1. There will be a walking tour of Pigtown on Saturday April 5, led by beer historian Maureen O’Prey. Stops will include M8, Checkerspot, Pickett, and Wico Street. More info at https://brewedinmaryland.com/events/
2. FOAM will do a bus tour on Saturday April 5, visiting Guinness, Heavy Seas, Checkerspot, and Mystique. More info at https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1046538367490608&set=a.452580023553115
3. The CRABS food+beer pairing will be on Saturday May 17, 1-6 PM, at Rob and Lisa’s house in Catonsville. More info and signup sheet at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CLJjy8GME2ynW3B39BG2PD29FpcWnkhmdEJG8H68nWI/edit?tab=t.0
4. Maryland Homebrew will host Big Brew on Saturday May 3.
5. The Guild summer picnic will be on Saturday June 7, noon-dusk, at Patapsco Valley State Park, Hollofield area, shelter #300. There will be a hedonistic homebrew contest.
6. On Sunday May 18 Checkerspot will host Foxy Fest to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. More info at https://give.michaeljfox.org/event/2025-foxy-fest/e664824
7. Annapolis Homebrew Club’s 9th annual Pints for Paws will be on Saturday May 31. CRABS will have a beer tent. If you donate a keg, you get in free. More info at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9th-annual-pints-4-paws-homebrewing-and-craft-beer-festival-tickets-1279437494989
8. MASHOUT will be August 14-17 at the same Cumberland location.
9. The Katie’s Bridge to Independence event will be on Saturday September 13.
10. BaltiBrew’s ChiliBrew will be on Saturday April 26, 2:00-4:30 at Zion Church in Baltimore. More info at https://www.chilibrew.org/
11. Registration for BURP’s Spirit of Free Beer is open until March 27. Judging will occur on April 5. More info at https://sofb.brewingcompetitions.com
12. The Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival will be on March 28-29 at the Timonium Fairgrounds, and Saturday May 3 at Prince William County Fairgrounds in Manassas VA. More info at https://www.beerandbourbon.com/
13. The Maryland Craft Beer Festival will be on Saturday May 10 at Carroll Creek Linear Park in Frederick MD. More info at https://www.mdcraftbeerfestival.com
14. On Friday March 14 CRABS had a happy hour at Sapwood Callars to discuss which beer to clone for our June competition. We decided on Rings of Light. The image below has the recipe, but you don’t have to follow it. Sapwood Cellars gave us Citra hops for dry-hopping, and CRABS will pay for other hops and yeast.
15. This month’s competition was Belgian ales. There were 10 entries. Winners were:
5th – Jason Heinen
4th – Jevon Gordon
3rd – Chris+Christa
2nd – Joe O’Keefe
1st – John Bugert
16. Next meeting: Wednesday April 16. Competition will be IPAs with New Zealand hops, or hops that were released in 2020 or later.
17. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2025 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule