Author: Tom Nowalis

Coming to the Barons all the way from Portland Oregon is Imperial Yeast. Founded in 2014 Imperial carries the slogan “Be good to people, be good to wort.” No doubt that Imperial will be good to our club.

Earlier this year we had another yeast company come in and the feedback was great. This should be another great meeting. Be There or Be Square!

For those not familiar with the club, the next general meeting is on September 25th @ Cliffords Supper Club in Hales Corners. We start @ 7:30 p.m. and be sure to bring tasting glasses!

The August meeting is for all of the lovers of history. Joshua is a Sociology PHD candidate @ UW-Milwaukee. His research is focused on how alcohol, especially beer, was used as a political feasting resource in prehistoric Europe (early Iron Age west-central European 800-400BC specifically). Joshua is particularly interested in the shelf-life of prehistoric beer: Longer shelf-life -> more beer -> bigger feasts -> more political power. (Insert Tim Allen grunt for “more power.”)

Joshua was kind enough to provide a few links of prehistoric recipes; see below:

For those not familiar with the club, the next general meeting is on August 28th @ Cliffords Supper Club in Hales Corners. We start @ 7:30 p.m. and be sure to bring tasting glasses!

This month we welcome Dave Buss from Davali Ridge hop farms. Dave is a seasoned hop farmer and homebrewer. He has vast knowledge of what it takes to start and grow hops, what it takes to produce high hop quality, and how to monitor plant health. Dave will have a presentation for us and then a Q&A will follow. Please plan on attending!

For those not familiar with the club, the next general meeting is on July 24th @ Cliffords Supper Club in Hales Corners. We start @ 7:30 p.m. and be sure to bring tasting glasses!

The food sort event will be held at the Hunger Taskforce located:

201 S Hawley Ct Milwaukee Wi 53214

The volunteer event consists of unloading donated items from pallets and sorting/packing boxes. The event typically goes for a couple of hours. It involves standing and a small amount of lifting.

Afterward, we are going to Benno’s for some food and drinks!!! We invite you to sign up below and bring your spouse or friends!!!

In June we welcome Julie Waterman from Indulgence Chocolatiers. We will be doing a Beer/Chocolate pairing. We will sample four different styles of Beer and Chocolate.

Julie developed her passion for handcrafted chocolates while backpacking through Europe. She currently owns three retail locations and distributes hand made chocolates to many other retailers. She is very knowable in the ways of Chocolate and Chocolate pairing. After speaking with her for a bit my interpretation would be that she is the “Jedi Master” of Chocolate.

For those not familiar with the club, the next general meeting is on June 26th @ Cliffords Supper Club in Hales Corners. We start @ 7:30 p.m. and be sure to bring tasting glasses!

This month we welcome Joe Yeado – Founder and President of The Gathering Place Brewery. Community engagement is the name of the game for this brewery. Joe donates a portion of his profits every quarter to local charities/non profits.

You can find brews from The Gathering Place all over the community. They are at too many establishments to name so here is the link to find them near you http://www.gatheringplacebrewing.com/find-our-beer

The Gathering Place also co-sponsored the Cream City Homebrew Competition, which the club had great representation. Two of our entries made it into the finals and numerous others entered.

For those not familiar with the club, the next general meeting is on May 22th @ Cliffords Supper Club in Hales Corners. We start @ 7:30 p.m. and be sure to bring tasting glasses!

Please join us on the 24th of April as we welcome our guest speaker Lance Shaner – founder/owner of Omega Yeast. The popularity of Omega Yeast has exploded as of late. Omega is resilient and aggressive, the yeast also offers impressive flavors and quick fermentation. Lance will be talking about his company and their great products. We will have a minimum of 10 kegs fermented with Omega on tap so there will plenty to share. Feel free to invite your friends!!!

For those not familiar with the club we meet at Cliffords Supper Club in Hales Corners. We start @ 7:30 p.m. and be sure to bring tasting glasses!

March will be a meeting you wont want to miss. We have Mobcraft coming in to discuss commercial recipe construction and how they brew the unique stuff that they do. If you are familiar with Mobcraft you know they are quality!

Mobcraft will be accompanied by our own brewers’ attempt on some unique recipes. These “outside the box” recipes include a Brown Ale brewed with Gingersnap cookies, a Fruitcake Dopplebock and many more surprises. We will likely have some more traditional brews on the jockey boxes as well for the purists.

For those not familiar with the club, the next general meeting is on March 27th @ Cliffords Supper Club in Hales Corners. We start @ 7:30 p.m. and be sure to bring tasting glasses!