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DB15 Cask Commissioner Brian Lynch (left) and Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing share a pint at the NCAA basketball seeding meeting. They hosted a party for the selection committee |
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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 - April 9 at the Gaslight - 4 PM |
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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 ----------------- |
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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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March Meeting Notes "Beer Bracketology" Meeting started at 4:05 pm. Members present were: all the Cask Commissioners, Glenn DeLuca, Tom Nooney, Mark Ferguson, Livingston Hinckley, John Reed, Vince Holmes, Tim Terhune, Raffi Manjeekian, Nick Moramarco, and Lynn Lewis. Non-members present were Ralph Inglese, Matt White, Daryl Martin, Jeff Martin, Rich White, Sue White, Ralph Sandow, Daniel Flachsland, Damian Alvarez, Rich Easson, David Benjamin, and James Bartolucci. Meeting was the 5th annual “March Madness IPA” meeting, with 28 new, previously untried IPAs and the final four from 2016 (Clown Shoes Galactica, Sixpoint Bengali, Cigar City Jai Alai, and Anchor Go West). Results were; Round one, table one Boulevard Heavy Lifting beat Empire Slo-mo Buckeye Lake Legend Valley beat Sixpoint Bengali North High beat Ellicottville Stainless Steel Victory 21st Birthday beat Homestead Galactic Heroes Round one, table two Cigar City Jai Ali beat Oskar Blues Pinner West 6th beat Sweetwater Alpine Windows Up beat Firestone Walker Easy Jack Alesmith beat Mad Tree psycHOPathy Round one, table three Diamond Knot beat Elsian Immortal Rogue 6Hop beat Baxter’s Stowaway Great Divide Hop Disciple beat Founder’s Azacca Hamburg’s Frosty the IPA beat Clown Shoes Galactica by tie breaker coin toss Round one, table four New Belgium VooDoo Ranger beat Rheingeist Truth Golden Wolf in the Weeds beat Breckenridge Breck Deschutes Fresh Squeezed beat Elevator 380 Ten Barrel Apocalypse beat Anchor Go West Round Two, table one Hamburg beat Diamond Knot Rogue 6Hop beat Great Divide Round Two, table two Voodoo Ranger beat Wolf in the Weeds Deschutes Fresh Squeezed beat Ten Barrel Apocalypse Round Two ,table three Buckeye Lake beat North High Boulevard Heavy Lifting Beat Victory by coin toss Round Two, table four Cigar City beat West 6th Alpine Windows Up beat Alesmith Semi Final Round: Rogue 6Hop beat Hamburg 18-6 Alpine Windows Up beat Cigar City 19-6 Boulevard Heavy Lifting beat North High 14-11 Deschutes Fresh Squeezed beat Voodoo Ranger 20-2 Final Four Round: Alpine beat Boulevard 17-8 Rogue 6Hop beat Deschutes 14-10 Championship Last Round: Alpine Widows UP beat Rogue 6Hop 16-9 The final four will return for next year's contest - Boulevard Heavy Lifting, Rogue 6Hop, Deschutes Fresh Squeezed, and our grand champion Alpine Windows Up. Meeting ended at about 7:30pm Beers tried after the meeting were: Jeff Levine’s home brewed Pale Ale Goose Island 2016 Bourbon County Stout provided by Jeff Levine ***** Results of last year's IPA March Madness HERE ------------- Upcoming Meetings April 9 - Tentative guest speaker from Terrapin ------ April 30 - It's our biggest trip of the year to one of the best beer festivals in the nation - TAP-NY. Sample over 300 different beers! Leave Gaslight at 9 AM return approx. 7:30 PM Trip package includes - coffee and bagels at Gaslight before departure, round trip luxury bus, beer on the bus, and all food and beer at the event. Sign up at the next meeting or at Gaslight This trip always sells out so don't wait. Total trip package price is $120 It's time for everyone to renew club membership - $65 Special Combo Deal - Trip & Membership only $135 (Club Members are getting a $50 discount!) ------- May 7 - Home-brew competition of Schwartzbier. See Dan at Gaslight for all the details. All welcome to enter - there is no charge to participate. ------------------------- Members - don't forget to pick up your free DB15 half liter stein at the meetings. Steins are also available for purchase. ------------------- February 2017 Meeting Notes January 2017 Meeting Notes 2016 Meeting Notes (No Dec. Meeting - Victorian Dinner) November Meeting Notes October Meeting Notes September Meeting Notes July Meeting Notes (No August Meeting) June Meeting Notes May Meeting NotesFeb (No April Meeting) March Meeting Notes February Meeting Notes January Meeting Notes ---------- Have an idea for a future meeting? Just tell any of theCask commissioners or e-mail it here. ============== Yearly Dues: $65 which includes all club meetings and all event discounts. The total savings equals much MORE than the amount of the dues! NOTE - Non-members now pay $10 for non-special meetings. ========= 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's 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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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 |
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! |
Lady Gaga was not at our last meeting. |