1) A nice turnout. Lots of food and beer, and we donated a lot of beer to the heavy Seas folks.
2) The Iron Brewer competition ingredients were selected. They are hazelnut, dates, and coffee. Beers must contain at least two of them.
3) The clone competition will be Kwak. See http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/202/635/
4) The 2015 competition schedule is at http://crabsbrew.org/2015_competition_schedule
5) The Duclaw Hero contest will be in January. See http://www.duclaw.com/hero/ for info.
6) 2015 dues will be $20 for individual and $35 for family. Pay Don Zwach the next time you see him.
7) The shirts are in. Contact Joe at jfo363@verizon.net if you ordered one.
8) We had a nice 750 swap. I hope someone enjoys the 40 of Miller I donated.
9) Club officers remain the same. See http://crabsbrew.org/officers. Also, Don remains our Guild rep.
10) Awards were given out for brewer of the year. They were:
- 5th – Rob Kiernan
- 4th – Craig Bryant
- 3rd – Kevin Rimlinger
- 2nd – Mike Stuppy
- 1st – Joe O’Keefe
11) Next meeting: Wednesday 1/21. Competition is brown ales.
12) Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information.