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DB15 Cask Commissioner / club
treasurer Brian Lynch (left) and
Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor
Brewing, share a pint at last
year's TAP-NY festival in
celebration of Brian being
selected as TAP guest beer judge
to select top festival brew.
treasurer Brian Lynch (left) and
Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor
Brewing, share a pint at last
year's TAP-NY festival in
celebration of Brian being
selected as TAP guest beer judge
to select top festival brew.
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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. Supply is very limited. Only a VERY few left - order NOW! (sorry, small and medium, XL,XXL sizes sold out) 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 $50 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. Ask club treasurer Brian Lynch, or any Cask Commissioner for the full details at the next meeting. |
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at the GASLIGHT- MEETINGS, NEWS, INFORMATION
| Next meeting 3 PM March 28 at the Gaslight |
February's Back to Back Beer Events Score Our regular meeting on Feb. 21 welcomed Roxann Diaz from Boston Beer. Roxann led members on a tutored tasting of many of the great Sam Adams brews along with presenting each member with an official Sam Adams bottle opener key chain and the renoun Sam Adams Ultimate Beer Glass As the meeting ended the club joined Roxann in a toast to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Boston Beer by Jim Koch, widely recognized as the man most responsible for putting craft beer into the mainstream. Many thanks to Roxann and Boston Beer for an outstanding presentation! On Feb. 20 Gaslight's award winning brewer D.J. Soboti welcomed club members to join him in brewing the Eliminator, a honey double Mai-Bock. All those attending participated in every phase of the brewing process and can now say they were part of the Gaslight "brewing team". Special thanks on behalf of the entire Draught Board 15 to D.J. for running this unique and memorable event. ------------------------- The Pictures Enjoy gservo's photostream For the complete photo essay on the meeting click HERE For the photo story of Gaslight Brew Day click HERE ------------------------ Did you miss our January meeting? To read a detailed account just click HERE. |
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| The Gaslight |
| Note - this is a change Next meeting will now be on March 28 Sunday,at the Gaslight, 3 PM details TBA |
Roxann Diaz
Club members win prizes.
Click on pictures to enlarge
Ultimate Beer Glass
| Let the Sam Adams tasting begin. |
| Roxann leads the toast to Boston Beer Co. |
| TAP - NY Beer Festival Join us on Sunday April 25 for our annual bus trip to one of the country's finest beer festivals - TAP NY at Hunter Mountain. Sample beers from over forty breweries and enjoy great food on our most popular trip of the year. A luxury bus will leave the Gaslight on 4/25/10 at 9:30 AM sharp. Enjoy coffee and bagels before departure and then settle in with a supply of tasty brews on board for the ride to upstate New York. Everything is included-transportation, admission, and food supplied by TAP. Fee is only $85! Warning- this trip sold out by April 9 last year For more information on TAP go to www.tap-ny.com |
| Member Discount TAP tickets only $45 for fully paid club members!! Only fully paid DB 15 members for the 2010 club year qualify for the TAP discount so sign-up / renew your membership now! To receive the TAP discount be sure to bring BOTH your club dues of $50 and the TAP fee of $45 to the Gaslight at the March 28 meeting or sooner! Club members will have exclusive access to the TAP package until March 1. After that date all packages will be released for public sale. Only one ticket at the $45 discounted price per fully paid club member. ------------------- |
| D.J. gets ready for "Brew-Day" |
Dan Hodge on Brew-Day