April 2023

1. Great turnout and lots of beer.

2. 2023 dues are due. You can Venmo Rob K. at @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS or give him cash or a check at a meeting. It’s $25 for singles and $40 for couples.

3. The Light Rail pub crawl on Saturday April 1 was a great success. You can read about it and see photos at https://www.benbrew.com/CRABS/PubCrawl2023/pubcrawl2023.html

March 2023

1. 2023 dues are due. You can Venmo Rob K. at @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS or give him cash or a check at a meeting. It’s $25 for singles and $40 for couples.

2. We will do a Light Rail pub crawl on Saturday April 1. The tentative plan is to go to 3 stops and visit a brewery or two at each. There is an email group for planning this; to be added to it, contact Ben at the address you get the minutes from every month.

February 2023

1. 2023 dues are due. You can Venmo Rob K. at @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS or give him cash or a check at a meeting. It’s $25 for singles and $40 for couples.

January 2023

1. Heavy Seas is undergoing construction so they are closed Wednesdays but open Thursdays so we will be having our meetings on Thursdays until further notice.

2. 2023 dues are due. You can Venmo Rob K. at @Rob-Kiernan-CRABS or give him cash or a check at a meeting. It’s $25 for singles and $40 for couples.

3. Charm City Meadworks will be having a cask event on February 11. See https://www.facebook.com/events/728959775238604/?ref=newsfeed for info.

December 2022

1. We had our holiday party at Ben’s house. There was lots of great beer and food, and we did a 750 swap. Brewer of the Year awards were handed out. The final standings were:

5^th place - Brian England
4^th place - John Jester
3^rd place - Joe O’Keefe
2^ndplace - Rob Kiernan
1^st place - Les White and Trevor Cheyne

We also elected/appointed 2023 officers:

November 2022

1. Guild holiday party particulars

October 2022

1. The 12^th annual Homebrew Extravaganza will be held next Wednesday October 26^th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Checkerspot. Competitors can set up at 5:00 and sample other competitors’ beers before serving their own. Attendees pay just $10 for all they can drink, and competitors enter free. See the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/562403305670412

2. Guild holiday party particulars:

Saturday 12/3 at Arbutus Community Association, 1349 Stevens Avenue, Baltimore.

September 2022

1. MASHOUT

Lower attendance this year due to late notice, but still a great time.
Net loss on the event due to lower attendance and very high insurance cost.
Next year will announce dates plenty early (event will probably be 3^rd weekend in August).

2. Katie’s Bridge to Independence event

Raised $8000.
26 homebrews on tap, 10 of which were from CRABS.

3. Crabs4CRABS

Good attendance.

July 2022

1. MASHOUT

August 18-21.
Registration is open at https://mashout.ticketspice.com/mashout
Keith Luthardt stepped down as organizer and several folks, mostly CRABSters, have stepped up to organize it.

2. HomebrewCon

Was a lighter turnout than usual, probably due to Covid.

June 2022

1. Guild summer picnic was held on Saturday June 4 at Piney Run Park in Sykesville. Weather and venue were both nice. Good attendance. The usual location at Patapsco State Park has already been reserved for next year.

2. Annapolis Homebrew Club’s Pints 4 Paws was held on Saturday June 11 at the Navy Stadium. A few CRABSters attended and/or served beer. Annapolis Homebrew Club was basically the only other homebrew club present. Approximately $28,000 was raised for SPCA.

Meeting Minutes