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Monthly Meeting – March 15th, 2018 @ Midwest Supplies – St Louis Park

Hi everybody! The monthly meeting is this Thursday at 7:00pm (come early!) at Midwest Supplies. They are graciously letting us hang out and use their space after the store closes down. Be sure to head over early and take a look at some of the offerings, including the GigaWort! Rumor has it there might be an additional discount for club members!

Education topic: Off flavor Tasting with Christopher Haas!

Bring some homebrew to share! If you aren’t a member, no worries, our meetings are open to everyone!

December 18th Meeting Agenda

The third Thursday of the month means it’s the monthly club meeting!  Everyone is welcome -members, friends, and all interested parties should feel free to check us out!

Usual location and time: East Side Neighborhood Services, 1700 2nd St NE, Minneapolis.  7:00-9:00pm.

As always, bringing homebrew is welcome, and encouraged.  Have a great batch you want to show off?  Have a bad batch you want critiqued?  Want to watch Nathan taste your funky sour mess?  Bring it in, please label according to the law (SF 2336 details here 7.17).  It needs to say it’s homemade, not licensed for sale or subject to inspection, and it needs the brewer’s name and address on it.

Still need to get holiday gifts?  We will have NBA logo’d t-shirts for sale.  Only $15 and your shopping is complete!

Here’s what’s on tap: Continue reading December 18th Meeting Agenda

Big River Homebrew Competition update – GABF Pro Am

Have you entered the Big River Homebrew Competition yet?  Here’s another reason to get you beers in.  Entrants now have a chance to be part of the 2015 Great American Beer Festival!  Spread the word!

For Immediate Release

The 3rd annual Big River Homebrew Competition is proud to announce NorthGate Brewing will be sponsoring the grand prize – a chance to have their beer brewed as for the GABF Pro-Am in 2015.

The Mini Best of Show winners will be will be evaluated by the NorthGate Brewing crew.  Their favorite, the Brewers’ Choice, will have the opportunity to collaborate with NorthGate Brewing to have their beer brewed and entered in the GABF Pro-Am competition, held October 2015.

Currently the Big River Homebrew Competition is at 50% capacity and registration is open until September 28th.  Full rules and registration are available at nordeasthbc.brewcompeition.com

Please direct any questions to nba.operations@gmail.com

The Big River Homebrew Competition is sponsored by the Nordeast Brewers Allliance and proceeds benefit the East Side Neighborhood Services.  Winners will be announced at the 4th annual Big River Brew Fest on October 18th.  Tickets are currently available for $25.

Rules:

-Entrant must be a registered AHA member at the time of the GABF entry deadline.

-Beer styles may be eliminated based upon NorthGates ability to brew (ie. no sours or funky stuff)

-Winning recipe will be modified to accommodate the professional system

General GABF Info:http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/pro-am-competition/

Full GABF Rules  http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/brewers/competition-information/#11

Sep 18th Meeting Agenda

Our monthly meeting is Sep 18th, at East Side Neighborhood Services, 7:00-9:00pm.

Monthly meetings are open to the public, feel free to stop by and check us out!  Bring some homebrew for sharing and get some feedback from members, hear about our cool events coming up, and hopefully learn a thing or two about brewing!

The club also happened upon a large bulk buy of grain and hops that we need to get rid of –  particular varieties will be available at the meeting for a very low price!

Here’s what’s on tap: Continue reading Sep 18th Meeting Agenda

August 21st Meeting Agenda

It’s almost time for our monthly meeting!  Per usual, we will be meeting at ESNS (1700 2nd St NE) at 7pm-9pm on Thursday August 21st to talk about what our club has been up to, sample some fine beers, and hopefully learn a thing or two.

This month is the tasting for the Specialty Malt Experiment.  Ever wondered how much a specialty malt can affect a beer? This is your chance to sample a few variations!

Here’s our agenda.  Hope to see you there! Continue reading August 21st Meeting Agenda

May 15th meeting agenda

Come to East Side Neighborhood Services this Thursday, May 15th, 7:00-9:00pm to talk about brewing!   ESNS is located at 1700 2nd St NE, Minneapolis, MN (4 blocks north of Dangerous Man)

Our meetings are open to the public, however you need to become a member to get in on our cool experiments and barrels!  Bring some homebrew to share, you’ll get honest feedback and we might be able to help you improve your next batch!

What’s on tap: Continue reading May 15th meeting agenda

Posters & Pints – June 21st

What are you doing June 21st?  Want to check out some local art and local beer while helping a good cause?  Posters & Pints is a combination art/beer fest, with the proceeds going to Art Buddies, a program of the non-profit Creatives for Causes.  $20 gets you a ticket and beer samples, beer-themed posters will be available for $30.  Go check it out at PostersandPints.com .

The NBA is proud to be a partner for this event.  We will be serving handcrafted sodas and educating folks about brewing.  Posters and Pints will be held at the Uppercut Boxing Gym in NE Minneapolis from 6-10pm on June 21st.   Tickets are on sale at PostersAndPints.com.  

Get up to date info from the FB event page or twitter: http://www.facebook.com/postersandpints
http://www.twitter.com/postersandpints 

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