Casks and Caskets was launched in 2012 by the Society of Oshkosh Brewers (SOBs). The plan was to have an annual homebrewed beer festival. All went well until the event was shut down by the state after Casks 2014.
Even though money generated from the event went to charity, the SOBs were informed that selling tickets to a festival where untaxed beer is poured would, in the future, be considered illegal. It took the club a couple years to find a way to work with that decision. The solution turned out to be fairly simple. Make it a free-beer fest.
This year, Casks and Caskets was held at the Oshkosh Hilton Garden Inn. And it remained a charity event. Money was raised through silent auctions, raffles, and donations. This year, the money will go to the Oshkosh Hunger Network.
There's not another beer fest like this in Wisconsin. There's no other that's absolutely free. And there's no other where all the beverages – beer, wine, cider, mead, soda – are homemade. It makes for an atmosphere different from any other beer event I've been to.
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| SOB president Mike Engel presenting Travis Sullivan his trophy for his "Best of Show" beer. |
Let's hope we can all get together and do it again next year.
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