1. The beer-food pairing is set for this Sunday May 21, 1-6 PM, at Rob K’s house. So far we have 24 people signed up and 8 food/beer pairings. Last-minute signups can be done at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZP118YeacGlSP-QQ2lWHFUroEMKXoabYOeHFJWPpdBI/edit?usp=sharing
2. Big Brew at Maryland Homebrew’s new location was a success with lots of good food and beer, great weather, and 11-12 brewers (6 of them CRABSters).
3. The Guild picnic will be on Saturday June 3 at Patapsco State Park Hollofield area shelter #300. There will be a hedonistic homebrew contest; winner will be people's choice (the way we do the CRABS contests). Please bring a non-disposable drinking vessel. Sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoHTmmIx90xlVNDsvpDWW7AU_rye0mwv_wK746znlnv4y7RQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2ol7bFNUsjSN88fgxxOG_fHlkbRKBFhLi8f1ivQ2wUnoMMkoBDbb7v6Qw
4. FOAM’s Battle of the Bubbles will be judged May 21-23. Registration is closed. See https://beerawardsplatform.com/battleofthebubbles2023 for more info.
5. Annapolis Homebrew Club's Pints for Paws will be on Saturday June 10 at the Naval Academy stadium. The Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/events/s/7th-annual-pints-4-paws-homebr/192055410182347/ . CRABS will bring our jockey box and so far we have 4 beers to go on it. There is room for 2 more. If you want to brew for this, sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4o1NbpkPCEcFRFvZhwypaxHgvDq5Vfl5BkJ9OxeXa9dip-A/viewform
6. HomebrewCon will be June 22-24 in San Diego. A few CRABSters are going. Website is https://www.homebrewcon.org/
7. MASHOUT will be held August 17-20 at the same Cumberland location we've used since 2019. Club MASHOUT (mostly CRABSters) had its first planning meeting earlier this week. Registration will open in mid‑June. If you want to be added to the email distro, contact Trevor 1.0 at trevormrose at gmail dot com.
8. Ben will have a house party on Sunday May 28 starting at 3:00. Food is pot luck. Email him at benbrew at verizon dot net for the address.
9. This month’s competition was random ingredients. There were 9 entries. Winners were:
- 5th – Brian England
- 4th – Chris+Christa
- 3rd – Mike Bodnar
- 2nd – Marty Mengele
- 1st – Trevor Rose
10. Next meeting: Wednesday June 21. Competition will be session beers.
11. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2023 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule