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September 2025 MASH Monthly News

Join us on Tuesday, September 16th at 7:30 PM at Double Tap Brewing in Whippany for our monthly meeting. We have a fantastic agenda on deck:

🎉 Brewer’s Dual Duel: Marzen 🥨

This month’s Brewers’ Duel features John Milliken facing off against Keith Blanchard in the a head to head competition for the best beer to drink all day while enjoying the crisp fall weather and the company of good friends. We cannot wait to see who has developed the maltiest, most balanced Marzen. Come help us judge and appreciate this classic seasonal style. 

🍾 Brewing Basics Done Better – Bottling 🫧

Club and Board members Dan Perrigan and Paul Jones will share techniques for bottling beer to help you win more competitions, better preserve beers for aging, and improve your process to make bottling faster and easier. Dan and Paul are experts at bottling beer from kegs as well as bottle conditioning and have experience winning competitions across a wide range of beer styles, thanks in part to the tricks and tips they will share with us about their bottling techniques. 


Key Dates

  • September 16: MASH Monthly meeting at Double Tap Brewing
  • September 28: Motown MASH BOS Judging and Awards Ceremony at Double Tap
  • October 18th: Brewminaries Present: Retrospective
  • October 21: MASH Monthly meeting at Ramstein in Butler

Upcoming Homebrew Competitions

  • September 20: Motown MASH
  • September 20: War of the Worts
  • November 18: Club Only Competition: Clone of Rich and Steve’s Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

Brewer’s Duels

  • September 16: John Milliken vs. Keith Blanchard in the battle of the Märzen. Lederhosen optional, but encouraged 🥨
  • October 21: Jim Dorward vs. Ed O’Neill battle it out for the best Pilsner
  • November 18: Dan and Rose vs. Chris and Joe take 10 paces and fire for the best New Zealand Pilsner.