1) Nicely attended meeting with several new folks. Lots of great beer as usual. Special recognition to Jason Heinen for his spectacular Chianti Lambik.
2) For the National Homebrewers Conference:
- Registration is still open – go to http://www.homebrewcon.org/
- We will have a 10-by-10-foot space for Club Night and we will be in close proximity to other MD clubs.
- Electrical hookups are going to cost about $100. We are trying to negotiate.
- We are allowed up to 20 kegs for Club Night and up to 36 for Social Club (Hospitality Suite).
- See Google doc https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XMTGVhw9a5k2EbPcfkiTgFaqqe9dhcHaowDiBEyZ8XY/edit#gid=0 to let everyone know that you’re going, where you’re staying, and what you’re bringing.
- If you’re looking to split a room with other folks in order to cut lodging costs, see https://goo.gl/6cy1r9
3) Big Brew will be on May 7. Maryland Homebrew will have its annual multi-club brewing event.
4) The CRABS food-beer pairing will be at Rob Farrell’s on May 21. Sign up at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pvQxf12gOCIBIexGGDy5pTjade5d0DRq8cdBKkq9PQs/edit
5) The Guild picnic will be on May 28 at Patapsco State Park, Hollofield Area, shelter 300 (the one with the sink). There will be a wheat beer contest so bring your best wheat beer.
6) Upcoming events:
- Ales Through the Ages: March 18-20. See http://www.cvent.com/events/ales-through-the-ages/event-summary-e6b884998579482fad8ed01d723279fd.aspx
- MALT’s bus trip to Richmond: March 19. See http://maltbustrip.brownpapertickets.com or http://maltbustrip-waldorf.brownpapertickets.com/ (depending on where you want to hop on the bus) for info and registration. Get a discount by entering “beer on the bus” in the Discount Code box.
- Brew University: 2 beer appreciation classes at the Maryland Ag Center remain. See http://marylandagriculture.org/brew-university for info and registration.
- Homebrew Night at Single Carrot Theatre: March 18. Homebrew tasting, jazz performance, and talk with Baltimore beer history expert Rob Kasper. See http://www.singlecarrot.com/ for more info.
- DC Homebrewers Cherry Blossom competition: March 26. Registration ends 3/17. See http://www.dchbcompetition.com
- Annapolis Beer Week: April 1-8. See http://www.annapolisbeerwk.com
- Battle of Fredericksburg homebrew competition: April 2. Entries due 3/18. See http://www.fredhomebrew.org/BOF2016/
- Beyond Brewing Forum at Black Hops Farm in Lucketts VA: April 7-8. See http://beyondbrewingforum.com/
- AHBC’s Pints for Paws: April 8. See http://www.annapolisbeerwk.com/events/pints-for-paws
- BURP’s Spirit of Free Beer: April 8-9. See https://www.burp.org/spirit-of-free-beer/
- Maryland Craft Beer Fest in Frederick: May 14. See http://www.mdcraftbeerfestival.com/
- FOAM’s Battle of the Bubbles: May 15. See http://bob.brewcomp.com/
- SAVOR: June 3-4. Ticket sales start March 23. See http://www.savorcraftbeer.com/
- Milkhouse Brewery’s Brewfest at the Farm: June 4. See http://www.milkhousebrewery.com/
- MASHOUT: August 18-21.
- Union Mills fest: September 24.
- Baltimore Beer Week: October 7-16.
- Das Best Oktoberfest: October 8.
- Guild holiday party: December 3.
7) This month’s competition was IPAs. There were 11 entries. Winners were:
5th – Will Lydick
4th – Josh Dix
3rd – Brian England
2nd – Trevor Rose
1st – Craig Bryant
8) Next month’s competition is Iron Brewer. Your beer must contain at least 2 of the following:
- grapefruit
- cumin
- tamarind
9) Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2016 CRABS competition schedule is at http://crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule
meeting_date:
March, 2016