Archive for November, 2010

AB Hop Giveaway in St. Louis

November 25, 2010

The AB Home Brewers Group is hosting a hop give away.  We have a stash of Hallertau & Saaz whole cone hops we want to share with the home brewing community. Good Brewing! Thomas S. Seiff / Anheuser-Busch / Sales Operations What:  Anheuser – Busch Great Hop Give Away When:  1 – 4 pm  Saturday, [...]

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Steering Meeting – 12/1

November 24, 2010

The ABNormal Steering meeting is normally held on the last Wednesday of each month at 7 pm at Fat Jack’s in Bloomington.  However, due to the timing of Thanksgiving, the steering meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 1.  We’ll discuss the plans for the next meeting as well as the upcoming year.  Everyone is [...]

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Jim Koch Guides Oceanside Ale Works as The Mentor

November 12, 2010

Jim Koch of The Boston Beer Company, the largest independently owned American craft brewery and maker of award-winning Samuel Adams beers, brings his national business expertise to the budding micro-brewers of Oceanside Ale Works in Oceanside, California. Mark Purciel, a former teacher, and Scott Thomas, a firefighter, initially started brewing hand-crafted ales as a hobby, [...]

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Discovery Channel: Brewmasters

November 11, 2010

A new show on Discover Channel called Brewmasters will feature Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery. Premiering Sunday, November 21 at 9 PM on Discovery Channel, BREW MASTERS follows Sam and his partners as they travel the world sourcing exotic ingredients and discovering ancient techniques to produce beers of astounding originality.

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November Meeting Notes

November 10, 2010

Congratulations to the newly elected officers for 2011: President: Heather Morissette Vice President: Kevin Kozlen Secretary: Jim Nettelton Treasurer: John Yoder Technical Czar: Mark Hill Our style of the month and technical presentation were combined this month to include a special presentation between the folks from Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery and Technical Czar, John [...]

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