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 Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The August meeting will be hosted by Jay Howe at the Corner Brewery, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, August 14, and will feature a showing of his utilitarian brewhouse ware.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting, Jay’s art, and Amber Hybrid beers, the style of the month.
Jay writes: This show celebrates utilitarian brewhouse ware. Mugs, pitchers, growlers, jugs, tasting vessels and even tap handles are some of the examples of ceramics in this natural environment.
I have drawn influences from German, English and French Medieval salt-fired jugs and krugs, from Japanese tea bowls, and from Early American bottles to come up with functional work intended to be used expressively for craft beer. There are tasters with tight lips and wide bellies reminiscent of the Belgian tulip style.
There are bottles and growlers for the travelers. I have also adapted the Japanese tea bowl to hold mead, a fermented honey beverage. The open lip and wide belly create space for the aroma of the mead to be enjoyed. My mugs feature a traditional pulled English handle that fits comfortably in the hand. While most of my mugs hold a full pint, some a bit larger for session beers, some a bit smaller for imperial styles. My pitchers and bottles are large enough to serve, yet light enough so that they can easily be poured and used.
My personal aesthetic embraces smooth curved lines made by my hands and the surface created within the salt kiln. I adore the intimate, tactile way that utilitarian ceramics are appreciated. In the hand and against the lips, function and surface blend together and are intrinsically understood as the act of drinking itself becomes an aesthetic experience.
Crispy sent this group photo of Michigan homebrewers at the National Homebrew Conference. He says “If you weren’t in the picture, you missed a really good time.” (Not all of the brewers are AABG members, which may be why you don’t recognize all of them.)
(Click on the image for a larger view.)
The July Beer-BQ will be hosted by Steve Darnell, starting at noon on Saturday, July 11. The Beer-BQ is our annual picnic for members, their families and friends.
Mike will be crafting the main course on his big BarBQ. As usual, everyone is asked to bring a dish to pass, and any other munchies they’d like to share. Start time is 12 p.m. and the main course is around 4 p.m. There will be one of
those big blow up moon-walks for the kids. Mike will have his tables, chairs, etc., but feel free to bring ‘camp’ chairs or other items of comfort and, of course, beer.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features Fruit beers, the style of the month.
As of 5PM 7/6, there were 24 responses to the survey with a total of 71 people planning to attend. The answers to “what are you bringing” are shown below. We have commitments of 15 kegs so far.
If you are interested in buying hops, check out our poll:
Each “OK” (checkbox) indicates the desire to buy one pound of the indicated hops. The labels at the top tell the kind of hops, the size of box they come in, and the number of boxes available. You’re not likely to get hops from a 44# box unless a bunch of people all want them, so keep that in mind as you’re signing up.
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The June meeting will be hosted by Mark Zadvinskis, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, June 12.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features Spice, Herb, and Vegetable beers, the style of the month.
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The May meeting will be hosted by Steve Krebs, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, May 8.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features Scottish and Irish ales, the style of the month.
A BJCP/AHA sanctioned event sponsored by Arbor Brewing Company, Ann Arbor, MI
Best-of-show grand prize package includes the opportunity to brew your beer on the ABC house system, to be served on tap at the pub.
Competition Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009
Location: The Corner Brewery, Ypsilanti, Mi
Official website of the competition: http://brewscrews.aabg.org
Kurt saw this competition, www.meadfreeordie.com. Winning club gets 55 gallons of honey, that’s about $1000 of honey!
With the depth of AABG, this could be interesting.  Road trip to NH to pick up the barrel?
Update: Despite sending 21 entries, we did not win. The locals did. Ah, well.
Subject: Mead Free or Die
Grand prize for club of the year, is 660lbs of honey… thanks to the great folks at Black Cat Honey in Winchester NH. The club that wins the grand prize needs to pick up the prize in Winchester NH. We have an amazing amount of prizes donated, and have professional and BJCP judges signed up to judge. Please see: www.meadfreeordie.com
We will be issuing awards (custom etched lazer maple woods), for 1st, 2nd, 3rd for all 9 mead subcategories and for Best of Show.
Also for clubs thinking about 2010… we will have another 660lbs of honey for club of the year.
Mead Free or Die, Don’t Tread On Mead
Michael Fairbrother
Anyone who wants to enter their mead should
- bring two bottles of each mead.
- Register them entries on-line prior to the meeting,
- Either pay for these entries online or provide a check,
- Provide print of the necessary documentation,
- rubber band your labels to your bottles and submit them at the club meeting.
The club will pick up shipping only.
All the rules are at their website, but all entries must be enrolled online and payments made via PayPal or check.
What categories are you planning to enter in Mead Free or Die?
- 25C Other Fruit Melomel (60%, 3 Votes)
- 25A Cyser (40%, 2 Votes)
- 26A Metheglin (40%, 2 Votes)
- 24A Dry Mead (20%, 1 Votes)
- 24B Semi-Sweet Mead (20%, 1 Votes)
- 24C Sweet Mead (20%, 1 Votes)
- 25B Pyment (20%, 1 Votes)
- 26C Open Category Mead (20%, 1 Votes)
- 26B Braggot (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 5
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Mike O’Brien writes:
I had read an article, in a German brewing magazine, that talked about a system that could brew 21 batches in a 24 hour period! This System for 21 batches in a day uses some very highly engineered kettles to maximize energy efficiency and claim to be able to do 21 batches. When I look at their charts – I do not see how this would happen – but it does provide an idea… (to be continued)
Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
The April meeting will be hosted by Matt and Rene Greff, starting at 7:30PM on Friday, April 10.
Read more about the meeting online, including an interactive map to the location, or download the newsletter, which contains information about the meeting and features Extract-brewed beers, the style of the month.
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Please note: you must be at least 21 years old to attend AABG meetings.
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