January 2015 Homebrew Club Meeting
The next club meeting will be held on Sunday, January 25, 2:00 PM at Chuck Warner’s house in South Portland.
Upcoming… The February meeting will be on Feb 22 at Derek Dresser’s home.
December 2014 Homebrew Club Meeting
The next homebrew club meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 17, at 6:00 PM at the Snow Squall Restaurant in South Portland.
Happy Holidays!
April 2014 Meeting
The April 2014 Club meeting will be held on Sunday, April 27th at Brian Hall’s House in Portland.
The discussion topic for this month is still TBD. If you would like to volunteer for this meeting (or one in the future) send an email to portlandmashingmaineiacs@
March 2014 Homebrew Club Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 30, at 3:00 PM at the home of club member Jerramy Doughty. Watch PMM listserv email for the address.
All are welcome. Bring a glass and homebrew or commercial beers to share. Snacks are always appreciated as well.
Agenda:
– Club business (10-15 min.)
– Beer discussion led by Vince Simboli on his Belgian Witbier. (15-30 min.)
— Feel free to bring commercial or homebrewed examples of witbiers.
Upcoming Events
A quick note on upcoming events and dates…
– Dec Club Meeting – Thursday, December 19, 5:00-8:00 PM at the Snow Squall Restaurant in South Portland.
– Jan Club Meeting – Sunday, January 26, 2:00 PM at Craig Dilger’s house in Portland.
– Jan 29 – Last day to enter Mashing Maineiacs Ground Hog Day 2014 Homebrew Competition. Registration opens on Dec 1.
– Feb 1-2 – Judging will take place for next homebrew competition.
– Feb Club Meeting – Sunday, Feb 23 at Chuck Warner’s House in South Portland. Awards presented to competition winners.
– March: (1) Elections for the club committee are tentatively to be held (electronically) in March. More info to follow. Contact a member of the current club steering committee if you are interested in running. (2) Time to brew the Oktoberfest bier! Group Brew Day to be hosted by Brian Hall. Date TBD.
February 2013 Homebrew Club Meeting
The next club meeting will be on Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Chuck Warner’s house in South Portland.
Come sample beer and discuss beer and brewing. As always, bring a glass and some homebrew or commercial beer to share and snacks if you like.
We will be starting to hold a brief and informal BJCP “style of the month” discussion at monthly meetings. This month’s discussion will be led by Andy Souza, and the style will be Doppelbock.
Hope to see you at the meeting!
February 2013 Club Meeting
Tentatively, the next meeting will be held Sunday, Feb 24th. Stay tuned… More details to follow.
January 2013 Homebrew Club Meeting
The January meeting will be on the last Sunday of the month, 1/27/13, at Craig Dilger’s house in Portland. Watch for an email reminder as we get closer to the date of the meeting.
Come taste some great beers and talk about brewing and beer. As always, bring some homebrew or commercial beer to share, a glass, and snacks if you wish. Hope to see you there!
Next Homebrew Club Meeting – Thursday, December 20th
The next meeting will be on Thursday, Dec 20th, at 5:00 PM at the Snow Squall Restaurant in South Portland. The Snow Squall has a happy hour from 5:00-7:00 PM on Wed-Fri.
http://snowsquallrestaurant.com/
Hope to see you there!
Next Homebrew Club Meeting – December 2, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday we are pushing the next club meeting back one week to Dec 2. Gregg Carine will be hosting. Refer to listserv email for his address. As always, bring homebrew to share, or just come and talk beer and socialize. Rough agenda for the meeting follows.
– Homebrew Competition – February 2, 2013
– Club Malt Order – January 2013
– Club Steering Committee
– Attending AHA Conference in Philly in late June 2013
Updates on next Club Competition:
– We will be asking Rob at Maine Brew Supply to be a drop off point
– Greg Worster and Craig Dilger have volunteered to be drop off points
– Gregg Carine will be scheduling one or two information/practice sessions in January 2013 for those interested in judging/stewarding. Sessions will cover an overview of competition set up, roles and responsibilities, judging and competition forms, beer evaluation and scoring with an oppotunity to discuss.