October - The Bay Area Mashtronauts

Vol.14, Ed. 10
The Official Newsletter of the Bay Area Mashtronauts
Available Online at www.mashtronauts.com
Mashtronauts kick in big
for hurricane victims
Bocktober 2005
Once again, the Bay Area
Mashtronauts demonstrated they are
peerless among Houston-area
brewing clubs
At the October meeting, the group
ponied up $745 to give to Hurricane
Katrina victims,
The funds were then hustled down to
the St. Arnold Brewery, which was
having a benefit event for the disaster
survivors.
As a result of the BAM efforts – and a
whole lot of other people, too – St.
Arnold raised $7,716 in donations.
The brewery even gave us a great
mention in its newsletter.
And, ahem, the Mashtronauts were
the only brewclub to get such a nod.
Give yourselves a well-deserved pat
on the back.
$$$ exhorts the troops to dig deep.
But not too hard. Remember, you
need to brew with that hand.
What’s on tap for BAM
The Bay Area Mashtronauts’ next meeting will
be held October 11 at the iconic Outpost
Tavern. The meeting is slated for a 7 p.m.
start.
The Style of the Month is Belgians. Please get
your entries to Dr. Know by 6:30 p.m.
Brettanomyces optional.
See “tipping,” page 5
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The Bay Area Mashtronauts is a
club dedicated to the art and
enjoyment of fermented beverages.
The club is associated with the
Homebrewers of America and
supports the American
Homebrewer's Association's goal of
brewing better quality beers and
enjoying them responsibly.
Annual dues are $20 for individuals
and $30 for families and are payable
in January.
The club meets on the second
Tuesday of each month at The
Outpost Tavern.
The officers of the Mashtronauts
staff assume no
and the
responsibility for the accuracy of any
story in this newsletter.
Submissions can be made to
[email protected].
Mission Commander - John "The
Mad Baker" Jurgensen
[email protected]
Pilot - Mike "$$$" White
[email protected]
Payload Specialist - Brian
"Bartzbrau" Bartz
[email protected]
Capcom - John "pica" DeLapp
[email protected]
Data Input Specialist - Jonathan
"Dr. Know" Procknow
[email protected]
The Force - Mike "The Force" Wiley
[email protected]
You can reach the entire front office
at [email protected]
Bocktober 2005
Bocktober 2005
Brew am I?
See page 6 for answer
From RealBeer.com
The Brewers Association recognized
three journalists at the Great
American Beer Festival in Denver.
The awards were given to Ken Wells
for a Wall Street Journal story, to
Mike Reidel and Sandy Riesgraf for a
piece that appeared on Fox 13 News
in Salt Lake City, Utah and to Fred
Eckhardt for an All About Beer article.
Eckhardt will be the featured
attraction at this year’s Dixie Cup,
which will be held Oct. 20-22.
He won for an article which discussed
matching the flavors of beer with
those of chocolate and chocolatebased desserts.
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From Realbeer.com
A French dairy farmer has invented a
product he calls milk beer. "Everyone
thought I was crazy to try to make a
milk-based alcohol," said Marcel
Besnard.
He said low prices and strict quotas
had led him to look for other ways to
market milk. The new drink, Lactiwel,
made from milk and malt, contains
2% alcohol by volume. It is brewed
using a fermentation process similar
to that of traditional beer, except that
instead of using beer yeast for
fermentation Bernard uses kefir (a
Turkish milk product) yeast and lactic
bacteria.
The Frenchman said he has also
developed a method to change the
unsaturated fat content of milk.
He currently produces only 300
bottles per week, selling it in small
shops, festivals and markets. He
hopes to attract investors so he
expand production and get his
product on to supermarket shelves.
Bocktober 2005
Bocktober 2005
From Realbeer.com
page 5
The Abita Brewing Co., located 30
miles north of New Orleans but
spared major storm damage from
Hurricane Katrina, has launched two
initiatives to help raise funds for
Katrina victims.
people," said Blossman. "Everybody in
their own way, has to contribute to the
recovery efforts . . . and our way is to
do what we do best. Brew great tasting
beer. Our wish is that everyone who
enjoys Abita Beer will enjoy it even
more, knowing they are helping to
restore the areas we all love so much."
"The rebuilding and restoration of
the greater New Orleans area is
vitally important," said brewery
president David Blossman. "We're
proud to be a Louisiana Company
and feel blessed that we are still
able to brew beer and keep our
employees working."
The Abita Springs brewery also
created a line of t-shirts, hats and a
special "Fleur-de-lis" ribbon pin and car
magnet to raise funds for the hurricane
victims. Blossman said that 100% of
the net proceeds from the sale of the
merchandise would go directly to the
LDRF.
Abita has brewed special "Fleur-delis" Restoration Ale, with one dollar
from the sale every six-pack going
directly to the Louisiana Disaster
Recovery Foundation.
All of the items can be viewed and
purchased on-line at the Abita Brewing
website.
The Fleur-de-lis name and symbol
were chosen for this very special
beer with a dual purpose in mind.
It's a well-recognized symbol of New
Orleans, but it is also a symbol of
light and life.
"This brew in every way symbolizes
the hope and generosity of our
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No, not Chekhov!
The upstanding young lady being
groped by said space guy is Celeste
Yarnall, who was the last popularlyelected Miss Rheingold.
The Miss Rheingold contest was a
brewing industry sensation in its
heyday.
In 1940, Liebmann Brewery – the
maker of Rheingold beer – chose a
spokesperson and named her Miss
Rheingold. The promotion was a hit
and the little brewery began to see its
sales climb.
Two years later, Liebmann decided to
let the public decide who would be
the new Miss Rheingold. Well, let’s
just say that people liked to let their
feelings of attractive young females
be known. And they also began to
support Rheingold. Liebmann soon
rose to No. 1 in New York, a position
it held well into the 1960s.
Yarnall was named Miss Rheingold in
1964. That year, more than 20 million
Bocktober 2005
votes were tallied. Only one other
U.S. election that year had more
interest.
Clue: It involved two southwestern
coots who wanted to live in publiclysubsidized housing.
Anyway, Yarnall went on to a pretty
substantial acting and modeling
career. Aside from “Star Trek,” she
appeared in a number of TV shows
and films.
Brewer of the Year Standings
Name
Nom de Brew
John Jurgensen
The Mad Baker
Jeff Oberlin
Stumpy
Mike White
$$$
Bill Kilty
Rambo
Jonathan Procknow Dr. Know
Mike Wiley
The Force
Scott Koehler
Jefferson Powell
King of Angst
Chris Balboni
Maxgrav
Lonnie and Deborah McAllister
The Phun Couple
Joachim Beek
Papa Joe
Rich Sommer
Frosty
Bev Blackwood
Jake Miller
Jake the Snake
Jim Johnson
Sodium
Ky Jurgensen
Ray Philbrook
Bill Russell
Barnacle Bill
Ron Armer
The Velvet Hammer
Paul Moratto
Pirate Paul
Jim Rich
Kingpin
Rick Kaser
Popeye
Tom Nix
Cowboy Tom
John DeLapp
pica
John Schmalz
The Rookie
Julian Bell
JB the Elder
Wayne Hughes
Mr. Haney
Steve Staas
Dr. Who
Don Pearson
Brother Don
Chris Gerty
Jim Appleby
Uncle Jesse
Jay Culver
Bob Zimmerman
Chuck Fulcher
Sputnik
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3 18
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0 10
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0
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7
0
0
0
0
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3
3
0
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20
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18
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6
3
3
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3
3
3
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