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| DB15 Cask Commissioner Brian Lynch (left) and Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing toasting their creation of the new Oktoberfest Scotch. The hybrid beverage will soon be available at your local store. |
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| DB15 shirts are here! Choose from two different 4-color shirts. One with our Uncle Sam DB 15 logo or one with the club motto - " I'd rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of mediocrity" Order by mail HERE. Club members can order in person at the next meeting. |
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| Sign up a new member, win a beer! The DB15 is the largest beer appreciation organization in New Jersey, but what about the East Coast? Well it's time to make our move. Bring a new member to the next meeting, have them officially register, and get a Gaslight beer compliments of the DB15 Cask Commissioners. -------------- |
Why sign up for the club dues full payment plan? Enjoy the many benefits available to club members on the full-payment plan. A one time fee of only $65 covers all meetings, plus discounts for DB15 special events. This year members received benefits that totaled well over the dues amount. Substantial discounts were provided for the TAP NY beer fest trip, the Newark Bears baseball outing, the NJ Brewers Festival, and the Victorian Dinner. In addition members on the full pay plan are exempt from the individual meeting beer fee which is now $10 per person. Ask any Cask Commissioner for the full details at the next meeting. |
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| Nest Meeting - 10/9/16 - Sunday 4:00 PM at the Gaslight |
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| Don't Be A Loser - Bad Bar Behavior 20 Rules to Follow -------- Read the story of the Draughtboard 15 Membership Card -------- Check out the story of the Gaslight Jukebox ----------------- |
| For the latest updates on what's being poured at the Gaslight go to http://gaslightbrewery.com/ |
| New Jersey beer laws have changed. Get the story from the President of the NJ Craft Brewers Guild D.J. Soboti as seen on PBS television View HERE |
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| Gold Medal winner from our Double India Pale Ale Home Brew Challenge - Livingston Hinckley- Congratulations on a well deserved victory!! |
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September Meeting Notes by Livingston Hinckley This month’s meeting theme was a club brewing competition for Double IPAs. After Vince Capano’s introduction, Jeff Levine explained the competition and how it would be judged in a manner similar to that used by the the Brewers Association. All members brewed from an identical list of ingredents, with allowances for brewing with extract malt or all- grain. Each brewer was allowed to be in full control of the process, however but could only use the supplied kit with no added fermentables or flavor substitutions. The brewer thus had great freedom in making his or her version of a DIPA with creativity of process. There were six DB15 entries, and one secret commercial brew. The contest was judged using the American Homebrewers’ Association 2008 guide as Style 14C(now style 22B in the 2015 guide). In the interest of simplicity, the six judging categories, Aroma, Appearance, Flavor, Mouthfeel and Overall Impression were not scored to AHA standard, which weights the categories differently based on significance, but rather were equally weighted in order to make scoring simpler for inexperienced judges. There were 14 members and guests evaluating the beer, with a maximum score of 10 points per category totaling 50 points per beer, On this basis the scores were as follows: 6th place, Beer E - 401 points, Vince Capano 5th place, Beer B - 403 points, Jeff Levine 4th place, Beer F - 416 points, Dan Hodge 3rd place, Beer D - 428 points, Chris Johnson 2nd place, Beer A - 429 points, Liv Hinckley 1st place, Beer C - 437 points, Troegs Gentle Giant The commercial brew is also a DIPA but did not use the same ingredients and so was present for information only. Therefore the 2nd 3rd and 4th place entries won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Nevertheless, the commercial brew did top the list, something that definitely does not always happen in our competitions. The highest single judge’s rating was 44 out of 50 points for Vince Capano’s entry. The lowest single rating was tied at 16 points for Beers A and E, and thereby hangs a tale... The meeting was attended by members Dan Soboti, DJ Soboti, Vince Capano, Jeff Levine, John Levine, Chris Johnson, Tom Nooney, Faith Franzino, John Reid, Glen DeLuca, and Livingston Hinckley, Nick Moramarco, Lynn Lewis, and non-member guests Debbie Villareal-Hadly, Mike Hadley, Elaine Larameel, Red Hangan. The following delicious mead and beers were generously brought to share:Chris Johnson - Orange Blossom Mead (aged 4 years)Faith Franzino, Tom Nooney - Anchorage Love Buzz Saison, Cigar City-Stillwater 21st Century Means Glen DeLuca - The Alchemist Heady Topper, Lord Hobo Steal This Can, Kelsen Battle Axe IPAVince Capano - Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout Our thanks to all for making this a great meeting! ----------------------- Members - don't forget to pick up your free DB15 half liter stein at the meetings. Steins are also available for purchase. ------------------- July Meeting Notes (No August Meeting) June Meeting Notes May Meeting Notes (No April Meeting) March Meeting Notes February Meeting Notes January Meeting Notes ---------- Have an idea for a future meeting? Just tell any of the Cask commissioners or e-mail it here. ============== Yearly Dues: $65 which includes all club meetings and allevent discounts. The total savings equal much MORE than the amount of the dues! NOTE - Non-members now pay $10 per meeting. ========= Great Beer Articles Hope You're Not A "Novuveau" The History of Happy Hour and More! Ten things Dan Hodge Hates About Beer A Trip To The Grocery Store To Brew or Not to Brew The Tasting Room ================= Check out member Glenn DeLuca's latest beer musings in The Big G Beer Beat ================= --------- AWARD WINNERS |
| Read the behind the scenes story and watch the trailer for the upcoming TV series"Beer Snobs" filmed at the Gaslight HERE. |
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| SPECIAL DISCOUNT |
| DB 15 Member Discount! The Finest Executive Gifts featuring items for beer lovers Use coupon code "BEER" for 20% discount |
| Remember - All meetings are generally held on the second Sunday of the month, 4 PM, at the Gaslight. |
| Congratulations to club member Doug Vohden for winning the Gold Medal and "Best in Show" at the NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition |
| Read the latest news from the NJ Craft Brewers Guild HERE |
| Judge Judy did not help judge our DIPA Showdown at the Sept. meeting!! What celebrity will be next?? ---- Mark Zuckerber, Facebook founder has been invited to join us at our Oct. meeting! |
| Co-winners of the Member of the Year award Tom Nooney, Faith Franzino, Glenn Deluca. Show your appreciation and buy them a beer at Gaslight! |
| Gaslight Wins Title of Best Beer in NJ in the Scoutology.com's JERSEY BEER BRAWL |
| Congratulations to Head Brewer D.J. Soboti and the entire Gaslight Team! |
| TAP- NY Fest Contest Identify all people in both pictures below and win a special BeerNexus prize. Submit entries only at the Oct. meeting. |
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| Thanks to Olympic swimming champ Ryan Lochte for not mentioning DB15 or waving his membership card in any interview or legal disposition. |
| Since no entry has been correct it's time for a clue: one of the people in the top picture is "Jeff" and one in the bottom picture is "Tom" |
