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Feb BAM Meeting

The February meeting for the Mashtronauts will take place via Zoom online meetings on Tuesday February 9th at 7:00 pm. A meeting notice will be sent out by email and Facebook. This meeting will have the vote for the Bylaw amendment as well as the 2021 Nuts N Bolts announcement of teams and the theme, as well as Lunar Rendezbrew updates.

If you need to review the redlined Bylaw amendment being voted on, please see the link below:

BAM-Bylaws-2019-Revision-1-Redline

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BAKFISH Homebrew Meetup

Are you missing in person homebrew bottle shares? You should come out to BAKFISH Brewing in Pearland on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. Kris hosts a homebrew meet up that night to talk about brewing and pass around some homebrew to sample. Its a great place to get feedback on a beer. You might also come away with a friendly challenge. In December, the group picked a couple of ingredients and decided we each would brew a beer with them. Our ingredients were Vienna Malt and mushrooms. At least 4 of us will have our mushroom beers at the February meet up. This is going to be interesting. Hope to see some of you there.

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Bay View Duck – F.A.R.T. Invitation from The Force

Michael “The Force” Wiley’s invitation: For the past few Fridays and probably will continue for the next few, we have 6-12 folks (newer and old BAMMERS) that are FARTing at Bayview Duck, a British-y pub located in Bayview/Bacliff. BAM has been a regular visitor to the pub since the club began in 1991, and BVD has been a past sponsor for Lunar Rendezbrew starting from LR I. For those of you who might not have visited, BVD, its Brit beers and a revolving selection of local beers; Alec’s beer mixology; and traditional Brit fare and vibe. We usually meet around 5 – 5:30 PM… If you are looking for a place to alti-FART, come on down! (not BAM-sponsored (legalese))… CHEERS!

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Tim Gamble – 6 Wards Beer Release

Tim Gamble’s Irishman’s Extravangance Beer Release – Thanks to all the Mashtronauts that came out to 6 Wards Brewing Company to celebrate Tim Gamble’s beer release of Irishman’s Extravagance. It was great to see so much support for a fellow Mashtronaut. And the beer was fantastic! Get over to 6 Wards Brewing Company and try some while supplies last.

Tim posing in front of the tap list.

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Nuts N Bolts 2021

What is Nuts N Bolts?

You may have heard the term “Nuts N’ Bolts” from a meeting, our website, YouTube, etc. But what does it mean to the Mashtronauts? The Nuts and Bolts competition is the Bay Area Mashtronauts annual intra-club competition.  While not officially sanctioned by the AHA, this competition gives the winners bragging rights for the whole year.  The competition typically pairs beginning brewers with more experienced brewers.  Brewers are usually paired up in at the February meeting and given special instructions for their brew(s) together. Its a great way to learn more of the art of brewing, and is a great bonding experience for club members.

2021 Competition

Teams and theme have been announced, so get your passports ready! Find everything you need to know about the competition here. Teams will have the opportunity to brew two beers together to earn points towards winning the year long competition.

N&B Information

1. Extra beer for the judges is ALWAYS good (blatant bribe speak…)

2. The NUTS& BOLTS Scoresheet will be uploaded soon. Like Last Year:

  • Points for entering the N&B events
  • Points for Honorable Mention, 3rd, 2nd (the “Paul”), and 1st
  • Points for entering other “N&B sanctioned events”
  • N&B sanctioned events will be listed on the N&B scoresheets

3. Like last year, ALL Teams are essentially in it to win N&B team of the year from day one through the end. Don’t be discouraged by early results. There is plenty of opportunity to catch up.

Theme

Stop One: Belgium

  • Must be a beer from BJCP Categories: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27A, or 34D using the 2015 BJCP style guidelines.
  • https://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_guidelines_beer.pdf
  • Experimental or specialty beers will be accepted. However, the base beer must be from the listed categories.
  • 2 bottles will be turned in with a label of the style ID.
  • Turn in will be May 29, 2021 at Hoppin’ Grape from 12-5 pm.
  • Winners will be announced at the June BAM meeting.

Stop Two: Germany

  • Must be a beer from BJCP Categories: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 27C, or 27H using the 2015 BJCP style guidelines.
  • https://www.bjcp.org/docs/2015_guidelines_beer.pdf
  • Experimental or specialty beers will be accepted. However, the base beer must be from the listed categories.
  • 2 bottles will be turned in with a label of the style ID.
  • Turn in will be November 13, 2021 at Hoppin’ Grape from 12-5 pm.
  • Winners will be announced at the December BAM meeting.

Teams

Here is the line up of teams for the 2021 Nuts N Bolts Competition:

  • John Black & Wesley Kulcak
  • Randy Daily & Jim Lee
  • Sanjay Thomas & Jason Thomas
  • Tristin Sylvester & Dimas Gonzalez
  • Ryan Cooper & Joshua Satelises
  • Jonathan Reasoner & Matt Jaggers
  • Blake Villermin & Case Ricks
  • Jared Wettenstein & Michael and Amanda Lerman
  • Tim Gamble & Lisa Montemayor
  • Adolph Postel & Keith and Mindy Brooks
  • David Brenna & Thomas Kozuch & Patrick Green

Prior Year Results

Overall Nuts N’ Bolts Winners for 2020:

  • 1st Place – Ryan Cooper/David Brenna
  • 2nd Place (tie) – Randy Daily/Jonathan Reasoner
  • 2nd Place (tie) – John Black/Tristin Marcks
  • 3rd Place – Jared Wettenstein/Dimas Gonzalez