1. We had almost 30 people and some new faces.

2. 2024 dues are to be paid to Rob K. via cash, check, or Venmo @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS

3. Most of the CRABS stout has been brewed and put into the barrel, with a few more batches coming.

4. FOAM will be doing a brewery bus tour this Saturday March 23. See https://www.facebook.com/FOAM.Homebrew.Club/ for details.

5. BaltiBrew’s Brübakes will be on Sunday April 21, 2-4 PM at Checkerspot Brewing. To compete, reach out to Max Reed (maxwell.s.reed@gmail.com) to pair with a baker if you cannot find someone on your own.

• Details at https://www.baltibrew.org/blog/2024/02/22/brubakes-v/
• Tickets or competitor sign-up at https://baltibrew.ticketspice.com/brubakes-v
• Questions? Email baltibrew.brubakes@gmail.com

6. Our May competition will be same grain / same hop. See https://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule for rules. Specific ingredients are in last month’s minutes.

7. Our food+beer pairing will be on Saturday May 18. See the following Google document for time and address, and to sign up.

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pqNGMLafquCIT7CNAJRFeNW3eJf38kKYO_wnX-2LtnU/edit

8. Maryland Homebrew will host Big Brew on Saturday May 4. Electrical hookups are sparse, and there is no 240V. Some food will be provided, and folks are welcome to bring more.

9. The Guild summer picnic will be on Saturday June 1, noon-dusk, at Patapsco Valley State Park, Hollofield area, shelter #300. There will be a hedonistic homebrew contest.

10. Mobtown Brewing is hosting a homebrew competition on Saturday April 13, 11 AM - 2 PM, at 4015 Foster Ave, Unit 400, Baltimore. Bring 5 gallons, ready to pour. Cash prizes!

• To compete ($10 fee):  https://checkout.square.site/merchant/DRFKV1QN6YT15/checkout/FHX2BENJNA75FPA5WYTILBW4
• To attend ($15 fee):  https://checkout.square.site/merchant/DRFKV1QN6YT15/checkout/ROTUMI2KZD5A35ZD3X2E7CQW

11. MASHOUT will be August 15-18 at the same Cumberland location.

12. There will be no HomebrewCon this year but the National Homebrew Competition is still on. See https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/

13. Registration is open for BURP’s Spirit of Free Beer. See https://sofb.brewingcompetitions.com/

14. Annapolis Homebrew Club’s Pints4Paws will be on Saturday June 15. Check https://annapolishomebrewclub.com/pints4paws/ and https://www.facebook.com/PintsforPaws for updates. CRABS now has 2 jockey boxes so we can have up to 10 kegs on tap.

15. The Maryland Microbrewery Festival will be on Saturday September 28 at Union Mills Homestead. Homebrew contest will be limited to British styles, and entries are limited to 100.

16. This month’s competition was Belgians. There were 12 entries. Winners were:

• 5^th - John Bugert
• 4^th (tie) – John Jester
• 4^th (tie) – Jason Heinen
• 3^rd – Chris + Christa
• 2^nd – Ben Schwalb
• 1^st – Joe O’Keefe

17. Next meeting: Wednesday April 17. Competition will be Heavy Seas Powder Monkey clone. See the recipe in last month’s minutes.

18. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2024 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule