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August 2023 MASH Monthly Update

Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, August 15th at 7:30 pm at
Diamond Spring Brewing
50 Broadway, Denville, NJ 07834



Join us on Tuesday, August 15th at 7:30 pm at Diamond Spring Brewing in Denville. We’ll be hosting 2 homebrew faceoffs this week- a Brewer’s Duel and a Club-Only-Competition!Come taste the Belgian Tripels brewed up by Eric Blaine and Dan Perrigan for the one-on-one Brewer’s Duel.Then bring your best standard strength beer (4.5% to 7%) for the club-only-competion. Remember to save enough of your entry to submit to upcoming BJCP competitions- MASH will cover the entry fees for the top 3 winners, as well as pay for beers at the Motown MASH bottle sort for the winning brewers. 

Multi-Club Picnic on 8/26Join us on Saturday August 26th at the Tourne County Park for a multi-club homebrew picnic! MASH will be joining other NJ clubs to barbeque and share some brews. We’re looking forward to a fun afternoon! We’ll begin at noon, and have access to grills, picnic tables, and a large picnic shelter. 



Perks for Being a MuleReminder that that MASH will pay a set per-entry reimbursement to any club member for each entry (besides their own) that they mule to a competition drop-off point on behalf of other club members. Just snap a photo of the entries you are dropping off and send the photo, competition name, and members you are dropping off on behalf of to [email protected].


Get Your Beer Judged by a BJCP JudgeMASH’s own Paul Jones has re-created a site for us to anonymously evaluate your homebrews. One of the perks of being a MASH member is having access to a long list of accomplished BJCP judges. If you would like some anonymous and objective feedback on your beer, go to RateMyHomebrew and register your beer. Your entry will be assigned a random number for you to label your bottle. Then bring the bottle to the next MASH meeting for one of our judges to take home and complete a scoresheet for you.

Upcoming homebrew competitions:
August 15: MASH Club-only Competition – Standard Strength Beers
September 30: Motown Mash at Wharton American Legion Hall
October 14: Malt Madness in Orefield, PA
October 17: last Club-only competition of 2023, Porters

Save the Key Dates:
August 15: MASH Monthly Meeting at Diamond Spring Brewing
August 26: Club Picnic
September 19: MASH Monthly Meeting at Twin Elephant
September 23: Motown MASH Bottle Sort at DoubleTap Brewing
October 7: Motown MASH Awards Ceremony DoubleTap Brewing
October 17: MASH Monthly Meeting at Autodidact