St. Paul / Minneapolis District
Meeting Minutes
Sept 9, 2009

• President Bob DuVernois called the meeting to order
• Recognition was given to host Surly Brewing Co and owner Omar Ansari
• Omar gave a brief history of the brewery
• Bob welcomed all guests for the membership drive
• Andrew Goode - Herkimer
• Garth Mann - Herkimer
• Peter - Worth Brewing
• Joel Carlson - Great Waters
• Dan Justin - Vince Park Brewing
• Dale Jacobson - Rahr Malting
• There was a guest from Rush River and from BASF as well
• Doug Hoverson
• Chris German read the minutes from the May meeting for Rebecca Jennings.
• Motion was made to accept, seconded, approved
• Chris German read the Treasurers report
• Motion was made to accept, seconded, approved
• Bob DuVernois spoke about the Scholarship committee
• Information forthcoming
• If there was a course to be taken in 2010, all candidates should contact Larry Chase for qualification requirements
• Bob DuVernois gave a brief synopses of what District St. Paul/Minneapolis means to him
• District is 102 years old
• Lots of brewing history in this state.
• We have 122 active members many of which are allied members
• There is a wealth of technical knowledge among the members
• There is wed information available to everyone
• The technical quarterly is a good source of information - comes out 4 times a year
• The district is looking for volunteers to help translate the old German written minutes into English. Doug Hoverson is helping with this project along side Rebecca Jennings
• The MBAA National Convention is scheduled for Oct 1-4 in La Quinta,CA.
• The Malting and Brewing Science Course is scheduled for Nov 1-12 in Madison, WI
• The Brewing Summit will be held in Rhode Island in June of 2010. This is a joint effort between MBAA and ASBC. MBAA portion will be the later half of the Summit.
• Meeting was adjourned and A Tasting for Quality presentation was given by Jennifer Helber of Lab Science, Etc.

Rebecca Jennings
Secretary