12/15 Brew Day Photos
Many thanks to those who could make it out to the big stout brew day. We are in the works of planning more in the very near future. So keep abreast here, on the blog, for more info on date/times.
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.
Next Homebrew Club Meeting – Oct 28, 2012
Next meeting will be a brew day at Gary Fortin’s place in Biddeford. See Gary’s email for directions. If you missed his note, you send a note to the listserv, and we will make sure you get the details. Hope to see you there!
Club Oktoberfest Celebration
Saturday, September 29th at 4:00 PM – Annual Oktoberfest celebration at Brian Hall’s house. See listserv email for address. Spouses, significant others, and friends are welcome.
Bring your favorite liter mug, stein, boot, or mass and your Oktoberfest brew. Feel free to bring something to throw on the grill, a side dish, or snacks. Finally, don’t forget a lawn chair or camp chair.
Prost!
Upcoming Events
August 26th – 2:00 PM Club meeting will be at John LeClair’s house in Durham, ME. Look for another email with address and/or directions as we get closer to the date.
September 1st (Saturday) – Club display at Portland Brew Festival. Contact Gregg Carine if you would like to help out.
September 29th (Saturday) – Annual Oktoberfest celebration. Brian Hall has kindly volunteered to host. More details will follow.
October 28th – Possible club brew day. Gary Fortin to confirm schedule.
Nov – Dec 2012 – Next club homebrew competition slated. Judging to occur in late December and winners announced in January.
January 2013 – Next club malt order.
Next Homebrew Club Meeting – July 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM
July 29th – Club meeting at Craig Dilger’s house, 2:00 PM. Look for an email with address and/or directions as the meeting gets closer.
As usual, bring some homebrew or commercial beer to share and a glass, or just come to socialize and talk about beer and brewing.
Notes from June Meeting:
– Club Oktoberfest will be the last Saturday of Sept (9/30). Location TBD.
– Next meeting 7/29 – Craig volunteered to host.
– August meeting 8/26 – John LeClair volunteered to host.
– Next club brew competition is being planned for Nov/Dec 2012.
– Plan to order T-shirts in near future with new club logo. Black with white logo; Gray with black logo. Chuck will create signup sheet.
– Gregg C. to host beer judging sessions for interested members in July/August. Will help improve club’s pool of judges.
– Portland Brew Festival is coming up on Aug 31 / Sep 1. Need to gauge interest for participation in club table. (Gregg C.)
– Possible trip to Oxbow Brewing Co. in Newcastle, ME was suggested by Eric Befeler.
– Completion of judging for first club competition will occur on 7/5. Results will be disseminated by email and posted on website. Follow-up: Judging was indeed completed, and results are being checked and tabulated. Plan to send out notice during week of 7/16.
– Please email with questions or suggestions on any of the above.
Maineiacs on Twitter
The Portland Mashing Maineiacs homebrew club is now on Twitter thanks to club member Eric Befeler! If you are on Twitter, please follow us. If you are not on Twitter, then sign up!
The club is listed as @MashingMaineiac (under the username MashingMaineiacs). If you have any problems finding the account (which seems to be difficult sometimes with new accounts), you can go to Nathan Sanborn’s account (@risingtidebeer) and look at his followers. In tribute to Nathan and Rising Tide Brewing, he is the first twitterer we are following.
Upcoming Events…
May 20th – Club Brew Day at Andy Souza’s house, 10:00 AM start time. If you are not brewing, come by at your leisure or at the normal 2:00 PM meeting time.
June 9th (NEW) – SausageFest hosted by Rich Young, 1:00 – 8:00 PM. Bring chairs, sausage, and homebrew, also a side dish if you want.
June 24th at 2:00 PM – Club competition winner to be announced, meeting at Andy’s house. For competition details and entry form, see competition page.