MAY 10th DUH THROWDOWN AT DOGFISH HEAD

OK FOLKS!


Here are the details for the Thursday, May 10th meeting of the Delmarva United Homebrewers. We are holding the 'DUH Throwdown' at this meeting. What the hell is that? It will be a simple beer judging competition, with a MAXIMUM of 15 entries. Everyone present for the meeting will be a judge, and will vote for the 3 beers they enjoyed the most. After all the ciphering and tallying is done, the beers with the most votes win. As always, there is fine print and details......



Rules:

1. You must pay your meeting dues before you can enter.

2. One entry per brewing team (or household in most cases)

3. You must be present to enter. No third-party entries will be accepted.

4. Entries will be accepted in the upstairs dining room at Dogfish Head from 6:45pm - 7:15pm.*

* If there is an over-abundance of people with entries, we will institute a lottery system to determine who gets to enter their beer.

5. Bring at least FOUR 12oz. bottles or TWO 22oz./750ml bombers, or ONE growler. Remove any labels and black out caps, or any identifying marks.

6. If your entry needs to be served cold - bring it cold. Also, bring a very brief description of style or special ingredients or processes used.





Now, onto specifics of the evening......The crew from Brewing TV will be joining us for this meeting and have provided us with some awesome prizes to reward the winning brewers, as well as everyone who comes to the meeting. What are they? Well, to start, Dogfish Head and Brewing TV/Northern Brewer are putting out a spread of food for everyone to enjoy. Along with that, we have a pile of door-prizes to give away courtesy of Northern Brewer. The winning brewers will receive gift certificates from Northern Brewer:

1st place: $100 gift certificate

2nd place: $75 gift certificate

3rd place: $50 gift certificate



Here is how the evening is going to run.....



6:45 - doors open to the upstairs dining room. At the top of the stairs, Jess and Lori will gladly accept your meeting dues ($1, as always), and give you your door-prize ticket, as well as your voting ballot. DO NOT LOSE IT, because you only get one. If you have a beer to enter in the competition, you will then proceed to the registration table. Jim and Terry will confirm that you have paid by taking a peek at your door-prize ticket, and then will register your beer for the competition.

7:15 - Competition registration ends!

7:30 - Judging begins

8:30 - Judging ends. All ballots must be turned in by 8:30!

9:00 - Results will be announced, and prizes awarded.



Throughout all of this, we will hold door-prize drawings and the buffet of food and brewfett of beer will be available. Just like a normal meeting, feel free to bring samples of your latest fermented creations to share. We will have a table set-up for any beers that are not in the competition - our usual Brewfett.



So, that's the skinny on how this is going to go down at the throwdown. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday Night! If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a note and I'll do my best to get an answer.



Peace-OUT!

Dead Terry

BIG BREW DAY - MAY 5th

Just wanted to remind everyone about the BIG BREW DAY celebration happening this Saturday, May 5th. Brewing will start around 11am, we'll have some snacks and munchies - followed by a smoked-pork fiesta when brewing is done (around 4pm). If you are interested in brewing for the event, let me know or just show up at 11am. If you can't make it for the brewing-fest, come on by whenever you can - we'll be celebrating into the evening.


Feel free to bring a dish to share and any beverages (fermented or otherwise) that you want folks to sample. We have 2 beers on-tap and a keg of cider that I fear is on the verge of kicking - but we have some bottles to share as well as margaritas for Cinco de Mayo. Someone else can bring the Mint Juleps for the Kentucky Derby.
If you have any questions, need the address or directions, don't hesitate to contact us at D_U_H@comcast.net . Hope to see everyone this Saturday!



Cheers,

Jess & Terry Daleiden

Jester Acres

April Brew Club Meeting

    Just to remind everyone, the April meeting of the Delmarva United


Homebrewers is this coming Thursday, April 12th. We will be meeting in the

upstairs dining room of Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach. Things will get

rolling around 7pm.

    Bring your latest fermented creations for folks to sample - but it's not

required to attend. The only thing we ask for is a $1 donation per person.

Topics for discussion will be the upcoming May 5th American Homebrewers

Association's BIG BREW DAY at Jester Acres, and hopefully some details on

our May 10th meeting - which a crew from Brewing TV will be attending.

It is still Pizza Night at Dogfish, come on in for dinner - yes, we have a

server upstairs - and stay for the meeting and the fun. Speaking of

meetings, the summer schedule is 'almost' completely set. For those new to

the club, since Rehoboth Beach has these evil devices called 'Parking

Meters' in effect during the summer months, and Dogfish Head is typically

completely crowded with visitors - we hold the June, July, August &

September meetings at different member's houses. The schedule for this year

(as of now):



June: Lori Brown & Jim Kroon's in fabulous Felton

July: Patti & Doug Griffith's in marvelous Millsboro

August: Krissy Shaw & Matt Patton's in lovely Lewes

September: tba (who wants it?)



That's it for now. Hope to see everyone on Thursday!



Cheers,

Terry

MARCH MEETING TONIGHT

The March meeting is tonight, March 8th at Dogfish Head in Rehoboth.  Starting at 7pm in the upstairs dining room.  The usual events are on-tap for the evening - so bring what you got and a dollar and join the fun!

December Meeting

Feeling neglected, little mister blog-site? Apparently no one ever looks here anyway! In case someone does, the December meeting will be held Thursday, December 8th at Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach. We'll get rolling in the upstairs dining room around 7pm. As always, feel free to bring samples of your latest creations, as well as $1 per person for the club donation. It's pizza night at Dogfish, so come for dinner and some holiday cheer with the DUH masses.

Cheers,
Dead Terry

AUGUST MEETING

A quick reminder for those who did not receive the email.....the August Meeting will be at Sarah & Mike Reese's house in Millsboro this Thursday (August 11th), with things starting around 6pm.
The usual deal, bring something to share if you feel like it or just come out and enjoy the evening. If you need directions, or an address to get you there - drop me a note and I'll private message the information to you.

Hope to see everyone there!

Cheers,
Dead Terry

July Meeting and Battle of the Brews

Just a quick reminder, the July meeting will be at Patti & Doug Griffith's house - home of Extreme Brewing, on July 14th. The usual - bring a dish to share and/or your latest fermented creations, but it is not required. Just come and enjoy the evening. If you need any supplies, I'm sure that Doug will be able to help you out.

NEXT, entries are due for the Delaware Battle of the Brews. All entries MUST be submitted by July 10th at one of the drop-off points. See the website http://battleofthebrews.webs.com for details and locations.

That's it for now - look for an email and Facetybook update soon.

Cheers,
Dead Terry