Brewings Brewings Vol 32 Issue 3

Greetings Fellow Border Batchers , Summer has officially kicked into high gear and anticipation is high to head to Cloquet for the Nordlager show in about a week from the writing of this article . I will have to take some notes after this show for my next article . This should help out with my newly forming long term memory loss . Knowing how this show goes I may have to take notes as things are happening ! If I can decipher these hieroglyphics that should cover the short term memory loss suffered at these kind of events , ( not to mention , random gravity storms ). A few of the many hazards encountered while attending breweriana shows ! Some information and details were lost from the Spring show / Schell ' s beer delivery , but I did manage to recover some files from my brain through hypnosis , and do have some highlights from the delivery Friday night in New Ulm . One of the houses we delivered to had about twenty or so people in the yard enjoying some libations . When we pulled up , they had formed a bucket brigade and handed the case from person to person all the way to the house . Very inventive and hilarious ! A couple more beer stops and the old Dodge Rio piloted by Stormin ' Norman arrived at the residence of a local AM radio god , Brian Filzen . Pulling up to the house I noticed the people in the yard had handkerchiefs , Kleenex and tears welling up in there eyes . The two couples likened the event to there kids going to the prom or graduating high school , and rightly so . While helping ourselves to the beer and meat / cheese tray the crew noticed Filzen pulling a Tiananmen square trick and laid his body in front of the delivery truck so we couldn ' t leave . What a riot ! This was only a few of the highlights from that weekend of fun . If you talk to any of the people that helped deliver , I ' m sure they have many more stories to tell . Once again , on behalf of all who participated , and the Schell ' s Borderbatch , I would like to thank Ted & Jody Marti , and Liz Prunty for including us in this wonderful event . The SpringDing was again a huge success with awesome weather this year and an excellent turnout . Way to Go , to all who attended and donated !

The Border batch " Business " meetings are becoming more popular . Different members are stepping up to the plate to host these events . My hope is that this trend continues as a way to draw new members , see some amazing collections , including nonbeer related items , and drinking someone else ' s beer . The most recent " Business " meeting was held at the Willis & Linda Schaefer farm . Willis & Linda , with help from Rollie and Tanley really threw down the old red carpet . Spectacular digs , collection , Lakemaid fishing contest , and Ma Schaefer ' s sauerkraut hotdish made for a great day . Thanks to everyone who had a hand in putting on the meeting . Coming up on August 7th is a " Business " meeting to be held at the lake home of Mike and Chris Anderson . I have already done a trial run / pre-trip inspection of this location and it really drinks well . You should not miss this one . Mark your calendar and get ready for some water fun as we will have two pontoons equaling forty four feet of floating boozing space , a speed boat , and Mike ' s Amphicar . This car / boat is about the neatest thing I have ever ridden in ! Who knows , maybe we can talk Murray and Jay into eating a live Lura lake bullhead !? OK , with all this typing my beer is getting lonely on the end table so I bid you adieu with a quote from Benjamin Franklin . I think it would have been a blast to get drunk with this guy . " Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy ." The dyslexic atheist might respond to that , " there is no Dog ." Lets have one Stubie

P . S . Stubiefest and the Schell ' s 150th party are coming soon so don ' t forget to put your name on the liver transplant list .

Volume 32 Issue 3 June / July 2010

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