Louisville Area Grain Extract Research Society (LAGERS)
The Louisville Area Grain Extract Research Society (LAGERS) was founded in March of 1989 by a group of Louisville home brewers, dedicated to the art of making beer. There are currently about 160+ active members. Membership cards can be picked up at any meeting if you have not yet received yours via postal mail.
Meetings and Events
The club meets on the third Monday of the month at BBC Tap Room at 626 East Main St. Our aim is to evaluate homebrew and discuss brewing and beer related matters. See what you missed at our September meeting which covered lots of topics as we do not meet in August because we are all working so hard at the Kentucky State Fair.
The website is in transition to this new format please forgive any broken links or missing content as we endeavor to update the entire site.
There are June and September picnic/camp outs, and a banquet in January. The brew-ins for the June picnic and January banquet are events in their own right, with plenty of food and beer and an excellent opportunity to observe brewing techniques. Club members are a good source of information about both grain and extract brewing.
Holiday Party Pictures and recap
Another party has come and gone and of course it was an awesome occasion with lots of brew, turducken, chocolate covered bacon and comraderie with fellow LAGERS - check it out.
Belgian Yeast Experiment Update and Recap
Remember that really cool LAGERS meeting where we tried Christopher Owens beers where he selected 6 different Belgian style yeast strains to determine how much the different strains affect the flavor of the resulting beer. Well here is the update and it a good quick read.
The Kentucky State Fair Home Brew
competition winners!
Video of the Kentucky State Fair Homemade Beer Competition 2011 Award Ceremonies held on August 14, 2011 in Louisville Kentucky at the State Fair Grounds.
The Kentucky State Fair: Click this link to see this years results.
Here is a breakdown of all of the 400 entries by catagory!
The cool link of the month!
Beer as health drink? Daily brew can be good for your heart.
LAGERS gear is here: T-shirts, Sweatshirts or Zip Hoodies!
LAGERS Club Zip Hoodies, T-Shirts & Sweatshirts are here and you can get them at any meeting from our in-stock supply! LAGERS long-sleeved t-shirts: colors are black, navy and chocolate are $15, LAGERS sweatshirts: black are $20.
We also have 2 brand new (as of August 2011) color t-shirts, seafoam and chili and I believe priced at $16.00. All gear available for purchase during regular meetings.
They have our logo on the front and the "We brew it, we drink it, we talk about it" on the sleeve. The gear will be available for sale during our regular meetings and for those who participated in the GEAR survey; although you are under no obligation, will have first choice on the current stock. We will then sell the gear on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Newsletters
Newsletters (available as PDF documents) can be downloaded from the News page.
Download our latest newsletter (pdf) here
Become a LAGERS member
We recommend coming to some of the meetings and talking with the other club members. This will give you idea of what the club is all about and how to participate in the many functions that we have during the year.
The L.A.G.E.R.S. main goal is the promotion of advancement of home brewing for our members and community. Click here for more details and to complete a membership form.
Discounts
Please patronize all our advertisers, as we appreciate their support. Members enjoy a discount on all brewing supplies at My Old Kentucky Home Brew and Liquor Barn locations by presenting your membership card at the time of check out.
