Fall N’ Down Fermentation Festival – Winners!

Congratulations to the 2009 FNDFF Best of Show Meads and Ciders Winners Byron Burrier, Steve Olson, & Steve Mattheeussen for their English Cider! 2009 Fall N’ Down Fermentation Festival Results October 24th, 2009 Titletown Brewing Company, Green Bay, WI Fruit Wines 1st Place-Julie Lawson, Fond du Lac, WI SOB “Very Cherry Wine” Fruit Wine-Semi-Sweet; Sour [...]

Stone Cellar Beer School – Monthly

This class’s study topic:  Please see the Stone Cellar website for the Beer School Schedule BEER SCHOOL is a fun and relaxing evening where we STUDY a different beer style or beer region every month on the third Tuesday. The CLASS lasts about 2 hours and we will sample 9 to 10 beers throughout the evening. Chef [...]

Bogart’s Fine Spirits & Wine Bar

Bogart’s Fine Spirits & Wine Bar is located inside the downtown Neenah historic Market Place building.  Bogart’s has a fine selection of Wine, Chocolate, Fine Spirits, Beer and Premium Cigars. Walking into Bogart’s is the essence of a chic, urban lounge found in New York City or Chicago.  It is an intimate bar inspired by the ”Golden Era”. The atmosphere is warm, casual, and smoke [...]

Fox River House – Appleton

Fox River House is one of the oldest bars in downtown Appleton. They have a great selection of tap and bottled beers from around the US and the world.  This is a very friendly and comfortable little pub.  Stop by and enjoy one of their great beers if you are in the downtown Appleton area.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Club Tavern – Menasha

Club Tavern in Menasha has ”The BEST SELECTION of draft beer in the Valley including SELECT IMPORTS & MICROBREWS”. You can also enjoy great pub dinners Wednesday thru Saturday evenings from 4:30 – 9:00 PM and lunch on Friday from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.  Village Pub Pizza served after kitchen closes until bar close.  The Friday [...]

Stone Cellar Brewpub & Restaurant – Appleton

Stone Cellar Brewpub, Appleton’s oldest & newest Brewpub & Restaurant is alive and well in the historic “Between the Locks” building. Steve Lonsway and his staff offer a wide selection of award winning hand crafted draft beers, free WI-FI, awesome pizza & food, and the best wait staff in the valley! The English Room is great for Business [...]

Other Brewing/ Winemaking Ingredients

We have several ALE Club members who grow their own ingredients or adjuncts for brewing/ winemaking and I have heard some of you have a bumper crop! If you have brewing/ winemaking ingredients for sale, trade or give away, please reply to this blog with you contact info, the variety (or varieties) of hop you have, when they’ll be [...]

Used Brewing Equipment

Do you have some used or excess brewing equipment that you no longer need and want to unload?  Post a reply to this blog and let your fellow home brewers know.  Someone out there can always use your old equipment – and you get more room for other stuff!