July 2023

1. Robust attendance, and many beers were brought.

2. HomebrewCon had only a few Maryland attendees, and vendor participation was lighter than usual. Next year’s HomebrewCon is slated to be held in conjunction with the GABF in Denver in October 2024.

3. MASHOUT will be held August 17-20 at the same Cumberland location we've used since 2019. Registration is open at campmashout.com. The CRABS food and attendance list is at

June 2023

1. CRABS had a good showing at Pints4Paws. Some attended, and others poured beer. There were 6 CRABS beers on tap.

2. MASHOUT will be held August 17-20 at the same Cumberland location we've used since 2019. Registration is open at campmashout.com

3. Katie’s Bridge to Independence event

May 2023

1. The beer-food pairing is set for this Sunday May 21, 1-6 PM, at Rob K’s house. So far we have 24 people signed up and 8 food/beer pairings. Last-minute signups can be done at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZP118YeacGlSP-QQ2lWHFUroEMKXoabYOeHFJWPpdBI/edit?usp=sharing

2. Big Brew at Maryland Homebrew’s new location was a success with lots of good food and beer, great weather, and 11-12 brewers (6 of them CRABSters).

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.

Meeting Minutes