1) Crabs4CRABS was a successful event. We had ~35 people and lotsa crabs and beer.
2) The Guild crab feast will be this Saturday 9/20 at Ridgely’s Run Community Center in Jessup. All sold out.
3) The Duclaw Real Ale Fest will be this Saturday 9/20. See http://realalefest.com/ for tickets and info.
4) The Maryland Microbrewery Festival at Union Mills will happen on Saturday 9/27. See http://marylandmicrobreweryfestival.com/ for tickets and info.
5) We’ve been doing periodic Bikes & Beer events. We will do one this Sunday 9/21 if there’s enough interest. Might be in Columbia. October’s event will be in DC.
6) Baltimore Beer Week will be October 10-19. The BBW website is http://baltimorebeerweek.com. There will be many homebrew-related events:
- Friday 10/10: BaltiBrew’s ChiliBrew. See http://baltibrew.org/chilibrew
- Sunday 10/12: Tap handle turning and CSI beer tasting at Mark Supik’s. See http://baltimorebeerweek.com/events/show/beer-taps-and-home-brew-made-in-baltimore-tour-tasting
- Monday 10/13: So You Think You Can Brew at Jailbreak Brewing. Homebrew trivia, a buffet, and a brewing demo by MDHB. See http://jailbreakbrewing.com/event/so-you-think-you-can-brew/?age-verified=37f9cd97f6
- Tuesday 10/14: Killer Ales’ Beer Hunter movie and meet the brewer at MDHB, 6-9 PM. First hour is mingle with brewers from Pub Dog and Jailbreak. See https://tockify.com/mdhbevents/23/1413324000000
- Wednesday 10/15: Homebrew Showcase at Little Havana. See http://baltimorebeerweek.com/events/show/homebrew-contest-little-havana-to-benefit-barcs or https://tockify.com/mdhbevents/28/1413410400000
- Thursday 10/16: Baltimore Beer Babes coed event at Max’s, featuring Green Flash Treasure Chest (a saison with plums). See https://tockify.com/mdhbevents/24/1413493200000
- Friday 10/17: Heavy Seas brewing demo and Loose Cannon tasting at Nepenthe. See http://www.nepenthehomebrew.com/events.html
- Friday 10/17: Heavy Seas brewing demo and Loose Cannon tasting at MDHB. Heavy Seas’ Chris Schultz will be there brewing a version of Loose Cannon. See https://tockify.com/mdhbevents/29/1413579600000
- Sunday 10/19: BaltiBrew’s No Hops Gruit Ale Contest at Liam Flynn’s. See http://baltimorebeerweek.com/events/show/no-hops-gruit-ale-contest
See http://www.mdhb.com/events.php for more info on these and other upcoming events.
7) We discussed the possibility of folks getting credit toward Brewer of the Year if they place in BJCP contests. This might give people incentive to enter these contests. Battle of the Bubbles and Barley Legal need more entries.
8) MALT’s Turkey Shoot homebrew competition will be at Peabody Heights on Saturday 11/15. See http://maltclub.org/MALT/Turkey_Shoot.html for rules and registration.
9) The Guild holiday party will be on Saturday 12/6. Venue TBD.
10) The 2015 Guild summer picnic will be on Saturday 6/6 at Patapsco State Park, Hollofield area, pavilion #300 (the one with a fridge and sink).
11) If you have ideas for 2015 CRABS competition beer styles, email Joe at jfo363@verizon.net.
12) Growlers of Gaithersburg will be having a homebrew competition. Email Chris at chris@mdhb.com for info.
13) This month’s competition was American pale and amber. There were 11 entries. The winners were:
- 5th place (tie): Kevin Rimlinger
- 5th place (tie): Mike Stuppy
- 4th place: Rob Farrell
- 3rd place: Jarrod Salvastrini
- 2nd place: Jeff Adelsberger
- 1st place: Craig Bryant
14) Next meeting: Wednesday 10/22. (4th Wednesday so as not to conflict with Little Havana event.)
15) Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information.