1) Big Brew will be on Saturday May 4. Maryland Homebrew will have its annual event with food, beer, and folks brewing. Some CRABSters will brew.
2) The CRABS food/beer pairing will be on Sunday May 19 at Joe O’Keefe’s house. Awards will be given for best food, best beer, and best pairing. Find a partner to pair your food or beer with their beer or food. Sign up at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MkMgCBDxHvpaAEx8BvE1ueWONawJ34XOpIE1XY0MysM/edit
3) Registration for FOAM’s Battle of the Bubbles is open until April 27. See https://bob.brewcomp.com/ for info and to register.
4) Ben Schwalb will host a spring party at his home/bar/brewery on Saturday April 27 starting at 3:00 PM. Bring a food dish or something to throw on the grill. For his address, email him at fitandfun@yahoo.com
5) We’re putting together a bike ride for sometime in May. Dates being considered are Sunday May 5 and Saturday May 18. A message will be sent when the date has been solidified.
6) The Guild summer picnic will be on Saturday June 1st, from noon to dusk, at Patapsco State Park, Hollofield area, pavilion #300. It will feature the annual wheat beer contest. Bring your best wheat beer for a chance at cash prizes.
7) The June CRABS competition will be Same Grain / Same Hop. The hop will be Azacca. More details to come.
8) MASHOUT will take place August 15-18 in western Maryland. Details to follow in the upcoming months.
9) The CRABS hedonistic competition will be held in September. Judy from Checkerspot will pick the winner and scale it up on their system. The parameters are that the beer must be under 9% ABV and not contain funky yeast or bacteria.
10) Annapolis Homebrew Club’s Pints for Paws will be on Saturday June 15th. See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-pints-for-paws-homebrewing-and-craft-beer-festival-tickets-57470233014 for more info and tickets. CRABS will pour some beers for it. There are a few slots left if you want to pour one of your beers.
11) HomebrewCon will take place June 27-29 in Providence RI. The slogan this year is Brew England. CRABS will have a table for Club Night since we have 16 people going. There is a Google doc at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZbUKKUg8E-SA37eqHJnexFogyAeEO7z8cfiwBvLQATg/edit#gid=0 where you can enter your travel plans and look for a room or a roommate. Several CRABSters will be driving, so if you have a keg that you’d like transported, put it in the Google doc (see columns I and J). HomebrewCon website is https://www.homebrewcon.org/
12) Crabs4CRABS will be on Saturday September 14.
13) This month’s competition was IPAs. There were 14 entries. Winners were:
- 5th - Matt Peck
- 4th - John Bugert
- 3rd - Will Lydick
- 2nd (tie) - Craig Bryant
- 2nd (tie) - Brian England
- 1st - Rob Farrell
14) Next meeting: Wednesday May 15. Competition will be malty lagers.
15) Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2019 competition schedule is at http://crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule