April 2014

1) Another well-attended meeting.

2) This Saturday 4/19 the Brewmore movie will be played at Heavy Seas.  $18 gets you entrance and your first beer.  See http://www.hsbeer.com/event/brewmore-heavyseas for more info.

3) Big Brew will be on Saturday 5/3 at MDHB.  If you plan to brew, please register at http://www.mdhb.com/events.php

4) The Beer Bacon Music fest will be in Frederick on 5/17 and 5/18.  See http://beerbaconmusic.com

5) BURP’s Spirit of Free Beer will be held on Saturday 5/17.  Entries are due on 5/8.  See http://brew.burp.org/Events/SpiritofFreeBeer2014.aspx

6) There will be an AHA rally at Heavy Seas on Sunday 5/18.  There will be an IPA contest in which all beers must be made with “C” hops (Chinook, Cascade, Columbus, Citra, etc).

7) The Maryland Craft Beer Fest will be held in Frederick on Saturday 5/31.  See http://www.mdcraftbeerfestival.com .  Also, Frederick Beer Week will be 5/30 – 6/7.

8) Trevor will host the annual food/beer pairing on Sunday 6/1.  Go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PY8dTLQaQUFJYN_e-6Gl3vZJfuaqQDRIexdBtqS3xM4/edit to sign up and/or request a partner for your food or beer.

9) The Guild picnic will be on Saturday 6/7 at Patapsco Park, Hollofield area, shelter 301.

10) The NHC will be from 6/12 to 6/14.  A handful of CRABSters are going.  Tickets are still available.  See http://www.ahaconference.org

11) There will be a co-op in Catonsville with a storefront, produce, etc.  There will be a beer tasting / fundraiser probably in early August.  Go to http://www.catonsvillecooperativemarket.com for a list of upcoming events and other info, or e-mail Ben (not me) at blankben@hotmail.com

12 ) Crabs4CRABS will be held on Sunday 9/14.  More details forthcoming.

13) This month’s competition was Scottish/Irish ales.  Winners were:

  • 5th place: Mike Bodnar
  • 4th place: Brent Machado
  • 3rd place: Mike Stuppy
  • 2nd place: Craig Bryant
  • 1st place: Joe O’Keefe

14) Next meeting: Wednesday 5/21.  Competition: porters.  The June competition will be session beers.

15) Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information.

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April, 2014