The Monthly Publication of The Beer Barons of Milwaukee Cooperative 2017 www.beerbarons.org BARON MIND February Check out the Baron Website WWW.BEERBARONS.ORG WHAT’S INSIDE p1. 3rd Sign & Octopi Brewing p2. President and VP letters p3. Treasurer’s Report, Officer’s Meeting, Membership p4. SPIKE p5. Code of conduct p6. Mid Winter p7. Links Please Welcome Sara Brauer, the Sales Manager of 3rd Sign Brewery and Octopi Brewing companies. Sara will introduces us to 3rd Sign’s beers and lends insight into the new contract-brewing outfit in Madison, Octopi Brewing. Both 3rd Sign and Octopi are relatively new. Octopi was created as a one-stop contract brewing resource to help smaller breweries with everything from brewing, packaging and distribution. 3rd Sign is the in-house brand of the Octopi team.
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The Monthly Publication of The Beer Barons of Milwaukee Cooperative
2017 www.beerbarons.org
BARON MINDFebruary
Check out the Baron WebsiteWWW.BEERBARONS.ORG
WHAT’S INSIDE
p1. 3rd Sign & Octopi Brewingp2. President and VP lettersp3. Treasurer’s Report, Officer’s Meeting, Membership p4. SPIKEp5. Code of conductp6. Mid Winter p7. Links
Please Welcome Sara Brauer, the Sales Manager of 3rd Sign Brewery and Octopi Brewing companies. Sara will introduces us to 3rd Sign’s beers and lends insight into the new contract-brewing outfit in Madison, Octopi Brewing.
Both 3rd Sign and Octopi are relatively new. Octopi was created as a one-stop contract brewing resource to help smaller breweries with everything from brewing, packaging and distribution. 3rd Sign is the in-house brand of the Octopi team.
Presidents Letter
Vice Presidents Letter
Greetings Barons! Football season is now officially over and the groundhog made his fake weather prediction a few weeks ago, so that can mean only one thing: spring is near. Don’t let the dreary weather stop you from firing up those brew kettles.
This time of year is very busy and has so many great events that we do as a club. Best of luck to everyone that has participated in the Midwinter Homebrew Competition. The Tastes of Hales Corners at the Hales Corners library March 2 and the Women’s Soccer Club on March 11 are almost here; both have tickets still available. The Dairy State Cheese and Beer Festival is not that far off either. This is such an exciting time to be a member of this club.
Thank you again to all the volunteers who make these great events happen. Also, please feel free to stop by the next board meeting March 1 at the Landmark 1850 (5905 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee). The meeting starts at 7:00, hope to see you there.
Slainte,
Jason
Hello Barons!
I wanted to first take a moment to say thanks to Dave Campbell for another great gadget night. Dave you are a trooper, hanging in there with us while Murphy’s Law showed up with just about every piece of technology we had to support the meeting. I would also like to thank Josh Strupp for running out and buying a projector to save the meeting night. If the commitment you two had that night didn’t show what it means to be com-mitted to the Barons, I don’t know what would. Thank you.
Also thank you to anyone who donated beer for Fond Du Lac Brew Fest and Food & Froth, these fests are a great deal of fun, plus our presence at these events act as a marketing campaign and continue to spread the word about the club. If you would like to get involved in these events please reach out to the officers, we are always looking for more volunteers.
This month we welcome Sara Brauer (sales manager) and Sam Green (lead brewer) of Octopi / 3rd Sign Brewery. Octopi opened in late 2015 as a mid-sized contract brewery focusing on the craft market. They also run 3rd Sign to showcase the capabilities of Octopi. Please welcome Sara and Sam as they discuss a few of their offerings and answer any questions you have about their operations. For more information about Octo-pi & 3rd Sign visit www.octopibrewing.com
In March we will be hosting a Yeast Parallel in collaboration with Good City Brewing. We will be using all of the taps on the jockey boxes for this meeting, please be mindful of this if you plan on bringing anything to share.
Cheers,Max LiptackVice President
Interested in attending the next
Officer’s Meeting?The Board meeting is open to all members, and after the meeting stick around for a social time. Come out and try a new place to drink and see what’s on Tap.Next Location is
March 1st The Landmark 1850
5905 South Howell AvenueMilwaukee, WI 53207
2017 Membership OptionsIndividual Membership.....................$20 Family Membership w/1 Gold Card ... $110Individual Membership w/Gold Card ..$100 Family Membership w/2 Gold Cards ..$170Family Membership.....................$30Online renewals accepted on the Beer Barons websitehttp://beerbarons.org/beerbarons/index.php/members/payments
Treasurer’s Report
January’s meeting had 15 new members pay up for memberships. Please help out new members with questions that they may have. We were all new members at one time.
The General account has a balance of $4784.97 in the general account. our PayPal account has $4101.18 some of which is earmarked for other accounts. That figure will be transferring to the sub accounts as the Midwinter Competition winds down.
Get in touch with Josh Strupp for the upcoming bus tour details. Looking forward to seeing if that will be an annual event.
Renewing memberships continue to come in using PayPal. Remember Gold memberships get you through the line quickly and on to more tasting time for the night. It is also a great deal for the year.
See you at the February meeting!
Cheers,Mike Borchert
Beer Barons - Code of Conduct
Our goal is to improve our members’ knowledge of home brewing and its enjoyment.Please show your respect and courtesy to the people you have elected to do the business of this club and the guest speakers that are graciously giving their time to come and put on a presentation for you by being QUIET during the meeting.
• Nothing is to be removed from this room that YOU did not bring in (That means the club beers stays). Please leave all un-opened beer for others to enjoy at other events• NO outside food is allowed to be brought into the meeting that was not purchased at Clifford’s• Only exception is for snack items to enjoy with your beer• Pretzels, popcorn, nuts• Chips & dip• Cheese, sausage & crackers• Smoked or canned fish items
Please being your own glass andclean up after yourself
• Everyone must check-in with the treasurer, show your membership card, and pay your meeting fee to receive a wristband
BIG Thanks to Andy and Cheryl Hemken for allowing us to store our club trailer on their land.
Baron Mind is published by the Beer Barons of Milwaukee Cooperative, a nonprofitorganization. If you have an article or information that you would like to contribute to theNewsletter, You can email it to the secretary or mail it to the club’s mailing address.
Congratulations Participants and winners !Speaking from experience this competition is a real challenge, thanks for representing the beer barons in this prestigious event.
In 2016, Milwaukee had an explosion of newly opened breweries and tap rooms. We plan to make a day out of visiting a few of them. Reserve your spot with us as we travel our fair city on Saturday, February 25th checking out many of the newly opened breweries. The reservation is for the bus transport only – a safe and fun way to travel between destinations. Participants will be paying for their own beer samples and food as we travel from place to place.This trip is for club members, with each member allowed to bring guests. We need to have 30 people signed up in order to make this trip feasible. If we do not get enough support, we will hap-pily refund any reservations.Here are some details:We leaving the the Loomis Rd. Park & Ride at 11:30am and heading for Black Husky. After that we hope to hit: * Good City * Like Minds * Enlightened * Mobcraft * Urban Harvest * City Lights * 3rd Space (if time permits)We will return to the Park & Ride by 5:30pm.Please visit our online shop to buy your tickets.
(Sold Out !)
Club LinksWebsite: beerbarons.org Twitter: twitter.com/beerbaronsMKE www.worldofbeerfestival.com twitter.com/WorldOfBeerFestbrewsandbites.beerbarons.org twitter.com/BrewsBitesMKEmidwinterhbc.beerbarons.org twitter.com/MidwinterHBC
BOARD MEMBERSPresident ........................................ Jason Rohloff Vice-President ............................... Max Liptack Treasurer ........................................ Mike Borchert Secretary ........................................ Steve Swanson Sergeant at Arms .......................... Michael Sande Member at Large ............................ Simon McConico Member at Large ............................ Terry McDonald..........................................................
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Please SupportClifford’s Supper Club
Famous For Their Friday Fish Fry10418 W. Forest Home, Hales Corners
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Baron Mind
Baron Mind is published by the Beer Barons of Milwaukee Cooperative, a non-profit organization. If you have an article or information that you would like to contribute to the newsletter, You can email it to the secretary or mail it to the club’s mailing address.
BEER BARONS OF MILWAUKEE COOPERATIVE P.O. Box 270012 Milwaukee, WI 53227
Please Support Clifford’s Supper Club
Famous For Their Friday Fish Fry
10418 W. Forest Home, Hales Corners (414) 425-6226
www.cliffordsfinefood.com
Weddings, Rehearsal Dinners, Baptisms, Birthdays, Showers, Anniversaries, Funerals, and Family Gatherings Wed. Karaoke Wally’s 25 Cent Wings Karaoke Every Wed, Fri, & Sat-9:30pm Clifford’s offers the use of their banquet room to the Beer Barons at a reduced rate. Our support will show our appreciation.
UPCOMING BEER BARONS MEETINGS AND EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, January 27th: Monthly Meeting @ Clifford’s, Gadget Night WEDNESDAY, February 3rd: Officers ’ Meeting @ Raised Grain, Waukesha WEDNESDAY, February 24th: Monthly Meeting @ Clifford ’s, Cider Night
Check out The Barons Website
For more info www.beerbarons.org
Northern Brewer supports the Barons by
providing space for BJCP training (BREW U)
1303 S 108th St Milwaukee, WI 414-935-4099
www.northernbrewer.com
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