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May 15th Meeting Notes

Thanks to everyone that came out to our May meeting to share beer and knowledge.

New business

Kegs

Keg buy
-The kegs have been ordered and will shipped to Golden Valley, thanks to Chad O. for providing a loading dock, this saved us significant money. If you have ordered kegs you will be contacted directly.

 

 

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-We have ordered t-shirts as the 2014 NBA merch item. They are slate with the NBA art in white block letters with our logo and motto on the back.  Prices are $15 for S-XL and $17 for 2XL-3XL. They are available at the monthly meetings and at the Farmers Market.

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April Recap

April was a great month for the NBA. We took part in events, shared knowledge and of course shared beer.

mn_science_museumApril 3rd – The NBA joined brewers,  beer activists and beer enthusiasts at the Science Museum’s Social Science event. The event was held on four floors in the midst of all the exhibits. Brewers and educational tables were scattered throughout. We brought twelve different hop varieties for olfactory inspection. Our table was very busy describing the hop’s; aromas, uses, origins and production. It was a awesome event we hope to be involved with again.

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May 16th meeting recap

Big group for the May meeting at East Side Neighborhood Services last week! Check out the notes from our meeting below.

  • Monthly recap
    • Midwest “learn to homebrew” day
    • Northgate big brew day – roughly 30 people showed up, 16 burners / batches
  • Yeast bank vote
    • Grant to link Google doc on site listing all the strains available from Chris Greenwald
    • Start-up costs ($76 in wish list cart, $40 invested + $15 in DME) voting on within $100 – PASSED
    • Subscribers in the future? Necessary to allocate additional funds or to guarantee people would
    • Will Chris take donations?