1) We had a visit from Kevin Berry, a former Baltimore-area homebrewer who moved to Denver a few years ago.

 

2) Our theme for the Guild holiday party, which will be on December 5, is crabbers/watermen.  A sheet for ideas will be sent out in the coming weeks.  This will make a good dry run for club night at the NHC next June.  Also think about what type of beer you want to brew to go with the theme.  Old Bay gose?  Oyster stout?

 

3) If you know of a business that might donate a raffle prize for the Guild holiday party, please solicit them.  Les can get you a letter to give them that outlines the charitable nature of the event.

 

4) Tickets for the Guild holiday party will go on sale the first week in November.

 

5) Due to adding club insurance a few years ago and the increase in crab prices, club dues are being increased to $25 for individuals and $40 for families.

 

6) Three homebrew contests are coming up between now and mid-November.  See http://crabsbrew.org/Other_Competitions

 

7) This month’s club competition was strong ales.  There were 10 entries.  Winners were:

 

5^th (tie) – Tim and Dan

5^th (tie) – Joe O’Keefe

4^th – Brian England

3^rd (tie) – Craig Bryant

3^rd (tie) – Sean Edwards

2^nd  – Rob Kiernan

1^st – Don Zwach

 

8) Next meeting: Wednesday 11/18.  Theme will be porters and stouts.

 

9) Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information.  The 2015 CRABS competition schedule is at http://crabsbrew.org/2015_competition_schedule