If you want it done right, you have to brew it yourself!

Alas, poor Egan's, we hardly knew ye. Egan Brewing Co. 1996-2001. I'll spare the editorializing other than to say that the sight of all those macro-brews on tap made me want to vomit.

On a related note: our illustrious secretary, Mike Conard, sent an email out announcing that the joint club meeting originally scheduled for next weekend has been indefinitely postponed until we can find a suitable place to meet.

In an attempt to inject some levity, gak sent along this story about NASA's attempts to study beer and brewing in outer space.

The Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild is talking about making a trip up to Egan's this Saturday. Rackers members are invited to join them in the partaking of a libation or two (translation for Northern Wisconsinites: They'd like to drink a couple beers with us.)

If you want to get a corny keg filled with Egan's beer, gak will be filling them until Tuesday, the 25th. Make sure the keg is clean and sanitized and marked with the beer you want. He believes the going rate is $40.

Wow, what an unbelievable week. I'm sure we'll all remember where we were Tuesday morning. I added Old Glory to our nav bar in remembrance.

I know it almost sounds disrespectful to mention this, but I also feel we cannot allow our lives to be altered by some extremist nutjobs who are going to get a cruise missile to a very tender location. Yes, I'm feeling just a smidge of hostility right now. The beer appreciation/BJCP classes will begin this Tuesday at 6:30 P.M. If you got the email from Mike, you're in! I look forward to seeing you there. We'll drink a toast to our fallen countrymen and to the impending doom of the terrorists responsible.

Those of you who subscribe to the Egan Brewing News already know the sad news. As of the end of this month, Egan Brewing Company will be no more. I'll spare you the editorializing for another day. Check out gak's final Egan brewing news here.

On a slightly happier note, in a powerfully symbolic gesture, gak has agreed to be our final club brewer at Egan's tomorrow. At the meeting we will discuss where future brews will be held (presumably at the Musician's Union Hall). See you there! Make sure to bring your soon-to-be-a-collector's-item Egan's pint glass along. It is pint night after all :)

OK, you give me no choice. I have to use the dreaded BLINK tag. We still need a brewer for the September club brew next Tuesday! Email me ASAP if you are interested. Please, oh please, oh please.

OK, now that I've unscrewed up my Linux box I can actually update the site! gak informed me that Adam at Titletown has tapped a keg of last year's Titletown-Open-winning pale ale! As you may recall, the pub-brewed version was overhopped. It'd be interesting to see what a year of aging will do for it.

And we still need a brewer for the September club brew on the 11th! Email me ASAP before I start crying like a schoolgirl.

Chuck needs help! Chuck Golueke will be doing a brewing demonstration at Heritage Hill this Saturday from 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. He needs your help! If you are able to give him a hand for any part of the day, please email him ASAP!

The Green Bay Rackers have been invited to Mead Day 2001 at Mike Fairservice's place in Appleton on Saturday, October 13. Taste commercial and homebrewed meads and learn how to make your own. For more information, contact Mike Fairservice or Dave Weaver.

We need a brewer for our September club brew. Interested? Email me ASAP! While you are deciding, you can check out the brand new Egan Brewing News.

If you asked for directions to Chuck's place, Mike emailed them out tonight. If you still need directions, you can email me and I'll send them out as soon as I can. See you there!

FREE BEER!

OK, now that I've got your attention, gak will be tapping J&S Stout (the winner of our Titletown Open) this Saturday at noon. Yes, it's the same day as the picnic, but as an incentive gak is offering free pints to any Rackers members! Just make sure to bring your membership card. No card, no free beer. Stop in before the picnic for a pint! Also remember to email Mike Conard by tomorrow if you plan on going to the picnic so he knows how much meat to buy.

We just renewed our domain name with Network Solutions for another five years. Rackers.Org will be ours until at least 2006! Is there anyone besides me who thinks that 2006 sounds longer than just five years away?

Hey kids! There's a brand new Egan Brewing News available for your reading pleasure.

August's meeting will be a picnic/campout at Chuck Goluecke's place in Abrams for members and their families. Camping is optional. The club will provide brats and hotdogs. Please bring a dish to pass and some homebrew. If you are interested in coming, please RSVP to Mike Conard by July 31, so he knows how much meat to buy. Directions to Chuck's place will be sent via email.

Yes, the meeting next Tuesday is at 6:00 P.M., not 1:00 P.M. Uffda.