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| DB15 Cask Commissioner / club treasurer Brian Lynch (left) and Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing toast Brian as he is about to leave to attend Oktoberfest. Brian will serve as a member of "King Ludwig's Court" in the annual Oktoberfest/Munich Parade. Congrats to Brian! |
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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. New- Long sleeve, button down dress shirts now available! Club members can order in person at the next meeting. |
| If you are not currently on the DB15 mailing list or would like to join simply write webmaster@beernexus.com or stop in the Gaslight and ask your friendly bartender for a registration form. New members always welcome - it's a pefect time to join. |
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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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| New jackets,shirts and bags have just arrived! See Vince at our next club meeting. |
at the GASLIGHT- MEETINGS, NEWS, INFORMATION
| Next meeting - October 17 at the Gaslight 4 PM |
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| October 17 Meeting It's an Oktoberfest Home Brew Showdown! Don't miss what always proves to be one of our most popular meetings of the year. Everyone attending gets to enjoy Oktoberfest brews made by some of the finest home brewers in the state while voting for the medal winners. It's great beer and great fun. ------------------------------------ Please note the meeting date is October 17. This change was to accommodate several brewers who needed extra time to finish their entries. --------------------------------- THE OKTOBERFEST STORY..... Oktoberfest is a 16- to 18-day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year. The festival is held in an area named the Theresienwiese (field, or meadow, of Therese), often called Wiesn for short, located near Munich's centre. The main activities take place in fourteen main tents. The tents themselves are non-permanent structures which are constructed for and only used during the festival. The original "Oktoberfest" occurred in Munich, on October 12, 1810. For the public commemoration of the marriage (that took place five days) between Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen ) The event was so successful that it was decided to renew it in 1811. Last year visitors to the Munich Oktoberfest drank their way into the history books by downing an unprecedented 7 million liters of beer, beating the previous high of 6.94 million reached in 2007. Breweries will charge between 8.30 euros ($10.20) and 8.90 euros for a liter, or “mass,” of beer -- equivalent to about a quarter gallon. Beer maids and waiters must be able to carry 10 of these beer-filled mugs at a time Oktoberfest beer is of a variety called Märzen. Darker and stronger than traditional beer, Märzen contains up to 6% alcohol, is bottom-fermented, and is lagered for at least 30 days. Before the advent of modern refrigeration techniques, this type of beer was brewed in March (as its name suggests) and allowed to age through the summer, so that it was ready to drink by late summer or early fall. Like all German beer, the Oktoberfest beer is brewed according to strict German standards (called the Reinheitsgebot and in effect since 1516) that precisely define the four ingredients allowed in the brewing of beer: barley, hops, malt, and yeast. Just 6 Munich breweries - Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner, and Spaten - are permitted to serve beer at the festival. |
| Enjoy great pictures from the TAP NY trip. See the set HERE Many thanks to "G" and here are his pics from the Abbey Normal launch- Just click HERE |
| For the latest updates on what's being poured at the Gaslight go to http://gaslightbrewery.com/ |
| Home-Brew Showdown Start brewing now for our October meeting - style (what else)- Oktoberfest! See Dan at Gaslight/U-Brew for required ingredients. |