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Brewing made Milwaukee famous. During this month’s meeting Dave Campbell will be educating us about the the history of brewing in Milwaukee and the real Beer Barons. Come join us as we learn about Schlitz, Miller, and smaller breweries that put our city on the map. The meeting kicks off at 7:30 on 1/25 at Clifford’s Supper Club. As usual, guests are welcome for the low fee of $15 dollars (cash only) and the cost is $10 if you’re a member.

Additionally, we will be having a swap meet prior to the meeting. If you’re interested in upgrading your brewhouse or selling some unneeded equipment this is the perfect opportunity! If you want to set up shop and sell some things, please come between 6:30 and 7. Want to do some shopping? Come between 6:45 and 7:30. We’ll try and clean up everything by 7:45 in time for Dave’s presentation.

It’s time for the annual Holiday Party! The format will be the same as previous years – no formal programming, but plenty of beer. Clifford’s broasted chicken will be provided and members are encouraged to bring a dish to share that does not require heating. It’s sure to be a great time!

Please note the earlier 7pm start time, which will give us all time to eat and vote for next year’s officers.

If you’re planning on attending please RSVP on the SignUP: https://signup.com/go/bOsmrCz

It’s that annual time of year for one of the most anticipated meetings.  It’s Belgian Night!  Good news and bad news….bad news is that this is a MEMBER’S ONLY night.  The good news is that you can join us and join on the same day.  Normal membership of $20 has been cut in half this late in the year and the meeting cost is only $10, so if you are not a member you can join us for the low low cost of $20, cash only please.  Regular members are the normal fee of $10.

Getting back to regular programming here, it’s BELGIAN NIGHT!  Lots and lots of Belgian beers will be served and we will have a special guest this year.  Rob Brennan from Supermoon Beer Company will be attending to let us know all about his brewery/blendery and the amazing Belgian style beers that Supermoon has been creating for the last 2 plus years.  With a tap room that has opened in the past month or so, we can now finally get regular pours and hang out at 3145 S Howell Ave in Bay View.  This is seriously a treat that has been, for the Barons, 12 months in the making in order to get Rob in house to hit us with his knowledge of this style of beer and brewing.

The meeting has been moved up from our normal cadence because of the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will still be at Clifford’s Supper Club in Hales Corners, 7:30pm, Wednesday, November 16.  Because of the overall cost of this meeting, we are asking that any members or guests who wish to attend use the following link so we can better plan our beer allocation

https://signup.com/go/ToyFmDJ

 

Thank you and hope to see you next week!!!

It seemed simple enough, just an idea “to create a brewery where a tap list of ever changing styles could intersect an environment that suggested that beer was a medium to tell a story.”  Co-owners of Young Blood Beer Co., Kyle, Billy, and Tom took this concept and ran with it.  They are on the cusp of opening a second location and are now taking time out of that busy schedule to come and visit us at 7:30 on Wednesday, October 26.  With beer names like Godammit Tammy!, One Person Conga Line, and I’m Calling About Your Vehicle’s Extended Warranty you know that there is nothing pretentious or stuffy about Young Blood.  Get ready for good times and even better beer.  As always, guests are welcome for the small fee of $15 (cash only) or you can join us for the low annual fee of $20 (1/2 off now) with a meeting fee of $10 for a regular member.  Hope to see you there!

10 more days until the Barons’ Summer Picnic.  This is an event for Members and their guests only and tickets can be purchased on our website by clicking on the shopping cart in the upper right hand corner of the homepage.  The Google Maps link for Root River Picnic Area #3 is listed below.  Please note, this is NOT the location from last year, it is the location from pre-COVID days.  The easiest way to get to the park is to take Forest Home Ave, South on 92nd St, then a quick left on Root River Pkwy.  Please also reference the picture below.  12:00pm – 5:00pm  Hope to see everyone there!

 

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From Wisconsin to California to Nevada and back to Wisconsin, Radix Fermentation has been creating unique and exciting mixed culture libations to “create new memories for our friends, family, and community.”  With a drive to bring back traditional spontaneous fermentation practices of Belgium and share them here in the Milwaukee area. 

Radix means “roots” in Latin and that’s what brought Adam and Kayla Thomas back to Wisconsin after their years away.  With ties to Mobcraft, they currently brew on site there and sell at various establishments across the region.  Want to find out more about what they do?  Sign up for their newsletter or, better yet, join us at Clifford’s Supper Club in Hales Corners at 7:30 on Wednesday August 24th when Radix will be on site to share their fun and funky creations with the club.

We’re officially in the middle of our summer months and as much as we love huge barrel aged stouts and thick, rich barleywine, now is the time for easy-drinking and refreshing.  Our members have volunteered to brew up their best take on a session beer.  While not a specific BJCP style, it is noted in Category 21B, Specialty IPA, that session strength is between 3.0-5.0%.  However, for the sake of our contest, the ABV is limited to 4.0%.  

Don’t think that you can have a flavorful beer with that low an ABV?  Think again!  Also, if you think that making a beer like this is easy?  Think again!  One of the largest challenges is a lack of “extra” ingredients to hide behind.  The temps are likely to be hot come July 27, 7:30PM at Clifford’s Supper Club in Hales Corners, but the beers we will have on tap will be cold and crisp and ready to quench you thirst.  Hope to see you there!  

Shortly after throwing Milwaukee’s Worst Locust Street Festival (their words, not ours), Black Husky Brewing is in the house for our June General Meeting.  Assuming you haven’t been under a rock for the past 15 years, you’ve heard of one of our favorite Milwaukee breweries.  Originally located in Pembine, WI, Tim and Toni Eichinger moved their brewery to Milwaukee in 2016 and have been serving up some of the best beers here to go along with the Worst Brewery Tour in Milwaukee (also not our words).  

You can expect a no holds barred approach to the meeting with some of the most honest and candid beer discussion you can imagine.  Please join us at Clifford’s Supper Club in Hales Corners at 7:30 on Wednesday June 22.  $10 for regular members, $15 for guests, and we are always accepting new members ($20/yr).  Don’t forget that tasting glass!  Hope to see you all there.

For almost 5 years now, Gathering Place Brewing Company has been serving beer out of their Riverwest tap room and at 7:30 on April 27th, at Clifford’s Supper Club in Hales Corners, they will be joining us to do the same.  Always involved in various local events, they really show the meaning of the word “community.”  Even if you can’t make our meeting, you could always stop by their place at 811 E. Vienna Ave. in Milwaukee.  Or, you could always do both.  As always, guests are always welcome to our meetings, $15 fee (cash only please), and we are happy to add new members ($20/yr).  Hope to see you there.   

If you weren’t at the March meeting you really missed out on a great presentation by Sam Webb from Omega Yeast.  We usually ask our guests to really go into detail about things like brewing process, ingredients, and the science off brewing, but Sam really knocked it out of the park.  Also, thank you to the brewers who participated in the Kveik parallel, it was very interesting to see the differences between that and regular sacc yeast.  Hopefully it inspires you to try out these strains for yourself and see how powerful they can be.