1. Great turnout with 25-30 folks, lots of great food, and a lot of both homebrewed and commercial beer. Also, a lot of beer was donated to the Heavy Seas folks.
2. 2024 dues are to be paid to Rob K. via cash, check, or Venmo @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS
3. Rumor has it there’s an event at Brewer’s Art this Saturday 12/23 starting at 5:00 PM but there’s nothing on their website about it.
4. Brewers of the year for 2023 were:
- 5th – Jevon Gordon
- 4th – Chris + Christa
- 3rd – Mike Bodnar
- 2nd – Brian England
- 1st – Trevor Rose
5. Elections were held. Club officers will stay the same:
- President: Joe O'Keefe
- Vice president: Chris Hermance
- Treasurer: Rob Kiernan
- Secretary: Ben Schwalb
- Guild Representative: Tom Flavin
Also, there is no longer a happy hour coordinator. From now on, if anyone has an idea for a happy hour, just send it out.
6. Next meeting: Wednesday January 17. Competition will be hedonistic.
7. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2024 CRABS competition schedule is not posted as of this writing but will eventually be at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule