This month in addition to Taproom Takeover at Pig Ate My Pizza and the monthly meeting with education about adjuncts in American Lager, we have the annual Summer Party! A Saturday afternoon with a low-gravity competition (brews of ≤5% ABV), smoked food competition, potluck food, bottle share, garage sale/giveaway, and general revelry!

Everyone is welcome to join up at any of the club events and meetings to say hello, see what we do, and ideally join up! Club membership adds the benefits of the club email group, Discord server, and access to club barrel-aging. Cheers!

Next week we will venture into a new topic for the club: brewing saké. A few members did the research, bought the right ingredients, and made some trial batches. Come learn about the process and what it takes!

If the weather is nice, we will meet outside at the pavilion behind the parking lot.
NE Mpls, ESNS, Thu Jun 18, 7-9pm

June is another busy month: #TaproomTakeover at Haggard Barrel, Tour De Lucé bike ride, disc golf at Highland Park (with beers at Venn Brewing afterward), Intro to Saké monthly education, two presentations at Homebrew Con in Asheville, game night, surely some group brews, more bike rides, and one-off events!

In mid-July we have the annual Summer Party coming up with Low Gravity competition (less than 5% ABV), Smoked Food competition, potluck food, bottle share, and Garage Sale (sell, give, trade, or barter).

Brewers of all levels and all specialties — beer, mead, wine, cider, kombucha, saké — are welcome to join club meetings, events, get-togethers, and shin-digs any time. Take a look at the calendar and come by. Ping the club email address with any questions or ideas.
Cheers!

Elbow grease. Alkaline cleaner. Acidic sanitizer.

When was the last time you took apart your ball valves and pumps to *properly* clean them
What are the appropriate tools to get your brewery back to a like-new shiny state?

The education topic this month will cover cleaning and sanitizing topics, so bring a (clean) tasting glass and some homebrew (if you have it; no worries if not) and pick up some cleaning tips.

Third Thursday.
Northeast Minneapolis.
East Side Neighborhood Services.
Thu May 21 7-9pm.

Everyone is welcome!

May is a busy month for the club! Everyone is welcome to join NBA events and activities, so block your calendar and come socialize! We look forward to meeting you!

• May 2: Big Brew for National Homebrew Day at Aaron’s house
• May 2: Bike ride to Arcade Bay at Bad Weather Brewing in Saint Paul
• May 7: Taproom Takeover at Waldmann Brewing in Saint Paul
• May 16: Wort Rally at Unmapped Brewing with Two Track Malting and Brew For Good
• May 21: Monthly meeting with education about cleaning and sanitizing
• May 23: Club field trip to see a Minnesota United soccer match

Plus we are kicking off disc golf planning for maybe some casual games, a little friendly tournament, and undoubtedly stopping by a brewery afterward!

Everyone is welcome to join the club events, with or without membership. We are open to folks of all levels of fermentation experience. Stop by, say hello, try some great beverages, and hang out! This is an especially busy month, so a lot of opportunity to find us out and about!

Pressure fermentation is intended to suppress esters and create cleaner beer. When served blind, can you tell the difference for pressure vs. non-pressure samples in a triangle test? Next week, Thu Apr 16 7-9pm at ESNS, we will cover some club business, go through this experiment, and share some homebrews.

Everyone is welcome to join regardless of skill level. Learn some technical, sensory, and tasting terms and approaches.

Spring has sprung and the club has plenty going on this month.

• The #TaproomTakeover tomorrow is at Venn Brewing to drink tasty beverages from some of our friends. Stop by for a pint!
• The education topic in a couple weeks is the long-awaited return of a triangle test experiment to identify pressure vs. non-pressure fermented versions of the same beer. Everyone will be served three glasses where one is different. Can you tell the difference — and will it be the process you expect?
• As the weather allows, folks will get together for disc golf and group bike rides — and maybe bike rides to disc golf courses!
• At the end of the month will be another board game night, so get those dice ready!

Everyone is welcome to join club meetings and events any time. The club has brewers of all levels, including folks getting into their first batches, others with decades of experience, collaborations, experiments, and creative adventures! Stop by any time and meet up!

This month we look at water chemistry for the education topic. What kind of salts, acids, and other actions should you consider in your brewing water?

Everyone is welcome to join. Bring a couple tasting glasses — and homebrew if you have it — to join up with the club on Thursday, March 19 7-9pm at East Side Neighborhood Services in Northeast Minneapolis. This topic sounds daunting, but I bet everyone will pick up something to help brew day. Cheers!

This month we can hopefully get outside again — disc golf, bottle shares, and brewing on outdoor kits! A perfect time to set up some Maibock or brew something dark and rich for late winter sipping. Coming up in a few days is the Taproom Takeover at Falling Knife this time. In a couple weeks is the monthly meeting with water chemistry education.

Members of levels are welcome at any of the club events and meetings! Swing by before you commit and check it out. Membership grants access to the email list, Discord server, and barrel program — as well as the camaraderie of a bunch of brewing friends!

Mead, cider, beer, wine. Folks do it all! Cheers!

Bill from Two Track Malting is joining the meeting next week to talk about the products coming out of that North Dakota maltster. We also have four beers brewed without knowing the ingredients. Can you identify what makes the four beers different? Monthly meetings (and all events!) are open to anyone.

Swing by East Side Neighborhood Services around 7-9pm tonight to share some homebrews, talk about Two Track, and socialize. See you there!