Next Meeting

February 10 (Saturday) Stouts at Bill & Ruth Van Vugt's.

Directions:
Go East on Viola Rd from East Circle Drive past Century High School, take 1st right into Haverhill Subdiv. Now heading south, follow road to the end. Address: 3630 Meadow Court E. 289-8449

Topics to be discussed/voted on:

1. Name change vote - Timberworts Homebrewing & Beer Appreciation Club
2. Brewery tours
3. Statewide campout plans - we are hosts this year!!
4. Club Only Competition
5. Timberworts Taster Challenge
6. Discuss entrance time limit for Campout(rules)

Calendar Of Events

Date Host Styles
02/10 Bill & Ruth Van Vugt Stout
03/10 Pete and Cindy Sanders Fruit and Spice Beers.
04/07 Nancy & Dave Lane IPAs
05/12 Leo Vitt Bocks & Lagers
06/09 Wayne Theuer Annual Club Campout(Meads)
07/14 ???
08/04 Pam & Gerry Miller & Bud & Pale Ale
09/08 Ken Vossen 40th B-day beers
10/13 James White Marzen & Octoberfest
11/10 Ron Elshaug Strong Belgians
12/08 Steve & Amy Determan Barleywine and Christmas

Date Event
07/14? Statewide Campout hosted by Timberworts
04/28? Brewery Tour in Cities/Pubcrawl
09/08? Brewery Tour at Mantorville Brewing
08/11 Great Taste of the Midwest
? Club Only Competition host?

AHA/BJCP Style Guidelines

http://www.hbd.org/ford/stylguid.html
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/

Other submitted pieces and bits

From Mike Johnson:
Hello everyone have good news and some bad on the price of orange honey it will be availible from my father as he is down at the appary and has access to orange honey but the price will be 2.25 a pound and a disscount of .25 if I get an order of 55 gallons or more would like to but this on the news letter and will get orders from the wine club if I can. This is nonprosses hony right from the comb no filtering fresh this years crop and bring your own containers if I get a barrel(55gal) other wise it will come in 5 gal buckets aprox 60-70lbs thanks Mike Johnson ibeweagle@hotmail.com e-mail orders thanks

Subject: madbrewers: BJCP Exam
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 11:05:27 -0600
From: Colin Crowley <crowley@cae.wisc.edu>
To: firstdraft@planassoc.com
CC: madbrewers@hbd.org

From Ron Elshaug:
Erik Nelson wrote:

info for the first March Mashness Homebrew Competition on our website at http://www.astound.net/heimbrauer and click on the link that says competition. Please forward to your club members Thanks Erik NelsonCTBCompetition Organizer

From Ron Elshaug:
"Formanek, Joe" wrote:

Hello!!

Ouch! What a Winter this year! But, at least it's almost February, which means Spring is right around the corner - as is our competition! I'm writing to let you know that the Urban Knaves of Grain is hosting our Third Annual Drunk Monk Challenge on March 24th at Two Brothers' Brewing Co. in Warrenville, IL. It'll be the 1st competition on the 2001 Midwest Homebrewer of the Year schedule, as well as one of the Qualifying Events for MCAB IV. I'm sending along a listing - I was wondering if you could disseminate this info to the club over there - also, I'd like to extend an invite to you folks over there, in case you have the time, to come on over and partake in some UKG hospitality. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to write me back or call (630) 378-4694, or contact the links that are in the listing below.

3/24/00
The Drunk Monk Challenge, Warrenville, IL
AHA Sanctioned Competition, MWHBOY and MCAB IV Qualifying event
Sponsored by the Urban Knaves of Grain.
Entries due 3/17/00. Entry fee: $6/1st entry, $4 ea./2 or more entries.
Contact Joe Formanek at (630) 378-4694 (home) e-mail:
Jformanek@griffithlabs.com, or see the UKG homepage at
<http://www.sgu.net/ukg>

Thanks!
Joe Formanek
Urban Knaves of Grain
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From: Formanek, Joe Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 09:21:48 -0600
Subject: Drunk Monk Challenge - 3/24/01 - 1st call for judges

THE DRUNK MONK CHALLENGE
March 24, 2001
Sponsored by the Urban Knaves of Grain

The Urban Knaves of Grain will host the 3rd Annual Drunk Monk Challenge homebrew competition on March 24 at Two Brothers Brewing Company in Warrenville, IL. The competition is AHA sanctioned and will accept all styles of beer, cider, and mead according to the 1999 BJCP style guidelines. It is a qualifying event for both MCAB IV as well as the 2001 Midwest Homebrewer of the Year Award. Beer BOS winner will have the chance to brew their award-winning beer at Glen Ellyn Brewing Company, of Glen Ellyn, IL!

Once again, we'll feature the Menace of the Monastery, a special category for beer styles which recall the monastic brewing traditions of Belgium and Germany: Belgian dubbel, tripel, pale, strong pale, and strong dark ales,plus German doppelbock.

Requirements: 2 bottles. $6 fee for 1st entry, $4 each for 2 or more entries for the main competition; just $2 each for Menace entries. Entry deadline is March 17th.
Prizes: Ribbons for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each category plus 2nd and 3rd places in Beer and Meed/Cider BoS and Menace. There will be a split Beer and Mead/Cider BOS this year, with each receiving a commemorative plaque, as does the Menace of the Monastery champion. Complimentary DMC tasting glass for all volunteers.

Speaking of Volunteers: Please help! BJCP judges and apprentices, please contact judge coordinator Steve McKenna (mckennst@earthlink.net, 630-305-0554) or competition chairman Joe Formanek (jformanek@griffithlabs.com, 630-378-4694) to volunteer.
Fun stuff: Volunteers Party the night before. Potluck dinner at the brewery after the competition. Plus the ever-popular huge raffle.
Information, Rules, and Entry Forms: Available at the competition website, (http://www.sgu.net/ukg/dmc/) or contact me. Online registration is also available at the website.

Cheers!!!
Joe Formanek

From Ron Elshaug:
Susan Ruud wrote:

Hi Everyone,Some info that wasn't available at the time of the BlowOff going out. Thought I would forward it along. Some nice comments from
Gary - We should all give Dean (and all of the contributors to the BlowOff) a big hand!!! SusanPS: It is nice to know that the BlowOff gets read!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Glass
To: Susan RuudSent: Friday, January 05, 2001 4:19 PMSubject: RE: BlowOff - Jan, 2001
Hi Susan, Just reading your newsletter-one of the best out there I must say-and realized that the Club-Only competition winners for the Historical Beers Comp hadn't made it up on the COC page yet. How embarrassing. I thought I had put in that request long ago, but I guess I just posted the results to TalkBack and TechTalk and failed to request they be posted to beertown. They should be up shortly. Anyway, here they are:

1st Place Sikaru (Sumarian date ale brewed per the Hymn to Ninkasi)
Brewed by Antoinette Hodges of Carlsbad, CA
Representing Barley Literates Homebrew Club

2nd Place
Old Porter Again (1700 blended porter made with smoked malt and brettanomyces)
Brewed by Steve Piatz of Eagan, MN
Representing the Minnisota Homebrewers Association

3rd Place
Plague Rat Gruit Ale (13th century Eysturoy-style ale from the Faeroe Islands, made with birchwood, ground ivy and a gruit of lemon balm, juniper, anise and cloves.)
Brewed by Nathan Moore of Denver, CO
Representing the Brew Rats Homebrew Club

If ever you come across another grave error like that again, feel free to smack me one on the head...or just send and email and say, "HEY, WHERE ARE THE BLOODY COC RESULTS!" :-).

Cheers!Gary Gary Glass, Administrator
American Homebrewers Association
736 Pearl Street Voice: (303) 447-0816 x 121
PO Box 1679 Fax: (303) 447-2825
Boulder, CO 80306-1679 Email: gary@aob.org
U.S.A. Web: http://www.beertown.org

From Ron Elshaug:
Susan Ruud wrote:

-- Original Message -----
From: Aaron Moore <porter004@yahoo.com>
To: <mba@thebarn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 5:17 PM
Subject: bockfest

It's never too early to start thinkin about this one! Just a heads up that Schells Bockfest 2001 will be held Sat. Feb 24th from 11:00am to 4:30pm. Always a great time, and nice to get out in the Winter, although last year it was like a Tropical paradise. Complete info and Directions can be found at http://www.schellsbrewery.com/events_frame.html

Support Your Local Breweries....

Hope to see you there
Aaron Moore

__________________________________________________

From Ron Elshaug:

Christopher Hadden wrote:

I thought your homebrew club might be interested in learning about a proposal for a new Usenet newsgroup for mead makers. If any of your members make mead and have access to Usenet, information about this proposed newsgroup is available at http://mead.contecrayon.com/resources/usenet.html.

This will come to a vote soon. We would really appreciate your help in spreading the word.

Regards,

Chris Hadden

--
Christopher Hadden
Proponent - rec.crafts.meadmaking
http://mead.contecrayon.com/resources/usenet.html
chadden@contecrayon.com

From Ron Elshaug:
joanne wrote:

GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2001
New Director Takes Helm of 20th Annual Festival

Boulder, Colo. o 12.18.00-Breweries and beer enthusiasts take heart! You have only 36 weeks until the next Great American Beer Festival®, America's oldest and largest beer tasting and competition. The annual festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary on September 27, 28 and 29, 2001.

In addition to a new date, the festival will also boast a new director at the helm this year. Nancy Johnson, events director of the Association of Brewers and director of the National Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo AmericaSM for the past 6 years, was recently named the Director of Brewing Matters, the division of the Association of Brewers responsible for presenting the Festival and the World Beer Cup®. "I am honored to help lead the Great American Beer Festival into its 20th year," Johnson comments. "We
have several improvements in store for both attendees and breweries, and we're very excited about the 20th Anniversary Celebration."

The 2001 Festival will take place in Hall A of the Colorado Convention Center, which offers 103,000 square feet. "The convention center is one of the few locations in Denver that offers the square footage and necessary facilities to stage an event like the Great American Beer Festival," Johnson explains. "We felt it was important to keep the festival in downtown Denver and in a facility that can support it. The Colorado Convention Center has meet this need and we look forward to having this home for the Festival for many years to come" The festival moved to the Colorado Convention Center in 2000 after spending seven years at Currigan Hall, which is no longer available. "The staging of the event in the convention center was successful last year, and we look forward to a spectacular 20th Anniversary celebration in 2001," Johnson adds.

As in past years, the festival's public tasting sessions will be held from 5:30 to 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The professional panel blind tasting judging sessions will take place just prior to the public sessions on September 26 and 27, and medals will be announced on Saturday, September 29 during the 20th Anniversary Awards Ceremony at the special Connoisseur Session, which lasts from 12:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Breweries across the nation will receive Festival registration packets in late April 2001, and the registration information will be posted on www.beertown.org on April 20, 2001. Breweries can also register for the
festival at the Institute for Brewing Studies National Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America, to be held from April 4-7 in Portland, Oregon, or by calling the Association of Brewers at 1.888.822.6273 (U.S. and Canada) or 303.447.0816. Registration for the festival floor is limited to the first 300 breweries.

The 2000 Great American Beer Festival attracted over 22,000 beer lovers from across America, who sampled 1,500 beers from 300 breweries on the festival floor. More than 1,830 beers from 440 breweries were evaluated through a blind tasting process conducted by a panel of professional beer judges and
then awarded gold, silver and bronze medals in 55 categories. The Festival has been held annually in Colorado since 1981 and in Denver since 1984.

Founded in 1978, the Association of Brewers is a not-for-profit educational and trade organization dedicated to the promotion of quality beers and brewing throughout the world.

JoAnne Carilli
Marketing Director
Association of Brewers
PO Box 1679 Boulder, CO 80306
303.447.0816 ext. 144
303.447.2825 fax
joanne@aob.org
http://www.beertown.org

Visit http://beertown.org/IBS/CBC2001/cbc2001.htm for complete information
on the 2001 Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America in Portland,
Oregon.

From Leo Vitt:
Howdy,
The Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild is planning to host a BJCP Judge Certification Exam on June 2nd. Anyone interested is more than welcome in attending the exam. The cost of the exam is $50 for first time examinees and $30 for retakes. There is a study guide at the BJCP website. In addition, we are holding biweekly study sessions which will cover the topics in the study guide. The tenative schedule for these sessions is as follows:
1/13 - S - Class 1, Colin, Location/Time TBA
1/24 - W
2/10 - S
2/21 - W
3/10 - S
3/21 - W
4/7 - S
4/18 - W
5/5 - S
5/16 - W

The following topics will be covered, but not necessarily in numerical order:
Topics (Beer Type/Technical Topic)
Class 1 Light Lagers/Malt Process
Class 2 Amber and Dark Lagers/Water
Class 3 Bitters and Pale Ales/Mashing
Class 4 Brown, Scottish and Strong Scotch Ales/Hops
Class 5 Stout and Porter/Yeast and Fermentation
Class 6 Barleywines and Old Ales/Brewing Procedures (Sparging, Boiling,
Fining, and Carbonation)
Class 7 German Ales, Wheat Beers and Rauchbiers/Troubleshooting I
Class 8 Strong Belgian and French Ales/Troubleshooting II
Class 9 Other Belgian Ales/Recipe Formulation
Class 10 Doctored Beer Seminar

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks for your time.
Colin Crowley

From Leo Vitt:
In February, there is a club only competition called Dunkelmania. It covers Munich Dunkels and Schwartzbier.

At our next meeting, we should choose an entry for this.

I do have a potential entry - schwartzbier. We should invite anyone who has an entry to bring it to the meeting on Feb 10th and have a group evaluation. We can decide which entry IF ANY to send to the competition in Wichita KS. Entries due in Wichita Feb 21.

AS I look at the club only comps beyond that, I see we should also pick a stout. Stout due march 9th - BEFORE the March meeting. Bockanilia in May Wit in August ----- Wayne should work on this one!! California common in October, Mild in December

From Leo Vitt:
Just a reminder that We start accepting entries for the March Mashness Homebrew Competition in St. Cloud in a month and we accept them until 3/9/01. More info at our website at http://www.astound.net/heimbrauer and click on the link that says competition

thanks

Erik Nelson
March Mashness Organizer
Cloudy Town Brewers
heimbrauer@astound.net

From James White:
Some interesting fodder for our newsletter.

From: portlandbrewmail <newsletter@realbeer.com>
Subject: Portland Brewing Email Newsletter January 2001
To: portlandbrewmail-out@realbeer.com

Welcome to 2001. Hope you all had happy and healthy holidays! We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your continuing interest in the PBC e-mail newsletter.

In this edition:
- NEW Spring Seasonal MacTarnahan's Blaackwatch Cream Porter
- The MacTarnahan Malt Whisky story by Stuart Ramsay
- Beer and your health
- Other interesting beer news
- Beer Appreciation for Women - Great VValentine's gift idea
- FYI (availability, tours, stocks)
> - Unsubscription information

BLACKWATCH CREAM PORTER - MACTARNAHAN'S TAKES ON THE BIG GUNS
New Black Watch Cream Porter challenges Guinness Stout and Black Butte Porter

PORTLAND, OR - January 2001 - In a series of moves that will position Portland Brewing Company to compete for the top ranking in Oregon's microbrew industry, the company is launching a new core line of products and releasing a new beer which could change the game dramatically. Their new ale, MacTarnahan's Black Watch Cream Porter, was specifically formulated to go head to foamy head with Guinness Stout, the world's top selling black beer and Black Butte Porter, Oregon's top selling craft beer. For more details, click here http://www.portlandbrew.com/pr/pr_54.html

MacTarnahan's Scottish Style Black Watch Cream Porter is endowed with a wonderful texture, resulting from the ideal union of malted barley, unmalted grains and oatmeal, producing an unparalleled creamy mouth feel.

Black Watch packaging displays the vivid colors true to the Black Watch tartan plaid, and honors the scottish heritage of Portland Brewing spokesperson and brewery patriarch, Mac MacTarnahan. Watch for the newest winner from Portland Brewing, our Black Watch Cream Porter!

THE MACTARNAHAN (MALT WHISKY) STORY by Stuart MacLean Ramsay
When our journey for a top class single malt Scotch began, we wanted a whisky that reflected our founder, 'Mac' MacTarnahan, and complemented our family of Northwest ales and lagers. We discovered our malt, The MacTarnahan, in the rugged farmlands of the Scottish Highlands, in the shadow of snow-blanketed
Grampian mountains. To read a very entertaining article on The MacTarnahan and scotch whisky in general, click here: http://www.portlandbrew.com/pr/pr_53.html

BEER AND YOUR HEALTH

ALCOHOL USE DOWN AMONG AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS (from Beer Week 1/8/01)
Alcohol use among American adolescents has continued to decline, based on a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, according to a December, 2000, Washington Update newsletter Issued by the Beer Institute in Washington, D.C. The annual report, Monitoring The Future, released December 13, 2000, indicated that: * the percentage of teens, ages 12 through 17, who report having a drink in the last 30 days is 47% lower in 1999 than it was in 1982. *the percentage of college freshmen who say they drink beer frequently or occasionally is at its lowest level since record keeping began in 1966. The record low in 1999 is 13% lower than in 1990 and down 32% from 1982. * fatalities and crashes involving drunk teenage drivers, ages 16 through 20, decreased 61% from 1982 to 1998. The Beer Institute acknowledges the significant progress in the fight Against underage drinking, but recognizes that more work needs to be done and it is continuing its commitment to help reduce alcohol abuse.

BEER AS BRAIN FOOD? (from RBPMail 6.10, October 2000)
The British Journal of Psychiatry reports research that shows that cutting blood pressure and drinking moderately, already shown to promote heart health, may also ward off the mental decline that comes with age. Researchers found that those whose blood pressure dropped over time were less likely than
others to see their mental abilities decline. "I must say, this is good news," Dr. Jorge A. Cervilla said. Some studies have linked uncontrolled high blood pressure to mental decline, and some have suggested moderate drinking protects the brain; however, Cervilla said, it has been unclear whether these associations hold over the long term. Subjects in his study had their mental functioning re-tested 9 to 12 years after their original tests.

JAPANESE STUDY FINDS BEER GOOD FOR BRAIN (from RBPMail 7.1, January 2001)
A modest amount of alcohol a day is good for the brain cells, according to a Japanese study that found moderate drinking can improve intelligence. A team from the National Institute for Longevity Sciences tested the IQs of 2,000 people aged from 40 to 79. They found that on average men who drank
moderately had an IQ 3.3 points higher than those who did not drink. Women drinkers scored 2.5 points higher than females who did not drink. The Japanese scientists defined moderate drinking as less than 540ml of sake or wine a day. They said the type of alcohol did not influence the results. Volunteers drank beer, whisky, wine and sake. The scientists also concluded that drinking alcohol excessively impaired intellectual ability.

OTHERS STUDIES TOUT BENEFITS TO EYES, HEART (from RBPMail 7.1, January 2001)
Additional research shows that antioxidants in beer can reduce the risk of cataracts and heart disease. Researchers in Canada and the United States presented results at the 2000 International Chemical congress of Pacific Basin Societies showing that beer, especially the darker ales and stouts, may
reduce the incidence of atherosclerosis and cataracts by as much as 50%. Darker beers have more antioxidants than the lighter lager beers, according to Canadian researchers John Trevithick, Ph.D., and Maurice Hirst, Ph.D., of the University of Western Ontario, and Joe Vinson, Ph.D., of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. The Canadian team focused on determining why antioxidants in beer seem to help reduce the risk of cataracts, especially in diabetics. Vinson investigated beer's beneficial effect in reducing the risk of heart disease. At the University of Scranton, Vinson, a professor of chemistry, found that giving hamsters the human equivalent of two beers a day halved their rate of atherosclerosis. "This is a significant effect," he noted. "Beer has a fair amount of antioxidants compared to other beverages.
There is a definite benefit from the antioxidants in the beer."

INTERESTING BEER NEWS

PORTLAND BREWING IMPORTS SCOTCH (from RBPMail 6.10, October 2000)
Portland Brewing Co. is the first craft brewer in the United States to import a scotch under its own label. The brewery won approval from the staff of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to have MacTarnahan's Scotch listed as a product eligible for distribution by the state's liquor warehouses and sold in liquor stores. The 15-year-old scotch will sell for $49.95 per 750 milligram bottle and $299.70 per six-bottle case. PBC projects it will sell around 180 cases per six months. It will be stronger -- 46% alcohol - than most of its category counterpartts, which normally are 43% alcohol.

DIVERS RECOVER 120-YEAR-OLD BEER (from RBPMail 6.10, October 2000)
Divers have recovered 150 bottles of beer that have been on the seabed for nearly 120 years off the coast of the Dutch island of Terschelling. The German and Norwegian beer was recovered from the wreck of the German schooner Lisette, which sank while heading for Africa and Peru in 1881. The divers say they do not know if the beer can still be drunk but hope to test it this winter.

UNIVERSITY RECREATES 2,700 YEAR-OLD BREW (from RBPMail 6.10, October 2000)
University of Pennsylvania archaeologists have recreated an ancient brew of the Phrygians, a recipe that dates back 2,700 years. The beer - called "King Midas Golden Elixir" -- "tastes like hard cider and sparkles like champagne" and is made by mixing fermented grape juice and beer, honey mead, herbs and spices. The Phrygians lived about 2,700 years ago in what is now Turkey. In 1957 archaeologists discovered the tomb of Midas, legendary king with "the golden touch," complete with his skeleton. A leftover libation from his funeral feast was discovered among the debris. Chemical analysis of the dregs in a leftover cup found in the tomb led to the recipe used to brew the beer. Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head brewery in Delaware helped the archaeological team with the brewing. "I was scared out of my pants," said Calagione. "There
was no benchmark or precedent for this project -- anyone who'd had a benchmark for this brew was long dead." He gathered the ingredients from California, England, Italy and India, and made a test batch.

SCIENTISTS PUT BEER ON TAP BEER IN SPACE (from RBPMail 7.1, January 2001)
Dutch scientists have found a way to serve beer in space, but after three and a half years research haven't quite figured out how to put a good looking head on that beer. The British publication New Scientist reported that researchers at Delft University of Technology cracked the No. 1 challenge: getting the beer out of the barrel. On Earth, an inert gas such as carbon dioxide isused to force the beer out of a keg and through the tap. But in space, the liquid would float around idly inside the barrel, which means that as much gas as beer is likely to come out of the tap. "It has a flexible membrane, which contains the beer, inside the barrel," project supervisor Kajsa van Overbeek explained. "Normal air is pumped between the barrel wall
and the membrane to force the beer out." The team tested their invention at conditions near zero gravity. They were surprised to find that the beer plopped neatly out of the tap in identical, ping-pong ball-sized amounts. But there was no foamy head on the beer. Gas bubbles need gravity to rise. (NOTE: The Real Beer Page Mail, the free monthly brew news digest for the online beer enthusiast is published by Real Beer, the largest source of craft brewing information on the internet. To subscribe, send an e-mail to RBPMail-subscribe@realbeer.com and type subscribe in the body of the message. Or you can subscribe on the web at: http://realbeer.com/cgi-bin/lm?ml=rbpmail by following the on screen instructions.)

BEER APPRECIATION FOR WOMEN
Portland Brewing Company presents Beer Appreciation for Women. This is a two-hour class for women only taught by beer writer Lisa Morrison. Held February 17, 2001. $20 includes the tasting, tasting materials and a brewery tour. It's a great holiday gift idea and gift certificates are available now. For more information or reservations call the brewery at 503-226-7623.

FYI
Availability: PBC is now available in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you live or travel in any of these states and don't know where to find PBC products, check the distribution page of our web site (http://www.portlandbrew.com/distribution.html) and call the distributor closest to you.

Tours: We offer free tours from 1-5 on Saturdays starting at the BrewHouse Taproom & Grill at 2730 NW 31st.

Stocks: If you are a current stockholder with questions, you can call Jill James at 877-465-BREW. If you don't reach her live, leave a detailed message and she will return your call within 24 hours. Stocks can now be traded on line at http://www.transferOnline.com/tradingboard/pbc/

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From Wayne Theuer:
The Malt Advocate Award Winners For 2000 are as follows:

Distillery of the Year: Buffalo Trace
Domestic Whiskey of the Year: Evan Williams Single Barrel(1991Vin.,Barrel 1)
Import Whiskey of the Year: Macallan Millennium 50 Year Old
Brewery of the Year: Unibroue
Domistic Beer of the Year (was a tie) Long Trail Double Bag Ale and Poseidon's Imperial Stout
Import Beer of the Year: Rochefort 10
Club Discounts with Membership card!

* Hawkeye's Custom Home Brew Shop (507) 583-7167 Wayne Theuer, Blooming Prairie, Cost + 10%
* Brew & Grow Fridley 10% discount
* WindRiver Brewing Co. Eden Prairie 10% discount
* Northern Brewer St. Paul 10% discount
* Andy's Liquor Rochester 10% discount on all non-sale beer
* Tower Liquor Fairbault 10% discount
* Apollo Liquors (next to Best Buy) Rochester 10% discount

Club Information

The Minnesota TimberWorts Homebrew Club meets on the second Saturday of each month. Meetings are held at the homes of members or local pubs. Yearly dues are $10 per individual or $15 per couple, and are used to cover the expense of this newsletter and other costs. Anyone interested in information about the club can contact:

Pam King (President) (507) 288-0583 mailto:kingwarp@rconnect.com
Peter Sanders (Vice-President) (507) 367-2421 mailto:plsander@us.ibm.com
James White (Treasurer) (507) 281-5992 mailto:james_white@iname.com
Ken Vossen (Newsletter Editor) (507) 635-5362 mailto:vossen@means.net

Club's homepage is located at:
http://members.nbci.com/markingham/