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Vol. 03
No. 18 --- 1 July 2002
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Publisher: Peter
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Editor: Deven
Black
From Behind The Bar:
Chris Halleron
On The Loose: Kurt
Epps
On The Beat: Alan Wax
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LATEST NEWS:
MINNESOTA
BREWING CLOSES DOWN
CORRECTION: 2002 NABA AWARDS
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PROMOTIONS EVENTS
DINNERS:
Gorge Games &
Full Sail 4th Annual Street Party
Music City Brewer's
Festival
Great International
Beer Festival & Great International Beer Competition
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CHECK THESE OUT:
Links to interesting sites.
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FROM THE PUBLISHER:
This is the first of
the bi-weekly issues of HotTrub@BeerBasics.
I hope to wrap up all
of your responses to the Ask The Press questions
in the next issue.
We will also be
following the Summer beer and food trends as well as
Introducing you to
some chefs and brewers who are doing some
interesting things.
The fire Brewed in
Colorado story will be covered
in greater depth than
originally planned.
In short, all of us
wish all of you a relaxing, healthy, happy and safe summer.
As always, I invite
your comments and suggestions.
Cheers!
Peter LaFrance
Publisher
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LATEST NEWS:
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MINNESOTA BREWING
CLOSES DOWN
JUNE 25, 2002 Minnesota Brewing Co. ended its nearly 150 year history as it
shut down what was the former Jacob Schmidt brewery on West 7th St.
in St. Paul last week. It was the last old-line brewery in the Twin Cities.
At 3 p.m. last Monday
they shut down all the lines for good and called the last 120 workers into a
meeting to announce the closing.
The shutdown came
four years and nine months after a similarly sudden shutdown hit the equally
historic Stroh Brewery on St. Paul's East Side.
Piecemeal liquidation of the old Schmidt plant is likely. Lisa Nasseff, a
spokeswoman for Minnesota Brewing, said "I don't think anyone would be
horribly optimistic at this point" that someone would reopen it,
"There were some real long faces in that meeting," said Tom Swanda, a
36-year plant veteran who commiserated briefly in the employee parking lot with
co-workers.
Ruth Suttles, a
22-year veteran of the bottling line, was operating the pasteurizer when
production was halted. "All the cans are still in there, everything just
stopped," she said.
Suttles said workers don't know whether
Minnesota Brewing and its parent, MBC Holdings Inc., will honor labor
agreements that call for severance and vacation pay. She said there was no
60-day plant-closing notification, as required by federal law, because of the
bankruptcy status.
In recent years, the brewery operated with as many as 160 full-time workers
during peak summer months according to reports in the Minneapolis Star Tribune
The remaining ethanol plant, which was built in 1999 with the help of state
ethanol subsidies, employs 14 people. It was designed to save the brewery by
sharing brewery overhead expenses.
Mark Stutrud, founder of St. Paul-based Summit Brewing Co., said he would be
interested in acquiring the Grain Belt label. New Ulm-based August Schell
Brewing Co. also has expressed some interest.
CORRECTION:
2002 NABA AWARDS
June 10, 2002 - The
North American Brewers Association announced the medal winners of the 2002
North American Beer Awards during the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho
Falls, Idaho on June 8, 2002.
Competition Director
Hillary Jones explained the evaluation of beer took place over a three-day period.
Our judging panels
are made up of brewers, beer writers and certified judges said Jones, They
scrutinized hundreds of beers, evaluating flavor, balance, appearance,
carbonation, and adherence to classic beer style descriptions. Using that criteria
they produced the list of award winners.
More than 500
entries, representing breweries from Florida to Alaska, Canada and Mexico, were
judged. When the results were decoded and tabulated, Gold, Silver and Bronze
medals were awarded. The results are posted at: www.beerbasics.com/NABA2002.htm
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EVENTS:
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Gorge
Games & Full Sail 4th Annual Street Party
Saturday, July 13,
2002
For more information,
contact Aaron Bray 541-386-7354.
Operated by Octagon
Marketing, the Gorge Games is a preeminent weeklong
outdoor sport and
lifestyle festival July 13th - July 21st that takes place
throughout the
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. Competitors vie for the gold in nine
disciplines: 24-Hour
Mountain Bike Racing, 49er Sailing, Adventure Racing,
Climbing, Kayaking,
Kiteboarding, Outrigger Canoeing, Trail Running and
Windsurfing. For more
information visit www.gorgegames.com
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Music
City Brewer's Festival
Saturday, July 27,
2002
Hilton Park Downtown
Nashville
12 noon - 8 pm
Contact: Candace
Price Special Events Director
Clear Channel Radio
55 Music Square West
Nashville, TN 37203
ph- (615) 664-2484
fx- (615) 664-2497
candace.price@clearchannel.com
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GREAT INTERNATIONAL
BEER FESTIVAL & GREAT INTERNATIONAL BEER COMPETITION
The Great
International Beer Festival and the Great International Beer Competition return
to Providence, Rhode Island on November 8 and 9. This year marks the ninth year
for the festival and the sixth year for the competition, both held at the Rhode
Island Convention Center.
Previously named the
Great Northeast International Beer Festival and the Great Northeast
International Beer Competition, the two events are greatly expanded in scope
this year, bringing in more beers from around the country and around the world.
This expansion necessitated the dropping of the word Northeast from the events'
names.
The Great
International Beer Festival, held on Saturday, November 9, expects to attract
approximately 5,000 people during the afternoon and evening sessions. Over 300
beers will be offered from at least 60 breweries.
The Great
International Beer Competition, taking place on Friday, November 8, expects to
draw several hundred professionally brewed domestic and imported beers and
ciders. The beers and ciders will be judged in blind tasting panels by
professional brewers. Gold, silver and bronze awards will be awarded in style
categories.
Information about the Great International Beer Festival and
the Great International Beer Competition is available from Festivals of
America: www.click2beers.com, 401-274-3234.
Brewing News.com is the media sponsor for both events.
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JULY
6 Colorado Brewers Rendevous, Salida,
CO, www.coloradobeer.org
6 Belgium Comes To Cooperstown IV,
Cooperstown, NY, 800-656-1212,
www.belgianexperts.com
12-14 Portland International Beer Festival, Portland, OR, www.portlandbeerfest.com
15 Garden State Craft Brewers Guild Festival, Trenton, NJ, www.njbeer.org
19 Alaska Craft Beer Festival, Fairbanks, AK, 907-452-1105,
www.fairbankschamber.org/gdays.html
19-20 Vermont Brewers Festival, Burlington, VT, 802-244-6828,
www.vermontbrewers.com
20-21 5th Annual Great
Eldorado BBQ, Brews and Blues Festival, Reno, NV,
800-648-5966, www.eldoradoreno.com
26-28 Oregon Brewers Festival, Portland, OR, 503-778-5917, www.oregonbrewfest.com ,
26-28 Cotswold Beer Festival, Winchcombe, England, www.visitcotswoldsandsevernvale.gov.uk/events
27 Music City Brewer's Festival, Nashville, TN, 615-664-2484, candace.price@clearchannel.com
27 Michigan Brewers Festival, Ypsilanpi, MI, 616-382-2338 x12,
www.michiganbrewersguild.org
27 State College MicroBrewers & Importers Exposition, State College, PA,
814-353-8426, www.scbrewexpo.com
27-28 Harpoon New England Barbecue Championships, Windsor, VT, 888-HARPOON
x31,
www.harpoonbrewery.com
27 McMenamins 6th Annual Festival of IPA's, Seattle, WA, 206-632-6505,
www.mcmenamins.com
28 Red Hot Blues & Chili Cookoff & Micro Competition, East Hartford,
CT, 860-290-5440, kpreston@marchofdimes.com
AUGUST
3 11th Annual Great Eastern Invitational Microbrewery
Festival, Adamstown, PA,
717-484-4385, www.stoudtsbeer.com
3 Phillips Avenue Music and Beer
Festival, Souix Falls, SD, www.downtownsiouxfalls.com
3 7th Annual Summer Beer Festival, Ketchican, AK, 800-663-4431 www.ketchikancharr.com/beer.html
4 Den Bonten Os, Baarle Hertog, Belgium, www.bierclub-brouwershuis.nl
6-10 Great British Beer Festival,
London, England, www.gbbf.org
10 16th Annual Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison, WI, www.mhtg.org
10-11 6th Annual River Run Bluegrass and Beer Festival, Keystone, CO,
877-625-1556, www.keystonesnow.com
11 Beer Cans & Breweriana Show, Blue Ash OH, 859-371-4415,
http://home.fuse.net/mries/qcc.htm
16-17 9th annual Brews, Brats, & Bands Festival, Stevens Point, WI,
www.pointbeer.com
17 Valhalla Rhythm & Brews, Stateline, CA, 888-632-5859,
www.valhalla-tallac.com/brews.htm
23-25 Seattle International Beer Festival, Seattle, WA, www.portlandbeerfest.com
SEPTEMBER
6-7 Emerald Coast Beer Festival, Pensacola Beach, FL, 850-438-0610,
http://emeraldcoastfest.tripod.com
7-8 Tavern Days Celebration, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 800-656-1212,
www.belgianexperts.com
12-15 Mt. Angel 36th Oktoberfest, Mt. Angel, OR, 503-845-6882, www.oktoberfest.org
13 Friday the Firkenteenth,
Philadelphia, PA, 215-624-2969
13-14 Altamont Schuetzenfest, Altamont, IL, 618-483-5532, altschuetzenfest@yahoo.com
13-15 Poperinge Hops Festival, Poperinge, Belgium, www.poperinge.be
13-15 Telluride Blues and Brews Festival, Telluride, CO, 888-278-1746,
www.tellurideblues.com
13-15 Weekend of Beer - Confederation of Belgian Brewers, Brussels, Belgium,
www.beerparadise.be
19-22 15th Annual Addison Oktoberfest, Addison, TX, 800-ADDISON,
www.addisontexas.net
20 Oktoberfest, Modesto, CA, 209-571-6480, www.modchamber.org
20-22 Fremont Oktoberfest, Seattle, WA, 206-706-9869, www.freemontoktoberfest.org
21 World Beer Festival, Durham, NC, 800-977-BEER, www.allaboutbeer.com
21 16th Annual Great Tucson Beer Festival, 520-296-2400,
www.sunsounds.rio.maricopa.edu/Tucson/index.html
21 McMenamins 5th Annual Barley Cup, Salem, OR, 503-363-7286,
www.mcmenamins.com
21- 6 Oktoberfest Munich, Munich -
Germany, www.oktoberfest.de
21- 6 Stuttgart Beer Festival, Stuttgart, Germany,
www.stuttgart-tourist.de/english/festivals/highlights.html
26 Beer 2001(trade show), Brussels, Belgium, 32 (0) 2 474 85 38,
www.beerexportexhibition.com
OCTOBER
3-5 Great American Beer Festival, Denver, CO,
303-447-0816, www.beertown.org
3-5 4th Twickenham Beer Festival, Twickenham, England,
www.jobin.freeserve.co.uk/camra4.htm
4 Brewfest at the Beach, New London, CT, 860-447-0425, www.jayhayes.com/rotary
4-6 Harpoon Oktoberfest, Boston, MA,
888-HARPOON, x31, www.harpoonbrewery.com
4-6 Pilsner Fest 160, Plzen, Czech Republic, www.pilsner-ququel.com
5-6 Greater Saint Louis Beer Festival, St. Louis, MO, 314-576-2727 (*call
first,
may be canceled), www.mhcc.com
11-19 Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada,
888-294-HANS, www.oktoberfest.ca
12 Waffles and Puppets at Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY, 607-547-8184,
www.belgianexperts.com
12 Acadia's Oktoberfest and Food Festival, Southwest Harbor, ME,
800-423-9264,
www.acadiachamber.com/oktoberfest.html
12-13 Harpoon fest in Vermont, 888-HARPOON x31, www.harpoonbrewery.com
17-20 Tulsa Oktoberfest, Tulsa, OK, 918-744-9700, www.tulsaoktoberfest.org
18-20 MBAA Annual Convention, Austin, TX, 414-774-8558, www.mbaa.com
19 Shiner's BOCKTOBERFEST, Shiner, TX, 713-867-3135, www.shiner.com
19 11th Great Eastern Invitational Microbrewery Festival, Adamstown, PA,
717-484-4385, www.stoudtsbeer.com
25 9th Annual Charleston International Beer Festival, Mt Pleasant, SC,
843-689-3440, www.bearfootsports.com
25-27 25th PINT-Bokbierfestival, Amsterdam, www.pint.nl
26-27 Washington Cask Beer Festival,
Seattle, WA, www.washingtonbrewersguild.org
NOVEMBER
1-3 25th PINT Bokbierfestival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
www.bbf.htm
2 4th Annual AHA Teach A Friend to Homebrew Day, Anywhere You Happen To Be,
888-822-6273, www.beertown.org/AHA/
2 Maine Brewer's Festival, Portland,
ME, 207-771-7571, www.mainebrew.com
8 9 -- The 6th Annual Great Northeast Beer & Cider Competition/
9th Annual Great Northeast International Beer Fest, Providence, RI.
Contact: Competition Director: Gregg Glaser, 203-834-0800;
Contact: gregg@yankeebrew.com
Festivals of America: Maury Ryan, 401-272-0980;
Contact: ryan@lovecraft.com
22-23 10th The Great Canadian Beer Festival, Victoria, British Columbia,
250-383-2332, www.gcbf.com
DECEMBER
6-7 Harpoon Christmas Party, Boston, MA, 617-574-9551 ext
3,
www.harpoonbrewery.com
14-15 7th Annual Kerstbierfestival (Christmas Beer Festival), Essen, Belgium,
http://home2.pi.be/gmarch/eng/kerst_eng.htm
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