1. MASHOUT was a great success, with great weather for the most part, and lots of good people, beers, and food. Most of the work in making this event possible was done by CRABSters, particularly Trevor 1.0.
2. BaltiBrew will NOT have ChiliBrew next month due to difficulty in getting permits.
3. The 13th annual Homebrew Extravaganza will be held at the new Checkerspot Brewing location at 1421 Ridgely Street, Baltimore, on Wednesday October 18. The event goes from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, but competitors get in at 5:00 to set up and taste the other homebrews. If you want to enter a beer, contact Judy at judy@checkerspotbrewing.com
4. Katie’s Bridge to Independence went well. There were fewer people than usual due to rain, but it still managed to raise $4000.
5. Crabs4CRABS was a success. The crabs were great and many folks attended. There was some rain but we were under a covered pavilion.
6. The Guild holiday party will be held on Saturday December 2 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM at Bay Life (Brookeville Beer Farm’s production facility in Jessup). There is lots of parking. This year’s benefitting charities are Pints for Prostates, House of Ruth, Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, and Animal Advocates of Howard County. CRABS will have a table. Possible themes are German street vendor, backwoods (serving venison and other meats), and the movie Airplane. We will decide which theme at the October meeting.
7. Max’s (https://maxs.com/) will have their OktoBIERfest on the weekend of September 22-24.
8. Charm City Meadworks will hold their 9th anniversary party on Saturday September 30 from noon until 10:00 PM. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1290665268224776/?ref=newsfeed&locale=sy_SY for info. Les and Tom will be serving their Mystique Barrel Brewing and Lager House rye amber lager.
9. The Union Mills Microbrewery Festival & Homebrew Competition will be on Saturday September 30. Go to https://mdmicrobrewfest.brewcompetition.com/index.php?msg=5 if you want to judge or steward. All volunteers get free breakfast and lunch, plus free entry to the festival.
10. The Hops and Harvest Festival will occur on Saturday October 7. See https://hopsandharvestfest.com/ for info/tickets.
11. The Snallygaster Festival will be held in Washington DC on Saturday October 14. See https://www.snallygasterdc.com/ for info/tickets.
12. Monument City will hold their 2nd annual Festival der Lagerbier on Saturday October 14. See http://www.monumentcitybrewing.com/2nd-festival-der-lagerbier for info/tickets.
13. The Baltimore Craft Beer Festival will be held at Canton Waterfront Park on Saturday November 4 from noon to 5:00 PM. See https://www.baltimorecraftbeerfestival.com/ for info/tickets.
14. This month’s competition was pale/bitter/hoppy beers. There were 8 entries. Winners were:
- 5th – Mike Bodnar
- 4th (tie) – John Jester
- 4th (tie) – Joe O’Keefe
- 3rd (tie) – Pete Werle
- 3rd (tie) – Brian England
- 2nd – Trevor Rose
- 1st – Rob Kiernan
15. Next meeting: Wednesday October 25 (moved from the 18th due to Homebrew Extravaganza). Competition will be strong beers.
16. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2023 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule