach out to Matt Johnson to register for the event.
Here’s style information for the competition:
Beer Style: Red IPA
Style Guidelines: https://www.bjcp.org/…/2015/21/21B/specialty-ipa-red-ipa/
Competition Ingredient (provided by Hackamore Brewery): Vista Hops – 8 oz per competitor
Requirements: The beer you make can contain all, or some, of the provided competition ingredients. Keep in mind that judges will be seeing who can highlight the hop varietal best in their beer, which can mean using it solo, combining it with other hop varietals, or other ingredients. We truly want the competitors to be creative in how they choose to best highlight the ingredients in their submitted beer style. Other than that, competitors can feel free to use whichever yeast or grain they feel will create the best blend of flavors in their creation.
The competition ingredient is going to be provided to all competitors free of charge. You can pick up your hops from Hackamore Brewery on March 1st. If you are unable to come to the brewery to pick up your competition ingredient, please reach out to [email protected] to have them shipped to you. We strongly encourage you to come to the brewery to pick them up, as it’s a great way to meet the brewers and talk shop!
Looking forward to a great competition!
 
Home Brew Review / Monthly Meeting – Mar 18 6:30PM at Alloy Brewing (https://fb.me/e/3mrdYXgNl)
 
Monthly Meeting – Apr 13 1PM at Insight Brewing (https://fb.me/e/4YZTycWwQ)
 
Big Brew Day – May 4 at Back Channel Brewing
 
Monthly Meeting – June 13 6:30 at 56 Brewing (https://fb.me/e/XefUYDcK)
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Monthly Meeting / Election

February 5, 2024
Happy start to the week homebrewers! Do not forget about our meeting this Saturday February 10th at 12:30 at Elm Creek Brewing Co.
 
This is an IMPORTANT one, as its where our elections will happen for this years board. Positions we will be asking for nominations/voting for include: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and two of our At-Large Positions.
 
There is no planned education topic (though if you want to bring a topic to present, let me know!). Home brew is welcome to be brought and shared, but make sure to support Elm Creek as well.
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Collaboration with MoreBeer!

January 22, 2024
New Benefit for Club Members! Use this URL to support the club through your purchases at MoreBeer: http://www.morebeer.com/index?a_aid=MHBA.
 
The support will help fund future activities, events, and opportunities for Club Members. Think off flavor exams, brewery visits, barrel projects, etc.
 
The more its used, there more special discounts and home brew association collaborations across the US MoreBeer gives us access to.
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Thanks to a Great Year

January 14, 2024
Thanks to all that joined us at our annual holiday party last night. As usual, it was a blast seeing faces new and old.
 
If you missed out, our next club meeting is February 10th at 12:30 at Elm Creek Brewing!
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Last Reminder for Holiday Party – Saturday Jan 13th

January 11, 2024

Last reminder that we are TWO days away from the MHBA Holiday Party on Saturday January 13th.

Join us at Forgotten Star Brewery with setup, socialization, and merriment starting around 5:30. Bring your best dish (to win the competition it needs to have brew in it), favorite homebrews, and yourself for a fun evening!

The party is in the private room at the NORTH end of the building. You may enter through the brewery main entrance or directly into the private room from the north entry door.
Setup will start around 5:00 pm with teardown at 9:30 pm
Socializing will be from 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Buffet-style food service will begin at 7:00 pm
Raffles with gift cards occurring throughout the night

What to bring
Food: Come with a potluck dish to share (bonus points for being prepared with a beer, cider, or mead). Make sure to bring serving utensils and an extension cord if needed.
A “People’s Choice” award will be given for the best potluck dish with beer, cider, or mead as an ingredient with voting going on throughout the night.
Plates, napkins, and silverware will be provided.
Beer/Cider/Mead/Wine to share: Bring any beer, mead, or cider that you wish to share. Bottles, growlers, and kegs are welcome. Don’t forget a small tasting glass—some plastic glasses will be available in case of emergency. The club will provide our jockeybox for use.

What? Remember to bring a tasting glass. Really. You should bring a tasting glass.
Even better if you put your name on it for the inevitable “I lost my tasting glass”.

Family and Friends: This is a family-friendly event, so bring your significant other, kids, and/or any friends/family that have ever expressed an interest in homebrewing or beer. As this is one of the most attended gatherings of the year, it’s a great opportunity to get out and meet your fellow homebrewers. If you have not made it to a meeting or would like to join the club, the Holiday potluck is a perfect chance to try some great homebrew and delicious food, and exchange homebrew with others.

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