1. Possible dates for the Guild holiday party are January 30 and February 6. Neither will conflict with the NFL, as the AFC and NFC championship games will be on January 31 and the Super Bowl will be on February 14. At this point it looks as though Heavy Seas will not be able to accommodate us, so we are looking for another venue.

2. The Turkey Shoot homebrew competition, organized by BADASS, will be on November 15. Registration closes on November 8. See https://brewingcompetitions.com/turkeyshoot for entry/judging information.

3. The Patterson Park 5K and homebrew contest will be on Saturday November 14. See https://www.bmoreglobal.org/event-details/2026-patterson-park-homebrew-contest for details.

4. Checkerspot’s Homebrew Extravaganza was another success. There were 21 entries and about 150 attendees. $1500 was raised for BARCS. Four CRABSters placed: Jeff took 10th, Chris+Christa took 8th, Craig took 7th, and Ben took 1st.

5. The 2027 HomebrewCon will be July 16-17 in Milwaukee. See https://homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/homebrewcon/

6. We now have CRABS stickers. Pick one up at the next meeting. Thanks to Chris and Christa for having them made.

7. Rob and Lisa would like to host a pot luck gathering at their house on Saturday November 14, starting around 4:00. Chime in if you are interested.

8. This month’s competition was amber/dark/malty lagers. There were 9 entries. Winners were:

5th – Craig Bryant

4th – John Jester

3rd – John Keough

2nd (tie) – Jared Jarsocrak

2nd (tie) – Jason Heinen

1st – Bob Baroncinni

9. Next meeting: Wednesday November 18. Competition will be porters and stouts.

10. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2026 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule