In May we had a fun month. We kicked it off with a tap-room take over of Dangerous Man. We had a good turn out of a very social and casual group. We then proceeded that weekend to have an awesome presence at the annual AHA Big Brew Day. We showed up at Northern Brewer Minneapolis and brewed on the club system an American Pale Ale. 
As well, at our monthly meeting we discussed for an education topic, the effects of first wort hopping. Matt Price gave a good talk and samples on the difference.
A big thank you to Northgate Brewing for making wort and hosting us for the tasting it was a pretty epic evening! Listed bellow is the list of what was tasted and my personal tasting notes.
May was another fantastic month of events for the Nordeast Brewers Alliance. There were a number of important things that we participated in.
Friends of the Mississippi
President De Boer went to the Friends of the Mississippi to not only represent the NBA but also to bring back some information to share with the club on how we can be more friendly to the ol’ Miss.
Koval Barrel Empty, fill, and the lack of…
In the middle of May the empty and fill of the Koval Barrel (Barrel Project 3.0) was slated and prepared for. What we were not prepared for was the extreme pediococcus infection that was in the Imperial Red ale. It seems that some members’ previous barley wine that was in the Koval barrel was also seemed to be infected. So, it was not emptied and filled with delicious double IPA. It now will get emptied and filled with an acid wash. Once the acid wash has some time to soak in the barrel, the barrel will be filled with a brett & lacto sour beer.
Community Hops
PAD-B (President Aaron De Boer) and Tim Stuemke and fellow NBA member and Community Hops President , Bryce Larson represented the NBA at the Community Hops Member and Fund Drive. NBA beer was poured and very well received.
Farmers Market
For the opening of the Nordeast Farmers market on May 30th, we had our first representation coordinated by Matt Price. A great time was had and we picked up a few new members to boot!
Meeting recap
Our May meeting at Eastside Neighborhood Services was planned to have Rahr Malting do the education topic, but unfortunately there was a snafu and we had to change up. Fortunately it gave us the time to sample a number of members beers and give some very constructive feedback. As well we got to taste Richard Brower’s Northern Brown ale aged on Blackswan Barrel Alternative Cherry Wood.
As well we discussed past and upcoming events, including our upcoming June meeting which will be our 2015 Single Hop Experiment. First, and very important, dry hop your one ounce of hops 7 days before packaging. The first of possibly two tastings will be at Northgate Brewing Company on June 16th, 6:30PM, 783 Harding St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413.
Aaron De Boer posed the idea of purchasing a CO2 racking cane for transferring the beer out of our barrels. The purchase of $270 was brought to a vote and was vote to purchase. The idea is to provide a cleaner, oxygen reduced transfer process. As well, we are hoping that it reduces the possibility of contamination between the barrels.
Woo Party!
A huge thanks to @ChowGirls. We put on our winter party at the Chow Girls Parlor and wow, the space was great.
Continue reading Winter Party
Our winter club party is scheduled for Saturday January 17th, 12-5pm. This takes the place of the monthly club meeting, so don’t be the only one showing up at ESNS. RSVP info after the jump. Continue reading 2015 Winter Club Party RSVP – Jan 17
Have you entered the Big River Homebrew Competition yet? Here’s another reason to get you beers in. Entrants now have a chance to be part of the 2015 Great American Beer Festival! Spread the word!
For Immediate Release
The 3rd annual Big River Homebrew Competition is proud to announce NorthGate Brewing will be sponsoring the grand prize – a chance to have their beer brewed as for the GABF Pro-Am in 2015.
The Mini Best of Show winners will be will be evaluated by the NorthGate Brewing crew. Their favorite, the Brewers’ Choice, will have the opportunity to collaborate with NorthGate Brewing to have their beer brewed and entered in the GABF Pro-Am competition, held October 2015.
Currently the Big River Homebrew Competition is at 50% capacity and registration is open until September 28th. Full rules and registration are available at nordeasthbc.brewcompeition.com
Please direct any questions to nba.operations@gmail.com
The Big River Homebrew Competition is sponsored by the Nordeast Brewers Allliance and proceeds benefit the East Side Neighborhood Services. Winners will be announced at the 4th annual Big River Brew Fest on October 18th. Tickets are currently available for $25.
Rules:
-Entrant must be a registered AHA member at the time of the GABF entry deadline.
-Beer styles may be eliminated based upon NorthGates ability to brew (ie. no sours or funky stuff)
-Winning recipe will be modified to accommodate the professional system
General GABF Info:http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/pro-am-competition/
Full GABF Rules http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/brewers/competition-information/#11
What are you doing June 21st? Want to check out some local art and local beer while helping a good cause? Posters & Pints is a combination art/beer fest, with the proceeds going to Art Buddies, a program of the non-profit Creatives for Causes. $20 gets you a ticket and beer samples, beer-themed posters will be available for $30. Go check it out at PostersandPints.com .
The NBA is proud to be a partner for this event. We will be serving handcrafted sodas and educating folks about brewing. Posters and Pints will be held at the Uppercut Boxing Gym in NE Minneapolis from 6-10pm on June 21st. Tickets are on sale at PostersAndPints.com.
Get up to date info from the FB event page or twitter: http://www.facebook.com/postersandpints
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It’s time for our usual third Thursday club meeting April 17th at East Side Neighborhood Services, 7:00-9:00pm. (It’s 4 blocks north of Dangerous Man)
This month we return to our regular agenda and meeting format as we have completed the yeast experiment tastings. As always, this meeting is open to anyone who wants to come, members or not. Feel free to bring homebrew to share and questions to ask!
The new club T-shirts have arrived and will be available for purchase!
Take a look at what’s on tap: Continue reading April 17th Club Meeting Agenda