Brewers of South Suburbia

We are dedicated to the art of crafting and quaffing fine beers through
the sharing of ideas and experiences, the advocacy of brewing as a hobby and the responsible consumption of beverages containing alcohol

BOSS is a club of home brewing hobbyists.
Our meetings are held on the first Friday of each month in club member's homes or at local brewpubs around the Southwest Chicago Suburbs.
We have members from Joliet to Crown Point, from Hyde Park to Kankakee.

You can learn more about BOSS
and see where our next meeting will be held in our
Latest newsletter!
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September Meeting

The September meeting will be the annual BOSS picnic on Saturday, September 11th at Steve Kamp's Evil Horse Farm, 1222 E. Delite Inn Rd. Beecher, IL 60401. Click here for directions. The picnic will start at 1:00 PM with food being served around 4:00 PM. Some of the homebrew styles we will have on tap at this year's picnic are Maibock, Saison, Am. Pale Ale, IPA, Weissbier, Grapefruit IPA, Wheat, ESB, Am. Wheat, Cream Ale, and Robust Porter. See the September newsletter for more details.

This year we’re going to try to have a good estimate of the number of attendees. Please RSVP by sending an email to Dick Van Dyke if you’re going to attend and include the number of people who will be attending with you. If you plan on bringing a keg of homebrew to be served at the picnic, please email Dick Van Dyke with the size, type, and couplers.

There is no “style” for this month's meeting. It’s a homebrew club picnic. Bring homebrew!

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For those interested in staying up on the latest BOSS happenings, the BossBeer Google group is our official means of communication. The Google group is open to members and non-members alike. So if you're curious about the club, come and join us! Visit the BossBeer Google Group.

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2010 Competitions Calendar

This calendar shows all of the 2010 AHA/BJCP sanctioned competitions.
Check the calendar to find competitions in which to enter and/or volunteer and determine when you should brew. You can even keep track of your entry deadlines and event dates in Google calendar by clicking on the calendar icon (you must be logged in to your Google account for this to work). UPDATED: 03/05/2010

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BOSS Is Now On Facebook

Become a member of the BOSS fan page on Facebook, and suggest that all your friends become fans too. Keep up to date with BOSS current events, photos, and regional homebrew/brewpub related news as it happens.

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