A reminder if you are attending Wednesday's meeting; please bring a lawn chair if you want to sit for the meeting and dress accordingly as we will be outside. Jim has made an investment in a firepit to help with the cold factor.
Also note the meeting will be starting at 6:30 and ending at 9:00pm so don't plan on lingering.
See you then!
-OTMP
On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 6:54 PM Olde Town Mash Paddlers <oldetownmashpaddlers@gmail.com> wrote:
“Like a good neighbor, beer club is there” -VossClub Update:As discussed at the last meeting we have opened options for ourselves to main the club acting with in person meetings over for the future. If we can continue to find other locations, in addition to the options we currently have we will be able to maintain through the winter without much issue.The short list of places that have been offered to the club are as follows:
- Gordon (Inside/Outside)
- Evan (Outside/Inside if he gets off his ass and cleans the garage; or much less space in the brewery)
- Chuck (Outside)
- Jim S. (Outside)
- Voss (Outside/ maybe inside if the HAHA Hut gets finished)
- Aaron (Outside/Inside)
- Colter (Outside)
- Jeff A. (Inside/Outside…and thanks for the tour of it all and the beer! you have a sweet place)
We have 4 indoor places to meet up currently and are looking for more in hopes to survive the winter. If you have a garage you can empty for an evening and throw some chairs or card tables in, we are looking at you, let us know.I certainly have access to chairs if needed and also have a folding table in my garage, I am sure others have similar offerings they could pack up and bring. I have both a clean indoor burning propane heater as well as an electric heater if needed for a space; I am happy to offer these up. I am sure others have similar offerings. Or as was mentioned we could just start hosting bonfires and do tastings that way if needed, calling Arvada Fire in the morning about burn permits for this scale of fire…also seeking massive amounts of old pallets.It is very much appreciated by the club that we have enough of these resources handy and offered up by our fellow club members, we wouldn't be meeting without people offering up their own homes. It goes without saying that these members are floating the club along during these times. Please make sure all efforts are kept up by members to thank our new hosts for their space and use of their homes for these meetings, as well as respecting the time frame they are making these offerings.As for our time at SPE we warmly thank them for the many years they hosted our club and allowed use of their facility; we did watch them grow up a bit and come into their own over time. I appreciate that so many of the OTMP members that supported them during the shut down and did their best to maintain a connection to the brewery; unfortunately the restrictions placed on them at this time do not align with what is possible for our club. We wish them the best in the future with their business.Speaking of popcorn….
Popcorn machine, if you have one we need one, apparently? don't ask questions, or who will take care of it, or the necessity of it all. This is strictly homebrew tasting conversation heavily coated in extra drunken sauce. But if this can be sourced for a meeting the drunkenness will thank the popcorn gods. And quite honestly, I (Evan) already have a line on one; for what it is worth.Andrew Voss also noted he had interest in doing Brewery field trips on the 1st Wednesdays of the month. Not much else was determined but if you want to get in touch with Andrew about these adventures we can discuss where we might go first.Meeting Info:Where: Jim Beer Barn
Location:
6113 Marshall St. Arvada, CO 80003
Date:
10/21/20
Time: 6:30pm – 9:15pm (hard end time, gotta leave and drink your booze elsewhere, you drunk)
Other Details:
- Please RSVP to the meeting by replying to this email, I will announce when the meeting is full
- Capacity is capped at 10
- Please bring a tasting glass
- Dont attend if you have the 'rona
The what is up for next month:
Planning a meeting at Jeff Aikman's house, he has a great setup for us.
September Meeting Recap:
Attendants:
Voss, Ryan, Mike, Jeff A., Aaron, Colter, Evan
Meeting Recap:
Beers:
- Evan: Irish Red – 5% – light in color, little boozy, and very under carbonated. Does this guy need to learn to brew, any help for this sad soul.
- Voss: An old Arvada Beer Company Red Ale Kit from 2014 – All solid DME and Safale-04 (an old kit from year old) aded Mystery X hops to the kit; brewed a clear red ale the result was a clear dark copper colored ale with a slight banana clove taste to it.
- Ryan: Whitebeir – Belgian beer that carries some “Sunshine in a Bottle”; with a bright yellow color to it. Bubbly, shiny, and a bright yellow color to it. Saaz hops, T5 and a bright yellow color.
- Jeff A: Dunkel Lager – 5.3% – 20 IBU, Brewed on Saflager 34/70; also made with Tettnang, Munich II, Carafa II, Victory, Pils; a beer that ended in an aromatic malts; The beer carried a toasty and nutty aeromatic with a nice dry quality to it.
- Ryan: Saison – This bottle conditioned creature really set off the taste buds with its very bubbly and very aromatic appeal; like a party in my mouth and everyone's invited.
- Colter: Gluten Free IPA – Made with Sorghum DME . This free range, organic, vegan, rastafarian beer came as an interesting surprise with its straw colored brew that kicked in many fruit tastes. Brewed with Columbus hops this beer did have an odd finish, some described as metallic. Interesting brew nonetheless.
- Aaron: Juicy Hazy IPA – This is the 4th attempt at this beer from Aaron and it shows his powers are growing stronger. Brewed on Safale 33 Belgian yeast. This 10 gallon batch of brew boasted an amazing 20 oz of hops. This beer came in big with its tropical fruit flavors. Aaron explained how he achieved this pillowy soft profile was his use of chlorides combined with a high attenuation. As noted in the tasting “This tastes like a down fabric softener sheet”.
- Jeff A.: Wet Hop IPA – Brewed on Safale 05 with Brewers Gold and homegrown Nugget hops as well as Columbus, Cascade, Citra, Neo (homegrown), and Munich I, Honey Malt, Crystal 60 and 2-row. This beer boasted a pungent nose, golden copper color, as well as a well rounded mellow complexity. Highly enjoyable!
- Aaron: Experimental IPA – Dubbed the Process Oriented IPA this was the first brew on his new electric system. He used a kilo of fresh/frozen cryo hops in a great mail disaster story that cannot be encapsulated here. This clearish yellow colored beer had a super cranked up hop profile and low bitterness with a clean finish on it.
- Colter: Session Mead – 7%, This wild flower honey and water combo fermented out into a transparent yellow and virtually tasteless drink.
- Aaron: Double IPA – 7% this beer boasted a sharp and sweet profile with large malt flavors. This was an attempt at an old school IPA and was made for a friend that really enjoys this flavor profile. It was really a throw back to the days of when Stone IPA was all the rage with the IPA geeks.
- Jeff A.: Smoked Peach Lichtenhainer -A Sour wheat ale – This 5% creation boasted 8 IBU's and was brewed on LActo 5335; featuring smoked wheat, Vienna, pils malts and 5 lbs of smoked peaches. The peaches were smoked by Jeff on alderwood. This is a German farmhouse style beer. As noted in the tasting “This is something special and different” a real crowd pleaser.
- Jeff A.: Cider – A citra hopped cider with acid. A very faint yellow color and a nice combination of cider and hops flavors.
