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I know, the Orioles suck.  That said, we all know come February we would pay a cool mint to be outside hearing the crack of the bat while enoying a nice microbrew.  So, with that in mind i want to get together some baltibrew members for an Orioles game.  I am a season ticket holder so i could get a group rate and we could meet at pratt st ale house (or quiggleys) before for some beers.

The question is, which date.  I have put together a list below.  Check the boxes of the games you could make and if you have any strong preference, make note in the comments.  Lets make this happen.  O-R-I-O-L-E-S!

A weekend night/day would be preferable, but i added a selection for weekday games if people prefer that:

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We'll be meeting tomorrow 8-4 in our new usual Alewife spot. 8 p.m. as usual.

Topics of discussion will include:

• August 27th brew day; where it's happening, etc.
• Chilibrew/BBW
• Formulation of August brew's recipe

And we'll announce which style of beer we'll be brewing once we vote on it.

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Hey Baltibrewers!

Awesome meeting last Thursday @ Alewife Baltimore.  We had a great turnout - saw some new faces and we did a fine job of filling up the private meeting room.  If you click the meeting notes, you'll see the names of the those who attended.  If I didn't get you last name, feel free to post a comment with your info!

Big welcome to our newest paid member:  Patrick McAuliffe.  Remember that dues after July 1 are prorated for the balance of that calendar year.  Refer to our About Us page to learn more about club membership!

Meeting notes.

From our meeting, it was decided that we would do club brew in August. Here's your opportunity to decide when, and what. Vote on dates below, and nominate some styles to brew in the comments, and we'll vote on 5 nominees once we have at least that many.

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Our rescheduled July meeting takes place Thursday the 14th at Alewife, and at the usual 8 pm start time. There should be ample paid parking nearby. Here's a map link so you can find it and be there on time.

We haven't set all that solid of an agenda yet, so if you have something to discuss drop it in the comments.

Hope to see you there.

As most members are aware, our usual haunt —Muggsy's Mughouse— is closing tonight, a week before our scheduled July meeting.

A fair number of us will be there this evening to usher them out with a bang, feel free to drop by.

With Muggsy's closed, and short notice to find a new venue, the club has decided to move our meeting to July 14th. There are a couple candidates for new spots that have made the short list, and we're solidifying plans now, but will save you members the trouble of speculation and worry, and promise that wherever we meet, it will be a good meeting place with the same high-caliber beer selection, it will allow us to bring in our homebrew, and —as far as we know now— we will still be holding regular meetings on the first Thursday of every month.

Hope to see you at Muggsy's tonight for the farewell, and we'll be in touch regarding a venue for July 14th.

Bastille Day beers, anyone?

Brew day is THIS SATURDAY, June 25th @ the home of John Jester.

Unfortunately, our planned guest brewer, Rob Perry will not be able to make the brew, but has promised to help us out in the future. Despite his absence, we will be making 45 gallons of Belgian Pale Ale, and will have three different yeasts graciously provided by Brewer's Art for use on the beer.

This experiment will show what a substantial difference your choice of yeast makes even on the same beer. The only difference between any of the beers produced from this collective brew — outside of your own sanitation, and temperature controls — is the yeast.

We'll also be debuting our second 150 qt. mash tun which could eventually — with new kettles — almost double our current capacity.

Mash-in starts at 9 a.m. sharp, and we expect to be finished by 5 p.m. if all goes according to plan.

Eight 5-gallon batches will be available for dues-paid members to take home. I will post price this evening in the comments. Bring a fermenter or rent a club bucket for $5.

Remember: John has opened his pool, so bring towels, swimsuits, and sunscreen.

As usual, there will be grill space available so bring something to grill, a side dish, and most importantly, beer to share.

Regular meeting takes place on Thursday 6-2, with us going over a few things in prep for the generally less active, less busy Summer months. I say generally, because at Baltibrew, we don't really close up shop the way many clubs do.

We'll be talking about the following things tomorrow at our usual Muggsy's location at 8 p.m. I'm betting they'll have another brewery there to visit like they have the last two months. Always a surprise as to who it will be.

1. Guild Picnic which takes place on Saturday at the Patapsco State Park just past Ellicott City. We'll coordinate carpools, etc. and prep for the Wheat Beer Comp!
2. June Brew, which is 6-25 at John Jester's house with Rob Perry from Brewer's Art
3. Baltimore Beer Week — including Chilibrew IV, and other possible events we will run during this year's big 10 days.

If you've got other items to be discussed, please post them in the comments!

Hope to see you there.

Hey folks! Sorry to double bombard you in one day, but I just talked to Brian Strumke who let me know that there is a Stillwater event going on at Max's this Thursday from 6 pm to 10 pm, and he got Max's approval and requested that we all bring some of the brew we did with him to taste.

So if you took home wort from the event, do all of us a favor and stop up at Max's with a bit of the saison to share.

Picnic time swiftly approaches, but not so swiftly that we can't brew a beer especially for this event.

As noted in the previous post, there is a wheat beer competition the day of the picnic, and apparently there are CASH PRIZES.The comp is BJCP judged, but not sanctioned; sorry, no points. That said, if you are taking the BJCP course, this is an excellent opportunity for you to get some off the grid tasting/judging experience.

This is a kid friendly/family friendly event, so please bring out significant others, and/or offspring.

I expect that I'll brew something this weekend — probably Sunday — for this event specifically. Not sure exactly what, but I may do two different ten gallon batches.

I want to reiterate that this event is one of the Guild's bigger parties, and having as many Baltibrewers in attendance as possible is pretty important. We owe the Guild big ups for hooking all of our dues paying members up with our discount at the participating homebrew shops, and promoting homebrewing throughout the state in such an effective way.

If you haven't been to Patapsco Valley State Park, it's even more reason to attend. It's a beautiful park, not far from the City, and it's always a good time. The picnic is held in the Hollofield Area off Rt. 40 at Shelter 300, and you should bring food and beer as the event is basically one big potluck picnic. The shelter features a massive grill, so bring grillables if that's your thing.

I will probably send my beer(s) over by car with a friend or the wife, as I intend to bike out to the park which also features some pretty awesome trails — get some ride in between rounds of judging.

Hope to see a lot of you out there!

Bit late in posting about last week's meeting. We had some website issues, but they are obviously resolve.

We'll get minutes up soon, but for the moment, I wanted to remind club members that the Spring Real Ale Festival is this weekend at Pratt Street Ale House.

Details after the jump.

Additionally, mark your calendars for June 4th's Guild Holiday Picnic and Wheat Beer Comp at Patapsco State Park out on 40.

Our regular meeting falls on June 2nd, and we'll be brewing at John Jester's house on June 25th with Rob Perry from Brewer's Art.

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