Wed., March 24th, 2009

7:00 p.m., Kerrigan Brothers Winery. Because of St. Patricks Day festivities at we are moving the meeting to the next week at Kerrigan Brothers
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Tip of the Day...
Avoid malt extracts that contain sugars from corn, rice, cane or beets. Look for 100% malt.
SOB Seal of Approval...
The Bruery
Orange County, CA


The Bruery is a small, family run brewery founded by Patrick Rue and run by Patrick and his family. They currently distribute in Arizona, California, Colorado (lucky me), Oregon, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Influenced by flavor rather than beer styles, their beers are 100% bottle conditioned, unfiltered and unpasteurized.

While most of the beers are Belgian-inspired, and the packaging has a Belgian look, the Bruery uses a number of American or non-traditional ingredients that to achieve a distinct style of their own. Sweet potatoes, Thai seasonings, cocoa nibs, pecans, maple syrup and lavender are used in their seasonal offerings. The year round collection is more style-concious, but includes a Wit, a Saison made with rye and a Berliner Weisse. Not exactly ambers and pale ales

I've tried the Orchard White, Saison Rue, Saison de Lente (wonderful!!), Two Turtle Doves (unbelievable!) and Trade Winds Tripel. All would receive my rating of 4 or 5 glasses, not for being true to style but for being great tasting beers.

The Bruery will soon be distributing in other eastern states, including Wisconsin, so keep an eye out for the 25 oz brown bottles and colorful labels. [more...]

O'Marro's Publik House in Oshkosh is the new home of
the Society Of Oshkosh Brewers! 8 good beers on tap and many, many more in the cooler. A good music selection and live bands! Stop in and say hi to Shawn and Brandy!

SOB Poll...
Favorite beer to drink during football games...
IPA or Pale Ale
Weissbier
Stout or Porter
Belgian Ales
Budweiser or Coors
Beer Wit & Wisdom...
And few men talked of freedom, while England talked of ale.

-- G.K.Chesterton, The Secret People
Competition Corner...
Club-Only Competitions:

[more information]

January/February 2010
The Session Challenge – English Brown Ales

March/April 2010
American Ales, Charlotte, NC

May 2010
Extract Beers, Buffalo, NY

August 2010
Mead, Boulder, CO

September/October 2010
Sour Ale, Woodland Hills, CA

November/December 2010
Strong Ale, Everette, WA

January/February 2011
English Pale Ales, Pleasanton, CA

March/April 2011
Bock, Tulsa, OK

May 2011
Angel's Share - Wood-Aged Beer, Pasadena, CA

August 2011
Mead, Fargo, ND

September/October 2011
Specialty/Experimental/Historic Beers, West Chester, PA

November/December 2011
Hail to Hefeweizen, Zionville, IN


Upcoming Competitions:

Send competition information to the SOBs at srehfeldt@realsob.org.


General Competition Info:

Visit these sites for competition information and beer style guides.
http://www.bjcp.org/
http://www.hbd.org/
http://www.beertown.org/
Member News:

Let us know how your beers do in competition! Send your scores or photos to the SOBs and we'll include it here.

Special Thanks and Recognition to the Following Area Businesses for their Support

Innovisions Video Services
Peabody's Ale House
DB Paddocks

The SOB Seal of Approval

Denotes Special SOB Discounts
Fratello's Restraunt/Fox River Brewing Co., 1501 Arboretum Dr., Oshkosh, and at Fox River Mall, Appleton
Peabody's Ale House, 544 N. Main St., Oshkosh
Homebrew Market, 1326 North Meade Street, Appleton, 54911
Oblio's Lounge, 434 N. Main St., Oshkosh
Galaxy Hobby, Appleton
Trim B's Restaurant, Walnut at Lawrence, Appleton
Rowland's Calumet Inn, 25 N. Madison St., Chilton
Old Bavarian Restaurant, College Ave., Appleton (across from Flanagan's)
Oshkosh Jaycees, Sponsors of the Brews 'n Blues Festival

Homebrew Clubs


Club Cerveceros 1060 (the first hombrewers club of Latin America)

Mailing Address: EEUU 745
(C1101AAO) Buenos Aires.
Argentina.

Contact:
Leonardo de Almeida.
lalmeida@equipo-imca.com
tel. +54 11 4361-0960
fax. +54 11 4373-2969
Foam on the Range (Colorado)

Beer and Homebrewing Organizations



Supplies and Equipment


White Lab (Yeast Supplier)
Wyeast Labs (Yeast Supplier)

General Information or Help Pages


Promash (brewing software)
Milwaukee Public Museum (Beer Tastings)
Beer Trips, Inc. (Beer-Related Travel)

Commercial Breweries



Commercial Wineries



Please email suggestions for more links to Steve at srehfeldt@realsob.org
Upcoming Events...

February 17th, 2010
SOB Members-only Beer Dinner
Stone Cellar Brewpub, Appleton

March 24th, 2010
SOB Meeting
Kerrigan Brothers Winery
Members...
Member-only features are in work. Look for brewing tools, recipe archiving, and forms for updating your membership information and communicating with other members.
Brewing Tools...
CO2 Volumes - How much pressure do you need for draft beer to achieve the right amount of carbonation? This tool will tell you! Try it >>
One Beer, Please...
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-- Gaelic
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