Congratulations to everyone who took part in Sour Times 2025; there were so many great entries, as always! We are thrilled to be able to keep running this competition.
Also a huge thanks to the judges, stewards, and staff for putting in many hours of work to make judging day move so smoothly.
Cheers!

Best of Show Winners 

Best of Show – Beer

Winning Entries 

Table 1: European (13 entries)

Table 2: American (14 entries)

Table 3: Fruit (10 entries)

June is a busy month:

• TaproomTakeover at Rail Werks
• Judging for the Sour Times competition
• Barrel committee and barrel transfer
• Monthly meeting with a fermentation experiment
• Volunteering at the Pride Beer Dabbler
• Probably some group brews, too!

All this and next month is the Summer Party! See it all on the calendar!

Everyone is welcome to meet up with the club at any events. Swing by and say hello before becoming a member. Cheers!

Following our recurring Explore-A-Style series, the education topic this month will be looking at Kolsch to see what makes it special and oh-so-drinkable.

Everyone is welcome to join a meeting, member or not, so come by and maybe learn a thing or two to prepare to make some beers to have on the patio this summer. Cheers!

ESNS, Northeast Mpls, Thu May 13 7-9pm

So many notes today!

1. The Sour Times competition entries are open! Check out sourtimesnba.com for details
2. TONIGHT is the monthly #TaproomTakeover social hour, this time at Saint Paul Brewing
3. The education this month goes back to the Explore-A-Style series with a focus on kolsch

So much going on and YOU are welcome to join any or all of it! Cheers!

How do historical styles of beer differ from modern recipes? Was there a Pre-Prohibition double whole-cone hazy OLD England IPA? Meet up next week at East Side Neighborhood Services to talk about recent and upcoming club events, club business, and this great education topic!

East Side Neighborhood Services
Thursday, April 17
7:00 – 9:00 PM

This month we are getting back outside: a recent bierstacheln (beer poking) hang-out and this coming weekend is a big brew on the club system to go into the Solera barrel. Keep an eye out for a transfer and bottling day in May.

Members share their brew days and outside hangs in the club email or the club Discord chat for topics like #brewday, #currently-drinking, or taproom tours in #3p-pedal-pint-pedal.

Cheers!

How does fermenting under pressure affect beer? What does it mean to “closed transfer”? These topics will be explored at the monthly meeting next week as the education topic. Come by and find out if you can do that with your existing equipment and what you can do with your brew days.

East Side Neighborhood Services, Northeast Minneapolis.
Thu Mar 20, 7-9pm. Everyone is welcome!

Today we are going to Unmapped. Next week Falling Knife. Later this month talking about brewing sake. This is another eventful month for the club, so come join when you are able and meet up with the club. Brewers of all levels are welcome to chat about and share beer, mead, cider, wine, and knowledge!

The photo this month is from the February Taproom Takeover social hour at Wandering Leaf in Saint Paul. There was a great turnout — and great beer. We get together each month at breweries rotating around the area to just hang out and chat over a pint or two. This is a great opportunity for folks to get to know the club. Stop by any time!

Next week (Thu Feb 20 7pm @ ESNS) we will ruin some perfectly good beer in the spirit of sensory training. Come by for some off-flavor spike kits and to share some proper beverages.

All NBA events are open to anyone interested or experienced in the hobby.

Cheers!

There are a few NBA events coming up!

• Thu Feb 6: Taproom Takeover social hour at Wandering Leaf
• Thu Feb 20: Monthly meeting with off-flavor sensory education
• Sat Feb 22: Beer Dabbler with NBA working the front gate
• Sat Mar 1: Baltic Porter release at Unmapped for ESNS fundraiser

The photos this month are from the NBA Winter Party in January, which includes officer elections, high-gravity (>8% ABV) informal club competition, chili cook-off, and general revelry. It was a great time as always!