Take a virtual tour of Bohemia with this month’s education topic: Czech Dark Lager. Some may call it Tmavé Pivo. Some may call it Dark Beer. I bet you will call it tasty!

Stop by the LOWER LEVEL of East Side Neighborhood Services on Thursday, February 16 7:00-9:00pm for some club business and sharing beers.

See you there!

Waste not, want not. After brew day, what do you do with your spent grains? One option is to use them in baking! That is the education topic for the January meeting.

Swing by East Side Neighborhood Services on Thursday, January 19 for a discussion on baking with brewing ingredients. All are welcome!

Thank you to all the participants, judges, and stewards who made this competition a great success again! With 195 entries, this was our biggest competition to date! Look for our next competition in about six months with the return of Sour Times — and for the all-category competition again this time next year. Cheers!

Best of Show Winners  

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Len’s	1A: American Light Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Steve Ristau	Rock Pile Porter	20A: American Porter
3rd	Metts Potter	Adjacent	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Bloatarian Brewing League

Winning Entries  

Table 1: American Pale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Len’s	1A: American Light Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Metts Potter	Little Buddy	1B: American Lager	Bloatarian Brewing League
3rd	Caleb Meinke	Duster	1B: American Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 2: Dark Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Metts Potter	Strike Two	8A: Munich Dunkel	Bloatarian Brewing League
2nd	Greg Sayler Co-Brewer: Dustin Lee	Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager
3rd	Adam Joyce	Danish Winter Lager	2C: International Dark Lager	Sun Prairie Worthogs

Table 3: Pale Bitter European (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Colby Reineke	Cultivate	5D: German Pils	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Bill Gavin Co-Brewer: Roy Ventullo	Dortmunder the Great	5C: German Helles Exportbier	CRAZE
3rd	Charlie Madison	Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 4: European Amber (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Metts Potter	Adjacent	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Bloatarian Brewing League
2nd	Steve Ristau	Supercaliamberlicious!	2B: International Amber Lager
3rd	Metts Potter	Fall Weissbier	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Bloatarian Brewing League

Table 5: International Pale Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Ramsey Co-Brewer: Karla Grauberger	Jefe de Pista	2A: International Pale Lager
2nd	Timothy Wicklund	Hamster Style	2A: International Pale Lager	Keepers of Craft
3rd	Tyler Bye	Fast Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 6: Pale Malty European Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Skjefstad	What the Helles Brian!	4A: Munich Helles	River City Brewers [MN]
2nd	Steve Towey	Maineck Maibock	4C: Helles Bock	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 8: British (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Glowicki	Days Are Dark	17C: Wee Heavy	Jordan Homebrewers
2nd	Joseph Belevender	Cuts You Up	13B: British Brown Ale	Pontiac Brewing Tribe
3rd	Kevin Olson	Saloot To Mamoot	13A: Dark Mild	ZZHops Homebrewing Club

Table 9: Irish and Scottish (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Fetty	Scottish Export	14C: Scottish Export	Brixie’s Brewers
2nd	Divesh Lakhi	Blood Of My Blood	15A: Irish Red Ale	Cedar Rapids Brewing Society
3rd	Metts Potter	Don’t Call It A Comeback	15B: Irish Stout	Bloatarian Brewing League
HM	Divesh Lakhi	Dark Sister	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

Table 10: American (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Ristau	Rock Pile Porter	20A: American Porter
2nd	Eric Sanders	For Richer Or Porter II	20A: American Porter	Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (RAZE)
3rd	Dan Ullsperger	Ullsperger Brewing – Hello Life Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale

Table 11: Dark (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dean Muldoon	Sooty Foot	9C: Baltic Porter	Chop & Brew
2nd	Michael Andrea	I’ve Got The Golden Ticket	16A: Sweet Stout
3rd	Andrew Lockwood	Quaker’s Blood	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 12: American IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Pflipsen	Ddh Olive Street IPA	21A: American IPA	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
2nd	Brandon Edwards	Cold Seas	21A: American IPA	Keepers of Craft
3rd	Colby Reineke	Golden Fall IPA	21A: American IPA	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 13: Specialty IPA (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Skjefstad	What’s the Haziest Beer You Have On Tap?	21C: Hazy IPA	River City Brewers [MN]
2nd	Joseph Belevender	Minor Transgression	21B2: Black IPA	Pontiac Brewing Tribe
3rd	Charlie Madison	Hazy Star	21C: Hazy IPA	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 14: Sour (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Matson	Gose	23G: Gose	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Adrian Swanson	Mn Lambic	23E: Gueuze	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
3rd	Adrian Swanson Co-Brewer: Nordeast Brewers Alliance	Flanders Red #8	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
HM	Brian Stephens	Petra-Fication V4	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Keepers Of Craft

Table 15: Pale Belgian (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Metts Potter	Thirsty Monk	26A: Belgian Single	Bloatarian Brewing League
2nd	Rick Gruye	A Ghost Is Born	24A: Witbier
3rd	Steve Ristau	All-Day B P A	24B: Belgian Pale Ale

Table 16: Strong Belgian (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Ingebrigtsen Co-Brewer: Nick McLawhorn Steve Mittlestadt Mike Colling	Quadrophenia	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Kevin Olson	Won The Bull Race	26C: Belgian Tripel	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
3rd	Patrick Williams Co-Brewer: Alex Williams	Honey I’m Home	25B: Saison
HM	Anthony Davis	Griz	25B: Saison

Table 17: Fruit (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Matson	Ceiling Art	29A: Fruit Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	John TeBockhorst	Resting Sour Face	29A: Fruit Beer	THIRSTY
3rd	Colby Reineke	Brunch Punch IPA	29A: Fruit Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 18: Spiced (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Divesh Lakhi	Lakhi Chai	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cedar Rapids Brewing Society
2nd	Mike Perman	Shitter’s Full	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Mansfield Homebrew Club
3rd	Brandon Pflipsen	Pumpkin Pie Ale	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 19: Smoked & Wood (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Pflipsen	Barrel Aged English Barleywine	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
2nd	Brad Segall	Dragon’s Silk	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
3rd	Ron Fitch	Bourbon Barrel Porter	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
HM	Kyle Bonura	Th7: Up In Smoke	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Brew Haven

The next education topic will be sweet: brewing sugars! The education for Thu Dec 15 7-9pm will cover this sticky topic. Brewers of all levels are encouraged to join and try some batches across traditional styles.

See you there! Cheers! 🍻

What makes a seasonal beer? The monthly education will cover just that!

Come join us Thu Nov 17 7-9pm at East Side Neighborhood Services to sample examples from the club members and hear some ideas on what makes seasonal beer special.

Cheers!

Belgian quad? Good.

FOUR Belgian quads? GREAT!

A few NBA members split a batch and finished their beers four different ways. The education topic at the monthly meeting will be to talk about what they did and how they are different. Bring some tasting glasses and stop by the meeting on Thursday, September 15 7:00 PM at East Side Neighborhood Services to try some yourself.

Schol! 🍻

What happens when you ferment lager yeast above the normal temperature range?

This month’s education topic will explore just that! We will talk about traditional lager styles and how this works for the new Cold IPA style. Get your tasting glasses ready and join us next week for the monthly meeting!

Happy Summer, all! It has been a great time to do some outdoor and garage brewing this year. We have the NBA Summer Party coming up next weekend, too! That would not be complete without the informal club low-gravity competition, potluck food with some grilling, and general revelry! All are welcome to join, so reach out if you are interested in meeting up, otherwise we can tell you all about it at an upcoming Taproom Takeover or before the next meeting.

Here are some quick updates from the last club meeting

• A few folks are researching new merch options — a sweatshirt and a winter hat. Some pretty cool options are in the works, so keep an eye out to stay warm this fall and winter.
• Homebrew Con was a great success and a few members talked about (some of) the revelry had in Pittsburgh and the great presentation put on by Aaron and Matt. Once the recordings are posted to the AHA site, you know we will be sharing that link!
• There are a few events coming up
  • Sat Jul 30 is the Summer Party at the palatial Mittelstaedt estates
  • Thu Aug 4 is Taproom Takeover at Barrel Theory, which lands on National IPA Day again, so come grab a hazy over in St. Paul
  • Nick is charting out another bike ride in August on the Minnehaha Creek
  • A few folks are coordinating a field trip and are looking at a craft beer train ride toward Duluth on October 7, so keep an eye out for that event!
• The yeast experiment is still going to happen, but there have been some delays in getting the wort creation on the calendar. Keep an eye out for more on that coming soon.
• Brew For Good, an amazing homebrew-only beer festival supporting ESNS, is happening in Sun Sep 18. If you are a brewer who would like to pour your beer for the public, reach out and we will get you connected. If you are a beer drinker who would like to try some one-of-a-kind beers available nowhere else, you definitely want to be there!
• A few barrels are being transferred over the next weeks and months
  • The Rittenhouse Rye barrel has Imperial Stout coming out and Doppelbock going in
  • The Lodi Lambic-style is getting the same pale sour recipe exchanged
  • HOBO is being emptied for the last time and then the barrel will be retired

Keep an eye on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for other events and updates as they happen. The club is open to anyone of any skill level to talk, learn, and experiment around our favorite fermented beverage. Come join us at a local taproom or monthly meeting any time!

Cheers! 🍻