The NBA had another eventful month with the meeting, planning for the competition, the single hop brew day and more.
Big River Homebrew Competition update – GABF Pro Am
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
Sep 18th Meeting Agenda
Our monthly meeting is Sep 18th, at East Side Neighborhood Services, 7:00-9:00pm.
Monthly meetings are open to the public, feel free to stop by and check us out! Bring some homebrew for sharing and get some feedback from members, hear about our cool events coming up, and hopefully learn a thing or two about brewing!
The club also happened upon a large bulk buy of grain and hops that we need to get rid of – particular varieties will be available at the meeting for a very low price!
Here’s what’s on tap: Continue reading Sep 18th Meeting Agenda
August 21st Meeting Notes
The August monthly meeting was a great success, thanks to everybody that came out. It was nice to see first timers, old timers and everyone between. We love growing the club and sharing our collective knowledge. Did you miss the meeting or just want to review? Read More: Continue reading August 21st Meeting Notes
August 21st Meeting Agenda
It’s almost time for our monthly meeting! Per usual, we will be meeting at ESNS (1700 2nd St NE) at 7pm-9pm on Thursday August 21st to talk about what our club has been up to, sample some fine beers, and hopefully learn a thing or two.
This month is the tasting for the Specialty Malt Experiment. Ever wondered how much a specialty malt can affect a beer? This is your chance to sample a few variations!
Here’s our agenda. Hope to see you there! Continue reading August 21st Meeting Agenda
July 17th Meeting Notes
The July meeting was a blast. We served a bunch of beers from our barrel projects and talked about NHC, the barrels and whats coming up. The barrels were again the star of the meeting and we will be for at least the next two months. Read more to find out why! Continue reading July 17th Meeting Notes
July 17th Meeting Agenda
After our awesome summer BBQ last month, we are back on track with our regularly scheduled club meetings. For anyone new, we welcome any and all comers to our meetings.
We will be serving 4+ of our barrel aged beers, show up to try some!
Feel free to bring some homebrew to share. You’ll get some honest feedback and you might learn a thing or two!
Here is what’s on tap: Continue reading July 17th Meeting Agenda
NHC 2014 – Mashing in Michigan
Six members of the Nordeast Brewers Alliance went to Grand Rapids to represent Minnesota’s second largest homebrew club.
Northeast Farmers Market
The Nordeast Brewers Alliance will again be at the Northeast Farmers Market for every Saturday in June. Come check us out to talk about homebrew and try some hand crafted soda.
NBA members sign up to participate , we need people to brew, make soda and just hang out and talk beer. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to support the club and the local community.
May 15th Meeting Notes
Thanks to everyone that came out to our May meeting to share beer and knowledge.
New business
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.
T Shirts
-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.