April was a fun month at the NBA. Here is a run down of things that we did.

Social Science – Fermentation Informational Beer Fest @ Science Museum of Minnesota

A handful of members came out to represent the NBA at the Science Museum of Minnesota’s annual Social Science – Fermentation Informational. We hosted a booth on the science of Malt. We had an information poster and supplied malt and a mill to explain what malt is in the process of brewing, what it tastes like if one was incline to try it, and a mill to crush malt, because that is what brewers do!

Monthly Meeting Recap – April 21st @ East Side Neighborhood Services

New attendees introduction

Beer introductions

Brewing Questions:

Fresh hops, freeze dried, etc. How to use. A: Just like normal hops.

Monthly Tap Room Takeover:

April 7th, the NBA was at Able Seed House and Brewery: Beers = Good!
May 5th will be at Dangerous Man @ 7PM

AHA Big Brew Day: May 7th 10AM @ Northern Brewer Minneapolis

Fermentation Informational: Presented about malt.

Barrel Update

-Hobo empty and fill July. Sign-up sheet coming out.
-Buffalo trace barrel being filled with Russian Imperial Stout end of April.

New Merch Item

• Brewers Shirts with new back artwork.

April’s Monthly Education Topic: Amber Ale

We sampled the following beers as examples of the American Amber Ale style and discussed how they fit or did not into the style.

New Belgium – Fat Tire
Bad Weather – Windvane
Ballast Point – Calico
Steel Toe – Rainmaker
Bend Paddle – 14* ESB
and a couple of home brew examples.