This month we are visiting our friends at Trove brewing in Burnsville, discussing yeast and its role in brewing, and planning for the upcoming Brew For Good event.
Everyone is welcome to join any of the club meetings and events. See you there!
When tasting mead, what flavors should you expect? How does fruit, tannin, and acidity affect the sample? Is “pinky out” required while sipping? All of this and more will be part of the education topic tonight.
Happy August, everyone! There are a few things open right now for some upcoming planning. Check ’em out!
Sunday, October 6 is Brew For Good, the homebrew-only beer festival at Northern Stacks event space attached to the Forgotten Star brewery. This is a fantastic fundraiser for ESNS and a great way to share your beer with and get feedback from the public.
The October meeting education topic will feature Five Star (the makers of StarSan, PBW, and more) where they will answer our cleaning and sanitation questions.
For the next instance of the Explore-A-Style series, next week we will focus on hefeweizen, a traditional German wheat beer. A few club members brewed up examples and we will discuss what makes something a hefeweizen and what to look in sensory analysis.
The meeting is at East Side Neighborhood Services on Thu Jul 18 7-9pm. If weather permits, we will meet outside in the pavilion behind the parking lot.
Brewers of all levels are welcome and encouraged to join! We aim for education topics and club events for brewers of all levels — aspirational through expert — for engagement, community, and brewing support! Please stop by or reach out. Everyone is welcome!
This month we are planning a group bike ride to the Taproom Takeover social hour at Back Channel, an education topic about hefeweizen at the monthly meeting, and the summer party with low-gravity club competition.
If you have been on the fence about joining a club event, this is a great month to do so! Reach out to the club if you have any questions, otherwise just show up and we will make sure your tasting glass remains full.
Cheers! 
Malt being the foundation of beer, the education topic this month will investigate that through a malt steeping education topic at the meeting next week. Brewers of all levels are encouraged to stop by and see what this is all about!
Thu Jun 20, 7-9pm, East Side Neighborhood Services
If weather allows, we will meet in the pavilion behind the parking lot.
After winning the April club competition on pale ale, Jim and Isaac brewed up a batch at HeadFlyer which will be released on Friday. Swing by for a pint to celebrate.
Friday, June 7 7-9pm
HeadFlyer Brewing
This month the club is running our #SourTimes homebrew competition, heading to Saint Paul to meet at Urban Growler for some social time, and setting up a malt steeping education topic at the monthly meeting. Brewers of all levels are welcome to join us any time and maybe learn something, too.
See you there!
Next week learn about off-flavors and how to prevent them in your beer. We are brewing up a clean, straightforward beer to add vials of mysterious liquids to replicate what bad beer tastes like so we can identify and prevent those mistakes!
The meetings are at ESNS in Northeast Minneapolis and we love to see new folks join the meetings. Whether you have been brewing for a handful of years or just planning out your first handful of batches, come join the revelry and education next week.
ESNS, Thu May 16, 7-9pm
Cheers! 🍻
Entry registration for the #SourTimes homebrew competition is NOW OPEN. Sign up with your sour, wild, and funky beers at SourTimesNBA.com and get your entries to Minneapolis by the end of the month.
If you are a BJCP judge and want to help out on Saturday, June 8, check out details on the comp site. We appreciate your help!
Cheers! 🍋