August 2000

[Greenblood]

Minutes of the July Meeting

Cleanup Crew: Rich and Don

Treasurer's Report: (in absentia) Looks like $834 revenue collected from Brew Fest, $1,157 paid out for expenses, leaving us with a balance around $513.60.

Old Business
BrewFest Glasses: Glasses available from BrewFest years four and five, will sell for $1.00 each at the end of the meeting.

Yeast Bank: We have yeast.

Library Books: We have books. People have turned in books, people need to check out more books.

New Business
Kegging Equipment: Lawrence Journal-World classifieds had an ad for vending equip, walk-in cooler, keg taps, CO2, etc. Turns out it is Jackie and John Webb selling their equipment. They have 100 20# CO2 cylinders, mix of steel and aluminum assembly, some 5# cylinders, asking $95 for steel cylinders and $110 for aluminum, tanks tested and nearly full. Rob is willing to act as a delegate and purchase in quantity. If you are interested, please see Rob.

LBG Flyers: Pete took some LBG flyers to the Homebrew Pro Shoppe. Scott mentioned that we have no contact information on the flyers and asked who people should contact. Rob is our new-member liaison so we add his cell number as a contact person.

KC BierMeisters Octoberfest: KC BierMeisters are holding their annual Octoberfest on Sunday, September 24, 2000. They are also conducting a beer judge certification/exam. Study sessions will be held 7/30, 8/27, 10/1, and 10/29 with the exam being held on 11/12. For more information, contact Jackie or Alberta at Bacchus & Barleycorn.

Sister Club?: Joe found a homebrew club in Australia that sounds a lot like us. They have a similar number of members and meet on the same day of the month as LBG. Motion passed to contact them to see if they are interested in becoming a "sister" club.

Cheap Beer!: Andrew found a great drink special at Lou Zenana's , new Cajun-style restaurant at 15th and Kasold (formerly Brass Apple and Jupiters). They have $4.00 pitchers of Harp, Bass, Boulevard Pale Ale, and Guinness on Thursdays.

August Seminar:Jim Mayo will talk about glass and Belgian beers. 7:30PM start time!!!

Meeting Adjourned.


Commercial Tasting: Beers of Anchor Steam
Pete talked about the history of the Anchor Brewery and Steam beers. We tasted Anchor Steam, Liberty Ale, Porter, and the 1994 Christmas brew (courtesy of Jeff). Very informative and yummy - thanks Pete!

Xanthippe Stevens
Secretary


Festivals & Competitions
The Great American Beer Festival: This year the festival will be a little closer to home-in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center downtown. Hall A 14th and Stout Streets.

Thursday October 5-Saturday October 7

Public Sessions are: 5:30-10:00 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday-Last call at 9:45

KC Renaissance Festival Beer Competition: Homebrewing has been associated with the Renaissance festival for several years through the KC Beirmeisters demonstrations, but this year, the festival is hosting an AHA-sanctioned competition.

KC Renaissance Festival Homebrew Competition

Bonner Springs, KS
October 15, 2000
Entries dues 10/7/00
There is NO fee.
Contact: Carol Keller at 816-373-0907 or renfestse@aol.com.

Derby Competition: The Derby Brew Club 7th Annual Homebrew Competition, Derby, KS

November 4-18, 2000
Entries due 10/23 - 11/1 with $6 each for the first six entries and $5 for each additional entry.
Contact: Kip Innes at 316-788-4787 or
316-523-6894 or kbinnes@aol.com


Brewfest Logo Recieves National Honors
For those of you who had the pleasure of attending the 1999 BrewFest, you might still have your commemorative beer glass. Well, take a look again at the glass. The design for the glass was recently selected to appear in the upcoming Print Regional Design Annual 2000 due out in September.

This national design magazine features work done in the United States during the past year. Accepted work is presented by geographic location. Our logo will be displayed in the Midwest section. The Annual has been around since the early '80s and is regularly refered to as the "graphics bible" by those in the industry. This year, over 32,000 entries were submitted. Historically, they accept 10 - 15% of those entries.

Barry Fitzgerald


LBG on Cable?
Lawrence's very own Sunflower Cable cooking show, Guided by Flavor, is interested in doing a segment on brewing beer. If the club is willing to donate the ingredients and someone is willing to lend the equipment, the LBG would get the credit. The potential is there to edumucate some folks on the ease and fun of homebrewing, and perhaps we could go so far as to attract some new members. Thoughts anyone?


International World Beer Cup
The 75th St. Brewery won the gold medal for its Red Eye Rye in the World Beer Cup competition in Category 13: American Style Rye Ale or Lager


November Meeting Possibilities
I am trying to arrange for a seminar/meeting at the Free State Brewery in November. Thursday nights are tough for Steve Bracht. Is there a better night for everyone?

Any particular topic that you would like Steve to talk about? I assumed that a tour like last year was probably not what people wanted.

Doug Holub


Cooking With Beer
Brown Ale Barbecue Sauce

This sauce came from a recipe for ribs. I think it was from Avery Brewing in Colorado, because it called for Ellie's Brown Ale. I used Pony Express. I would make this the day before I wanted to use it, so it would be a little thicker.

Makes 1 Quart

1/4 Cup butter, olive, or other vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced and mashed with 1 teaspoon salt
1 cup pitted plums, fresh or canned, or whole cranberry sauce
12 ounces tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes in puree
12 ounces Ellie's Brown Ale
2 large or 4 small beef or chicken bouillon cubes
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon bottled liquid smoke
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon each ginger, cayenne, crushed coriander seed, black pepper, cumin seed, and mustard seed

In a small skillet melt butter and saute onion on medium-low until limp and translucent. Add garlic and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until onion is limp, set aside. In a blender or food processor, puree plums and tomato sauce until smooth. In a 3-quart pan heat beer to medium simmer and add bouillon cubes, stirring until dissolved. Add vinegar, liquid smoke, brown sugar, spices, sauted onion, and plum-tomato mixture. Bring to a slow simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until very thick, 45 min. to 1 hr. Source: The Great American Beer Cookbook, Candy Schermerhorn, Brewers Publications.

Pete Clouston


Mild Chosen Best Beer in Britain
Moorhouse's Black Cat was honored Tuesday as the best beer in Britain during judging by brewers, beer writers and journalists at the Great British Beer Festival in London. The mild beer is described in the 2000 Good Beer Guide as, "A smooth, well-balanced dark mild with a fruity aroma. Chocolate and coffee flavours complement the bitter roast character that lingers on into the aftertaste."

The Burnley brewed mild was chosen as the overall winner from over 30 finalists in five categories including beers from tiny micros to major national brewers.

"This is only the third time a mild has won the most prestigious beer competition in the world, the last time being twenty years ago," said Mike Benner, Head of Campaigns and Communications. "At a time when many brewers are dropping their milds claiming drinkers don't want them, this marks a real achievement for Moorhouses and promises to turn the mild market around."

Malcolm MacDonald from Moorhouse's said: "It's a tremendous achievement for us all. It proves that a mild style beer is still in demand with today's drinkers."

The Silver award went to 'TEA' from Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey. The Bronze went to Yorkshire Terrier Bitter from York Brewery.

Real Beer News


Discount Days at Bacchus & Barleycorn
LBG members receive a 10% discount from Bacchus & Barleycorn, August 7-12. Please show membership card or bring newsletter. Bacchus & Barleycorn is located at 6633 Nieman Rd. in Shawnee (913-962-2501).