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| Former DB15 Cask Commissioner Brian Lynch (left) and Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing in Fred Bell's toast the opening of their new hop farm in Troy, NY. Both promise to be hands on owners and work in the fields. |
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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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| 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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DB 15 Meeting of September 9, 2018 by Dan Hodge Meeting started at 4:10 PM and was a sampling of ten different styles of beer from ten different craft breweries in Virginia. Members present were Dan Hodge, Vince Capano, Dan Soboti, DJ Soboti, Livingston Hinckley, Glenn DeLuca, Tim Terhune, John Reed, Ryan Smith, Chris Smith, Dave Simone, Julia Aquino and Ms. Sweeney The beers were brought out and tried with attendees voting on their favorite at the end. Beers were: Busthead Brewing Co. Vint Hill Va. English style pale ale Chaos Mountain Brewery Callaway, Va. Squatch Scotch Ale Center of the Universe Brewing Co. Asland Va. Pocahoptas IPA Legend Brewing Co. Richmond, Va. Brown Ale O’Connor Brewing Co. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk Canyon Pale Ale Hardy Park Brewing Co. Richmond, Va. Singel Belgian Abbey Ale James River Brewing Co. Scottsville, Va. River Runner ESB Wasserhund Brewing Co. Virginia Beach, Va. Pure Bred Pils Virginia Beer Co. Williamsburg, Va. Elbow Patches Oatmeal Stout Fair Winds Brewing Co. Lorton, Va Siren’s Lure Saison After the vote was taken, the Single Belgian Abbey Ale received 4 votes, and the Fair Winds Saison got 2. The others received one or none and all agreed that the James River ESB was not right, probably infected. Beers sampled after the meeting were: Magnify The Friend Zone IPA brought by Vince Capano Pipe Dream West to East IPA brought by Glenn deLuca Maine brewing Co. Zoe Amber Ale brought by Tim Terhune Happily Daze IPA home-brew by Livingston Hinckley Grimm Double Negative Imperial Stout brought by Tim Terhune Trillium Sunshower Super Saison brought by Julia Aquino Fat Orange Cat Brg. (contracted by Dorchester Brg) All Cat’s Are Grey in the Dark White IPA brought by Vince Capano Icarus We Want the Idaho Gold Imperial IPA brought by Vince Capano, who seems to have a penchant for seeking out not only high gravity beers, but also those with impossibly long names. All leftover beers were distributed to attendees. Meeting ended about 7:10pm ==================== Special thanks to Dan Hodge who brought all the beers back from Virginia the day of the meeting! The meeting topic was to have been single hop beers but because of the chance to get beers not available in NJ the Cask Commissioners called an audible and changed the topic (to the pleasure of everyone.) ===================== Meeting Notes March 2018 Meeting Notes May 2018 Meeting Notes November 2017 Meeting Notes October 2017 Meeting Notes September 2017Meeting 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 ---------- 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 Home Brew Showdown |
| Read the behind the scenes story and watch the trailer for the upcoming TV series"Beer Snobs" filmed at the Gaslight HERE. |
| 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 |
| .Best wishes to long time members Tom Nooney and Faith Franzino, who are moving to Washington |
| 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 last year's TAP-NY Festival |
| Silver Medal winner Dan Hodge |
| Bronze Medal Winner Jeff Levine |
| Winners of the "Sing a Beer Jingle" contest at our last meeting. |
| Congratulations to club member LIVINGSTON HINCKLEY for passing the BJCP test to become a fully Certified Beer Judge. He has also passed the Mead Judge exam! |
| To celebrate the start of the NFL season JOE NAMATH, NY Jet's Hall of Fame quarterback and hop farmer has been invited to our Sept 9 meeting. Please do not ask for autographs in the unlikely even he attends. |