Welcome to the Beer Barons of Milwaukee

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We are a club of home brewers and beer enthusiasts from the Milwaukee metro area who have been dedicated to the education and enjoyment for fermented malt beverages since 1989.

Our general meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at Clifford’s Supper Club in Hales Corners, WI at 7:30 pm.

* In November and December we meet on the 3rd Wednesdays of the month.

November Meeting – Belgian Beer Night with Special Guest Supermoon Beer Company!

Join the Beer Barons of Milwaukee for our famous Belgian Beer Night with Special Guest Supermoon Beer Company. Come sample several of Supermoon’s Belgian beers and sample the Beer Barons taps!!! Social hour and bottle share to follow the presentation so bring your homebrews and favorite beverages to share at your table. Bring a friend and don’t forget your tasting glass! The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 11/20. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members.

Learn To Homebrew Day with the Beer Baron’s of Milwaukee at Old Germantown Brewery

November 2, 2024

Old Germantown

AddressW148N12696 Pleasant View Dr, Germantown, WI 53022

Homebrewers set up time 11:00am
Doors open at 12:00pm

Learn to homebrew with the Beer Baron’s of Milwaukee!
All Beer Barons are are welcome to come down, set up your system and show everyone how you brew. If you are new to brewing and want to see how it is done, come on down and see how the best homebrewers in the area make craft brewery quality beer at home. We will be brewing in an outdoor pavilion, so make sure to dress for the weather. Bring some homebrew to share and there may even be a swap meet if you are looking to sell or purchase homebrew equipment.

October Meeting – Barrel Night with special guest Central Waters Brewery!

 

Join the Beer Baron’s of Milwaukee for our famous Barrel Night! Central Waters Brewery will be bringing several barrel aged beers and talking about their brewery. Come sample the best barrel aged beers in town and the Beer Baron’s Tap selection. Barrel aged beers all night long!!!

 

Social hour and bottle share to follow the presentation so bring your homebrews and favorite beverages to share at your table. Bring a friend and don’t forget your tasting glass! The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 10/23. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members.

September Meeting – Cache Cider With Owner Ethan Keller.

 
Ethan Keller, Owner of Cache Cider often sees cider manufacturers totally overlooking thousands of single apple varieties. This can leave people who enjoy variety themselves feeling overlooked. Ethan wants to yearly archive apple flavors, and educate people about apple history and cidermaking, but mostly, Ethan thinks everyone should be able to discover a cider that is as unique as they are.
 
 
Each apple variety has unique flavor profiles and characteristics, and Ethan wants to give the apple the opportunity to tell its own story, with minimal intervention.
Ethan will be talking about his cidery and sharing several of his creations. Come find our what sets Cache Cider apart from the rest!

Come meet Ethan Keller, Owner of Cache Cider and sample a few award winning ciders!  Social hour and bottle share to follow the presentation so bring your homebrews and favorite beverages to share at your table. Bring a friend and don’t forget your tasting glass! The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 9/25. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members.

August Meeting – The Fermentorium with Owner and President Kristopher Volkman.

PRESERVING TRADITION. UNLEASHING IMAGINATION.
This is the foundation of every beer brewed at The Fermentorium. In name, Fermentorium essentially translates to “a place of fermentation.” And while Latin-ish sounding, honestly, it’s probably imagined. Regardless of Latin origin accuracy, something about the name stuck with founder, Kristopher Volkman.

Come meet Kristopher Volkman, Owner and President of The Fermentorium and sample a few beers on their taplist!  Social hour and bottle share to follow the presentation so bring your homebrews and favorite beverages to share at your table. Bring a friend and don’t forget your tasting glass! The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 8/28. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members.

July Meeting – Tabal Chocolate and Beer Pairing

Chocolate is more than just a food. It brings us together. When you leave chocolate out on the table you’ll see friends, family, and strangers converge. Conversations happen and memories are made. Relationships are built. At Tabal Chocolate, we love chocolate; the smell, the taste, the very thought of it. Chocolate’s power of bringing people together fuels our passion for making the best chocolate in the world. Our name, Mayan in origin, says it all.

Come to the Beer Barons of Milwaukee July meeting for a beer and chocolate pairing with Tabal Chocolate! Social hour and bottle share to follow the presentation so bring your homebrews and favorite beverages to share at your table. Bring a friend and don’t forget your tasting glass! The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 7/24. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members.

June Meeting – Omega Thiolized Yeast Faceoff with with Special Guest Omega Yeast

Omega Yeast has just released several new yeast strains!!! 
 
Omega Yeast will be giving a presentation about these new yeast strains. We will have six kegs on tap for a faceoff between the Thiolized yeast strains vs the parent strains.
 
Little DIPA vs DIPA Ale
Vossanova vs Voss Kveik
West Coast I+ vs West Coast Ale I
 
Social hour and bottle share to follow the presentation so bring your homebrews and favorite beverages to share at your table. Make sure to bring a friend and your own tasting glass! The meeting kicks off at 7:30pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 6/26. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members.

May Meeting – Modern Mead Making with Mazer Cup Best of Show Winner Jason Rohloff

Mead is the first known alcoholic beverage consumed by mankind and is believed to predate wine by nearly three thousand years. Today, mead is often referred to as ‘honey wine’ because the process of making mead and wine are so similar. The key difference is the use of honey rather than grapes as a source of sugar. Jason has been making mead for about six years, but has racked up an impressive number of awards including the Mazer Cup Best of Show! Jason will be discussing modern mead making methodology, techniques and dispelling the old myths of mead making. Learn how to scale down batches, apply modern science and Jason’s techniques to make award winning mead yourself.

Here are just a few of Jason’s Awards!
3 medals in the 2023 Mead Stampede
Silver and gold in 2023 Valkyrie’s Horn mead comp (including 2nd BOS overall)
4 total mead medals in Midwinter past 3 years
2023 Mazer Cup Overall BOS
Operation Fermentation 3 mead medals past 2 years
Silver in Domras Cup 2023
2024 Valkyrie’s Horn Silver and Gold medals, overall BOS

The meeting kicks off at 7:30pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 5/22. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members. Don’t forget to bring your tasting glasses and a friend!

April Meeting – Old World Wisconsin’s Brewing Program with Special Guest Rob Novack

From large breweries to corner bars, big labels to modern microbrews, beermaking is a huge part of Wisconsin’s culture and heritage. The new Brewing Experience presented by the Cleary-Kumm Family taps into the state’s brewing past by creating immersive environments where you can see, smell, feel, and — of course — taste this history. Join the Beer Barons of Milwaukee for an evening of brewing history and find out about the new brewing program at Old World Wisconsin with special guest Rob Novack. The meeting kicks off at 7:30pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 4/24. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members. Don’t forget to bring your tasting glasses and a friend!