DECEMBER MEETING

THE DATE: DECEMBER 14th
THE PLACE: JESS & DEAD TERRY'S HOMESTEAD IN ELLENDALE
THE EVENT: A GATHERING OF LIKE-MINDED FOLKS IN DECEMBER
THE TIME: ANYTIME AFTER 5PM

YEP, THE DECEMBER MEETING OF DUH WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH. DUE TO HOLIDAY BOOKINGS AT THE DOGFISH HEAD PUB IN REHOBOTH BEACH, WE'LL HAVE THE MEETING RIGHT HERE, AT THE PLACE I CALL HOME. THE FUN BEGINS ANYTIME AFTER 5PM.

FEEL FREE TO BRING A DISH TO SHARE, BUT THAT IS IN NO WAY REQUIRED. THE SAME GOES FOR YOUR LATEST FERMENTED CONCOCTIONS. I WILL BE PREMIERING MY "GITCHE GUMEE PORTER", A RECIPE BASED ON GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY'S AWESOME 'EDMUND FITZGERALD PORTER', ONLY I WENT AND F'd IT ALL UP BY ADDING BOURBON-SOAKED OAK CHIPS AND A S#@T LOAD OF VANILLA BEAN 'MUSH' SOAKED IN MORE BOURBON. THE AROMA IS FUN-OMINAL, AND IT TASTED GREAT BEFORE I ADDED ALL OF THE 'GOOP'. YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO SHOW UP AND SAMPLE IT!

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OR NEED DIRECTIONS....SIMPLY POST A NOTE HERE AND I'LL GET YOU THE INFORMATION.

HOPE TO SEE YA'LL THERE....

PEACE - OUT !

DEAD TERRY

NOVEMBER MEETING, THURSDAY NOV.9th

Just a quick reminder to everyone that the November meeting takes place this coming Thursday, November 9th. The meeting will be held at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, starting around 7pm. Bring your latest efforts for folks to sample, and score if you wish. We'll discuss some upcoming stuff and try to get a handle on events we want to plan for next year.

Hope to see everyone there!

Dead Terry

.....AND WE'RE BACK!

Well, we survived the summer months here on the Delmarva peninsula somewhat intact. We had some great get-togethers throughout the summer......saw some folks that only get a chance to pop in every once-in-a-while, as well as some new faces who are just discovering the joys of homebrewing/wine-making/mead-ing (?). In short, summer was great! NOW, it's time to get down to business.
OCTOBER 12th.....We'll be meeting back at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats @7pm. Pizza nite is in full swing, so come and eat and have a drink before the meeting starts. We've got plenty of items to discuss, as well as beer/wine/mead/???? to taste. Some folks have expressed an interest in getting some written feedback on their beers (etc.), so we'll try to set-up some kind of organized tasting at each meeting with simple scoring sheets for members to score the beers (etc.) that are shared at the meeting. I'll bring the scoring sheets. All I ask is......if you have a beer (etc.) that you want members to taste and give written reviews on, try to notify before the meeting (via email) so I know how much sheet to bring that night, or get to the meeting an hour before it starts (when I usually arrive) and let me know you want to use scoring sheets. I hope this will avoid the chaos that sometimes (usually) occurs when we start pouring. We'll give it a shot and see how it goes.
MORE IMPORTANT STUFF......We're working on a competiton in conjunction with the First State Brewers. I will be looking for feedback and ideas from members for me to pass along to the folks upstate, plus we can discuss our own club-only competition.

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW! No TV and No Beer make Homer go crazy.........

PEACE-OUT!
Dead Terry

UPCOMING EVENTS....MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Mark your calendars for the upcoming months, cuz here's some important dates to remember.......

LEADING OFF:
THURSDAY, MAY 11th: "MAY DAY, MAY DAY.....SOMEBODY'S GOING DOWN". The MAY MEETING will be held at Dogfish Head in Rehoboth on Thursday, May 11th. This will be our last meeting at the pub until October, so get off your ass and get there! 7pm is when the meeting officially starts, but those who love DFH beer know that the pre-meeting starts when the doors open at 4pm.

BATTING 2nd:
SATURDAY, MAY 13th: "LET'S GO WINGS!" The 3rd Annual DUH Wing-Off.......As always, held at The Shipwreck Brewing Company Lounge and Drunk-a-torium. Bring your best version of chicken wings and/or beer, or just come out and join the fun and stuff your face! The beer starts flowing at 4pm, with "judging" starting somewhere around 6pm. Again, get off your ass and come out and have some fun with your fellow homebrewers and local idiots!. If you don't know where The Shipwreck Brewing Company is, call John Novosel at 302-947-2999 and he'll be glad to give you directions...or you can just post a note here....and I'll mock you!

BATTING 3rd:
THURSDAY, JUNE 8th: "GRATEFUL TO BE ANYWHERE". The June meeting will be held right here, in my back yard in scenic Ellendale. Past attendees will tell you, we get to watch some awesome thunderstorms roll through in between games of bocce and horseshoes. AND (as always) the Grateful Dead Groove Lounge will be rockin', as will Dead Terry's shed of tunes......it's fun.

HITTING CLEAN-UP:
SATURDAY, JUNE 17th: "A GOOD TIME GONE BAD 3", or whatever I decide to call it this year. It's Jess & Terry's pig roast/crab feast/beer bash/fun-o-rama. Look for a follow-up email on this......or look in your mailbox.

NEXT HITTER:
THURSDAY, JULY 13th: "DUH DOES MILLSBORO". Yes, the July meeting will be held at Delmarva Brewing Craft (aka Patti & Doug Griffith's) in Millsboro. Details will follow via email, but bring your swim gear if you want to hit the water.

READY TO ADVANCE THE RUNNER:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10th: "DUH GETS WRECK'd". The August meeting will be held at John & Linda Novosel's Shipwreck Brewing Company in Lewes. Details will follow via email, just wanted to let everyone know....I'm starting to sound like a broken record.

AND THE ROOKIE ROUNDS OUT THE INNING:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th: "DOVER REPRESENTS!" Mike Townshend is hoping to host the September meeting.....if things go well...if not, we'll have the meeting/party on his general contractor's front lawn.........look for more info coming.


LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION COMING ON ALL OF THESE DATES.


As always, post a comment........

Peace - Out!

APRIL 13TH MEETING AT DOGFISH HEAD

OH YEAH! It's time for the April club meeting. Sorry to those of you who will be observing Passover, or those who aren't allowed out on evenings when there's a full moon (and you hairy bastages know who you are), but the April meeting is Thursday, April 13th. We'll meet at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats (upstairs) in Rehoboth sometime around 7pm. Bring your latest creations or samples from your latest trip (DUDE!), and we'll pass them around for everyone to try. Unleaven bread welcome, just leave the lambs blood at home (Ok Moses?), and please....no Silver Bullets (of either kind).
On the agenda for discussion will be, first and foremost, the summer schedule for meetings. If you want to host a meeting during the months of June, July, August or September (remember, it's the 2nd Thursday of the month), then bring it.......YO! ALSO, we'll try to finalize a couple of dates for some club events (i.e. Wing-Fest '06, Club Competition '06, Idiot-Fest 2010). We're still looking for club dues also.......
FINALLY, mark your calendars (your 2006 calendars, duh!) for "A Good Time Gone Bad 2006" (formerly known as "The Stone-Cutters Annual No-Homers Picnic"). YES, it's the return of the Crabby Pig-fest held at my undisclosed location in Ellendale, Delaware. The date is June 17th....details to follow......

Hope to see everyone at the meeting........

Peace - Out!
Dead Terry

P.S. LET'S GO RED WINGS!

NEXT MEETING....MARCH 9TH @ DFH...DUH!

The March meeting will be at Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach on Thursday, March 9th starting around 7pm.. Bring beer/whatever if you have some to share. Sorry, no fancy quibbles or smart-ass remarks to go along with the monthly announcement. Just show up....and............

DT

DUH in Mid-Atlantic Brewing News

If you can still find a copy, check out the February/March issue of Mid-Atlantic Brewing News (which you should be reading anyway, there will be a test at the next meeting). Delmarva United Homebrewers gets some 'PUB' thanks to George Hummel and his Homebrew News column. A slight error in the snippet about SANDALS, but I have 'corrected' him (ala "The Shining"). I just happened to be reading the latest issue on my flight to Boston (the fest was amazing, as was everything else in Beantown), and there we were.....hopefully just the beginning of the juggernaut that shall become DUH! Do I see in the future "Homebrew Club of the Year"? Probably more likely a featured story on "America's Most Wanted".
SO..........how was the February meeting? Post your comments, or I'll have to 'correct' all of you too!

Tra-la-la-la-la,
Dead Terry

P.S. Best Beer @ Extreme Beer Fest 3? Adam Avery's Mephistopheles' Stout! I must have more of this beer......

February Club Meeting.....Thursday, Feb. 9th

The February meeting of the Delmarva United Homebrewers (DUH) will be held on Thursday, February 9th at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach. As usual, the meeting will be held upstairs starting around 7pm. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend, and if you are interested in joining the club, and getting in on our club-only activities, the membership fee is only $20 per household annually.
As always, you do not need to bring your latest batch to attend but if you want to get feedback on your latest creation from fellow homebrewers, by all means bring it to the meeting. We are a homebrew/wine-maker/meadist/???/beer enthusiast organization, which means come and have some fun and if you have a good time and want to join DUH......all it takes is $20.
One note about the February meeting....Jessica and I will not be attending the meeting due to the fact that we will be in Boston for the Extreme Beer Festival (www.BeerAdvocate.com). If anyone wants to pay their dues at the February meeting, please give them to Mike Townshend, Mark Corea or John Mereider. They will forward the names (and dues) on to me so the member list can be made current. Jess and I will drink a toast (or two....or 3) to all of you on Thursday evening.
REMEMBER.....Thursday is $5 pizza night at Dogfish Head, so come in for dinner and have a great time getting to know (and make fun of) your fellow area homebrewers. Have a great time and I'll see everyone at the March meeting.....or at the Dogfish Head Chocolate Dinner, which is February 19th.
Any questions, simply send me an email or post a response here......

Peace-Out!
Dead Terry

P.S. LET'S GO RED WINGS!

Beer Maps!

For me there is nothing better...

Some of y'all may have seen this one already. It combines things near and dear to my heart, my work in internet mapping applications and my hobby in beer and brewing.
Check it out! Maybe we can get a google maps mashup together for homebrew supply shops.

Here is the link:
http://beermapping.com/us-brewery-map/

Sure, the folks who published this daily calendar could have picked some beer with an unfortunate name. But NO, they’re into the Olde School thang!

JANUARY MEETING

The first OFFICIAL meeting of the Delmarva United Homebrewers (DUH) will be held on Thursday, January 12th. We'll meet upstairs at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach, starting around 7pm. Please remember, we'll be collecting annual dues at this meeting so bring some extra cash or your checkbook. Dues remain the same as previous years...$20 per household.
Thursday is $5 pizza night at Dogfish Head as well, so come on out for dinner, have some beer and enjoy the evening with your fellow homebrewers and beer-heads. Any questions? Just post a comment....otherwise we hope to see you on Thursday!

Peace-Out!
Dead Terry

P.S. Don't forget about the Chili Cook-off on Saturday, January 21st at the Shipwreck Brewing Company Brewhaus.