1. This was our annual holiday party, with a bottle swap, food, and gift beer for the Heavy Seas folks.
2. CRABS barrel project.
- Barrel #1 is still mostly filled with stout. Some brewers removed theirs last month, and the others need to remove their portions before the next beer, a Belgian quad, is added. Please contact Ben to coordinate a day/time to get your stout. Or we can do it as a group sometime in January; let’s coordinate via email.
- Barrel #2 is filled with English barleywine and is having a nice slow second fermentation.
3. 2025 dues will be the same as usual: $25 for individuals and $40 for families. Payments go to Rob K. via cash, check, or Venmo @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS
4. We had officer “elections”, meaning that no one ran for office, so our officers will be the same:
President: Joe O'Keefe
Vice president: Chris Hermance
Treasurer: Rob Kiernan
Secretary: Ben Schwalb
Guild Representative: Tom Flavin
5. Brewers of the Year were announced:
5th – Chris + Christa
4th (tie) – Joe O’Keefe
4th (tie) – Tom D’Asto
3rd – Brian England
2nd – Justin Wilson
1st – John Jester
6. Some local breweries have deals/events going on:
- Manor Hill has $5 pints on Sundays through February.
- Cushwa has $5 core beers all day Monday and 3-6 PM Tuesday-Thursday.
- Crooked Crab has a pizza and a core beer for $15 Monday-Thursday 2-5 PM.
7. This Monday 12/23 is Festivus. Some CRABSters will meet there around 5-6 PM.
8. Next meeting: Wednesday January 15. Competition will be hedonistic.
9. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2025 CRABS competition schedule isn’t posted yet but will eventually be at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule