Motor City Mashers

Sorry for the late notice on the location of the meeting. There were a few issues that took longer than expected.

We will be meeting a Do'Hickeys
232 Maple St. Wyandotte

Maple is between Oak and Eureka. Do'Hickeys is between 2nd and 3rd next door to the fire station.

Again, sorry for the late notice. Hope to see you there.

We can even run next door to sports brew pub if anyone is interested!!

Here is a quick note about the State Fair:

Transition plan for the Michigan State
Fair Homebrew Competition
As many of you know the state of Michigan has decided to close the doors of the State Fair,
which has left the Michigan State Fair Homebrew Competition (MSFHC) without a home. Although the
state fair will not be held, the spirit of the MSFHC will continue to live on. Currently there is a
movement to transition the MSFHC into a new competition. This competition will be designed to
capture the best of our past and to enhance the future of the Michigan homebrew community.
Although the transition away from the State Fair is unfortunate, it has provided us with a significant
financial benefit which can be used to dramatically improve the prizes and awards which are given out
to the entrants. In addition to these prizes, the additional funds can be used to help create new events
and enhance existing competitions for the homebrew community. But before we can move ahead we
will need to see who is interested in participating.
In the upcoming months it is my intention to form a group of people who wish to help establish
a transition plan for the state fair competition. This committee will have open seats available to any of
the AHA sanctioned clubs in Michigan, and will also include a number of seats for individuals who are
not part of a club but actively participate in home brew competitions and community. The primary
purpose of this committee will be to establish the competition’s frame work, and aid in the facilitation of
the competition and awards ceremony. Currently we are looking for individuals who wish to actively
participate in this process or act as their club representative.
As a representative, you will act as the single voice for your club. All representatives will be
given the opportunity to influence the competition by participating in feedback, providing suggestions
and voting on key elements. Each representative will be given equal voting shares, and decision will be
made by the consensus. To facilitate this collaboration the majority of the work will be done using web
bases tools such as forums and survey sites, representatives will be encouraged to participate weekly in
order to vote and keep up on the current events.
In order to simplify the creation of this competition and reduce the work load, we will begin by
using the current MSFHC as a template. Although many issues will be addressed, our initial focus will be
to determine a name for the competition and establish the dates for judging and the awards ceremony.
Once these dates have been established it will allow us time to work out and schedule for any issue
which arises.
If you wish to take part in this process as a Non‐Club Representative or act as your club
Representative, please feel free send me an email at brewfestorg@gmail.com.
Clubs Currently Represented
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild: Mike O’Brien
Cass River Homebrewers Club : Lee Cruppenink
Down River Brewers Guild: Joesette Steele
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers Homebrew Club: Nathan Widener
Lapeer Area Brewers (LAB): Mike Mullins
Society Of North Oakland Brewers: Mark Dennis
Non‐Club Representatives: (Must not be a member of a club)
Phil Kitkowski
Adam Mills
Clubs Needing Representation: (Only One Representative per Club)
1. Bay de Noc Brewers
2. Belle River Brewery
3. Bootleggers Brewers and Vintners
4. Brewers On The Lake (Holland)
5. Brewhounds of Michigan
6. Capital Area Brew Crew
7. CDRT Beer Club
8. Clawson Brew Club
9. Clinton River Assoc. of Fermenting
Trendsetters
10. Crash Test Brewers
11. Dead End Brewers
12. Displaced Brewery Fanatics
13. Elm Paddle Brewers
14. Fermental Order of Renaissance
Draughtsmen (FORD)
15. Great Lakes Brewers
16. Gutless Brewers of West Michigan
17. Inspiration Brewing
18. Kalamazoo Libation Organization of
Brewers (KLOB)
19. KRAEUSENERS
20. Metro Enologists Zymurgists (M.E.N.Z)
21. Mid Michigan Ale and Lager Team
(MMALT)
22. Mid Michigan Malt Meisters
23. Motor City Mashers
24. Muskrat Mashers
25. No Restraints Brew Club
26. Pontiac Brewing Tribe
27. Port Elizabeth Brewers Guild
28. Prime Time Brewers
29. Prison City Brewers
30. Red Ledge Brewers
31. Richmond Worthogs
32. Smegma Scoopers
33. The Firkin Homerackers
34. The Yeast Coasters
Sincerely
Daniel Frechette

Hope this all works, I am just trying the system. See ya all tomorrow night!