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!

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!

Eagle Park Brewing Company was founded by two brothers, Max & Jack Borgardt. Two brothers who started brewing in their garage together. We know the craft beer industry is flooded with fly-by-night labels that warrant no respect. We won’t be one of them. We prove our dedication and commitment to you and the craft beer community through every pour, every toast and every taste.

Come meet Jackson Borgardt, Cofounder and brewer at Eagle Park Brewing & Distilling Company and sample a few beers on their taplist! The meeting kicks off at 7:30pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 3/27. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members. Don’t forget to bring your tasting glasses!

If you are planning on bringing a keg to the meeting, please use the new tap reservation in our store.

https://beerbarons.org/product/march-meeting-tap-reservation/

The change in the U.S. beer scene has undoubtedly been revolutionary. The evolving tastes of beer drinkers has demanded bigger flavors, more variety, and better beer. That’s exactly what we give you at Revolution Brewing. Between our brewery and our brewpub, we produce dozens of different beer styles every year. IPAs, porters, pilsners, Belgian-style ales, pale ales, barrel-aged beers—the list goes on.

Come meet Jim Cibak, the head brewer at Revolution Brewing and sample a few of his award winning brews! The meeting kicks off at 7:30pm at Clifford’s Supper Club on 2/28. As usual, guests are welcome for $20 and the fee is $15 for members. Don’t forget to bring your tasting glasses! Just a reminder, it’s a new year and it is time to renew your Annual Membership. Dues are $30 Single Membership / $45 Family Membership / $120 Gold Cards. 

For January we are continuing our series relating to Milwaukee Beer History.  Once again we have long time member Dave Campbell to educate our group on our past.  The history of beer in Milwaukee started in the 1840’s and included names like Pabst, Miller, and Schlitz amongst many others.  Come join us Wednesday January 24th at Clifford’s Supper Club in Hales Corners at 7:30 to get your Bachelor’s in Milwaukee Beer History.

It comes once a year, starts 30 minutes early, and is one of the best parties you’ll be invited to all year.  No, it’s not your company holiday party filled with ugly sweaters and the weird guy from IT, it’s the Barons’ Holiday Party.  Note the date and time, December 20th starting at 7:00pm.  Once the Officer voting is complete, but not before, we get to start with the delicious food courtesy of Clifford’s Supper Club.  Please bring a dish to pass, but nothing that needs at outside power source.  There is no programming for the night, just an evening to celebrate with friends.  Guests are welcome to attend for $15, cash only please. 

As always, we will have a pay to play giveaway, so bring those dollars.  We will have a number of special things on tap and ask our members to bring their best homebrews to put on tap as well.  It will be a night full of excellent brews, tasty treats, and great times.  

One of the most anticipated nights of the year happen Wednesday November 15th…BELGIAN NIGHT!!!  Due to Thanksgiving, we move this meeting up a week to make sure as many of our members and guests as possible can attend.  Singles, dubbels, tripels, quads, and saisons oh my!!!  Rest assured that this will be one of the best nights of the year.  Bring your snacks and tasting glass because there will be a ton of excellent samples handed out.  Guests are always welcome ($15/person, cash only please) and of course our members will be more than ready for one of most highly attended meetings of the year.  We will also be having Officer nominations for next year so if you are a member and are interested in taking on a bigger role in the group, you will want to be here.  

One good turn deserves another….which is why we are having our barrel night once again this October.  We procured a number of used spirits barrels from Waterford Stillhouse and handed them over to a few member groups to age their beer of choice in.  Five months later those beers will be on tap for everyone to sample and discuss.  This is a great opportunity for our members to brew like the pros do and learn about barrel aging.  

We will be gathering on Wednesday October 25th at Clifford’s Supper Club in Hales Corners, 7:30 as always.  Guests are always welcome to join for a $15 donation.  Don’t forget those tasting glasses.  Pretty good chance a few other BA commercial examples will be available for sampling as well.  Hope to see you there. 

It’s that time again!  Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Saturday September 9th is our annual summer picnic.  This year we are again at Greenfield Park picnic area 5 at 11515 W Rogers Ave in West Allis.  Food is officially served at 1:00 but the festivities start around noon.  Feel free to bring your chairs, tent, dogs, and kids to share in the fun.  Tickets are found athttps://beerbarons.org/product/2023-picnic-tickets/.  Please purchase ahead and know that this is MEMBERS ONLY.  Map is below but it is just west of Highway 100 in West Allis on Rogers Ave.  Hope to see you there!

The Explorium Brewpub was founded by Mike and Joan Dobl in 2016 with the goal of being a gathering place for all who love to explore, taste, and discover all of the possibilities our world has to offer. Since that time they have focused on making excellent food and small batch beer at both their Greenfield and Third Ward locations. This month The Explorium’s head brewer Connor Mills will be stopping by to talk with us about their beers and his brewing experiences. 

The meeting begins at 7:30pm at Cliffords Supper Club on 7/26. Hope to see you there!