July General Meeting – Davali Ridge Hop Farm

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!

Hunger Taskforce food sort sign up – August 14th @ 5:00 p.m.

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!!!

June General Meeting – Indulgence Chocolatiers

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!

May General Meeting – The Gathering Place

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!

April General Meeting – Omega Yeast

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 General Meeting – Mobcraft/Unique Brew Night

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!

Big Brew Day II – Munich Helles

Back in November we brewed a huge batch of Munich Helles at Spike Brewing on their 50 gallon system and split that batch multiple way with different yeast strains and temperatures. This month is the day those beers go on tap so we can break down the effects of these differences.

We also will have Milwaukee Pretzel Company pretzels for your enjoyment as well since it is the perfect compliment to this light and crisp beer style.

January 2019 Meeting – Gadget Night

This month Barons member Dave Campbell is returning for gadget night. Dave will be presenting a “best of” presentation which I am sure will provide some inspiration for everybody that attends. If you like Dave’s ideas be sure to follow his youtube page “mkegadgets.”

If you are new to the club or if you haven’t attended in a while we would like to invite you back! Dave’s presentation is built to inspire us and help us improve our brewing skills.

Our general meeting is held the 4th Wednesday every month and begins at 7:30pm and will be in its usual location at Cliffords Supper Club located at 10418 W Forest Home Ave, Hales Corners, WI 53130.

Lastly, please arrive a few minutes early if you plan to renew your membership. You can save time by renewing online by accessing the Barons Shopping Cart.

Thanks, 2018. Welcome, 2019!

As we prepare to welcome 2019, we want to step back and thank the outgoing 2018 Officers for leading the club this past year, and providing our members with educational and entertaining programming each month.

Big thanks to Jason Rohloff, Max Liptack, Mike Borchert, Erick Joseph, Mike Sande, Terry McDonald, and Steve Williams!

We also extend our gratitude to the incoming Officers who will be leading us in 2019. Please welcome:

  • Rashal Kowal (President)
  • Tom Nowalis (Vice President)
  • Paul Karcher (Treasurer)
  • Lori McDonald (Secretary)
  • Jason Otto (Sergeant at Arms)
  • Erick Joseph (Member at Large)
  • Jake Eggener (Member at Large)

Lastly, the store has been updated with 2019 Memberships, so please re-new your membership before the February meeting!


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Holiday Party 2018

The holiday party is finally here!  The meeting starts early this month, 7:00pm.  Guest are welcome tonight for the standard $15 fee.  Like always, we are meeting at Cliffords Supper Club in Hales Corners.  There is no formal programming or guests tonight but we do have elections for our Board so please make sure to get there to vote.

Cliffords will be providing broasted chicken and potatoes.  Please bring a dish to pass, as long as it doesn’t require a heat source.  Tonight is the night to eat, drink, and be merry alongside your fellow Barons.  We will have some excellent beers on tap tonight also.  Hope to see you all there.