Appleton Libation Enthusiasts

Appleton Libation Enthusiasts We are the Appleton Libation Enthusiasts (ALES). We are dedicated to brewing beer, cider, mead, and wine and to the responsible enjoyment of them.

We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30pm Formed in the Summer of 2001 as Appleton Wisconsin’s only homebrew club, we are dedicated to the responsible enjoyment of all adult beverages. Our mission is to promote the advancement and development of home brewing beer as well as mead, cider and wine. We learn about various styles of beer and other fermented beverages as well as atte

nd various beer events throughout the year. President: Brandon Kolbe
Vice President: Kevin Coenen
Brewmaster: Cindy Kolbe
Secretary: Brandon Kolbe
Treasurer: James Bardeen
Web Master: Frank Faubel

04/14/2026

Hey everyone! This Thursday, April 16, we will be meeting at Stone Arch in the arcade at 6:30-8:30. Bring your beers to share that you brewed with the cards you picked at the February meeting. We will not be judging these, but if you would like feedback, we can give that as a group.

As usual, Stone Arch lets us meet for free, so please support them as a business and buy some food and/or food before hand.

03/19/2026

The meeting tonight will be in the back of the main dining room tonight at stone arch and not the arcade

03/19/2026

Hey, sorry for the late post, it’s been a crazy week with the snow! We have our meeting tomorrow at Stone arch in the arcade from 6:30-8:30. Our theme is snowblower beers. We aren’t having a competition, but if you want feedback from your beer we can give you that! Please bring a libation to share, homebrew or commercial example if you don’t have homebrew. Also, please support stone arch with a purchase of a meal and or beer. They let us meet for free and bring in our own beverages.

Hey everyone! This is such a fun event!
02/24/2026

Hey everyone! This is such a fun event!

Stout Fest is almost here — and while it IS a ticketed tasting event, McFleshman’s is still open to everyone.

A ticket gets you access to sample stouts from all of our participating breweries. But if you’d rather be the DD, mingle with friends, hang in the beer garden, or just grab your favorite pint in the pub — you are absolutely welcome!

Not a stout drinker? Still come down. We’ll have Aaron Jonkowski with Booth. bringing his pop-up photo experience, plus Grazing A Go Go serving up charcuterie all afternoon. It’s more than a beer fest — it’s a gathering.
�Come celebrate great beer, good people, and this community we’re building together.

Tickets available here: https://mcfleshmansbrewingcompany.ticketspice.com/mcfleshmans-stout-fest-2026

02/15/2026

Hey everyone! Our next meeting is Thursday February 19th at Stone Arch in the malt room from 6:30-8:30. This month will be our first non beer competition! Mead cider and wine is all game! If you haven’t paid your annual membership, please do so! It’s still only $20. Also, please support stone arch and buy beer and or food. They let us meet for free! See you all there!

01/11/2026

Hey everyone! Next Saturday, January 17th, is our annual meeting from noon to four. This will be at Byron’s house and the address was sent in an email yesterday. Please bring a dish to pass, libations and your dues for this year.

12/06/2025

December meeting!
Happy Repeal Day! Today marks the anniversary of the end of prohibition! Our December meeting will be next week Wednesday December 10th at 6:30 pm in the tap room at Stone arch. This is the room that is almost on the first floor, just a couple steps down! Or a quick elevator to 1R. Please bring beer and food to pair. We have had over 20 people at this meeting in the past, so try to plan with this in mind. The beer or wine or cider or mead can be homemade or commercial example. If you aren’t sure what to pair food wise google is a great resource.

Please help support Stone arch by purchasing beverage and/or food from them. They let us meet for free and this is a common time of year to book parties. Let’s keep supporting them so they keep supporting us. Also most importantly please clean up after yourself. If you have glassware or dishes from downstairs, bring it back downstairs. If you have garbage, and there’s no garbage bag in the garbage take it home and throw it away. Bring your cans and bottles home. Let’s keep them wanting us there and Letting us meeting there for free. If they start charging us monthly, we will have to charge a monthly fee for meetings. It’s simple, leave the room in better condition than you found it and leave no trace.

11/16/2025

Hi everyone! Just your monthly reminder for November! We are meeting on Thursday November 20th at 6:30 at stone arch in the malt room. If you are entering the iron brewer competition please bring 3 bottles for judging and sharing and make sure you email Brandon your style ahead of time. He sent out his email earlier this week. Please remember to support stone arch by buying beer and or food from them as they let us meet for free. If you are not entering please bring homebrew or a commercial beer to share.

11/16/2025

Hey everyone! There has been a change to our December meeting date. We will be meeting Wednesday December 10th at 6:30 at Stone arch in the tap room. We had to change the date due to room availability. For our December meeting please bring a food item to pair with your beer/mead/wine/cider. Google is a great resource to get ideas on what to pair with your beverage. If you don’t have any homebrew a commercial example is fine too.

10/16/2025

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that tonight, Thursday, is our meeting at Stone Arch at 6:30. We will be meeting in the basement in the arcade. As always, bring homebrew to share and support Stone Arch by purchasing food or beverage as they let us meet for free! 🍻

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Appleton, WI

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