1. 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.
2. We will do a Light Rail pub crawl on Saturday April 1. The tentative plan is to go to 3 stops and visit a brewery or two at each. There is an email group for planning this; to be added to it, contact Ben at the address you get the minutes from every month.
3. We will have a food-pairing on Sunday April 30, 1-6 PM, at Rob K’s house. There is a planning sheet at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZP118YeacGlSP-QQ2lWHFUroEMKXoabYOeHFJWPpdBI/edit?usp=sharing where you can add your name to the Attendees list. If you and a partner plan to bring food/beer, you can list it in the Beer/Food Pairing list. If you’re looking for someone to pair up with, you can add your name to the People Looking For a Partner list.
4. Big Brew will be on Saturday May 6, and there will be a brewing event at Maryland Homebrew’s new location at 9017-C Mendenhall Court. There aren’t many electrical hookups, and there is no 240-volt hookup.
5. BADASS's March Madness Beer Competition will be on March 25 at 2:00 PM in Silver Spring. Each attendee brings a 6-pack of a single beer (commercial or homebrew) plus $5 entry fee. If interested email Adam Stine at adamjstine at yahoo dot com
6. BURP's Spirit of Free Beer will be on Saturday April 29 at Clear Skies Meadery. They're still looking for judges and stewards. See https://sofb.brewcomp.com/ for info.
7. The Maryland Craft Beer Festival will take place ln Saturday May 13 in Frederick. Details at http://www.mdcraftbeerfestival.com/?mc_cid=fe5f426a01&mc_eid=49cab139a2
8. The Guild picnic will be on Saturday June 3 at Patapsco State Park Hollofield area shelter #300. There will be a hedonistic homebrew competition.
9. Annapolis Homebrew’s Pints 4 Paws will be on Saturday June 10. See https://www.facebook.com/events/s/7th-annual-pints-4-paws-homebr/192055410182347/ for details.
10. This year’s HomebrewCon will be in San Diego on June 22-24. A few CRABSters are going. The website is https://www.homebrewcon.org/
11. MASHOUT will be August 17-20 at the same Cumberland location. More details to come.
12. This month’s competition was Belgians. There were 10 entries. Winners were:
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5th – Mike Bodnar
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4th – Brian England
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3rd (tie) – Jevon Gordon
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3rd (tie) – Craig Bryant
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2nd – John Jester
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1st – Chris Hermance
13. Next meeting: Wednesday April 19. Competition will be Manor Hill IPA clone.
14. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2023 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule