Meeting Minutes

January 2020

1) BoTY awards were given to those who weren’t at the December meeting to get them.  Trevor Rose got his 1st place medal and Brian England got his 4th place medal.

2) This year’s Brewer’s Ball will be on March 28 at The Anthem in DC.  We have slots for 2 brewers to donate kegs and attend for free; everyone else must buy a ticket for $160.  We are not allowed to pour our beer due to regulations, so someone else will pour for us.  We need to apply by early February.  See https://events.cff.org/dcbrewersball for event information.

December 2019

1) Lots of folks, food, and beer.  We did our annual holiday 750 swap.

2) CRABS won the table theme at the Guild holiday party.  A big thanks and congratulations to all who participated.  We will have a T-shirt designed with Brandon DeStefano’s logo, which has a crab with a hop cone for a body.

November 2019

1) Congratulations to 4 CRABSters who won ribbons at the recent MALT Turkey Shoot.  Joe O’Keefe won the porters and stouts category with his porter. Joe Horne won the New England IPA category. Trevor Rose took 3rd in the strong beer category with his double IPA.Ben Schwalb took 3rd in the sour/wild/experimental category with his Brettanomyces beer.  See the complete winners list at https://turkeyshoot.brewcompetition.com/

October 2019

1) Jason Heinen’s winning beer from last month’s competition is being brewed today, Thursday October 17, at Checkerspot, until around 2:00 PM.It was originally supposed to be brewed on their pilot system, but they liked the beer so much they will brew it on their large system.Feel free to stop by either during or afterwards.

September 2019

1) Lots of people and beers tonight.

2) The Hometown Brewdown had about 250 attendees, 21 homebrews, a live band, and food vendors.

3) Crabs4CRABS was well-attended.  We just managed to finish off the crabs.  Crab prices have gone up, so next year we might charge members a small fee to attend.

4) The Guild/SPBW/Zymurnauts crab feast will be at NASA’s Goddard Rec Center this Saturday September 21.  Get tickets at https://maryland-homebrewers-guild.ticketleap.com/nasacrabs2019/

August 2019

1) MASHOUT was held last weekend at its new location in Cumberland.  About 17 CRABSters went and it was a great time as usual, with lots of food, beer, music, and jokes.  Ben’s annual write-up of the event gives details.  WARNING: R-rated content.  The link is https://www.benbrew.com/MASHOUT/mashout2019.html

2) CRABSter John Bugert won 2nd place at the Howard County Fair’s inaugural homebrew contest on August 4 with a Belgian tripel.

July 2019

CRABS Meeting July 17 at Heavy Seas Brewery

A good attendance for the meeting, especially considering the rain. A number of new people attended the meeting.

1) HomebrewCon in Providence, RI had a relatively large presence from CRABS members, as well as from other Maryland clubs. CRABS had 6 beers that were poured under the club name at the Social area and then under the Guild booth at Club Night. There was some dispute over who’s kegs kicked during the event, but all CRABS beers were well received.

June 2019

1) The CRABS food/beer pairing was a success.  A great turnout with lots of good food and beer.

2) The Guild summer picnic had a record 75 attendees.  Congratulations to CRABSter Jeff Adelsberger for winning the wheat beer contest.

3) Annapolis Homebrew Club’s Pints for Paws also had record attendance and several CRABSters served their beer to help out.

May 2019

1) Big Brew was on Saturday May 4.  CRABS, especiallly Rob Kiernan, cooked food all day for the crowd.  Attendance was down, maybe due to the rain forecast. 

April 2019

1) Big Brew will be on Saturday May 4.  Maryland Homebrew will have its annual event with food, beer, and folks brewing.  Some CRABSters will brew.

2) The CRABS food/beer pairing will be on Sunday May 19 at Joe O’Keefe’s house.  Awards will be given for best food, best beer, and best pairing.  Find a partner to pair your food or beer with their beer or food.  Sign up at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MkMgCBDxHvpaAEx8BvE1ueWONawJ34XOpIE1XY0MysM/edit

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