Welcome to the website for The Bay Area Mashtronauts (BAM). This is a homebrew club in Southeast Houston dedicated to the art and enjoyment of fermented beverages including but not limited to homebrewed beer, wine, cider, and mead. The club supports the American Homebrewers Association’s goal of brewing better quality beers and enjoying them in a responsible fashion. We always welcome in new members whether you are looking to get into the hobby, or you are an experienced brewer.
Please use navigation tabs at top of this page to learn more about us and how to join. If you are ready to become a Mashtronaut, just click here!
Upcoming Events
General Membership Meeting Join us on the second Tuesday each month at 7:00 pm for our monthly membership meeting. The meeting will be live in person at Saloon Door Brewing in Webster, Tx. This will be a regular meeting with food provided so come by and make some new friends. Homebrew is ok to bring for sampling.
Monthly Officer Meeting Officer meetings are typically held the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at a rotating location. Online meetings will take place through our club discord channel. Please consult with the calendar for confirmation of the meeting location each month.
Mashtronauts are 2023 Lone Star Circuit Champions!
Congratulations to the Bay Area Mashtronauts on winning the Club of the Year award on the Lone Star Circuit in 2023! Finishing with 205 total points, the Mashtronauts battled for a 32 point lead at the end of the year. Great job by all the participated through entries, recipe creation, brewing education, or general club support. This was a team win. Now lets go defend the title in 2024!
BAM YouTube
YouTube: Please subscribe to the Mashtronauts YouTube channel. This will be the broadcast method for the Lunar Rendezbrew Awards Ceremony, as well as other fun Mashtronaut events, so you’ll probably want to subscribe anyway. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/BayAreaMashtronauts
Competitive Corner
The Mashtronauts compete regularly in the Lone Star Circuit. That is a series of homebrew competitions in the state of Texas (including our own Lunar Rendezbrew) where points are earned for placing in the competition. Those points go towards individual homebrewer of the year, team of the year, and club of the year. The Mashtronauts won club of the year in 2008, 2009, 2015, and again in 2023! Entering any competition on the Lone Star Circuit may help the Mashtronauts stay on top again! Click here for more details and a list of qualifying competitions.
In addition to the Lone Star Circuit, Lunar Rendezbrew is the competition we host with it’s own menu item above for information. There are other competitions out there for you to get great feedback and represent the club in. Make sure that when you enter a competition that you select the Bay Area Mashtronauts as your homebrew club. We are a team and want to showcase our amazing brewers we have in the Mashtronauts. Competitions on the Lone Star Circuit also tally club points and publish club standings throughout the year.
To find additional competitions to enter, please visit the AHA competitions or BJCP competitions websites for a full list of their sanctioned events.
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