November 2015

1) A great turnout tonight – about 30 people. Lots of different beers too.

2) We had a visit from Katherine Porter-Drapeau of the AHA. She flew into Baltimore with 8 other AHA folks to scope out the Convention Center for next year’s NHC in Baltimore on June 9-11. She gave us the following info:

·There will be accommodations for up to 88 clubs on Club Night (7-11 p.m. on Friday the 10^th).

·The Hospitality Suite (aka Social Club) will have 36 taps for us to put beers on (clubs get 2-hour slots).

October 2015

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?

September 2015

1) Crabs4CRABS was a great event as always. A big thanks to Don for organizing it.

2) The Guild crab feast will be on Saturday September 19 at Goddard. Ticket sales are over.

3) The Maryland Microbrewery Festival will be on Saturday September 26 from 11 AM to 6 PM. See http://marylandmicrobreweryfestival.com for info.

August 2015

1) As expected, a light turnout due to several members attending MASHOUT. We just had a relaxing meeting with no competition.

2) Crabs4CRABS will happen on Sunday September 13 at Guilford Park in Savage. Free for members, and also for family members if you have a family membership, otherwise $20 for guests. In addition to crabs there will be brisket, chicken, and Les’s crab mac-n-cheese.

July 2015

1) The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Homebrew Competition is coming. Entry deadline is the end of July. See http://mcaf.brewcomp.com/ for details.

June 2015

1) Congratulations are in order for Glenn Quinting, who won 3^rd place overall in the final round of the National Homebrew Competition in category 1 (Standard American Beer). See all results at https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/competitions/national-homebrew-competition/winners/

May 2015

1) Big Brew was a success as usual. There were 5 clubs, 34 brewers, and 174 gallons brewed.

2) Joe O’Keefe and Rob Farrell won ribbons at BURP’s Spirit of Free Beer. Rob got a first place in the Scottish/Irish category with his “Keep Your Kilt On” Scottish light. See all results at http://sofb.brewcomp.com/

3) The CRABS food and beer pairing will be on Sunday May 31 at 2:00 PM at Trevor’s house. A Google docs link will be sent so you can sign up and seek a partner for your food or beer.

April 2015

1) FOAM will hold their annual Battle of the Bubbles on May 17. You can register beers until May 9. See http://bob.brewcomp.com/ for info.

2) The next Beer & Bikes event will be on Sunday April 26 on the Baltimore-Annapolis Trail. More information is forthcoming.

3) Big Brew will be on May 2 at MDHB. Guild will supply brats, veggie burgers, kraut and some other stuff.

4) The CRABS food and beer pairing will be on Sunday May 31 at Trevor’s house. Time TBD.

March 2015

1) 2015 dues are due. $20 for individual and $35 for family to Don.

2) MALT will be hosting a bus trip to places in Pennsylvania this Saturday March 21. As of tonight there were 10 seats left. See http://maltclub.org/MALT/Bus_trip_2015.html for info.

3) FOAM will hold their annual Battle of the Bubbles on May 17. See http://f‑o‑a‑m.org for info.

February 2015

1) Max’s was a great event as usual. See http://www.benbrew.com/Maxs/2015/index.html for one Cross Street Irregular member’s perspective.

2) 2015 dues are due. $20 for individual and $35 for family to Don.

3) MALT will be hosting a bus trip to places in Pennsylvania on March 21. See http://maltclub.org/MALT/Bus_trip_2015.html for info.

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