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OTMP – September Meeting 9/20/23 – August Meeting Recap

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 September Club Update: 
As the leaves change color here soon and the cool breeze of autumn begins to set in, homebrewers eagerly anticipate the arrival of fall. This season brings with it a cornucopia of beer styles that mirror the changing seasons. From malty and spiced brews to pumpkin-infused delights, fall beers offer a contrast to lighter, more easy drinking beers from the summer. Here we'll take a journey through some of the most beloved and iconic fall beer styles, each with its unique characteristics and the perfect accompaniment to the crisp autumn air. Hopefully this writing will get you thinking about what Fall beer you might brew up next, I am certainly excited about the coming cool weather and new fall homebrews.  

Märzen/Oktoberfest
Classic Märzen and Oktoberfest beers that are synonymous with autumn, thanks to Munich's legendary Oktoberfest celebration. These lagers are characterized by their beautiful amber color, balanced maltiness, and a touch of sweetness. They offer a smooth and drinkable profile with a hint of toasted bread and a clean finish. These beers are perfect for celebrating the changing seasons and pair wonderfully with traditional fall fare like sausages and pretzels.
Pumpkin Ales
One of the most iconic fall beer styles (for some), pumpkin ales, brings a taste of the fall harvest season to your glass. Homebrewers get creative with these beers, infusing them with real pumpkin, and spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove, and a touch of sweetness. The result is a spicy, aromatic brew with a pumpkin pie-like quality. Pumpkin ales are perfect for sipping around the fire or enjoying with others during fall celebrations.
Spiced Beers
As noted above Fall is the season for spices, and many homebrewers take inspiration from the kitchen when crafting their fall beers; think of all the complex flavors of Thanksgiving's savory flavors, sweets and treats. Spiced ales often feature ingredients like cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves as well all the spices you can find in Mulled wine; anise, maple syrup, brandy and orange. The spice profile can create a warming, comforting flavor that makes spiced beers the ideal choice for those brisk autumn evenings.
Brown Ales
Brown ales, with their rich and malty character, are another staple of the fall beer scene. These beers come in many other notable sub-styles, from English brown ales with nutty undertones to American brown ales with a more pronounced hop presence. Even more rare brown ale types like Oud Bruin, Smoked Brown, and Belgian Brown Ale also fit into this category. The common thread is their deep toasty, caramel-like flavors, making them a great choice for those seeking a comforting, malt-forward brew as the days get shorter and cooler.
Harvest Ales / Fresh Hopped Beers / Seasonals
Harvest ales are brewed with freshly harvested hops, grain or other fresh adjuncts. These beers often have a pronounced hoppy character and a vibrant, earthy quality, evoking the spirit of the season. Wet hop beers, which use freshly harvested hops without drying, giving them a unique, grassy aroma that hop heads can appreciate. These beers are easy to produce this time of year if you happen to have some hop bines growing in your yard. 
Dark Lagers and Porters
As fall darker beer styles come into their own in the coming months. Dark lagers and porters offer complex flavors like roasted, toffee, chocolate, and coffee notes, providing a cozy and robust drinking experience. These beers are perfect for sipping by the fireside, and they pair wonderfully with hearty stews and roasts. Styles like Sweet Stout, Imperial Stout, Belgian Double, Oatmeal Stout and Baltic Porter come to mind for beers that can make amazing seasonal beers. 

Ever since I started home brewing Fall has always been one of my favorite times to brew. With cooler nights and better brewing conditions, Fall is where we see all the variations of beer come to life. With so much room for interpretation of style and remixes on old favorites Fall beers are wide open to a palette of colors  from Amber to toasty dark beers and flavors that are simple to complex. I am eagerly anticipating some amazing brew days coming from all members of OTMP and of course to be shared in future meetings. 


Five Star Chemical Ordering:
The order will be placed this month, please fill out the form ASAP. It looks likely that we will be ordering a case of star-san and a case of sani-clean as well as a huge bucket of PBW to break down for brewers by the pound. 
You can check out the product offerings here and the product guide here. If you have interest in getting in on a bulk purchase fill out this form to let us know your product interest and quantities. The club will hold spare inventory to continue to sell off over time at cost, thus spreading the savings for all. You can check in on the requests for orders here.

Club Nominations for OTMP Board Members:
Please take a moment to complete the ballot for elected officers for the 2023-2024 meetings. Voting will close the day of the September meeting where officers will be announced. 

AHA Membership:
As many of us are members of the AHA we get benefits from being members, from discounts, to early ticket releases we all now have another perk. OTMP is now a registered supporter of the AHA; meaning that if you use the discount code OTMP at checkout you will receive $5 off an annual membership as well as the club will be given $5. Feel free to share with anyone looking to join the AHA. This can be an easy way for those of us that annually renew to also roll some extra cash back to the club. 
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Tasting Glasses:
New glassware has started to be handed out, if you missed last month we will have the glassware at the September meeting. You can also reach out to Evan Sherlock if you want to pick yours up at any point. 
Competitive Brewing: 
Anyone looking to enter into the competition we could get a group of us to submit together. I am sure there are a few members that would be able to rank rather high in competition, if we join together we can also complete drop offs together. We can discuss this more at the next meeting. If any of us is interested in getting into the pro-am for next year this would be a great start. 

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Time to brew it up.
 The recipe has been picked, now we just need to get all of it brewed up. We are looking for a time in mid-January to complete the filling of the barrel. This should give us all plenty of time to brew it up and have it ready in 3 months. Each brewer will only need to brew up a 5 gallon batch, as we have 11 participants. If you were one of the people that would like to have a brew day with another brewer we can start arranging that at the next meeting. I for one would love to host another brewer or two as I can't ferment under 16 gallons in my fermenter, that is unless I buy another fermenter before this brew day. 
Recipe:
Participants:
Newsletter Contributions:
Open to anyone willing to write up anything related to the topic of brewing. We are looking for people that are willing to share brocess information, tasting guidelines, recipe formulation or anything related to brewing experiences. Just submit before the end of each month to be included in the next month's newsletter. Just send them over to the club email. 
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September Meeting Info:

Event Invite for Calendar


Where: 

Location:

6391 Brooks Drive Arvada CO 80004

Date:

9-20-23

Time:

7:00 – Beer tastings

Notes:

In good weather we will be out in the backyard, if weather is an issue we will be in the basement. 


RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 

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August Meeting Recap:

Another amazing meeting in West Arvada hosted a club favorite Chuck. Many amazing beers and even new fun shirts thanks to Dennis. Ending ending the night with 5 beers coming in at 10+% made for a real treat. 

Attendants: See attached notes in the Google Sheets

Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

As a club that relies on member assistance having meeting locations for the club is necessary, if you have the ability in warm weather or inside for colder months please check below to see if you can host for one month. Participation in hosting one club event a year will be credited to one year of annual dues each September. 

October 2023 – Jeff and Sarah Aikman's Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – Charles Basement Tap Room (Central Arvada)

February 2024 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Central Arvada)

March (2024) – Dennis' House of Foam (West Arvada)    

April (2024) –  Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)   

May (2024) – Cody's Independence Street Brewery (Central Arvada) 

June (2024) –  Sherlocks Brewery and Ale House (Central Arvada)

July (2024) – open

August (2024) – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September (2024) – Dave's Commercial Club House (Westminster)

OTMP – August Meeting 8/16/23 – July Meeting Recap

evan.sherlock

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 August Club Update: 
With hot summer drinking days still ahead of us, many of us are cooling off after dusk with a cold beer in hand as a reward for another day of work or having fun. My brew calendar is telling me to get ready for fall weather and fall and winter beers. I am most excited about getting into the Festbier/Märzen season that is coming soon. This is also the time of year I end up sharing many, many corny kegs at parties. As I ramp up production again for end of summer gatherings I am excited about really dialing in on some new recipes and styles that I have found. Cheers! 
Five Star Chemical Ordering:
The club has reached out to Five Star Chemical and initiated a business account. As most of these products are shelf stable and have a long life. Many of us might benefit from an investment in our future cleaning endeavors. You can check out the product offerings here and the product guide here. The downside is we would have to meet certain buying criteria before an order can be placed, they still carry the same sizes you are used to seeing in retail. A quick comparison shows the savings vs. Quirky homebrew shop (tax not included). 
  • 1 lb PBW direct from Five Star = $6.87    /    1 lb PBW from Quirky = $10.95     /     Saving of $4.08 (Orders in sets of 12)
  • 4 lb PBW direct from Five Star = $21.10    /     4 lb PBW from Quirky = $29.95  /     Saving of $8.85 (Orders in sets of 6)
  • 55 lb PBW direct from Five Star = $171.27    /   Price per pound in bulk = $3.42 / 8 lb from Quirky = $49.95 (or $6.24 a lb) / Savings of at least $3.00 a lb, when compared the the single lb from Quirky a savings of $7.53 a lb (We would need containers/bags to divide into)
  • 32 oz Star-San direct from Five Star = $17.22    /    
    32 oz Star-San from Quirky = $28.95     /   Savings of $11.73 (Orders in sets of 10)
  • 32 oz Saniclean direct from Five Star = $12.89    /    
    32 oz Saniclean from Quirky = $20.95  /   Savings of $8.06  (Orders in sets of 10)
A quick glance of these product offerings makes it easy to see how across club members we could potentially save hundreds of dollars when compared to retail. We just have to amass the buying power together. If you have interest in getting in on a bulk purchase fill out this form to let us know your product interest and quantities. I ask that only members complete the form, if you know other brewers that would want to get in on the deal please send along the information and consider doing a buy with them. This may take us a month or two to amass the buying power needed, I hope sooner because my Sani-Clean stock is almost out. The club may hold onto some spare inventory if we are close to the numbers on the order we can sell it off over time, similar to Kroc's yeast bank. You can check in on the requests for orders here.

Club Nominations for OTMP Board Members:
According to the club bylaws we are required to annually vote in members for four titles; President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. As we never officially conducted this vote last year we are opening this up to anyone that would like to run for these positions. We will conduct a vote in September based on whomever throws their name into the ring. You can run for more than one position, you can hold more than one position except for President and Vice-President at once. These positions would be filled for a one year term, position duties and responsibilities are vaguely outlined in the bylaws. If you would like to nominate yourself for one of these positions please complete the following form. I know this seems incredibly formal for this club to vote on positions, to maintain our 503(c)(3) status with the state and the bank; this is a necessary annual event that needs to happen. Look forward to formal voting next month in the newsletter. 
Club Dues:
We will have club dues coming up in September. For those of you that are recent additions to the club we will prorate your dues for this coming year. For members that have hosted at least one meeting in the last year, we will forgo collecting your dues as you helped provide a meeting spot. Otherwise, in September we will be collecting dues from all other members, $30 for the year. If you have already paid, thank you. If you are unsure if you owe dues please reach out to the club email. At the moment we only have 3 members that have not already paid in for next year. 
Dues are easiest for everyone when they are paid via Paypal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/OldeTownMashPaddlers
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Tasting Glasses:
New glassware will be handed out starting at the August meeting. If you are not going to make it to the meeting they will be handed out for the next few months till we can get one into everyone's hands. You can also reach out to Evan Sherlock if you want to pick yours up at any point. 

Video Resources: 
I have started ripping brewing talk videos and uploading them to the club's youtube account. If there are talks coming up that you want archived let me know; Five Star and the AHA have a decent collection of videos hosted at crowdcast.io. The first two videos added were Five Star Chemicals – Stainless Steel Passivation and Q and A and Lager Talk –  Ashleigh Carter of Bierstadt Lagerhaus.
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Competitive Thoughts: 
In recent months many conversations have existed in the club about what we as a club need to do in order to grow and develop as brewers. Many of us came to the club looking for more information on how to grow in our pursuit of making great beer, others came to the club looking for feedback on our products, and all of us came to the club looking for camaraderie from others that share our hobby. 

As I approach 10 years in the club I can think back to the humble beginnings of sampling beers with the club back at Arvada Brewing Company. A few of you reading this may remember those days. We typically only saw ales brought to the meetings, all of us were stovetop or garage brewers, even fewer of us used temperature control in fermentation. The meetings typically consisted of 8-10 brewers and a sample list of about 10 beers. These were simple times with fairly simple beers. Things have certainly changed in the last decade. We have seen the rise and fall of certain beer styles (looking at you Black IPA),a million homebrewing gadgets that never really stuck around, as well as all the changes with new hop varieties and yeast offerings. 

As a club we have progressed into seeing more variety from our brewers as well as the quality across the board rapidly increase. Many of us now are brewing on electric setups, experimenting with different brewing software for better outcomes, using experimental ingredients as well as developing our own recipe database and frequent seasonal rotators. All of these changes and growth combined means that this club is delivering a showcase for many years of experience and growth in the hobby of homebrewing. Each of us gets excited to deliver our samples each month at the meetings to receive feedback and field questions on our processes. 

It is nice to receive feedback from other homebrewers, having some of the certified judges in the club helps provide honest and accurate feedback about recipe design and brewing process. What we do lack is field experience as a club. With very few of our members (myself included) actively participating in homebrewing competitions to validate our efforts and give us not only feedback, but scores on how we compare to other clubs and homebrewers. I would like to promote the idea of our club not only being known for being a “real” homebrew club but also known for taking to the streets and putting ourselves out there in the competitive homebrew world. I do think as a club that we have the ability to gain notoriety in the front range as such a club. 

In looking at the offerings that we have available to us for the remainder of the year we have plenty of opportunities to complete this task. A quick look over at ReggieBeer, The AHA Competition Calendar, and a google search yields us a sampling of competitions that we could enter before the end of the year:
This is one of the ways we can grow into the next iteration of the club, by being not just known as a good club but proving that we are a great club. I would be happy to participate in any one of these competitions (except for Chili/Pepper beer competition) as well as facilitate the brew day, just reach out. I think it would be great to get a few more medals around the OTMP tasting table. It would also be great to see more brewers/brew teams within the club taking on the competitive world.  

Also in this same vein, I am beginning to seek breweries to work with us on a ProAm beer for the 2024 GABF. We would need to win an AHA competition (after July 2023) as well as seek a brewery that would scale a recipe up for us and have it available in their tap room. Getting to this lofty goal would take the better part of a year to complete. If you have feedback or information regarding this it would be helpful. I know plenty of us have something like this within our reach. 
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Time for a barrel of fun.
It seems that we certainly have enough participation within the club to make this happen. If you want to sign up it isn't too late, we will just need to figure out how much we need from each brewer for their contribution. Jeff O. has picked out a recipe for us, Chocolate Achromatic Stout Recipe.
If you review the recipe the only alteration that we are planning on is potentially replacing the vanilla and the cocoa nibs with potentially something else, raspberries, bananas, cherries, oak spirals, or other spice blends. Once we have a read on the project we can set up a way to figure out how the beer is finished. Thanks to Jeff for helping put this end of the project together. Currently Jeff is seeking barrels that will be compatible with this recipe. 

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August Meeting Info:

Event Invite for Calendar


Where: Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

Location:

13909 W 59th Dr, Arvada, CO 80004

Date:

8-16-23

Time:

7:00 – Beer tastings

Notes:

Come through the West side of the house to the backyard for some beer drinking good times. 


RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 

July Meeting Recap:

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Hot July days need cold beer to mellow the brewers. With some super fantastic beers had at the meeting some of them come to mind; Jeremy's Steam Beer, Jim's Schwarzbier, and Cody and Cole's high strength Belgian come to mind. Dave also chipped in and brought us some amazing BBQ. Another really fantastic meeting and great conversation.  

Attendants: See attached notes in the Google Sheets

Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

As a club that relies on member assistance having meeting locations for the club is necessary, if you have the ability in warm weather or inside for colder months please check below to see if you can host for one month. Participation in hosting one club event a year will be credited to one year of annual dues each September. 

September- 2023 – Colter's Backyard Bonanza (Central Arvada)

October 2023 – Jeff and Sarah Aikman's Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – Charles Basement Tap Room (Central Arvada)

February 2024 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Central Arvada)

March (2024) – Dennis' House of Foam (West Arvada)    

April (2024) –  Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)   

May (2024) – Cody's Independence Street Brewery (Central Arvada) 

June (2024) –  Sherlocks Brewery and Ale House (Central Arvada)

July (2024) – open

August (2024) – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September (2024) – Dave's Commercial Club House (Westminster)

October (2024) – open

November (2024) –  Jim's Bier Barn   (East Arvada)

December (2024) – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January (2025) – open

February (2025) – open 

March (2025) – open 

April (2025) – open 

May (2025) – open 



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OTMP – July Meeting 7/19/23 – June Meeting Recap

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 July Club Update: 
A big thanks to Chuck and Ryan for getting together and getting the club across the threshold of being reimbursed by the AHA for our insurance. If you are an AHA member please check your account to see if you have OTMP listed as a club you are a member of. Login to your account, go to My Account > My profile  > AHA Contact Information > Change (on the right hand side). Edit the club you are an active member of to include Olde Town Mash Paddlers. Having members complete this task helps us ensure that we will continue to have free insurance covered by the AHA. 

We will have club dues coming up in September. For those of you that are recent additions to the club we will prorate your dues for this coming year. For members that have hosted at least one meeting in the last year, we will forgo collecting your dues and you helped provide a meeting spot. Otherwise in September we will be collecting dues from all other members, $30 for the year. 

New glassware is now ordered for all club members. It has been 4 years since we made our initial tasting glass order. In the spirit of keeping things fresh we have designed a new logo for the new tasting glasses, see image below. 

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Beer Ramblings by Evan: 
Summer beers pair well in life with sunshine and celebration. I would like to take a moment to think about beer pairing with food. For myself nothing is quite as fine as a meal with a beer, when the two can dance together it is simply amazing. As brewers, we are all also food scientists, we all also like cooking or at least grilling and pairing our food. I celebrate this as a club and an individual.

If a perfect food truck existed, in my mind, It would be a craft beer and sausage food truck. The salt content of the sausage makes one want to drink more; the protein content can fill you up, but the flavor pairings are so much more complex; it is the yin to the yang of beer, maybe a perfect match. There is also the Bitterness vs. Richness: Beer often exhibits varying levels of bitterness, especially in hop-forward styles. This can contrast with the richness and savory flavors found in sausages, which is what makes the combination a filling experience.

Historically, sausage was a meat for peasants, as it was scrap meat repurposed. Beer, originally, was a beverage designed to quench the thirst of the masses and not have much more appeal other than its basic functionality, a simple vehicle for consumption of alcohol with a good shelf life. Beer and sausage are both designed to be consumed by commoners, they are not nobility goods. Recently, both of these products have had a restructuring where there are higher and lower formats of each, with consumers willing to pay for a premium version of each product. With both of these products having a history dating back over 5,000 years easily all of our ancestors partook in a meal consisting of beer and sausage. 

Crafting each of these items lends itself to the master of the craft. The sausage maker can include spices, vegetables, salts, sugars and textures to create an amazing inclusive creation to layer the palate. As does the brewer pull from different malts, hops, and water additions to create a balanced yet pleasant profile for the consumer. The master of both of these crafts is always looking to deliver on making the most out of the raw materials they have on hand. 

This summer while camping and relaxing on the patio I am making it a point to pair my two favorite foods; beer and sausage. It is a summertime treat that can't be beat. 


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Who wants in on some fun?
There comes a moment in your life when you wonder if there is more to a hobby than what you are currently doing. For a homebrewer, this time can come when you are invited to complete a barrel project. Not only is this a long investment with potentially crazy results; it is also an investment of faith in other brewers, in time to complete this process, and an understanding that you do not know what you will receive in the future. 

I would like to give a touch of background in Jeff O's background in barrel projects. Forgive my lack of details and foggy memory. Jeff a long time ago in a galaxy far far away had friends and a brother(?) in lakewood. Jeff is a master at formulating a recipe and assembling all the brewers to complete beers on time. We would schedule a date and drop off beers into the barrel. Months would go by and one day Jeff would call with a very excited tone and tell you the beer is ready. Then schedule a bottling date and take home a lion's share of high gravity beers to sit on (I still have beers from 2015 in my basement).

Much later and you would be cooking an amazing meal, then it would hit you. You have some amazing beer that would pair excellently with the meal you are making. Pop the bottle in the fridge and know then when you pull that bottle out that something amazing will be in store for you and your guests. It never failed me; Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, Easter, or even a summer BBQ, popping one of those bottles did something excellent. For beer connoisseurs it was a lovely treat, for loved ones they knew they were sampling your craft, for yourself you were always damn happy that you did such a simple task as a brew day and were only now reaping your long awaited rewards. 

If you have an interest in playing a really long game in brewing, I challenge you to get on with this project. This is something that does not cross a homebrewers path often, but will offer you an interesting and rare reward at the end of the path. I am pleased to have both Jeff and Dave willing to put this project together, with the guidance of Jeff we will likely discover and create one of the most rare beers in the known universe. 

Meeting Info:

Event Invite for Calendar


Where: Dave and his Commercial Clubhouse (Westminster)  

Location:

9172 Marshall Place, Westminster, CO 80031 

Date:

7-19-23

Time:

7:00 – Beer tastings

Notes:

The Club will be christening this soon to be boys clubhouse. Park wherever is close. If carpooling is needed please jump on the discord under #meeting-plans to organize.  


RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 

June Meeting Recap:


There are three things I love in life; my wife, my son, and hosting beer drinking events at my house. The meeting was amazing. With getting to know our newest member Bob S; thanks for joining the club of misfit toys. 


I will wear this as a compliment forever; Jim told me as he was leaving “Evan, now I know why you are club president, you know how to throw one hell of a party”. I really do have a belief in this club and the culture that we develop, we are a homebrewers club and not a social drinking club, we are a club that defines the social aspect of homebrewing. OTMP is the place we come to meet our type of people. As strange as we are; we need the other people in our craft that; know our struggles, understand our type of crazy, and can talk shop on what we experience.


And by the way, those chicken wings were some of the best I have ever made. I can't believe how fast I saw 20lbs of wings disappear.

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Attendants: See attached notes in the Google Sheets

Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

As a club that relies on member assistance having meeting locations for the club is necessary, if you have the ability in warm weather or inside for colder months please check below to see if you can host for one month.

August 16th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September- 2023 – Colter's Backyard Bonanza (Central Arvada)

October 2023 – Jeff Aikman's Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – Charles Basement Tap Room (Arvada)

February 2024 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada)

March (2024) – open 

April (2024) –  Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)   

May (2024) – open 

June (2024) –  Sherlocks Brewery and Ale House    (Central Arvada)

July (2024) – open

August (2024) – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September (2024) – open

October (2024) – open

November (2024) –  Jim's Bier Barn   (East Arvada)

December (2024) – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)



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OTMP – June Meeting 6/21/23 – May Meeting Recap

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With warm days upon us and cool evenings in the Biergarten, patios, backyards and on tailgates I would like to take a moment to reflect on the first beer connoisseur in my life, my father, Edward Sherlock. He was a blue collar man that worked at a stainless steel manufacturing plant that specialized in small scale precision welded tubes. They were famous for making fuel lines for Ford and GM as well as making GE stove top components. Ed loved to work hard and play hard, both traits that I learned from him. He was also a woodworker, a tinkerer, a fisherman, a part time VHS data hoarder and cable pirate, as well as a guy that loved working all day and rewarding himself with a cold beer, a good conversation, and a lot of laughter. 

I can remember many evenings hanging out with my dad at Longshots lounge in Englewood right next to his work, going with him to order a beer after work with his buddies. He would promise to get me a Shirley Temple with extra cherries, if he could get a beer and I wouldn’t say anything to my mom. He was also the guy that would want to throw backyard BBQ parties and would insist on getting kegs of beer so that the guests “wouldn’t run out of beer”, much to my mothers displeasement with the arrangement, we always got kegs. 

Each fathers day we would take an annual fishing trip up to Saratoga, Wyoming. This was the town my father grew up spending his summers at, where my grandfather would lay brick for the clubhouse and other buildings at the Old Baldy Club, a millionaire’s golf course and playhouse. We continued the tradition later on by going fishing there each Fathers Day weekend. We would leave the women behind and my father (oldest of 10) and his 7 brothers and my grandfather would all go up for the weekend. Each year before departing my father would have to make a stop at the “special liquor” store to pick up the “good beer” for his brothers and him for the weekend. This memory did have an impact on me later on in life, that my father made an effort to get something other than his daily driver beer (the classic Michelob bottles) to grab a few different beers to let his brother sample. Ed, being the oldest, was a father figure in some ways being that he was 18 years older than his youngest brother, it was his job to make sure there was good beer available for these special times.   

All weekend long we fished hard. We would get up no later than 4am and go get breakfast at Mom’s Kitchen, where the pancakes were as big as my head then head out to the lake. If you got on the boat when it launched you better have had a lunch and enough to drink, which meant a few coolers of beer, sack lunches and many tackle boxes. We would fish till the stringers were full or the guys ran out of beer, whichever came first. The fishing was so good up there in the 80’s that typically we could catch our limit before afternoon. We would then retire to town and go to the public hobo pool, a free community hot spring in town, where the coolers came along and we relaxed. We would then go cook many of the fish we caught that day on a BBQ and retire for the evening to only do the same thing the next day. 

The takeaway for me was that what my father really wanted to do was make sure that those weekends were as special as they could be for himself, his father, his brothers and me. The beer was just part of the fabric of us getting together to cut loose from the wives, sisters, and daughters for a few days. We would come home to celebrate Fathers Day on Sunday afternoon and share our stories. Once I was of age, I did attend only 2 of these trips with my father and of course shared a few beers with him while fishing. Ed Sherlock passed away in 2007.  As a Father, I attempt to create these types of outings with my son to celebrate; family, friends, getting outdoors and having fun together, all the while a cold beer is usually involved. Without the values and experiences that my father gave to me I wouldnt be able to give such experiences to my son. It is the moments we have together with special people that make all the good food, good beers, stories and laughter all worthwhile. 

Cheers! To all the great fathers in the club, I toast to you this Fathers Day.

Here is a picture of my Ed Sherlock tending bar for some family at our house in 1991:
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Meeting Info:

Event Invite for Calendar


Where: Sherlock’s Brewery and Ale House (Central Arvada)  

Location:

6525 Independence St. Arvada, CO 80004

Date:

6-21-23

Time:

7:00 – Beer tastings

Notes:

Side gate on 65th Ave will be open, just come in behind the boat to the backyard. 


RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 

May Meeting Recap:

I am pleased to welcome Graham Alexander as our newest member of the Olde Town Mash Paddlers! We are really glad you made it out to your first club meeting last month, and that you found our beers to be at least drinkable enough to keep wanting to sample them. 


Dennis really put on a show this last meeting by smoking a brisket, making bread and some slaw for us to chow down on. Thanks for the incredible hosting and food. Gordon made a welcome addition with some older aged good beer (aged IPA?). It is also worth mentioning that somehow the amount of lagers at this last meeting was out of this world. It was noted that the 34/70 yeast should be our new sponsor. I am really just happy to see so many of our brewers getting more into lagers and taking on much harder beers to brew. This is really a sign that this club is growing and developing with our brewing skill sets. 

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Attendants: See attached notes in the Google Sheets

Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

As a club that relies on member assistance having meeting locations for the club is necessary, if you have the ability in warm weather or inside for colder months please check below to see if you can host for one month.

July 19th – 2023 – Dave and his Commercial Clubhouse (Westminster)
August 16th – 2023 – Chuck’s Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September- 2023 – Colter’s Backyard Bonanza (Central Arvada)

October 2023 – Jeff Aikman’s Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim’s Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim’s Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – Charles Basement Tap Room (Arvada)

February 2024 – Cole’s Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada)

March (2024) – open 

April (2024) – 
Chuck’s Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)   

May (2024) – open 

June (2024) – 
Sherlocks Brewery and Ale House    (Central Arvada)

July (2024) – open

August (2024) – Chuck’s Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September (2024) – open

October (2024) – open

November (2024) – 
Jim’s Bier Barn   (East Arvada)

December (2024) – Jim’s Bier Barn (East Arvada)

 


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OTMP – May Meeting 5/17/23 – April Meeting Recap

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 May Club Update: 
With Craft Beer week being this week (May 15th-21st) this makes me reflect on what Craft Beer is currently, to me, not necessarily to everyone. I can remember turning 21 some half a life ago and I am certain what was described as Craft Beer was certainly much different than what I feel in my heart today. Of course at 21 I am not certain that I had quite the “refined palate” that I do now, I was still drinking wine directly from the bag in drinking games and Amber Bock was the “nice” beer that I would get at the bar on a Friday night as a precursor to going out with the college guys for rounds of cut throat pool games and general debauchery. Back in 2001 the finest beer I think I could get in my college town was likely Fat Tire or Sam Adams Boston Lager with the rare sighting of a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. What I can recall about my introduction into Craft Beer was that the flavors were much more complex as well as being much more interesting as a whole product. I was immediately struck to find out more about how this was different from the Budweiser and Michelob that I was accustomed to seeing my uncles suck down on fishing trips. At this point Craft beer existed but nothing like it does today. 

In college I learned to brew from the oldest guy at KASF, the college radio station I DJed for (Rob was 26, a legend that defined super senior, maybe a few times over). When I would make travels to Dever, I would seek out beers I couldn’t find back at school and drive them back with me. I wanted to learn to make beer this good and as complex but that would take many more years before I could reach that milestone. As the years ticked on I discovered what beers I preferred, as well as finding many beer that just made my head spin; for Example Transalantique Kreik, Tripel Karmeliet, Jubelale, 90 Minute IPA, Anchor Porter, Pliny the Elder, and Heady Topper to name a few. It was amazing to watch the public not only accept but really want to take in new and interesting flavors in Craft Beer. This is also the catalyst that prompted me to go back into homebrewing in 2009 and also explore more styles of beer. I am sure completing 6 World Beer Tours while my wife was in the marketing department of Old Chichago helped, especially with the 70% off beer and food (this is how she roped me in for life). 

I find myself today way more immersed in homebrewing and beer than ever. I have enough equipment to mirror that of a small scale brewery and find myself at peace knowing that I can closely accomplish what is available commercially. When I go for commercial beers now and again I find myself in a daze looking at beer shelves, a similar feeling to attending GABF this last year. I have no idea what is the best and I also can’t see through so much of the marketing; I am left wondering what is really in the beer package at times. Yet, I am a huge proponent of beer becoming more of the fabric of our society as a device we use to share over conversation as well as debate over. It is at times I wonder if it is simply (for most people) only the experience of beer and trendiness that drives people to drink some of these poorly crafted beers (wink to Jim). 

The modern craft beer scene is way too large for a single person to take in all of the elements and experiments out there (some will fight or embrace the chaos that is, looking at you Ryan). For a layman, the scene does have many great beers, the larger problem is twofold; 1) Most people don’t know what good beer is and 2) there is just so much bad beer to sift through (some breweries took a shit in the craft beer pool, SPE?). Yes, I know I sound like an old guy just bitching. I guess I am glad I know so many other people that know Craft Beer, to help sift the good and the bad out. Members of OTMP are great about knowing what is hot and knowing what is next, thank god I don’t have to drink all the beers to find the unicorns, my waistline cant take it any longer. What should be most celebrated is that we are part of this movement as a club.  We are innovators and experimenters. We dont worry about cost (that much). We don’t hesitate to make the same beer twice or toss a batch out. We are all seeking the same goal, the best damn beer we can produce at home. I am honored to be part of a group that does define the Craft Beer movement and still holds it sacred. Like I have said for years, “You want a limited release beer, come to my basement”. 
Meeting Info:

Event Invite for Calendar


Where: Dennis’ House of Foam    

Location:

18435 W 83rd Dr, Arvada, CO 80007

Date:

5-17-23

Time:

7:00 – Beer tastings and merriment

Notes:

Come hungry for some OTMP special brisket, please park on the street and enter through the WEST gate. We are planning on hosting it outside unless the weather is crazy awful. 


RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 

April Meeting Recap:

I will be damned if I didn’t learn a ton from this meeting as well as have a great time. Thanks to Chris for putting together what might be dubbed “The Worst Beer Tasting Ever” at an OTMP club meeting. Not only did we get to have as many awful samples as we could throw down but we had unlimited comparison samples, funny enough there were Coors Light tainted samples as well as “untainted” Coors light left at the end of the night 🤔. 


My take away from this experience was that I cannot perceive the inaccuracies in my beer that I thought I could. I shared this sentiment with many other members. After being scolded by Bob Z. for years that some of us had diacetyl in our beers I am not so certain that 70% of this club could pick that out in a line up. Side by side was easy, but with the initial sample blind I wouldn’t know the difference, with some exceptions. Not being certified in anything other than being an Art teacher I found this exercise to make me question my own perceptions as well as wonder about my own beers. How likely is it that I have made a ton of batches of beer that were infected or tainted in some way? The answer is likely. 


What I am thankful for is now I know what; solvent, cheese-like, sweaty socks, sewer-like, cardboard, cooked corn, dirty gasoline, putrid fart in a shared sleeping bag, alien skin, rusty barnacle, fermented plastic, and baby vomit beers taste like, for this I am thankful.  Chris as always you are an amazing host, which is great because you live in the southernmost part of Arvada I have ever seen. 


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Attendants: See attached notes in the Google Sheets

Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

As a club that relies on member assistance having meeting locations for the club is necessary, if you have the ability in warm weather or inside for colder months please check below to see if you can host for one month.

June 21st – 2023 – Evan Sherlocks Single Barrel Brew House (Central Arvada)
July 19th – 2023 – Dave and his Commercial Clubhouse (Westminster)
August 16th – 2023 – Chuck’s Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September- 2023 – Colter’s Backyard Bonanza (Central Arvada)

October 2023 – Jeff Aikman’s Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim’s Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim’s Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – Charles Basement Tap Room (Arvada)

February 2024 – Cole’s Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada)

March (2024) – open 

April (2024) – open 

May (2024) – Chuck’s Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

June (2024) – Evan Sherlocks Single Barrel Brew House (Central Arvada)

July (2024) – open

August (2024) – Chuck’s Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September (2024) – open

October (2024) – open

November (2024) – 
Jim’s Bier Barn   (East Arvada)

December (2024) – Jim’s Bier Barn (East Arvada)

 


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OTMP – April Meeting 4/19/23 – March Meeting Recap

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 April Club Update: 

With April 7th marking “National Beer Day” or the ending 88th anniversary marking the end of prohibition in the United States we should all find reason to celebrate. It is worthwhile to look for reasons that a culture should have, embrace, and cherish, great beer as well as other fine spirits. Beer is a companion in our life that joins us in all the highs and lows of life. What would a father's day be without a cold beer and some barbecue? What would a wedding be without a toast of the glasses? Or even as simple as a afternoon happy hour with some friends where the beer can be the starting point of conversation and relaxation from the grind of the week. In my house, having a beer with; my wife, a neighbor or a friend is a way I can share my craft and art with the people I love and want to surround myself with. This also highlights why likely so many people go into homebrewing, it is the drink of the people and it is an experience that is meant to be shared.  

Thinking about the absurdity of a culture without beer makes me wonder where we would be without it. The inventions of alcohol production have fueled many of the sciences. Where would healthcare, and medicine be without the efforts of Louis Pasteur? Would industrial  refrigeration have expanded so fast? Would process automation have taken off without the need to easily bottle hundreds of thousands of bottles a day? Would massive scale agriculture have advanced as early and as precisely without the large quantity of barley needed in beer production to quench the thirst of the many? It is known that some items were invented just for brewing such as the pH scale and the thermometer. Not only does alcohol consumption lead to innovation and advancements in society it also gives back tenfold in many varying ways. 

This month I will be drinking with friends and family and giving cheers to the advancement of society and the sciences with my favorite crafted beverage, beer. Prost!

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Special Guest Reflection:
Our guest speaker last month, Julia Hertz, gave us many things to think about. I did have a few takeaways that this talk shed light on for myself. I most certainly will never drink another beer made from a stale old Mr. Beer kit from Bed, Bath and Beyond. I am sure I threw out my Mr. Beer kit at least a decade ago but the point was well taken, it is a gimmicky trick to get many people into the process of homebrewing. We do in fact have a very rich brewing culture that exists in our club. As we can't know what we dont know (or experience), it was my assumption previously that we were not the anomaly for homebrew clubs (who knew there were so many lazy homebrew clubs out there?). This talk really enforced my belief that we are a great club but maybe for more reasons than I could see before, not only do we have a great culture and great people in the club we have also have found a way to push each other harder in the advancements of our own brewing and moving forward with our own brewing techniques and processes. I can always rely on one of the members of our club being available to answer questions, cite resources or give pointers; this I am thankful for as well as proud, that this group of individuals have found each other to geek out on some shit most people could care less about. 

Her talk also gave me reflection about what it means to be part of the AHA. I historically have maintained my membership mostly for the articles in Zymurgy as well as availability to purchase GABF tickets; her talk made me also think about the likely importance of supporting an organization that in turn can support you back. Our club traditionally has not sought out involving ourselves in the activities of the AHA, maybe that is something that needs to change. I know months ago Colter mentioned to me that winning a Pro-AM would be a good goal to set for himself along with the club, or even as a club getting together to compete at a regional level. As well, Julia and I spoke about getting our clubs together this summer for a field trip drinking event, which sounds like a lot of fun, I also have thoughts about wanting to see how her club's beers rank against OTMP beers. We all reap the efforts of the AHA by them pushing for legislation as well as businesses to advocate for us, the homebrewers.  

All of us likely had verrying takeaways from this talk, I have appreciated all the banter in the Discord regarding this meeting. Even if we don't all see eye to eye on the topics it does start good conversation. I think we can all agree that it was nice to break from our traditional format for once (even if it meant sacrificing us constantly filling our tasting glasses like we do). It is also worthwhile for us to reflect back on our club's success and look to the future of this club and attempt to see what else we can become if we have taken it this far, where else can we go? I know the last thing that any of us want to see in this club is getting comfortable and just becoming a commercial beer drinking gathering, blah! Cheers to the amazing brews this club produces! 

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Meeting Info:

Event Invite for Calendar


Where: Chris's Brew Palace and Distillery (Lakewood)  

Location:

14148 W. Cornell Ave, Lakewood

Date:

4-19-23

Time:

7:00 – Beer tastings

Notes:

We will be in the basement! Look for carpool information in the discord or ask about carpooling, the Arvada crew needs to represent! 


RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 

March Meeting Recap:

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Attendants: See attached notes in the Google Sheets

Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

As a club that relies on member assistance having meeting locations for the club is necessary, if you have the ability at your house outside in warm weather or inside for colder months please check below to see if you can host for one month.

April 19th – 2023 – Chris's Brew Palace and Distillery (Lakewood)
May 17th – 2023 – Dennis N's House (West Arvada)
June 21st – 2023 – Evan Sherlocks Single Barrel Brew House (Central Arvada)
July 19th – 2023 – Dave and his Commercial Clubhouse (Westminster)
August 16th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September- 2023 – Colter's Backyard Bonanza (Central Arvada)

October 2023 – Jeff Aikman's Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – Charles Basement Tap Room (Arvada)

February 2024 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada)

March (2024) – open 

April (2024) – open 

May (2024) – open 

June (2024) – Evan Sherlocks Single Barrel Brew House (Central Arvada)

July (2024) – open

August (2024) – open

September (2024) – open

October (2024) – open

November (2024) – 
Jim's Bier Barn   (East Arvada)

December (2024) – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

 


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OTMP – March Meeting 3/15/23 – Feb Meeting Recap

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 March Update: 

One of my favorite drinking holidays is here this month, I am not sure if it is because this is the only time of the year that everyone wants to be Irish or if it is the fact that similar to English beers Irish beers are distinct and also great. It seems already that many club members have brewed up their best attempt at these Irish styles and are ready to share them at this month's meeting. I typically have an Irish tradition of making a roasted corned beef with Irish potatoes before sitting down with my family to watch the greatest Disney movie with drinking in it, “Darby O'Gill and the Little People”, it is on my PLEX if you need to catch this 1959 great. This year I will be celebrating with airplane beers while I head out to California and Arizona for Spring Break. 
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Special Guest:
Julia Hertz will be joining us this month and delivering a talk at the beginning of the meeting. You can read more on Julia here on her bio page.  We would like to give her an opportunity to share some of her information with the club as well as speak about the AHA; please arrive a bit early so we can give her the time she has asked for.   

Meeting Info:

Where: Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar  

Location:

11581 W. 69th Way Arvada, CO 

Date:

3-15-23

Time:

6:50pm – Ryan and Gordon Arrive because everyone else is here.

7:00pm – Guest Speaker – Julia Hertz – AHA President

7:20/7:30 pm – Beer tastings

Notes:

We will be in the basement! 


RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 

February Meeting Recap:

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Attendants: See notes 

Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

February 15th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)
March 15th – 2023 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada)
April 19th – 2023 – Chris's Brew Palace and Distillery (Lakewood)
May 17th – 2023 – Dennis N's House (West Arvada)
June 21st – 2023 – Evan Sherlocks Single Barrel Brew House (Central Arvada)
July 19th – 2023 – Dave and his Commercial Clubhouse (Westminster)
August 16th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September- 2023 – Colter's Backyard Bonanza (Central Arvada)

October 2023 – Jeff Aikman's Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – Charles Basement Tap Room (Arvada)

February 2024 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada)

March 2024 – open 

April 2024 – open 

May (2024) – open 

 


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OTMP – February Meeting 2/15/23 – December Meeting Recap

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 February Update: 
As far as beer goes that I brew I would put Stout really low on the list. This is only further proven by going back in my brew logs and seeing that in fact the last time I brewed one was in October 2018. That batch was a 1910 Fullers Brown Stout that was certainly inspired by Ron Pattinson whom I was following very heavily at the time. While Ron Pattinson is known for being a fan of Stouts he also offers us some insight into how closely related Stouts are to Porters historically; 
“In the first half of the 19th century, Whitbread brewery used exactly the same ingredients in all their porters and stouts. The only thing that varied was the amount of water.”

Stout originally didn't mean that the beer was dark in color, rather, it was beefed up in alcohol content. Only later, well into the 1780's, did they begin making Stout Porters that became the marker of this style. More interesting is that the difference between Stout and Porters over time had nothing to do with alcohol content and more to do with the richness of flavors as well as the sub-styles that are derived from these two headline labels. 

As far as stouts go some of my favorite styles of stout are the ones that can bring along different complexities of rich toasted flavors as well as subtleties in the sweetness and malty malts and adjuncts. Which leads me to believe that this is why this beer has somewhat fallen out of vogue in a world of endless IPA's, Pilsners and hard seltzer drinks. Stouts are just playing a different game and are not as open to changes in new hop varieties and yeast strains; which make offerings of tropical fruits, melon, citrus, or berry flavors. What stouts do allow for is a basis for other pairings of flavors that can go with the roasty and malty offerings like earthy, woody and dark fruit flavors that can be found in many new and old world hop varieties. 
Not that I believe that Stouts have fallen out of vogue with true Craft beer fans and much more so Homebrewers, I think that they have just fallen wayside for a time being while the Barry Bonds of the craft beer scene have their day, playing more the role of Nolan Ryan role; always easy and accessible to those who will entertain the act. How many of us can claim that one of the first 10 beers we brewed was a Stout? Likely, most of us, the style lends itself to being easy to brew and also lending itself as an easy access point for any homebrewer.  How are you going to celebrate Stout month? I am not sure I am going to go out and get ingredients to make a 18 gallon batch of stout but rather go pick up some Left Hand brewing Nitro Milk Stout and sit back and enjoy the cascade of frothy creamy bubbles. 
**I only used chatGPT to generate this text. I have given up as sole writer of this homebrew club newsletter; how did chatGPT perform? Click here to generate a reaction to Evan using this to make newsletters. 
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Membership:
Colter, inside of his schedule of selling Menu-Driven technology and flying from Cost-to-Cost like Space Ghost; he is approaching us being banked as a club. As we eagerly approach this milestone as a club we can hopefully then plan on the club paypal and venmo then working correctly. We appreciate the efforts into this venture Colter. 
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Barrel:
The barrel is getting upset! We have not provided him with a style yet, he will only get more angry with time. Dave, pick a style! We shall brew and then celebrate in a year or two with this amazing beer style that you picked. 
Meeting Info:

Where: Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy  

Location:

13909 W 59th Dr, Arvada, CO 80004

Date:

2-15-23

Time:

7:00 pm – Beer tastings

Notes:

I think it is supposed to snow so people can just come to the front door.  You are welcome to park in the driveway if there is room. We will be meeting in the basement.

RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 


December Meeting Recap:

This meeting was really calm, which is rare for any drinking event, I give credit to the coolest cucumber in the club, Charles B.  

Charles provides a house that is amazing to have meetings at, he provides fresh and amazing beer, he  is always chill about everything, and he knows his shit about brewing, and the food is never lacking in this house, those brats were amazing. A big Cheers to Charles for his ongoing efforts and always being a great host to the club. 

Attendants:

Cole, Gordon, Chris, Evan , Charles, Slim Evan, Dan, Cody, Ryan, Jim, Chuck, Nathan, Aaron, Evan, Dan


Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

March 15th – 2023 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada) (AHA president showcase)
April 19th – 2023 – Chris's Brew Palace and Distillery (Lakewood)
May 17th – 2023 – Dennis N's House (West Arvada)
June 21st – 2023 – Evan Sherlocks Single Barrel Brew House (Central Arvada)
July 19th – 2023 – Dave and his Commercial Clubhouse (Westminster)
August 16th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September- 2023 – Colter's Backyard Bonanza (Central Arvada)

October 2023 – Jeff Aikman's Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – open 

February 2024 – open

March 2024 – open 

April 2024 – open 

 


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OTMP – January Meeting 1/18/23 – December Meeting Recap

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 January Update: 
The new year has begun and many of us have already checked off our first brew day of 2023, while some of us are still in the planning phase of our first brew day. It is certain that every member of this club is looking for new goals this year when it comes to brewing. It always seems to me that each year I see tick by in this club the quality of the beer continues to get better and better. This is the result of many of us being interested in the many facets of homebrewing that we can find our ways into as well as gleaning good information off each other as a club. I look forward to another year of great beers and some good competition with OTMP. 
It is also worth mentioning that this year marks the 11th year of the club. What started as Gordon and Dean sitting around drinking beers and finding others that were interested in good beer has now grown into a club with an active roster of 40 members. Cheers to our own success and our drive to keep this great thing moving forward. 
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Club Membership Update:
We have collected dues from 16 members thus far. We also now have evidence of our insurance policy that we collectively purchased. At the moment Colter and Evan are currently working on getting all the paperwork together to open a bank account, seeming more work than we initially thought it would be. 
Paid members at the moment are: 
Chris L, Ryan P, Gordon Mick, Nathan Rooen, Cole Somenson, Colter Wilson, Evan Sherlock, Charles Bland, Dennis Neidfeldt, Cody, Dave Fuchs, Jeff Aikman, Sam Lemons, Chuck, Jim S
Any questions regarding dues can be sent to Colter or Evan 
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Barrel Project:
Dave has room for the barrel. If this project is going to get off the ground we need to determine people and a style this month. 
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Special Guest:

Julia Hertz will be joining us this month and delivering a talk at the beginning of the meeting. You can read more on Julia here on her bio page.  We would like to give her an opportunity to share some of her information with the club as well as speak about the AHA; please arrive a bit early so we can give her the time she has asked for. 
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Where: Charles Basement Tap Room with a hopeful Slim Evan Appearance   

Location:

6038 Balsam St. Arvada 80004 

Date:

1-18-23

Time:

6:50 pm – Arrival.

7:00 pm – Guest Speaker – Julia Hertz – AHA President

7:20 pm – Beer tastings

Notes:

No spraying beer on the ceiling with your under fermented beers. Garage is available for bikes. You can park in the driveway on Brooks Drive if available.  


RSVP:

Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here. 


View registered beers here. 

December Meeting Recap:

Thanks to Jim we had another amazing and well attended meeting. It must be the glowing orb on the table or the mood lighting that makes meetings at Jim's so magical.  

Attendants:

Charles, Jeff A.,Jeff O., Evan, Chris, Jeremy, Dennis N, Dave, Gordon, Rob, Dennis H., Colter, Cody, Cole, Nathan, Mick, Jim, Robb 


Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

February 15th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)
March 15th – 2023 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada)
April 19th – 2023 – Chris's Brew Palace and Distillery (Lakewood)
May 17th – 2023 – Dennis N's House (West Arvada)
June 21st – 2023 – Evan Sherlocks Single Barrel Brew House (Central Arvada)
July 19th – 2023 – Dave and his Commercial Clubhouse (Westminster)
August 16th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September- 2023 – Colter's Backyard Bonanza (Central Arvada)

October 2023 – Jeff Aikman's Garage of 1000 Beers (Central Arvada)

November 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

December 2023 – Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada)

January 2024 – open 

February 2024 – open

March 2024 – open 

April 2024 – open 

 


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OTMP – December Meeting 12/21/22 – November Meeting Recap

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 December Update: 
With being in full swing in the holiday season many of us homebrewers are sharing our brews with friends and family at these gatherings. I for one was happy to bring some 5 year old barrel aged stout to my families Thanksgiving feast, along with some kegged English Brown ale. Opening a barrel aged bottle to share at the dinner table is always exciting as you never know exactly how well it will be perceived or what type of condition it will be in. Thankfully this bottle was damn near perfect and paired well with the Thanksgiving feast. 
As for the big holiday on the horizon, many of us are already making our Christmas lists for the homebrewing items that we so dearly want. I know some of you boys have already started treating yourselves to some black friday deals, This year I thought that it would be fitting for me to share my Christmas list for my brewery. In no particular order here they are: 
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Club Membership Update:
As discussed at last month's meeting we are now charging membership fees of $30 for the first round. We have also elected Colter Wilson as club treasurer, to help keep the books in line. With the addition of this club funding we now have club insurance that is in effect. The insurance will roll into next August when we will be up for renewal and we will begin collecting annual fees again and look at annual due changes.
Things that will be different from here going forward. For insurance purposes we will need the names and emails of all attendees at each meeting, including guests; we will need your to RSVP to meetings each month in advance so we have a count. New members to join the club upon attending their second meeting. A collection kitty at each meeting to kick the host a few $ for the associated costs for the meeting.   
Status of Members Payment (will be updated by Colter before December's meeting)
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Barrel Project:
There has been some traction on getting a barrel project going. It has been some time since we have done this. Dave has sourced some barrels that we can attain. If we can identify a barrel type and a beer style and recipe we could easily get a project going. Some of the styles that have been thrown around for the project are; Russian Imperial Stout, Imperial Red Ale, Scotch Ale, Old Ale, Grand Cru, or Belgian Quad. There were some brewers interested last month from Dave, Dennis H, Jeff O., Chris and Evan; anyone else out there? 
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Club Beer Crawl:
Olde Town Mash Paddlers Holiday Beer Crawl
When: Friday, December 30th, 1:30pm
Where: RiNo area.
What: Beer Crawl.
Details: 
We'll all meet at Bierstadt at 1:30pm and enjoy some fine lagers. From there, we'll go to Our Mutual Friend, a couple blocks away. Afterwards, we'll stop at Finn's Manor, they have a great tap list with great Belgian imports and good lagers and IPAs. We'll end at River North, which is also just a short walk away.

We'll aim to have 1-2 beers at each place, depending on how the group collectively feels. There is food at most places (if not, there is food within a couple doors of each place).
There's also Odell RiNo and Ratio, if people prefer to go there instead of one of these stops.

If you plan to join later in the crawl, you can text Ryan or ask in the Discord where we're at.

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Special Guest in January:
At January's meeting we will be joined by Julia Hertz the Director of the American Homebrewers Association. She will be giving a short presentation and followed up by some Q&A. 
     
Meeting Info:

Where: Jim Beer Barn

Location:

6113 Marshall St. 

Arvada, CO 80003   

Date:

12-21-22

Time:

7:00pm – Beer tastings

Note:

Come in on the side gate. Don't go to the front door. 


Beer Registration & RSVP for December:

Please RSVP if you are attending the meeting and register your beers here. 


List of registered beers and members. 

November Meeting Recap:

Thanks to Jim we had another wonderfully warm and well attended meeting in the beer barn. 

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Attendants:

Jim, Gordon, Evan, Chris, Ryan, Nathan, Jeremy, Chuck, Charles, Colter, Mick, Cody, Cole, Dave, Dennis N, Dennis H,  Jeff O


Meeting Recap / Beers:

Future Meeting Locations: (If you can offer a location for a future slot please reach out):

January 18th – 2023 – Charles Basement Tap Room (Arvada)
February 15th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)
March 15th – 2023 – Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Arvada)
April 19th – 2023 – Chris's Brewery Palace and Distillery (Lakewood)
May 17th – 2023 – Dennis N's House (West Arvada)
June 21st – 2023 – Evan Sherlocks Single Barrel Brew House (Arvada)
July 19th – 2023 – Dave and his Commercial Clubhouse (Westminster)
August 16th – 2023 – Chuck's Under the Stairs Speakeasy (West Arvada)

September- 2023 – Needing a Host.

October 2023 – Needing a Host.

November 2023 – Needing a Host. 

December 2023 – Needing a Host.


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