1. Guild holiday party
- Saturday January 31, 2026, 6-10 PM at Heavy Seas.
- Charities will be House of Ruth, Pints for Prostates, and Habitat for Humanity.
- Ticket sales are live at https://fshcg.ticketspice.com/2025-guild-holiday-party
- The CRABS table theme will be “creepy carnival”. There is a sign-up sheet for bringing food, beer, and decorations at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/172NdVTrwpSbp_yVRfj7QWssfgsss9sKz5wFRlD81iUk/edit
- We could use more sides and desserts.
2. 2026 dues are $25 for single and $40 for family membership. You can pay Rob in person or Venmo him at @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS
3. HomebrewCon will be held June 19-20 in Asheville NC, with National Homebrew Competition awards being given out on June 18. See https://homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/homebrewcon/
4. MASHOUT will be held August 13-16 at the same Cumberland location.
5. Rumors of Manor Hill shutting down are greatly exaggerated.
6. An idea for the Sapwood Cellars clone competition is to open it to all homebrew clubs and have each club submit one entry, perhaps using Sapwood Cellars wort. No final decision has been made.
7. Rob Farrell has a lot of brewing equipment for sale. A list of items and his email address were sent via email.
8. SPBW will have a meeting at Sapwood Cellars on Thursday February 12. No time has been given yet. All are invited.
9. Anil will host a beer tasting on Saturday February 7. His address was sent via email.
10. This month’s competition was hedonistic. There were 13 entries. Winners were:
- 5th – John Keough
- 4th – Anil Dosaj
- 3rd – Justin Wilson
- 2nd – John Jester
- 1st – Joe O’Keefe
11. Next meeting: Wednesday February 18. Competition will be UK beers (BJCP 11A-C, 14A-C, 15A).
12. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2026 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule