Photos – Upholding Oshkosh’s Brewing Traditions

Hats off to Emprize Brew Mill for entertaining our April meeting at their Menasha brewery. Craig Zoltowski provided a thorough description, history, and trivea on the delicious honey concoction called MEAD

Reflections on recent events

The Gibson (Craft Brew Week)
Very successful event as evident of SOBs staying late to entertain the masses.
This event went so well it will be consisered as an annual SOB event

Manitowoc Brewery Tour
Mother Nature, Lamers (Paula), and 4 wonderful breweries compiled a most excellent SOB event. If you unfortunately missed this one…..well you missed it!

Beer to Share
Aside from hoisting some of the Emprize provisions…..there were plenty of samples shared by members.

Kurt – Dunkeiweizen as entered at HH Hinder’s Head Butt competition. Wheat, Munich, Vienna, and a hint of Chocolate Wheat, Bannana, & Clove made for a tasty 4.9% tasting.

Jacob – Club Stout A very pleasant brew touched on all the category profiles. Nice 8.5% beverage.

Matt – Non-Typical Rahr’s Elk’S Head Lager. You would never guess this was a 5-day grain to glass lager. NICE.
Bière de Gibson. This provision was served at the Gibson recently receiving high reviews. A French Belgian farmhouse ale took advantage of Pilzen, Munich, Vienna, & Victory malts. Hallertau & Fuggles provided the right amount of bitter.

Chuck – Maple Mead. A roughly 50/50 mix of maple/honey aged in a whiskey barrel provided a unique & complex mead flavor.

Emprize – Mead Flights 1/2 off for our club tonight.

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2024 Activities
Here is a quick “heads-up” to some SOB events.

SOB Presents: Oshkosh Classics.

Saturday (04/20) will be the official unveiling of Lee’s doc which is a compilation of Oshkosh’s historical brews. Bare Bones Brewing Company will host a release of their remarkable “Peoples Bock” and multiple SOBs will be pouring their makings of various recipes which were captured within Lee’s Oshkosh Classics phamphlet. Dillon Kunz’s club competition winning Hefeweizen will also be available.

AHA Big Brew Day. May 4th

Big Brew Day (The Cellar – Oshkosh – Saturday, May 4th)
SPECIAL OFFER…..SPECIAL OFFER…..SPECIAL OFFER

The Cellar is offereing a special 15% off for SOB members to celebrate this national event. This offer is valid Saturday April 27th – Saturday May 4th. This means you can pick any recipe you wish or select one of the 5 AHA Big Brew Day Recipes and buy your ingredients at this special reduced rate. If ordering online …use code: SEE EMAIL FOR CODE

And here is a little incentive to brew.
Brews made in the Cellar parking lot on May 4th will be judged at a TBD time. Winning brew will be scaled up to a commercial quantity on Emprize equipment.

Do you plan on attending and brewing?
Please sign up via link in email.

Not brewing?????
Stop by just to mingle with your fellow SOBs or treat your taste buds to Flax Taco Truck provisions from 11:00-1:00. Bring your family, friends, and even that weird-ass neighbor guy who simply loves beer.

Sturgeon Spirits Sampling

As many of you may recall, The SOB Whiskey is approaching it’s 1 year in the barrel.
Time for a tasting to determine steps forward. Stop by Sturgeon Spirits Craft Distillery on May 28th at 6:00PM to join in the fun.

SMaSH Wort Share

The club president (Alex Hartlaub) of the Manty Malters Hombebrew Club of Manitowoc has invited SOB members to partake in a Briess sponsored free Wort share. Here is how it will work:

Enter your information and how much wort you’d like on the SIGN UP SHEET (see email for link)
Location: Sabbatical Brewing Company, 835 S 29th St., Manitowoc
Date/Time: June 22nd, Begins at 10AM. Wort will be ready at noon.
How it works
- Beer will be 100% Ashburne Mild
- Wort may not be changed with any grain additions
- May use the single hop of your choice
- May use the yeast of your choice
- No glass collection containers
- If possible, they would like you to serve your beer on 07/27 at the Breiss Malt City Brewfest
- Any questions….contact: president@mantymalters.org or alex.hartlaub@gmail.com

Brews on the Bay

Will be at Rainbow Park due to summer improvements to Menominee Park. Planning continues.
Work is in the making for SOB participation:
- June 5th (creeping up quickly)
- July 31st
- August 7th
- September 4th
A sign-up sheet will soon be made available.

Future Barrel Brew

A quick show of hands (8) revealed high interest to source another 60-gallon booze barrel and populate with SOB brew. More to follow.

Hop Harvest Weekend

Sept 14th, 1:00PM
Ryan Walejko will be hosting the 2nd annual hop harvest event on his farm (W5398 County Rd F, Neshkoro). More to follow but this event will offer plenty of hop picking opportunity, food, beverages, camping and such.

Wanted – For Sale

Are you in search of beer stuff or need to pass on some things you no longer need??? Let Matt Saunders know and he’ll get it up on our website’s For Sale/Wanted page. Hopefully this new concept gives our members some opportunities on brew stuff.

Raffle & Free Stuff
An Emprize Mead Flight goes to the lucky winner…………number 084………….Ryan Walejko.

Surplus Pale Ale & Wheat Barley malt from Fox River will be donated to SOB members who have shown interest. This will be brought to the May meeting for distribution. Hopes are that you can innovate a state-of-the-art recipe with whatever you so choose……….and bring that trophy beer to the August picnic.