Upcoming events for December:

• Taproom Takeover social hour at Utepils on Thu Dec 4
• NBABrewComp.com judging on Sat Dec 6 (winners announced later in the day)
• Monthly meeting with education on Thu Dec 18

The photo in this month’s post is from a few years ago when we turned staves from a retired barrel (charred bourbon barrel by the color of dirty hands!). We have done a few one-off projects like this, also engraving club logos into barrel heads, staves into competition awards, and of course making beer together. The club is about community and working on these things together!

Brewers of all skill levels and specialties — wine, cider, beer, mead, and beyond — are welcome (and encouraged!) to join a club event or meeting. Come join before becoming a member; we welcome everyone at all events! Membership gets you access to the email list, Discord chat server, the barrel program, and other club projects.

Cheers! 🍻

We received notice today — Thursday, November 13 — that competition websites hosted at brewingcompetitions.com is undergoing maintenance. It should be done Friday or Saturday. This was not announced in advance to us or to the folks that host the competition site.

Once back online, we will confirm the entries and competition settings are where we expect.

The competition is still on track!
Thank you for your patience!

Cheers!

EDIT SAT NOV 15 6:00 PM CT: We are still waiting to hear back when the site will be back up at the normal address. In the meantime, we were told the address below will work. Once everything is clear, we will be validating all site settings and entries look normal.
https://brewingcompetitions.com/nordeasthbc/

EDIT MON NOV 17: The competition site is working again.

When a beer is not boiled, how does that change the sensory experience? Raw ale does just that. Next week at the monthly meeting we will explore this style and see what it involves, how it is different, and what to consider when you make your recipe.

Thu Nov 20 7-9pm, East Side Neighborhood Services, Northeast Minneapolis

Everyone is welcome to join club meetings and events regardless of membership. This includes our monthly #TaproomTakeover social hour (first Thursday at rotating breweries), our monthly meeting (third Thursday at ESNS in Northeast Minneapolis), one-off wort rally and group brews, the annual summer and winter party, and all kinds of fun events. More details are available on the website for the Club Calendar: https://www.nordeastbrewersalliance.org/club-calendar/

Reach out with any questions, otherwise join up when you can!

Cheers!

There are some fun projects in store for November:

• Competition entries open today at 12:00 PM CT at nbabrewcomp.com
• #TaproomTakeover with our friends at Bad Weather Brewing on Thu Nov 6
• Education about raw ale at the monthly meeting on Thu Nov 20

Come join when you can to chat about beer, wine, cider, and mead. Everyone is welcome to any club event or meeting. We look forward to having you! Cheers!

Next week is thinking outside the box: 3D printing for brewing. What tools or objects would help your brew day? Hose clips? Airlocks? Tap handles?

Come hear about some ideas and see what the process takes!

Three things to think about this month:

1. What are you entering in the homebrew competition? Account registration opens today at nbabrewcomp.com with entries opening next month.
2. What are you going to order at Under Pressure Brewing? The #TaproomTakeover will be there this month (tomorrow!) for some social time.
3. What kind of gadgets could be 3D printed to help with brewing?

The monthly education topic will look at some ideas!

Cheers!

Next week the education topic will look at unmalted and cereal grains across a variety of beer styles. No, adding breakfast cereal is not what this means — but we did have a good time with this experiment in 2019! Come find out how different grains in a high proportion of the grist means from a few brewers.

ESNS, Northeast Minneapolis, Thu Sep 18 7-9pm

Cooler weather still means brewing and sharing beers outside! This month we have a few things going on:

• Taproom Takeover at Northbound Smokehouse on the first Thursday
• Monthly meeting with unmalted and cereal grain experiment on the third Thursday
• Rock The Hops @ Brew For Good @ Rock The Block @ East Side Neighborhood Services on Sat Sep 27 (https://www.esns.org/nordeast-rock-the-block-2025)

Come check things out — and bring a tasting glass! Cheers!

Our friends at Omega Yeast will be dialing into the meeting this month as the kick-off to the meeting, so get in early to grab a seat and learn something about yeast and fermentation.

Every monthly meeting has an education or experiment component where we share knowledge and ideas in ways that are open to any brewer — first-time through advanced. Everyone is welcome to join our meetings, share some homebrew, and meet new folks. Come on by this month and say hello!
East Side Neighborhood Services, Northeast Minneapolis, Thu Aug 21, 7-9pm

Congratulations to Aaron D and Carl B for their wins at the Summer Party!! Aaron’s Azacca pale ale took home the low gravity prize and Carl’s brisket was a hit for lunch! The Winter Party is coming up in about six months, so fine-tune your high gravity beverages (>8% ABV, brewed in 2025) and chili recipes to take home the next set of awards!

This month we will be talking with celebrating National IPA Day at Barrel Theory for the monthly Taproom Takeover. Later, chatting with Omega Yeast at the monthly meeting about yeast and fermentation. Check ’em out!

Cheers!