Category: homebrew

Northern Brewer/Mississippi Market Homebrew Class

By on February 11, 2010in homebrew

We received a quick note about a homebrew course that Mississippi Market and Northern Brewer are putting on… sounds like a good time for anyone looking to get into homebrewing. Read on…

Mississippi Market Co-Op in St. Paul is teaming up with Northern Brewer to offer inexpensive brewing classes at Mississippi Market’s brand new kitchen classroom at their West 7th location. A description of the first of these classes, set for Sat. March 27, 10-12pm, is below. Registration is limited and first come, first served.

**Introduction to Brewing with Northern Brewer**
This class will cover an introduction to brewing beer at home. A demonstration batch will be brewed while discussing basic brewing terminology and procedures. (More brewing classes to follow!)
Saturday, March 27- West 7th store (1500 W. 7th St, St. Paul)
10:00am -12:00pm $25/$20 Mississippi Market members
Kevin Horkheimer, Northern Brewer

To register, please contact Mississippi Market Customer Service
desks at 651-310-9499 or 651-690-0507. Class fees due at time of registration.

Mississippi Market’s website is www.msmarket.coop

National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis

By on December 9, 2009in homebrew

Thanks for the reminder Dave!

The 32nd annual National Homebrewers Conference will be held June 17-19, 2010 in Minneapolis at the Sheraton Minneapolis South.

Last year’s conference sold out with a record number of 1,200 attendees! The Twin Cities is home to the St. Paul Homebrewers Club, the AHA’s Homebrew Club of the Year for two year’s running. This promises to be another record breaking year, and a conference not to be missed!

Click here to register and to learn more.

Upper Mississippi Mash-out Details

By on December 9, 2009in homebrew

Homebrewers take note! Here’s the text of a note on the upcoming Upper Mississippi Mash-out. Aa lot of effort is put forth by local homebrewers to make this a great homebrew competition.

Registration for the 2010 Upper Mississippi Mash-out will open on December 28th and run until January 18th 2010.  There is still time to brew your award winning batch for this annual event.   Last year we took in 869 entries from 259 different brewers in 33 states.  Thanks to our generous sponsors over the years Mash-out has been able to provide a fabulous prize to every winner in each category along with a hand-made wooden chalice for the best-in-show winners for beer, mead, and cider.

The Mash-Out is the opening event in the High Plains Brewer of the Year Award 2010, the Midwest Brewer of the Year Award 2010 and the MCAB 2011.

Further details can be found at http://www.mashout.org/.

Entries accepted – December 28th 2009-January 18th 2010

Gastro Non Grata 12: A Salute to Comfort Food and Cans

By on October 22, 2009in bars/restaurants, beer events, homebrew

Sunday, November 22nd, Triple Rock Social Club, Five Dollar Cover, Doors at 6

Gastro Non Grata 12 A Salute to Comfort Food and Cans

Dammit! It’s cold outside again. Why not come warm your cockels with Gastro Non Grata.

For our dozenth show we’re proud to have our first returning guest chef Landon Schoenfeld who has worked just about everywhere in town. He’s opening his own restaurant in the coming months Haute Dish where he’s going to gourmetize the comfort dishes we all know and love such as tater tot hot dish and more. He’s going to be doing three sample courses, two from his forthcoming restaurant and one from his part time job slinging hash at The Wienery.

Our beer guest will be 21st Amendment Brewery, located in San Francisco, but recently contract brewing their cans of Hell or High Watermelon Wheat and Brew Free or Die IPA amongst some brand new beers we’ll be debuting to the Metro area at Gastro Non Grata. These guys moved their release date for the city just to be a part of our little show, awwwww.

We’re proud to give you one of our most eclectic music lineups yet. Starting with the sweet country sounds of the Annandale Cardinals, followed by the dueling pianos of the Legendary Cornbread Harris and West Bank Favorite Caddilac Kolstad. Then we kick out the jams with the big sound, pint sized School of Rock. Arctic Universe hits the stage with his mesmerizing gothic crooning and then Falcon Crest will bring the loud noises to finish off the evening.

Northern Brewer will start the show off by pouring samples our batch of Lambic beer we brewed at the last show, then starting a whole new batch of wonderful Gastro-Brew.

And as always there will be delicious dead meat door prizes provided by Clancey’s Meat and Fish in Linden Hills.

Doors open at 6, so get there early so you don’t miss a morsel.

Gastro Non Grata is a labor of love brought to you by Craig Drehmel and Jeff Mitchell.

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