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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 25th-February 1st, 2025
Mead Best of Show: Steve Fletty, Passionista (M2E: Melomel)
Mead:
Table 42: Fruit Meads – Steve Fletty, Gold, Passionista (M2E: Melomel)
Beer:
Table 8: Porters & Stouts – Ron Fitch, Silver, Volstead Remedy (RIS)
Full Results:
https://midwinterhbc.com/competition/
Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.
This meeting: Tuesday, March 4th, 7 – 9 p.m.
We’ll be back at Falling Knife Brewing (thanks again, Tommy!).
It’s the March Brew the Style German Pils (5D) showdown. The winner gets a paid entry at a competition (fine print: this offer excludes the exorbitant entry fee for NHC) – last place takes possession of the “Beverage Belt” (literally a fanny pack that stores a 6-pack of cans) until the next Brew the Style, when they can brew something better and hand off the “belt.”
Tom will have a nice selection at Falling Knife as always, so bring your hard earned cash money.
Falling Knife Brewing:
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Paying club dues is the hip new thing for 2025. The club gets to keep the lights on with mundane things like web hosting and replacement parts for the club gear. Back also this year, if you volunteered at a bottle sort, judged, stewarded, etc. at a competition, there’s a code for a $5 discount on next year’s dues (https://sphbc.org/product/membership-for-2025/).
Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.
This meeting: Tuesday, Febraury 4th, 7 – 9 p.m.
We’ll be back at Falling Knife Brewing (thanks, Tommy!).
In advance of the March Brew the Style German Pils (5D) showdown, Dave will be chasing down the freshest examples that he can find in town to calibrate our taste buds on what makes something a German Pils. Get your entries ready as Dave has added something for this competition – last place takes possession of the “Beverage Belt” (literally a fanny pack that stores a 6-pack of cans) until the next Brew the Style, when they can brew something better and hand off the “belt.”
Tom will have a nice selection at Falling Knife as always, so bring your cash money.
Falling Knife Brewing:
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Paying club dues is the hip new thing for 2025. Back also this year, if you volunteered at a bottle sort, judged, stewarded, etc. at a competition, there’s a code for a $5 discount on next year’s dues (https://sphbc.org/product/membership-for-2025/).
Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.
This meeting: Tuesday, January 7th, (2025!!!) 7 – 9 p.m.
We’ll be back at Falling Knife Brewing (thanks, Tommy!). We’ll be doing an off-flavor kit, actual off-flavor TBD. Adding to this, Falling Knife’s tasting panel employees (maybe Tom, depending on timing with the Wolves game that night) may be joining us as well. Great opportunity to compare taste perspectives with industry experts.
Tom will have a nice selection as always, so bring your cash money.
Falling Knife Brewing:
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413
The next Brew the Style is German Pilsner and scheduled for is being pushed to the March ‘25 meeting.
Paying club dues is the hip new thing for 2025. Back also this year, if you volunteered at a bottle sort, judged, stewarded, etc. at a competition, there’s a code for a $5 discount on next year’s dues (https://sphbc.org/product/membership-for-2025/).
Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.
This meeting: Tuesday, December 3rd, 7 – 9 p.m.
We’ll be back at Falling Knife Brewing. It is a magical time of year – if you pay close attention you may catch a glimpse of Tom Berg, so lively and quick. This is a potluck, so please bring something to share if you wish (club members – see the club email for a message from Dave about the sign up sheet).
Keep in mind that we can’t bring homebrew to Minneapolis, so keep it at home this month. But Tom will have a nice selection, so bring your cash money.
Falling Knife Brewing:
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Don’t forget also that in January we’ll be have a sensory testing session and in February judging club entries of German Pilsner, the next Brew the Style target (so get brewing!).
October 16th-26th, Fargo, North Dakota
Beer:
Category 28: Sour Ales – David Merz, Gold, Ichabod’s Brew
Full Results:
http://hoppyhalloween.com/results.htm (opens in new window)
November 9th, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
First Place:
Melomel: Steve Fletty, Passionista
Second Place:
Experimental Mead: Steve Fletty, Peach Smoke
Second Place:
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead: Steve Fletty, Tupelo Rose
Second Place:
Pyment: Steve Fletty, Chateau Fletty
Full results:
https://home.mazercup.org/
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Not a club member? Not a problem!
Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.
This meeting: Tuesday, November 12th
We return to Falling Knife (thanks, Tommy!) on the SECOND Tuesday, November 12th at 7 PM so everyone can fulfill their civic duty on the first Tuesday. We will have something new, Homebrew Celebrity Roast. Have a beer you want us to dig into critically as a group? Contact Dave as he is planning on a couple of beers for a deep dive. Bring your credit cards, drink Tommy’s beers and tip well.
Location: Falling Knife Brewing (thanks, Tommy!)
783 Harding St NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Coming up
Coming up are the Nordeast Brewers Alliance Sour Times Homebrew Competition and Deja Bru – Nordeast is now accepting entries (and judges/stewards) and Deja Bru will be accepting entries soon.
Membership Dues
You can now pay your 2025 dues! Back also this year, if you volunteered at a bottle sort, judged, stewarded, etc. at a comp, there’s a code in the link for a $5 discount on next year’s dues: https://sphbc.org/product/membership-for-2025/
If you’re actually feeling guilty about not paying your 2024 dues, we’ll gladly take your money: https://sphbc.org/product/membership-for-2024/
Mead:
Category 40 -Berry Mead: Steve Fletty, Gold:
Category 41 – Fruit and Spice Mead: Steve Fletty, Bronze;
Category 42 – Stone Fruit Mead: Steve Fletty, Gold:
Category 45 – Historical Mead: Steve Fletty, Silver;
Results:
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/2024-winners/
Not a club member? Not a problem!
Just stop on by. This meeting. Another meeting. Whenever it works for you. Meetings are informal and tend to last about two hours or so.
This meeting: Tuesday, October 1st
October is the next Brew the Style challenge, California Common, 19B. Aric is hosting at his place so bring your homebrew and a chair as we help him break in his new garage and backyard (club members – see the email message in the club listserv).
Coming up are Hoppy Halloween (competition is full, but needs judges and stewards) and the Nordeast Brewers Alliance Sour Times Homebrew Competition and Deja Bru will both be accepting entries soon.
The 2024 membership cards are in, and as such, a monthly reminder about 2024 club dues :https://sphbc.org/product/membership-for-2024/