Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 65: Smoky treats, a 9-hour, 9-brewery, 9-beer Bamberg stroll in 1996.
The 1996 F.O.S.S.I.L.S. Membership Directory Issue (#66 & 67; March/April 1996) comprised 34 pages (8.5 x 11), and there’s no telling how long it took for me to assemble it, sequestered in my cubbyhole with beer and leftover pizza.
The issue contained items I judged as being important to members of a homebrewing club, with a wee bit of advocacy thrown into the mix in case they passed it along to a newbie.
There as an active roster of members; directions to the club’s still relatively sparsely populated homepage on the internet; sources for homebrewing supplies, brewing help and empty bottles; where to find books and publications; information on the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) and Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA); meeting and event calendar; and quite a lot more, including a brief note on the last page that was destined to become more significant with the passing of time: “Tucker Brewing Company Prepares for Its Lon-Awaited Opening.”
ATF approval has been given, and Tucker Brewing Company’s initial batches are b ......
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