MAY MEETING

The May meeting will take place Thursday, May 12th at Dogfish Head in Rehoboth. This will be the final meeting at the pub until October - due to the wonderful summer tourist/parking meter season. Things will get rolling around 7pm in the 2nd floor dining room. Bring your latest creations for folks to sample, or just come out and enjoy the evening - all we ask is for a $1 donation per person.
The summer meeting schedule is set and will be working this way:
June 9th: Jester Acres in Ellendale
July 14th: Delmarva Brewing Craft in Millsboro
August 11th: Sarah & Mike Reese's in Millsboro
September 8th: MaryAnn & Greg Christmas' in Milton

Reminders and directions will be provided throughout the summer.

Finally, Matt Patton at Dogfish head asked me to get this link out there for folks to check-out:

http://www.dogfish.com/community/news/press-releases/celebrating-american-craft-beer-week.html

It lists the various events that Dogfish Head will be hosting in celebration of American craft Beer week, which is May 16-22.

That's all for now....Cheers,
Dead Terry

APRIL MEETING

Guess what? It's time to announce the April meeting date...... BIG SURPRISE....it's on Thursday, April 14th. We'll be meeting in the upstairs dining room at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach. Things will get rolling around 7pm. Feel free to bring samples of your latest fermented creations, but it is not required to attend. All we ask is for a simple $1 per person donation, which grants you unlimited access to the club's Brew-fet table. A magical wonderland of variety. (?) I'll be filling-in for our ever-vacationing President, and will do my best not to piss too many people off (other than my wife). I'll give you the latest information on the Mystery yeast Competition and the Battle Of the Brews Competition....or I'll just make stuff up. If you have any questions, or concerns, drop me a note or ask me point-blank at the meeting. If I don't answer....I'm probably passed-out, or beaten unconscious by Jessica, for the remark above. Hope to see everyone having a GREAT TIME on Thursday!!! Peas, Dead Terry

Yeast Pick-Up

Yeast pick-up started tonight down at the Dogfish Head Pub in Rehoboth....we went through half of our allotted supply. If you are planning on entering, I would suggest you get on your horse and ride to the pub or either XtremeBrewing location; plop down your $5 and get your propagation in rotation (?). If ANYONE has questions about the yeastie-feastie - drop me a note. I'll respond to any legitimate concern........

Peas,
Dead Terry

MARCH MEETING

The March meeting will be on Thursday, March 10th. We'll be gathering at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach. Things will get started in the upstairs dining room around 7pm. Feel free to bring samples of your latest creations, but it is not required to join in the fun. All we ask you to bring is a $1 donation.
Topics of discussion for this meeting are providing details about the upcoming 2011 Mad Brewer Competition, as well as updates on the Delaware State Fair competition. Remember, Thursdays are $6 pizza night at Dogfish Head, some come on in for dinner and the meeting. Hope to see everyone there.

Cheers,
Dead Terry

February Meeting

The February meeting will take place Thursday, February 10th. We'll be gathering upstairs at Dogfish Head in downtown Rehoboth. Things will get started around 7pm. We will hopefully be discussing the upcoming competitions, and be able to provide some more details about them. As always, feel free to bring along samples of your latest creations, but it is in no way mandatory. Your $1 donation to the Jimmy Kroon Fund is required - gotta keep our club President dressed to thrill. It's pizza night at Dogfish, so come on in for dinner and the meeting. Hope to see everyone there!

Cheers,
Dead Terry

Battle of the Brews at the Delaware State Fair

The Delaware Department of Agriculture and Delaware State Fair are excited to announce Delaware’s first AHA/BJCP-sanctioned homebrew competition – the inaugural Delaware State Fair - Battle of the Brews – July 23, 2011 on the Delaware State Fairgrounds.

Details, printable flyers, etc. can be found at official competition website, but here are the most important things to remember: You must register at the Delaware State Fair between April 1 & June 1, 2011 and then deliver your beer (see website) by July 11. To maximize your beer karma, make sure you use plain bottles labeled with BJCP Bottle ID forms (attach with a rubber band please).

Cash prizes will be awarded for Best of Show winners and category winners will be honored with fame, notoriety, (and ribbons). And we’ll have and craft beer education and sampling activities going on during judging.

Spread the word about the Battle of the Brews on BeerAdvocate and Facebook.

Promotional materials by Caty Cain.

JANUARY MEETING

The January meeting will be held Thursday, January 13th at Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach. Things will get started upstairs around 7pm. As always, bring along your latest creations to sample or just come out for an evening of fun. It's pizza night at Dogfish Head, so grab some dinner too.
We'll have details about the Novosel's Annual Chili Cook-off, which will be taking place on January 29th. Hope to see everyone this Thursday, and remember to bring your $1 for the club's 'special' fund.

Cheers,
Dead Terry

DECEMBER MEETING

The December meeting will be held Thursday, December 9th at 7pm. We will be in the upstairs dining room at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach. Bring a sample of your latest fermented creations or just come in for a night of fun - remember to bring your dollar bills for the stripper (aka meeting dues).
It's pizza night at Dogfish, so come in for dinner and the gathering. Hope to see everyone there. Merry Christmas and happy Holidays to everybody!

Cheers,
Dead Terry

NOVEMBER MEETING

It was held the 2nd Thursday of November at Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach. It was fun, and you should have been there.

DT

OCTOBER MEETING

IT'S OCTOBER, SO THAT MEANS WE START MEETING AT DOGFISH HEAD BREWINGS & EATS AGAIN! That's right, the October meeting is scheduled for this coming Thursday, October 14. We'll get things rolling in the upstairs dining room around 7pm.
As always, bring your latest fermented creations to share - although bringing something is not required to join the festivities. The only thing you need to bring is a dollar for each person attending (club dues). It's pizza night at Dogfish Head, so come on in for dinner and the meeting - there will be a server available upstairs to take care of our group.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday night!

Cheers,
Dead Terry

SEPTEMBER MEETING

DATE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
PLACE: MONICA & JOHN BOYER'S HOUSE IN FELTON, DELAWARE
TIME: ANY TIME AFTER 6PM

That's right, I'm actually posting this before the actual meeting. The usual stuff applies......bring a dish to share and samples of your fermented creations, but they are not required for your attendance. If you need directions, send me a note at D_U_H@comcast.net and I'll send you the address and directions.
With any luck, we'll be meeting back at Dogfish Head in October.

Hope to see ya Thursday!

Cheers,
Dead Terry

AUGUST MEETING

There was one.....it was fun, or so I was told.

JULY GATHERING

The July gathering will be on Thursday, July 8th. The place to be is Patti & Doug Griffith's house, home of Delmarva Brewing Craft & Xtremebrewing.com. Everything gets started at 6pm. Patti will have some fried chicken and sausages and doug will have beer to sample. Feel free to bring a dish to share, along with your latest fermented creations - but it neither is required to attend.

If you need directions, check out their website link on the right-side of the page. If that doesn't work for you, send me a note and I'll do my best to not get you lost - but it's a risky proposition. Hope everyone has a safe and celebratory 4th of July weekend - and hope to see everyone on Thursday!

Cheers,
Dead Terry

JUNE GATHERING

Just to remind everyone who reads this drivel, the June meeting of the Delmarva United Homebrewers will be happening Thursday, June 10th. We'll be gathering at Jess & Terry's Jester Acres in glorious Ellendale, Delaware. Things will kick-off at 5pm. If you need directions, drop me a note and I'll get you here (hopefully).
I'll be smoking up some tasty critters for everyone to enjoy. Feel free to bring a dish to share, and as always, bring your latest fermented creations. The bocce court, horse-shoe pits and pool are all ready to go, so come on out for a fun evening. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!

Cheers,
Dead Terry

DELMARVA MAD BREWER COMPETITION RESULTS

Sorry for the delay in getting the results posted, but it was a hectic work week, combined with hockey playoffs - so I'll get to the results.

We had 24 entries from across the peninsula and surrounding areas. Our 9-person judging panel split judging duites, and after 3 rounds the final results were:

1st Place: Andrew Klingbeil from Bear, Delaware (AHA member)
Beer: American-style Farmhouse Ale: a saison brewed with agave nectar and an
American hop-influence (?)

2nd Place: John Mays from Claymont, Delaware (AHA member)
Beer: 30-Minute Pale Ale: An American pale ale with orange and coriander

3rd Place: Kent Spriggs from Wilmington, Delaware (First State Brewers)
Beer: Carraway Brown Ale: An English brown rye ale



Congratulations to the winners, and a thanks to everyone who entered. We hope that everyone who was able to attend the reception had a great time. If you haven't received your score sheets back already, they will be going out very soon.

A huge THANK YOU to the judges, who took time out on a Sunday morning to come and judge the beers for us:

Karl Arnberg - Dogfish Head Brewery
Joe Baker - Henlopen City Oyster House
Chris Bisaha - Henlopen City Oyster House
Greg Christmas - Dogfish Head Brewery
Brian Connery - Dogfish Head Brewery
Claus Hagelman - Dogfish Head Brewery
Jeremy Hunt - Dogfish Head Brewery
Bryan Selders - Dogfish Head Brewery
Jason Weissberg - Dogfish Head Pub

A special thanks to Matt Patton and the staff of Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats for getting the food together for the event, and taking care of everything. Also, a thanks to Doug & Patti Griffith at Delmarva Brewing Craft / Xtreme Brewing.com for donating the bounty of prizes and door-prizes for the event.

That's it for now. Remember, next DUH meeting is Thursday, May 13th. This will be the last meeting at Dogfish Head until October, so come on out!

Peas,
Dead Terry

MAD BREWER COMPETITION RECEPTION

EVENT: DELMARVA MAD BREWER COMPETITION RECEPTION
DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010
PLACE: DOGFISH HEAD BREWING & EATS IN REHOBOTH BEACH
TIME: 2PM

The Delmarva United Homebrewers and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will be a hosting a reception on April 25th, to announce the results of the Mad Brewer Competition. Everything starts at 2pm in the upstairs dining room at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach.
We will have some light fare and left-over entries, but if you wish to bring along samples of your latest creation or something you want to share - feel free to do so. Even if you did not have time to get an entry in, come on by for the festivities and the beer-talk. Celebrate with the victorious and commiserate with downtrodden.
I hope to see everyone there!

Cheers,
Dead Terry

APRIL MEETING

The April meeting will be held on Thursday, April 8th at 7pm in the upstairs dining room at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach. It's pizza night, so come on in for dinner and the gathering.
We will start accepting entries for the Mad Brewer Competition during this meeting, so please bring your bottles marked in the manner described at the competition website. Also, if you are bringing bottles for sampling during the meeting, please mark them with the creators name(s) and a description of what the hell is in the container.

See You All There!
Dead Terry

S'MARCH MEETING

The March meeting will be this Thursday, March 11th. We'll be meeting in the 2nd floor dining room at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach. Everything gets rolling at 7pm. It's pizza night at the pub, so come for dinner and the awesome Dogfish Head beers. Feel free to bring your latest creations or just come out for the fun of it. Hope to see everyone there!!

Peace-OUT!

Dead Terry

LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.......RESCHEDULED FEBRUARY MEETING

That's right, the demand was so great that we have decided to reschedule the February meeting. All of the details below remain the same, except the date. We'll be meeting on Thursday, February 18th at Dogfish Head. Everyone think warm thoughts....and no more snow. See ya there!!!

February Meeting Postponed

Sorry, but the February meeting has been postponed due to obviousness. I'll post information on a rescheduled date, just as soon as we figure out what's in store for us next. As always, leave your snide comments for me at the bottom of this post.