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| DB15 Cask Commissioner Brian Lynch (left) and Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing in the clubhouse at Wrigley Field in Chicago for game 7 of the World Series. Both are long time Cubs fans. |
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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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| Gold Medal winner from our Double India Pale Ale Home Brew Challenge - Livingston Hinckley- Congratulations on a well deserved victory!! |
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November Meeting Notes by Dan Hodge Meeting started at 4:20 pm. Members present were: Dan Soboti, DJ Soboti, Dan Hodge, Vince Capano, Jeff Levine, Glenn deLuca, Livingston Hinckley, Tom Nooney, Mark Ferguson, Matt Chuchla, Raffi Manjeekian. Non-members present were Tim Terhune, Vince Holmes, Omkar Gandbair and Richard Eissen. The meeting featured a guest speaker, Josh Sullivan, NJ rep for Smuttynose Brewing Company, who gave a brief history of the company’s operation, including their Smuttlabs division , which makes experimental and limited edition brews. He brought seven examples of Smuttynose and Smutt Labs beers, two of which were also on tap at the Gaslight in honor of the occasion. The beers he brought were: 1.Smuttynose Single Digit Dubbel (a re labeled and tweaked version of their former Winter Ale) 2.Finest Kind IPA 3.Smutt Labs Nott Dark Farmhouse Ale. 4.Smutt Labs Smoked Peach Short Weisse 5.Smuttynose Tripel 6.Smutty Labs The Stallion Russian Imperial Stout aged in red wine barrels 7.Smuttynose Rocky Road Milk Stout Beers tried after the meeting were: Harpoon Secret Alloy Ale provided by Tom Nooney Avery Ale to the Chief Imperial Pale Ale provided by Tom Nooney The Bruery Share This Imperial Stout Smuttynose Old Brown Dog brown Ale Smuttynose Robust Porter -------------- Founded in 1994,the Smuttynose Brewing Company is named for Smuttynose Island, the third largest of the nine islands that form the Isles of Shoals, a small, rugged archipelago that lies seven miles off the craggy New Hampshire coast. -------------------- Smuttynose beers are now distributed in more than two dozen states, as well as overseas in Europe and Asia,.It has been certified LEED Gold for the design, construction, and functionality of its Hampton headquarters. It is just the second brewery in the United States to attain this certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a worldwide green building standard a The building also won the won 2015 People’s Choice for a Commercial Project, from the American Institute of Architecture. ------------------------- Many thanks to Smuttynose Field Sales Rep Josh Sullivan for his great presentation! --------------------- Members - don't forget to pick up your free DB15 half liter stein at the meetings. Steins are also available for purchase. ------------------- October Meeting Notes September Meeting Notes July Meeting Notes (No August Meeting) June Meeting Notes May Meeting Notes (No April Meeting) March Meeting Notes February Meeting Notes January Meeting Notes ---------- Have an idea for a future meeting? Just tell any of theCask commissioners or e-mail it here. ============== Yearly Dues: $65 which includes all club meetings and allevent discounts. The total savings equal much MORE than the amount of the dues! NOTE - Non-members now pay $10 per meeting. ========= Great Beer Articles Hope You're Not A "Novuveau" 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 |
| 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 |
| Co-winners of the Member of the Year award Tom Nooney, Faith Franzino, Glenn Deluca. Show your appreciation and buy them a beer at Gaslight! |
| 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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=== The November meeting featured Guest Speaker Josh Sullivan from Smuttynose |
| December 13 Gasliight's Victorian Dinner Special member discounts!! |
| No December Meeting ===== Gaslight Victorian Dinner on Dec. 13 - Menu HERE Non-member- $95 Members - $45 Guest of member- one only - $55 Sign up now only at the Gaslight. Space is limited - don't miss out on our biggest event of the year. ===== Next Regular Meeting Jan. 8, 2017 Guest Speaker from Empire Brewing |
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