1. Heavy Seas is undergoing construction so they are closed Wednesdays but open Thursdays so we will be having our meetings on Thursdays until further notice.
2. 2023 dues are due. You can Venmo Rob K. at @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS or give him cash or a check at a meeting. It’s $25 for singles and $40 for couples.
3. Charm City Meadworks will be having a cask event on February 11. See https://www.facebook.com/events/728959775238604/?ref=newsfeed for info.
4. The April competition will be Manor Hill IPA clone. The recipe will be sent out, and the April meeting will be held at Manor Hill 4411 Manor Lane, Ellicott City where employees will judge the entries. (By the way, every Sunday pints of their core beers are half price.)
5. We will try to have a food-pairing some weekend this spring. Rob K has volunteered to host. He will send out some available dates and we will get a consensus on which date works for most people.
6. Big Brew will be on May 6, and there will be a brewing event at Maryland Homebrew’s new location at 9017-C Mendenhall Court.
7. In May we will have our Random Ingredients competition. The ingredients will be pils malt for the base, 80‑Lovibond crystal (at least 2%), flaked oats (at least 5%), amber malt (at least 3%), El Dorado hops, Nelson Sauvin hops, and Safale 04 yeast.
8. The Guild picnic will be on Saturday June 3 at Patapsco State Park Hollofield area shelter #300. A leader to coordinate the event is needed. We also need someone to run the wheat beer competition. If interested in coordinating either, contact Ben.
9. Trevor will reach out to the owners of the MASHOUT site to make sure that the third weekend in August is good so we can get word out sooner than we did last year.
10. This month’s competition was hedonistic. There were 8 entries. Winners were:
- 5th – John Jester
- 4th – Joe O’Keefe
- 3rd – Chris + Christa
- 2nd – Brian England
- 1st (tie) – Trevor Rose
- 1st (tie) – Ed Shea
11. Next meeting: Thursday February 16, 2023. Competition will be UK beers.
12. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2023 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule