Meeting Minutes

May 2022

1. The Guild summer picnic will be Saturday June 4, noon to dusk, at Piney Run Park, 30 Martz Road in Sykesville, pavilion #4. Bring a food dish as usual. There will be a hedonistic beer competition. Entrance fee is $6 per vehicle for Carroll County residents, and $12 per vehicle for everyone else (this should give some incentive to carpool). Also, folks over 62 years of age get in free, so carpool with a senior!

April 2022

1. Big Brew will be on Saturday May 7 behind MDHB. Contact Chris Anderson if you plan to brew – there is room for more brewers. Food will be brats, sauerkraut, veggie burgers, pizzas, plus whatever folks bring.

2. The Guild summer picnic will be on Saturday June 4, noon to dusk, at Piney Run Park in Sykesville, pavilion #4.

March 2022

1. HomebrewCon will take place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh on June 23-25. See https://www.homebrewcon.org/ for details. We might participate in Club Night but maybe not because we don’t have a lot of members confirmed as going. The Guild might have a table if not enough Maryland clubs participate. Registration starts on March 23, with early bird pricing ($70 discount) until April 23. There are several hotels stumbling distance from the venue.

December 2021

1. Our holiday party had about 30 people and lots of great food and beer. We did a 750 swap, and donated lots of beer to the folks at Heavy Seas. The room had a newly installed bar that we got to enjoy.

2. Dues for 2022 are $25 for individuals or $40 for families. You can PayPal or Venmo (address will be sent later), or give Rob K. a check or cash at any CRABS meeting.

November 2021

1. We had about two dozen attendees and lots of beer.

2. A former CRABS member is selling / giving away his homebrewing equipment. The email contains an Excel attachment with a list of items and contact info. Call the phone numbers in the file or email meadguild@aol.com to arrange sale/pickup.

3. There will be no Guild holiday party this year because not enough people responded positively to the survey. Next year it will be held at the Arbutus town hall the first Saturday in December 2022.

October 2021

1. The annual CRABS food & beer pairing will be this Saturday October 16 from 1:00 to 6:00 at Rob Kiernan’s house (2315 Old Frederick Rd, Catonsville MD). Pair up with another CRABS member or your significant other to bring a food dish (main, side, or dessert) and a beer that pairs well with it.  We will also have a competition to select the best beer, best food, and best pairing.  Sign up on the following Google document:

September 2021

1. The homebrew fest in Catonsville on Saturday September 11th was a huge success. $7000 was raised to benefit Katie’s Bridge to Independence, which helps young adults with neuromuscular disease become more independent through academic scholarships and small home adaptions. It will be held again next year the Saturday after Labor Day (9/10/2022).
 

August 2021

1. We met at Heavy Seas again in the meeting room down the back hall. Attendance was roughly the same as last month – somewhere between 1 and 2 dozen.
 

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