BOSS
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 at various locations around the South / 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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Monthly Meetings

This month's meeting will be Friday, March 3rd at 7:00 pm at Hail Storm Brewing Company, 8060 186th St., Tinley Park, IL. The style of the month is Saison, BJCP categories 25B. Bring your best commercial and home brewed examples. See the March newsletter for more details.

NOTE: This month's meeting RSVPs are being collected online here.

Special Event

BOSS and Moonlight Meadery are presenting a very special virtual tasting event for home brewers in the Chicago-land area: "Mead & Cider: A Guided Tasting with Michael Fairbrother"

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Thank you everyone who has registered for the Moonlight Mead Tasting. We are very excited to organize this event and have you participate in it. We are expecting a fun and informative evening. We would like to let you know that pulling this off has not had its challenges. We have had some distributor difficulties along with coordinating scheduling of the founder and head mead maker, Michael Fairbrother at Moonlight. We are pushing forward to bring you this fantastic event with a few changes.

  • We need to push the date of the tasting back to March 24th
  • We are still working out logistics on delivery and distribution
  • We will update you as soon as information becomes available
  • BOSS and our board apologize for this inconvenience.

    The Show Will Go On!

    Cheers!

    Competition

    The 32nd Annual Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge will be held Saturday, May 13, 2023. Stay tuned for more details.

    New Online Library

    With the redesign of the web site, the BOSS library has evolved into a self-serve online knowledge base of information about the science and art of home brewing. Contained within the library are books and studies on a multitude of brewing topics, links to home brewing related web sites as well as historical books and publications. Check it out!

    Videos

    BOSS has it's own YouTube channel! New content is added weekly covering a full range of home brewing topics. Subscribe today!

    Brew News

    It's back and better than ever! Brew News aggregates beer news from all over the Internet into one convenient location for you to view. Keep up with all the happenings in the world of beer with just a click of your mouse. Please be patient, the feeds can take a few seconds to load.

    Competitions Calendar

    This calendar shows all of the AHA/BJCP sanctioned competitions. Check the calendar to find competitions in which to enter and/or volunteer and determine when you should brew. CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED

    Google Groups

    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.

    BOSS Supporters

    Without the help of our supporters, the Brewers Of South Suburbia could not exist. We'd like to thank them for their continued support.

    Evil Horse Brewing

    Hailstorm Brewing

    BrickStone Restaurant & Brewery

    Blue Island Beer Co

    SoundGrowler Brewing

    Arrowhead Ales

    Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Orland Park

    Goose Island Beer Company

    Chicago Cup Challenge Results

    The Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge is our Annual Home Brew Competition.

    2022 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2021 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2020 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2019 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2018 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2017 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2016 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2015 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2014 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2013 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2012 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2011 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2010 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2009 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2008 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2007 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2006 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2005 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2004 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2003 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2002 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2001 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    2000 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    1999 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results
    1998 BOSS Chicago Cup Challenge Results

    Brewers of South Suburbia is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.