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| DB15 Cask Commissioner / club treasurer Brian Lynch (left) and Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing, judging the best beer contest at last year's TAP-NY festival. Both have been appointed as co-head judges for this year's event. |
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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 $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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| ---------------------- February Meeting Notes by Dan Hodge Members present were:Vince Holmes, Chris Johnson, Mark Ferguson, Justin Jackson, Brandon Einhorn, Livingston Hinckley, Raffi Manjekian, Glenn DeLuca, Tom Nooney, Randy Needham,Neil Mukarje, Brian Lynch, Vince Capano, Jeff Levine, Dan Soboti,and DJ Soboti. present. Guests present were Toshikp Kobiyashi, John Reid, Joe Bopp and Rich Easson. The meeting was a presentation of seven styles of German beer tasted against an American counterpart. Members were asked to state their preference and try to decide which was German and which was American. The results were as follows: 1. Kolsch The German Gaffel Kolsch beat Samuel Adams Escape Route 14 -7 2. Dortmunder The AmericanGreat Lakes Dortmunder Gold beat DAB 10-8 3. Pils The German Bitburger edged Victory Prima Pils 11-10 4. Schwartzbier The American Yuengling Porter edged Kostritzer 11-10 5. Hefeweizen The German Hofbrauu clobbered Widmer Bros. 16-4 6. Helles The German Spaten edged Iron City 11-10 7. Dunkelweizen The American Leavenworth beat Veldsteiner 13-8 The German beers therefore won 4-3 overall. The German beers got an aggregate total of 76 votes with the American totaling 65. All beers remaining were then given away -free- to each person as chosen by lottery. Beers tried after the meeting were: 1. Weyerbacher Riserva (the one beer to have if you need a reason to quit drinking) provided by Vince Capano 2. Mark Ferguson’s “IPAish” homebrew 3. Brandon Einhorn’s Stone IPA clone homebrew 4. Stony Creek IPA provided by Glenn DeLuca 5. Dan Hodge’s Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone homebrew 6. Dan Hodge’s Snow Goose clone homebrew 7. Jeff Levine’s Bourbon Barrel Export Stout homebrew 8. Telegraph White Ale provided by Vince Capano 9. Braufactum Rauchweizen provided by the Sobotis 10. Uinta Baba Black Lager provided by the Sobotis 11. Just Beer Project IPA provided by the Sobotis The meeting ended somewhere between 6:15 and 6:45 pm ------------------ TAP-NY Trip / Yearly Dues TAP-NY, the biggest and best beer fest on the East Coast, will have over 300 individual beers to taste this year! The legendary Gaslight/DB15 bus trip to TAP will be on April 27,2014, leaving at 9 AM and returning approx. 8 PM. The trip package includes bagels and coffee at the Gaslight before departure, round trip transportation, beer on the bus, and unlimited beer and food at the festival. Sign up at the Gaslight as soon as possible - it sells out early every year! First come first served - there will be only ONE bus. TAP-NY Package - $95 (non-member) DB15 member cost - $50 Discounts to TAP, Victorian Dinner, and all other events plus the monthly meetings only apply to fully paid members. Dues and TAP fees are payable at the March 9 meeting. If you are paying by check please make it out to "cash". ==Club membership is still only $60== (You must be a club member to receive any discount.) ---------------------- Member Emeritus Did you know that the Draught Board 15 has one and only one Member Emeritus? It's Augie Helms. You can read about his amazing beer life in the new Beer My Way by Dan Hodge. -------------------- Don't Be A Loser - Bad Bar Behavior 20 Rules to Follow ----------------- Read the story of the DB 15 Membership Card Here Check out the story of the Gaslight Jukebox Here ----------------- Follow the DB15 on Facebook www.facebook.com/DraughtBoard15 |
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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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| (L-R) Rando Needham, Dan Hodge, Livingston Hickley |
| Medal winners from our last Home Brew Challenge as they appeared on the final Tonight Show episode with Jay Lenno (not pictured) to promote their new music video. |
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| Next Meeting March 9 it's March Beer Madness Last year's March Beer Madness event was perhaps the most popular meeting of the year! This year's will be even bigger and better as we will be tasting and evaluating 32, (yes, that's 32) total IPAs! Beers will be seeded in NCAA- like tourney brackets and move on with each victory until we crown our IPA Champion. Beers and brackets coming soon- check back often. If you can only make one meeting this is it!! March 9 4 PM at the Gaslight Bonus All beer remaining after the meeting will be distributed FREE to members!! |
| Just some of the beer given away FREE at the February meeting. Photo: R. Needham (click to enlarge) |
| BREAKING NEWS partial list of beers at the March 9 meeting: South Hampton IPA DC Brau IPA Big Muddy IPA Duclaw IPA Clown Shoes IPA Schlafly IPA Saucony Creek IPA Great Lakes IPA Sly Fox IPA and many more! |