Session Beer day will be on Saturday April 14, 2018 starting at 9am at Susen Trail’s home. If you are interested in attending email the club at aleclub@gmail.com for Susen’s address. Bring your brewing equipment and ingredients as well as a dish to pass. Feel free to come out even if you aren’t planning on brewing.
ALE Club meeting April 2018
The next meeting is coming up quickly. It will be Thursday April 19, 2018 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Stone Arch Brewpub in the tap room.
The beer style topic of the month is Amber and Brown Ales! Feel free to bring a homebrewed Stouts if you have one. You are also welcome to bring a commercial Stout as well. Any other homebrews are also welcome.
We came up with a menu of beer styles for each month, which are listed below:
April: Amber and brown
May: Maibock and English Ales (ESB, Ordinary Bitter etc..)
June: Cream Ale and Hefes and Wheat and Kolsch and Blondes and American Lighter Lagers
July: APAs IPAs
August: Sours and Fruit
September: Oktoberfest, Scottish Ale, Brown Ale
October: Belgians and Saisons
November: Pumpkin and Spiced Beer
December: Food Pairing Party
We encourage everyone to brew the style of the month of their choosing then bring it to that month’s meeting.
Cheers
Iron Brewer 2017
UPDATE:
Congratulations to the following homebrewers on their entries:
1st Place: Elderberry Stout by Gary Vandenberg
2nd Place: Peach Elderberry Cider by Cindy Kolbe
3rd Place: Elderberry Kolsch by Cindy Kolbe
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We are resurrecting the Iron Brewer Home brew competition. The ingrediant that you all must use is dried Elderberries. This is not a BJCP event. Throw caution to the wind, and get creative! The Competition will be held tentatively in November. Date to follow. If anyone wants to host Please let Brandon or Cindy know. This is not limited to beer!! You can make wine, or cider or meade or beer. Have Fun!!
Session brew day
The ALE club will be meeting at Tom Schmidt’s house on Saturday April 8. 2017 @ 11am. Please bring a dish to pass, and your own equipment , and ingrediants to make a session beer. Tom’s address is 1720 Acorn Ct. Menasha.
UPDATE: We had a few club members attend Session Brew Day. It was great brewing and hanging out with fellow club members.
2017 ALE Club officers
The officers for 2017 are (drum roll please)
President: Brandon Kolbe
Vice-president: Kevin Coenen
BrewMaster: Cindy Kolbe
Treasurer: James Bardeen
Secretary: Joshua Vandenberg
Congratulations to all of the officers for this year!
ALE Club Nonic Half Pints
The ALE Club now has half pint British nonics for sale!
These glasses are certified British half pints and feature a laser engraved reproduction of the ALE Club logo. The glasses are $7.00 each or 4 for $25.
See Byron if interested in purchasing one or several of these great looking glasses. (the picture doesn’t do them justice – they look better in person and filled with your favorite Libiation!)
What are the Health Benefits of Beer?
Check out the article to find out more!!!
Also, under the picture in the article it states the Flying Dog Brewery plans to end shipments to more than a dozen states beyond the east coast!
Disease-fighting beer? Now that would be the perfect brew!
Rice University students are trying to develop beer that could fight cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Forget about running down to your local watering hole for a couple brewskis, or to the store to pick up a 6-pack. Instead read what a bunch of properly motivated Rice University students are brewing up in the lab: Houston Chronicle article
How lager yeasts came in from the cold, twice
“Yeast strains used today to brew lager have two genetic ancestors, not one as previously thought.
The discovery may explain the origins of the two major categories of lager today, described in the trade as the “Saaz” beers such as Pilsner and Budweiser, and the “Frohberg” beers such as Orangeboom and Heineken.”
Read the entire NewScientist.com news service artice here: How lager yeasts came in from the cold, twice
Charities & Civic Groups
Through the activities of the Appleton Libation Enthusiasts Homebrew Club we help support the following Charities & Civic Groups:
Neenah Rotary Club – Uncorked & Uncapped Wine & Beer Tasting
Supports charities of the Neenah Rotary Club.
Oshkosh Jaycees – Brews n’ Blues Charity Microbrew Festival
Benefits Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services and other charities of the Oshkosh Jaycees
St. Gabriel School Neenah – Brewfest
Supports the St. Gabriel School & activities