The December meeting of the First State Brewers was held at the home of Marty Drinan. Marty was gracious to agree to host the meeting at the last minute, as Jeff Ramberg was sick and was not able to host as scheduled. I hope Jeff is feeling better!
A nice crowd was on had as usual along with some interesting beers to sample. One notable brew in particular was a Chamomile Vanilla Wheat by Tammy Letcher. Tammy was generous to share her recipe on our forum here: https://firststatebrewers.com/forum/?wpforumaction=viewtopic&t=30.0
Once again, Marty gave us a tour of his basement brewery with his unique steam-powered all-grain system. Marty had a brown ale fermenting in the back with a jacket covering the carboy. I named it “Brownie”!
Name —————–Beer
Hank Keller————Various micros
JoeBob Jacobs ——–IPA, Peated Porter, Golden Ale, Porter, Belgian, Punkin
Tom Shuey————-Stout & Pale
Scott Perlot———–English Porter, Chamomile Vanilla Wheat, Indian Brown Ale
Tammy Letcher—^ (See above)
Stephen Hammerer–60 Min & Raision Clones
Thomas McMullon—Gluten free ales
Steven Lewis———All-grain Pale Ale
Jonathan Sabino—-Oatmeal Stout
Scott Bieber———–Belgian Ale
Eric Lynch————-Rauchbier
Dan Gianaris———-Harpoon Winter Warmer
Marty Drinan———Reasond’ Rxak Clone?, Cherry-Chocolate-Vanilla Stout, Irish Red
Meeting Schedule:
Janurary — John Bessel – The Grateful Shed
February — JoeBob Jacob -Bring lagers
March —— Jerry Carney?
The January meeting will be held behind the home of John Bessel, otherwise known as The Grateful Shed.
The meeting will be Friday, 1-15-2010 at 7:30pm.
Directions:
The Grateful Shed, in the back yard of John Bessel:
1601 Glenmore Dr, Stanton DE 19804
We will be parking at the Valero Station across from John Bessells house (The Grateful Shed)
A limited amount of vehicles may be able to park out front or possibly in the back yard, weather permitting.
Anyone with Kegs has first dibs on closer parking.
From all points South:
Take US-1 North until it turns to Rt. 7
Stay straight when 7 becomes Rt. 4 @ Gulf Station
Continue until you just pass the Shop Rite and turn right into the Valero Station
Park to the right of the station in the empty lot
The house is directly across Rt 4, the Shed is marked with a BIG lighted peace sign made of hop and grape vines.
From all points North:
I95 South to exit 5B DE 141 North towards Newport
Take exit 4 to Rt 4 Newport / Stanton
Turn left onto Rt 4 W @ 2nd light
Follow through Newport and down the hill
The Valero Station will be on your left
Park to the right of the station in the empty lot
The house is directly across Rt 4, the Shed is marked with a BIG lighted peace sign made of hop and grape vines.
By the way, I hope to bring a Pilsner to this meeting. Here’s the recipe: https://firststatebrewers.com/forum/?wpforumaction=viewtopic&t=32.0
Also, this is big news! Check this out! There’s going to be a movie about Michael Jackson called, Beer Hunter: The Movie! That will be awesome! I can’t wait to see it!