Northern Brewer is hosting several events this month that may be of interest to craft beer fans and homebrewers in the Metro area. All events take place at the Northern Brewer Learning Center inside Northern Brewer Minneapolis (6021 S. Lyndale Ave.). These events are free and open to the public.

Fulton Brewing Company
Saturday, January 14th, 2012 / 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Ryan Petz and Brian Hoffman from Fulton Brewing talk about their beers, the path from homebrewing to commercial brewing, and their new brewery location.

Gordon Strong & Nathan Smith
Thursday, January 26th, 2012 / 2-7 p.m.
Join Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) president/author Gordon Strong and award-winning Bay Area homebrewer Nathan Smith. Smith will be brewing a Double IPA and leading a discussion on the style from 2-5 p.m. Strong will be on hand for the brew session taking questions as well and will be signing copies of his book, Brewing Better Beer, from 5-7 p.m.

Wyeast Laboratories
Saturday, January 28th, 2012 / 1:00-3:00 pm
Owen Lingley from Wyeast Laboratories will lead a discussion and Q&A about yeast as it related to home and pro brewery.