1. Guild summer picnic was held on Saturday June 4 at Piney Run Park in Sykesville. Weather and venue were both nice. Good attendance. The usual location at Patapsco State Park has already been reserved for next year.
2. Annapolis Homebrew Club’s Pints 4 Paws was held on Saturday June 11 at the Navy Stadium. A few CRABSters attended and/or served beer. Annapolis Homebrew Club was basically the only other homebrew club present. Approximately $28,000 was raised for SPCA.
3. HomebrewCon will take place June 23-25. 7-8 CRABS members will be going. CRABS will participate in Club Night, and will do Social Club on Saturday. CRABS planning doc:
4. MASHOUT will happen August 18-21. Details yet to come.
5. Mike Eagle and John Engers will hold their homebrew fest in Catonsville on Saturday September 10. Proceeds benefit Katie’s Bridge To Independence, which helps young adults with neuromuscular disease. Homebrewers who provide beer will receive free admittance. Mike will send out a spreadsheet for planning/signups.
6. CRABS Food & Beer pairing was discussed, but no decision yet on where/when it will be held. Rob Kiernan is not available to host on Saturday 9/24, 10/1, or 10/8. Event could be held later in October/November, or we could move it back to May like it was before COVID.
7. This month’s competition was Session Beers (anything under 4.5%). There were 10 entries. Winners were:
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5th – John Jester – Kentucky Common
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4th – Rob Kiernan – Best Bitter
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3rd – Les White and Trevor Cheyne – Session IPA
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2nd – Jeff Adelsberger – Irish Stout
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1st – Tom Flavin – Pale Ale
8. Next happy hour: July 7 at Pherm Brewing (NOT Frisco Taphouse), starting at 5pm.
9. Next meeting: Wednesday July 20. Competition will be Amber/Hoppy beers (BJCP categories 7 A-C: Amber Bitter European Beer and 19 A-B (no C): Amber American Beer)
10. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2022 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule