1) FOAM will hold their annual Battle of the Bubbles on May 17.  You can register beers until May 9.  See http://bob.brewcomp.com/ for info.

2) The next Beer & Bikes event will be on Sunday April 26 on the Baltimore-Annapolis Trail.  More information is forthcoming.

3) Big Brew will be on May 2 at MDHB.  Guild will supply brats, veggie burgers, kraut and some other stuff.

4) The CRABS food and beer pairing will be on Sunday May 31 at Trevor’s house.  Time TBD.

5) The Guild picnic will be on Saturday June 6, noon-dusk, at Patapsco Park, Hollofield area, shelter #300.  There will be a wheat beer competition.  See http://www.mdhomebrewers.com/?page_id=89 for more info.

6) Art Lydick will be moving to Florida this spring and has lots of stuff to sell: flip-top bottles, Sanke kegs, Corny kegs, a mill, a keg stand, carboys, a plastic conical, and other stuff.  He will send an e-mail to the group.

7) This month’s competition was Kwak clone.  There were 9 entries.  Winners were:

• 5th (tie) – Rob Farrell
• 5th (tie) – Joel Gallihue
• 5th (tie) – Fritz Mejer
• 4th – Josh Dix
• 3rd – Zach Keim
• 2nd – Mike Stuppy
• 1st – Will Lydick 

8) Next meeting: Wednesday 5/20.  Competition will be session beers.