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!

Equal Parts Brewing LR29 Pro Am

At Lunar Rendezbrew 29, Equal Parts Brewing sponsored category 19 with a pro-am opportunity. Don Huether of the Bay Area Mashtronauts won gold in that category with his American Brown Ale. Don had the opportunity to work with the amazing staff at Equal Parts Brewing to scale this beer up for a Houston release. The beer was named “Old School” and is an absolutely delicious beer. You can get it on tap or in 4 packs of cans at Equal Parts Brewing.

Mashtronauts are 2023 Lone Star Circuit Champions!

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

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.

Officer Meetings Regular officer meetings will take place at 6:30 pm on either the third Tuesday at Saloon Door West or the third Thursday at Vallenson’s Brewing. Ask an officer if you need to confirm the location as it could change for various reasons. Executive session will take place first. Committee members and general members wishing to address the board will be welcome to join after executive session ends (usually around 7:15 pm).

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 Lunar Rendezbrew 29 that is the competition we host each spring 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.