1. The 20th annual BARCStoberfest Kickoff & Beer Drop Party will be this Friday 10/26, 6-9 PM at Checkerspot. Event website: https://www.barcstoberfest.org/
2. Homebrew Extravaganza at Checkerspot had fewer beers than usual (13) but was still a fun event. A few CRABSters served beers.
3. The Baltimore Craft Beer Festival will be Saturday 11/2, 12-5 PM, at Baltimore Peninsula (new venue). Proceeds go to Brewers Association of Maryland to help support Maryland beer. Event website: https://app.tickethive.com/e/baltimore-craft-beer-festival
4. Friends of Patterson Park Brewfest will be Saturday 11/9, 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Address is 27 Patterson Park Ave, Baltimore. Event website: https://pattersonpark.com/brewfest
5. Tentative date for removing the stout from, and putting the English barleywine into, the barrel is Saturday November 16. Alternative date is Sunday November 24. We don’t have to fill the barrel on the specified date, but we do have to empty it. Anyone who can’t make it that day can add their barleywine at a later date.
6. The Guild holiday party will be back at Heavy Seas, on Saturday 12/7. It will be held in the other building toward the end of the parking area. The space will be big and rectangular so everything will be viewable at once. We will have a club table. Tentative theme is “unbirthday”.
7. Patterson Park 5K and homebrew contest will be Saturday 12/7 (same day as Guild holiday party). Fun run at 11:00 AM. 5K run at 11:30 AM. Beer garden opens at noon. Event website: https://bit.ly/PP5KHB24
8. Black Flag is having a homebrew contest. It’s word of mouth, with no Internet link. Drop off two 12-ounce bottles at the brewery by 11/15. Winner gets to brew on their system. 2nd and 3rd place get MDHB gift cards.
9. This month’s competition was big beers. There were 10 entries. Winners were:
- 5th – John Bugert
- 4th (tie) – Tom D’Asto
- 4th (tie) – Chris+Christa
- 3rd – John Jester
- 2nd – Anil Dosaj
- 1st – Justin Wilson
10. Next meeting: Wednesday November 20. Competition will be porters and stouts.
11. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2024 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule