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| DB15 Cask Commissioner Brian Lynch (left) and Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing on their recent trip to St. James Gate to consult with Guinness executives as to why their American Blonde and Nitro IPA floped so badly. |
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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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| November Meeting Notes by Dan Hodge It was announced that the 2017 Victorian Dinner would have a cost of $95 for non-members with members paying $50 and allowed to bring one guest for $55. Meeting commenced at 4:30pm members present were: Dan Hodge, Vince Capano, Tom Nooney, Glenn DeLuca, John Reed, Jeff Levine, Livingston Hinckley, DJ Soboti, Lynn Lewis, and Nick Moramarco. Non-members were Bruce Barton, Onageri Onami, Jason Miller, Vince Holmes and Devon Shelto, each paying the non-members fee of $10. Meeting was about stouts and was a presentation of various styles and flavors of stouts with the beers being served in order from lowest to highest in ABV. The brews were: 1.Guinness Draught Stout (bottle, no widget) 4.3% 2. Sam Adams Cream Stout (bottle) 4.9 3.Lancaster Milk Stout (bottle) 5.3% 4.Young’s Double Chocolate Stout (can) 5.2% 5.Ommegang Lovely, Dark, and Deep Oatmeal Stout (bottle) 5.3% 6.Narragansett Autocrat Coffee Stout (can) 5.5% 7.Guinness Extra Stout (bottle) 5.6% 8.Dominion Oak Barrel Stout (bottle) 5.5% 9.Victory Black Forest Cake Stout w/cherries (bottle) 7.5% 10.Lion Stout (can) 8.2% 11.Brooklyn 2017 Black Chocolate Stout (bottle) 10% 12. Livingston Hinckley’s Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout Clone 2015 (bottle) 11% The last two were served side by side. Both were very similar and if there was a definitive agreement as to which was more popular I didn’t hear it. ****** Beers sampled after the meeting were: 1.Motown Mash Spiced Ale bottle (homebrew) by Dan Scheighardt brought by Livingston Hinckley 2. Motown Mash ESB bottle (homebrew) by Dan Scheigardt brought by Livingston Hinckley 3. Motown Mash Pumpkin Beer bottle (homebrew) by Dan Scheigardt brought by Livingston Hinckley 4. Motown Mash Multi Style Brew bottle (homebrew) by Dan Scheigardt brought by Livingston Hinckley 5. Root Down Mosaic IPA growler provided by Livingston Hinckley 6. Dan Hodge’s 2017 Oktoberfest draught homebrew 7. Dan Hodge’s 2017 Scotch Ale draught homebrew 8. Smuttynose Rocky Road bottle provided by Tom Nooney 9. Backshore Love Potion #9 Apricot Ale can provided by John Reed 10.Back East Rakautra IPA can provided by Glenn DeLuca 11. Knee Deep Citra Extra IPA bottle provided by Vince Capano 12.Sly Fox Odyssey Imperial IPA can provided by Vince Capano 13. Back East Suzy Greenberg IPA w/ mango provided by Glenn DeLuca 14. Anheuser-Busch Budweiser 1933 reserve Amber Lager bottle provided by Vince Capano 15. Dogfish Head Liquid Truth Serum Session IPA bottle provided by Vince Capano Dan Hodge brought four opened vessels of 40 year old beers found in a storage compartment in his basement as follows: 1.Can of Ballantine Beer brewed in Newark prior to 1972 2.Can of Harley Davidson 1983 Beer brewed by Pabst 3.Can Of 1983 Mardi gras Beer brewed by Pearl 4.Original Rheingold Chug-A-Mug bottled brewed in Orange in the late 1960’s. All of the above were definitely aged, but surprisingly not as bad as anyone thought they might be. Meeting ended about 7:15pm . ================ Members - don't forget to pick up you're complimentary DB15 mug. Additional glasses also available for purchase. Get another before the supply runs out. ------------------- October 2017 Meeting Notes September 2017 Meeting Notes August 2017 Meeting Notes July 2017 Meeting Notes June 2017 Meeting Notes May 2017 Meeting Notes TAP-NY Fest - Trip Notes April 2017 Meeting Notes March 2017 Meeting Notes 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 the Cask commissioners or e-mail it here to BeerNexus. ============== 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 How To Be A Fake Beer Geek 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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| 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. No Dec. Meeting Dec. 13 Event Gaslight Victorian Dinner THE Event of the club year. Sign up at Gaslight now! This event usually sells out. |
| 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 Month October 2017Award 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! |
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| Club Members at this year's TAP-NY Festival |
| Thanks to members Raffi, , Glenn, Tom, and Tim for serving as judges in the Ms. Hooters Pageant co-sponsored by the DB15 |
| Silver Medal winner Schwarzbier Dan Hodge |
| Bronze Medal Winner Schwarzbier Jeff Levine |
| Winners of the "Sing a Beer Jingle" contest at our last meeting. |
| Members dancing to the DB15 anthem at the October meeting. |
| Congratulations to club member LIVINGSTON HINCKLEY for passing the BJCP test to become a fully Certified Beer Judge. |
