Dave Mueller from Usinger’s Sausage will be our guest for our first ever “Usinger’s sausage and Milwaukee craft brew pairing.” We’ll be sampling various Usinger’s sausages along with beers from Milwaukee area craft brewers. The brewers at Sprecher, Lakefront, MKE Brewing Co., Brenner and St. Francis Brewing have been gracious enough to hand select the beers for this pairing. In addition, Chef Don Walsh Jr. of The Blue Heron Supper Club in Big Bend, WI. and Chef Scott Mattfeld of Quarry Catering in Lannon, WI. are busy designing prepared sausage samplers around these beer selections (does chicken sausage wrapped in apple wood smoked bacon sound good?).
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Meeting Podcast – Karben 4
Karben4 Brewing Company out of Madison. Brewmaster Ryan Koga along with owners Alex Evan and Zak Koga will be our guests. Karben4 is currently in limited distribution in the Milwaukee area so this will be an excellent opportunity to sample taproom-only beers while talking with the guys at K4 about their rapid success in the Wisconsin brewing industry.
Meeting Podcast – Bill Tressler – Hinterland
Bill Tressler, owner of Hinterland Brewing & Gastropubs as guest speaker. Hinterland Gastropub continues to be one of the most highly rated restaurants in Milwaukee and they have also been collaborating with local craft brewers and retailers recently so this should be a very interesting meeting. We’ll be sampling some of Hinterland’s year-round, seasonal and taproom-only beers.
Meeting Podcast – Dean Coffey – Ale Asylum
We keep the Madison brewery theme going when Dean Coffey, Co-Founder and Brewmaster of Ale Asylum joins to talk about the recent brewery expansion and all things Ale Asylum. Be sure not to miss this one as there might be a beer or two to sample which you won’t currently find on shelves.
Another great session with Dean as he talks answers our many questions about Ale Asylum and brewing.
Meeting Podcast – Rob Lobreglio – Great Dane
Rob talks to us about Great Dane, his history and home brewing, his brewing philosophy, and the brewing industry and more.
Meeting Podcast and Slides – Dave Campbell – Beer Barons
Dave Campbell gives us another great standup routine that includes helpful tips for making brewing gadgets!
We kick it off with Ben Caya of Spike Brewing Equipment.
Meeting Podcast – Brian Joas – Beer Barons
Brian tells us about the Oktoberfest style, history, and the new BJCP style guideline changes.
Meeting Podcast – Kirby Nelson – Wisconsin Brewing Company
Kirby Nelson, brewmaster at Wisconsin Brewing Company talked to us about the brewery and shared some of their beers.
Meeting Podcast – Jonathan Ettlie – National Chemical
Jonathan talks about cleaning and sanitizing throughout the brewing process and draft service. He also provides an overview of The Craftmeister line and other cleaners that National makes.
Meeting PDF – Rich Heller – Goose Island
Rich Heller, Wisconsin Goose Island Sale Rep lined up a beer and cheese pairing with Honkers, Sophie, Matilda, Pepe Nero, and BCS and described to us how to set up pairings.