It’s been a long time since our last post. Not because we haven’t been active. Just because, without our usual monthly in-person meetings, it’s hard to keep to a regular publishing schedule.
Since our last post, six months ago, we’ve had a number of safe in-person get-togethers. Most have been informal meet-ups, outdoors at local breweries. I, for one, was delighted to see familiar faces in real life. We also participated, with Brew Haven, in our annual bottle share while picking up apple juice at Beardsley’s Cider Mill. And a number of us have co-brewed at each others’ homes. We may not be having our regular meetings, but we are finding safe ways to carry on.
Winter brings special challenges since it makes outdoor activities more difficult. Co-brews are still happening, of course. But we will have to find a safe way to choose our 3 entries for the CT Club Competition without, you know, freezing to death. Meet-ups at breweries should resume once the weather gets warmer.
Now that vaccines exist and we have a rough idea of the schedule for administering them, we know that we won’t be able to resume all of our normal club activities until the fall. That’s a bit long to just keep “muddling through”, as we’ve been doing. So we plan to embark on a schedule of more formal zoom-based activities over the next 8 to 10 months. Brew Haven has been doing this rather successfully and we hope to learn from their example.
In short, we’re still here, still brewing, still getting together (if less formally). Watch this space for new developments as we regain momentum in the new year.