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| New Members Wanted |
| DB15 Cask Commissioner / club treasurer Brian Lynch (left) and Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing taking a break from signing autographs at last year's TAP-NY festival. Both served as celebrity judges in the Best of Hudson Valley contest. |
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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. |
| 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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| Next Meeting - April 14 at the Gaslight 4 PM |
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| ----------------------- Results of The March Meeting's Home Brew Challenge Meeting notes by Dan Hodge ------------ Bock Beer Meeting Draught Board 15 Meeting of March 10, 2013; commenced at 4:30 pm Members present were: Tom Fennelly, Neil Mukherjee, Jeff Levine, Vince Capano, Joe Biland, Livingston Hinckley, Tom Nooney, Faith Franzino, Brandon Einhorn, Andrew MacKenzie, Dan Hodge, Dan Soboti, DJ Soboti, Brian LynchPete Ford, Rob Sandow (non member), Eileen Kerekes (non member),Alex D’Angelo (non member), and Thomas Kincaid (non member) Meeting was a tasting/competition of bock beers including homebrews and commercial products. Eleven beers were tried and rated, finishing in the following order: 1. Dan Hodge’s home brewed bock 71 pts. 2. Livingston Hinckley’s home brewed bock 69 pts. 3. Breckenridge Pandora’s Bock 60 pts. 4. (tie) Yuengling Bock 54 pts. 4. (tie) Tommyknocker Butt Head Bock 54 pts. 6. Jeff Levine’s home brewed bock 50 pts. 7. Lancaster Rumspringa Bock 49 pts. 8. Lakefront Big Easy Maibock 45 pts. 9. Pete Ford’s home brewed bock 43 pts. 10. Einbecker Urbock 42 pts. 11. Hoffman (Climax) Doppelbock 16 pts. Beers tried after the meeting were: Rob Sandow’s Maibock Rob Sandow’s Porter Andrew Mac Kenzie’s Rye Ale Ommegang Brew de Garde provided by Tom Nooney Alex D’Angelo’s Home brewed IPA Alex D’Angelo’s Irish Red Sprecher 5 yr old Doppelbock provided by Tom Nooney Speakeasy Betrayal Imperial Red provided by Vince Capano Sierra Nevada 2003 Bigfoot provided by Brian Lynch Marston’s IPA provided by Vince Capano Meeting ended at 6:20 PM ----------------- Congratulations to the home brew medal winners- Dan Hodge - Gold Medal Livingston Hinckley - Silver Medal Jeff Levine - Bronze Medal ----------------------------------- TAP-NY Trip It always sells out so get your tickets early for our April 28th trip to the "best beer fest in the East" . The entire trip package (transportation, beer on the bus, fest ticket, bagels/coffee) is included with your membership fee of $110. Remember your membership includes TAP-NY,all meetings, and huge discounts to the Victorian dinner and the baseball game! Cost of the trip for non-members is $85. --------------------- Next Meeting April 14 Breweriana and Beer Every member is asked to wear something with a brewery name/insignia and bring beers of the same kind. Prizes in various categories. No macro breweries allowed so please nothing from the usual suspects like Bud, Miller, or Coors. Try to bring enough (at least 3 bottles) of your beer so that everyone in the club can sample it. If you are wear items from different breweries bring beer from each. -------- Attention Home Brewers U-Brew can supply all your needs plus provide expert guidance. U-Brew is located above Gaslight. See Dan for information ------------------------- Read the story of the DB 15 Membership Card Here Check out the story of the Gaslight Jukebox Here ----------------- |
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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 |
