Upcoming Events for February

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We have a busy week ahead of us.

Registration for The 2017 Titletown Open begins Feb. 1st so make sure to get your entries ready.

You do have some time yet, so there is no need to panic. It looks like the entry deadline is April 21st.

The February business meeting is at The Titletown depot upstairs this Saturday Feb. 4th at 1p.m.

Check your email later this week, the location could change if the room is booked. I will try to keep this updated.

The Ingredient of the month is Oats, so make sure to bring your homemade beverage in which oats of some form were used.

As always, our business meetings are open to the public, so feel free to stop by and sample or just have a chat.

And finally, the Fon du Lac Brewfest is this Saturday Feb. 4th,  5 – 9p.m.

Some of our club members will be there to serve up some delicious homebrews, and I believe some are going solely to attend and sample the various options. If you must travel, a designated driver or a night at the inn is highly recommended.

Holiday/Festivus Party 2017

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Thanks to everyone that showed up to the party and helped out. A big thanks to the club officers for getting the party organized and set up for us.

Thanks to Ned Kelly’s for hosting the party. Looks great in there with all the renovations, I am eagerly awaiting the installation of the 100 tap system.

We had a lot of door prizes, a lot of food, and a lot of beer, wine, mead, and cider to sample.

Looked like everyone had a good time. We also got to see some members that don’t make it to the regular meetings or brews.

Hope we see more new faces next year.

Thanks to Matt W. for taking some pictures and sending them along.

2017 Rackers Wine Contest Results

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The results are in!

Thanks to Duck Creek Winery for hosting the event.

Thanks to the judges as well, we couldn’t have done it without them.

And of course, thanks to Al Hendricks for putting the whole thing together.

Download link or click for full screen view. 2017 Wine Contest Results

Wine/Mead/Cider Competition 2017

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Good luck to everyone that entered.

The competition is tomorrow, Saturday, Jan 14.

 

I hope those that wanted to got their entries in on time.

We will be posting results, a recap, and hopefully some pictures in the coming days.

And don’t forget, The Rackers Holiday/Festivus party is next weekend.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

January Brew A Success!

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Thanks to Fred M. for brewing and The House of Homebrew for hosting.

Beer was made, should be a good one. We had a great turn out, and welcomed a new member.

Here are some pictures of the event. Thanks to Chuck G. and Shawn L. for the photos.

January Club Brew

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Fred Matzke will be kicking off 2017 with a brew at House of Homebrew on Tuesday, January 3rd. Starting around 4’oclock. Always a good brew day there! So come on down and check it out.

This brew is open to the public, so if you are curious, want to learn more about brewing, or just have some time to waste, stop by to meet the Rackers and of course pick up some brewing or wine making supplies.

There are always some great samples to try as well.

End of Year News

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Got quite a bit of stuff happening in a short time these next few weeks.

First off The January Club brew.
Fred Matzke will be kicking off 2017 with a brew at House of Homebrew on Tuesday, January 3rd. Starting around 4’oclock. Always a good brew day there! So get on down there and check it out.

 

Entry registration and drop off for the Annual Rackers Wine, Cider and Mead Contest 
 Ends Saturday January 7th. 
And the Judging is January 14th
So get your bottles over to the House Of Homebrew
(We have another little blurb with the entry form and other things, here and while your there, you can check out some of the newest, and ongoing changes to the Rackers.org site.)

 

Next up, The Rackers Holiday party!
January 21st 1pm at the usual venue.
Stay tuned for more details coming as we get closer to it!

 

Finally, upcoming brewfests..
Fon du lac is just a few weeks away in February, so those brewing can start getting their final touches on their brews.
But we still looking for a couple more brewers and for Roar on the Shore in March.
Lemme know if you want to brew

 

Looks like we will be busy!

 

Happy New Year!
Shawn Legare
Green Bay Rackers

2017 Wine Competition Update

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Hey all,
A reminder about our upcoming Wine/Cider/Mead contest January 14.
-Drop off has already started at the House of Homebrew and runs till January 7th, so get your bottles in now!
-Please fill out the Entry Form and attach it, and your check/money order to your bottle(s) with a rubber band. (using a ziploc bag for the paperwork is a good idea)
-Complete rules and entry info can be found here.. http://titletownopenhomebrewcontest.info/index.php/wine-mead-cider-contest
– Good luck to all!
Thanks a lot, and get those entries in (Al is getting nervous)
Shawn Legare

Green Bay Rackers!