1. MASHOUT will be held August 13-16 at the same Cumberland location. This year’s CRABS food competition will be meatloaf. Register by July 31 for early bird pricing at https://mashout.ticketspice.com/mashout-2026

2. Crabs4CRABS will be on Sunday September 27 at Guilford Park pavilion, our usual location.

3. Ben will be throwing a houseparty this Saturday June 27 starting at 3:00 PM. Bring a dish or something to throw on the grill. Kids welcome. Address was sent via email.

4. There was a brief discussion about the antioxidant properties of pomegranate extract. Here are a few articles about it:

• https://www.murphyandson.co.uk/resources/technical-articles/introducing-mashlife-pomegranate-extract-for-better-beer-stability/
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375954497_Strategies_to_Reduce_the_Iron_Intake_During_the_Brewing_Process_with_respect_to_Flavour_Stability

5. This month’s competition was Sapwood Cellars Hedge Trimmer clone. There were 12 entries. Winners were:

• 5th – Tom D’Asto
• 4th – John Keough
• 3rd – Peter Werle
• 2nd – Jared Jarsocrak
• 1st – Justin Wilson

6. Next meeting: Wednesday July 15. Competition will be session beers (under 4.5% ABV).

7. Go to http://crabsbrew.org for CRABS-related information. The 2026 CRABS competition schedule is at http://www.crabsbrew.org/competition_schedule