1. MASHOUT
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Lower attendance this year due to late notice, but still a great time.
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Net loss on the event due to lower attendance and very high insurance cost.
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Next year will announce dates plenty early (event will probably be 3rd weekend in August).
2. Katie’s Bridge to Independence event
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Raised $8000.
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26 homebrews on tap, 10 of which were from CRABS.
3. Crabs4CRABS
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Good attendance.
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Crabs were good, and lots of other food.
4. Guild holiday party
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Saturday 12/3 at Arbutus Community Association, 6:00-10:00 PM (setup starts at 4:00 PM).
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Need items for raffle and silent auction. Contact Chris at chrisanderson@mdhb.com if you need help.
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CRABS’s chosen charity is Habitat for Humanity.
5. Upcoming homebrew events
♦ Union Mills Microbrewery Festival and Homebrew Competition on Saturday September 24
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Can still take more stewards and judges if interested (good learning opportunity)
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Register at https://mdmicrobrewfest.brewcompetition.com/
♦ Baltibrew's Chilibrew on Saturday October 8 at 7:00 PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Baltimore
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Chilibrew website: https://www.chilibrew.org/
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Facebook page: https://fb.me/e/1YRBJoyX5
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Chilibrew tickets: https://baltibrew.ticketspice.com/chilibrew-xiv
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Volunteers also needed – you get free admission and a T-shirt in exchange for a two-hour commitment to help with setup, running the competition, or teardown.
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Beer and chili competitors needed (FREE admission!) Go to the ticket link and sign up.
♦ Homebrew Extravaganza at Checkerspot on Wednesday October 26
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Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/562403305670412/
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Checkerspot will be moving a few blocks away but not until after this event so it will be at their current location.
♦ Key Brewing Heat Beer Homebrew Competition on November 12
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$25 entry fee gets free admission for one guest
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1st place winner gets to brew at Key Brewing and then enjoy a tapping party
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Hot sauce competition, too
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Beer must be brewed with a hot pepper.
6. Upcoming commercial events
♦ Monument City Festival der Lagerbier on Saturday 9/24
♦ Kennett Brewfest in Kennett Square PA
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Saturday October 1
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See https://www.kennettbrewfest.com/ for info/tickets.
♦ Hops and Harvest Festival in Columbia
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Saturday October 8
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See https://hopsandharvestfest.com/ for info/tickets.
♦ Snallygaster Festival in DC
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Saturday October 8.
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See https://www.snallygasterdc.com/ for info/tickets.
♦ Octobearfest at Maryland Zoo
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Saturday October 22 to Sunday October 23.
♦ Baltimore Craft Beer Festival in Canton
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Saturday November 5.
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See http://www.baltimorecraftbeerfestival.com/ for info/tickets.
7. This month’s competition was pale/hoppy. There were 7 entries. Winners were:
- 5th – John Jester
- 4th – Jevon Gordon
- 3rd – Rob Kiernan
- 2nd – Joe O’Keefe
- 1st (tie) – Tom Flavin
- 1st (tie) – Ben Schwalb (what??)
8. Next meeting: Wednesday October 19. Competition will be UK beers.
9. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2022 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule
meeting_date:
September, 2022