Feb 2012 - Finally, an update
Since most club announcements go out via e-mail, I haven't been updating this. I finally got around to updating the calendar for
the year. We have some neat things going on this year, including our first ever "normal" meeting in Marquette! Check it out to
see what we've got going on for the year. If for some reason you're not getting the e-mail updates, please make sure to contact
one of the club officers.
June 2011 - No News Is Good News
I hadn't realized how long it's been since I've updated this until the other day. Other than our regular meetings and
our National Homebrew Day get together, there hasn't been much to report. This is the first time since the club's first year
that we didn't have a Spring event, which has been kind of nice honestly. Right now we're gearing up for the UP State Fair
Homebrew Competition! Check out the link on the left for more info on that. This is the first year that we'll have a drop-off point
in Marquette, so thanks to White's Party Store! Also this year the winner gets to brew up at Blackrocks Brewery in Marquette,
so that's exciting as well. Feel free to contact one of the club officers if you're interested in judging or stewarding for the comp.
November 1, 2010 - Back to normal meetings
Well Brewers, it's been a great Fall! Those of us who went up to Marquette had a blast, and UPtoberfest raised a
significant amount of money for The United Way of Delta County. This month we're getting back to somewhat normalcy,
except we're having our meeting on the first weekend of November instead of the second weekend due to hunting season. This
month we're pleased to again welcome Stu Stuart from Belgian Beer Me to do
another presentation on the incredible variety of beers from Belgium. Hope to see you there!
August 26, 2010 - Fall Meetings, BdNBs hit the road!
Coincidentally, both our September and October meetings fall on the dates of beer festivals (darn!). For our September meeting,
we have chartered a bus up to the Michigan Brewer's Guild fest in Marquette. We'll be doing a presentation on the Oktoberfest/Marzen
style of beer on the way up. There are still a few seats available for the bus at $20 each so if you're interested, contact one of the
officers right away. Tickets for the fest are available here.
Our October meeting of course falls on the same day as UPtoberfest. Essentially,
UPtoberfest will be our monthly meeting. Tickets are on sale now at www.uptoberfest.org.
Hope to see you at the fests!
July 30, 2010 - Club Camping Trip / Nat'l Mead Day
Our inaugural Camping trip is next weekend at Chicago Lake in the Hiawatha National Forest. Driving directions from Escanaba are
here. We'll be at site 4 (right by the boat launch) the nights of August 6th and 7th. Even if you can't stay the night,
stop on out for a beer! We'll also be brewing a batch of mead to celebrate National Mead Day.
April 15, 2010 - A Call to Arms? Nay, Pens!
As many of you know, there is currently a push to amend one of the city ordinances, allowing DDA-sponsored events to
serve and consume alcohol in a closed off street. We would like to encourage anyone and everyone to fill out a Public
Input Form (find it here) and return it to the Escanaba DDA. There are also
several upcoming events where this will be discussed. The more BdNBs that attend, the better! Dates/times are as follows:
Public Forums - Ludington Grill 4/19, 5-6PM
Rosy's Diner 4/20, 8-9AM
DDA Board Meeting - City Hall Council Chambers 4/20, 6PM
City Council Meeting - City Hall Council Chambers 5/6, 7PM
5/20, 7PM
April 11, 2010 - Big Brew Day and more!
First I'd like to thank Matt Sviland for an incredible tour of the old Richter Brewery yesterday. What
an experience! If you weren't able to make it, pics are up
here.
Also Pete Strom put together a PowerPoint presentation for the historical society that is available in the
downloads section of the site. In upcoming events, we're celebrating National Homebrew Day for the third
year now on May 1st. We'll be brewing all morning and afternoon at Josh Marenger's house - 1008 2nd Ave N in Escanaba.
Brats and burgers have been donated by Reinhart Foods, but a dish to pass would be appreciated. All are
welcome, whether you want to haul down your brew equipment, watch and learn, or especially non-members.
See you there!
Mar 13, 2010 - Upcoming meetings and Facebook
As has been posted on the right for some time, our March meeting is TONIGHT at H&H at 7PM. Hope to see
you there! For our April meeting on the 10th we have something exciting - Matt Sviland is giving us a tour of
the old Richter Brewery (Delta Building on Ludington St in Escanaba). We will be meeting there at 6:30 for
the tour, then going back to H&H for the remainder of the meeting. Also for those of you who have Facebook,
I've created a Fan Page for the club. Brian had created a Group some time back, but the Fan Page allows news
to be posted on your Wall, allowing you to follow a bit more passively. You can become a fan
here.
Feb 3, 2010 - Some miscellaneous
Our collaboration beer dinner on Sunday with Hereford & Hops couldn't have went better. We had
some great beer and food, which made for amazing pairings. If you missed out, I'm sure that we'll be
doing this again, but the date is TBD at this point.
Also, we have two new benefits to being a club member this year. The first is 25% off CO2-related supplies
from American Welding and Gas in Escanaba (thanks go out to Jeff Dubord!). The second is access to a library
of homebrewing books that the club has started. We've purchased 7 brand new books and a subscription to Brew
Your Own this year, and plan to continue growing this. These will be available at each meeting, and due back
at the next meeting. Check out the list of books here.
One final thing, you'll notice the "Quick Calendar" on the right now for easy access to our upcoming events.
Details on these can still be found on the events page.
Meeting Dates and more!
From here on out, all meetings will be held on the second Saturday of the month, unless otherwise
noted. The odd months will focus on a particular style, with the even months focusing on an
educational topic. Our next meeting will be 1/16 at 7PM. Also, don't forget about our beer
pairing dinner on 1/31!
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