OTMP - December Meeting 12/17/25 - November Meeting Recap

Hoppy Holidays for whatever you celebrate this time of year! Tis the season for beer, family, having a beer to get through family time, and fun political discussions with your family at the table! Enjoy your Festivus Feats of Strength (I personally love the Airing of the Grievances). Try and find the good in one another and then find a good beer.

If you have an
idea for a club event or would like to help contribute, please let me
know.  Happy to chat at a meeting or meet up to grab a beer and get your
thoughts.

Upcoming Events

December 14-22, Happy Hanukkah: Spin that dreidel or play some Hanukkah Pong!December 24, Christmas Eve:  
You can have some traditional German gluhwein or a Christmas Ale.December 25, Christmas: 
In addition to being Christmas, today is also the day to drink up all
those beers you didn’t get to in your Beer Advent Calendar. December 31, New Years Eve:  Enjoy some homebrew and pre-game for that New Year's Day hangover!January 1, New Year's (National Hangover Day): 
Aim to ring in the first day of the New Year the right way – hungover,
with the blinds closed, regretting your decisions from the previous
night! Don’t worry though, your hair of the dog will help you smell
better!

Upcoming Competitions or EventsSweethearts Revenge 2026 - Homebrew Competition - $10 entry, 3 - 12oz bottles needed. 
Dates for Entry Registration: 2025-Dec-15 - 2026-Jan-12.Biere de Rock - Belgian and French style beer competition.  Dates for entry
registration: 12/17/25 - 1/16/26. 3 Bottles required, unsure on cost.OTMP Fruited or Spiced Winter Warmer Competition - February 2026

Club Update: 

February Club Competition

We will be having our next club competition (completely voluntary) this February.  Constraints of the competition are to brew your version of what you consider a Winter Warmer.  Fruit, spices, special ingredients are all welcome, but you must have something special in it and note it when entered.  No style guidelines, just being judged on pure enjoyment.  A separate email will come out in January specifically on this.

AHA Club Insurance Update

Our
roster has been submitted, insurance paid.  AHA has reimbursed. 
Thanks!  Couple left that owe dues, but we'll sort that out. 

OTMP Roster

We
currently have 22 paid members of OTMP, but we have 50 people on this
newsletter.  I'm 100% happy to keep folks on here, but would love to get
some of you out to a meeting and get into (or back into) homebrewing! 
Just reach out or show up!

Discord

I
want to take a moment to mention that the club does have a Discord site
to talk about all things beer, recipes, processes, what you're drinking and
other random stuff.  You can be active or a fly on the wall.  Please
consider joining the fun.  https://discord.com/invite/aSJrGmY4dv

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.

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/support-the-aha/?promo=olde-town-mash-paddlers

December Meeting Info:

Where: 
Jim's Bier Barn   (East Arvada) (annual)Location:6113 Marshall St, Arvada, CO 80003

Don't ring the front door.  Enter from the side to the backyard beer-escape.

Date: 12/17/25Time:6:30 - Pre-meeting pint
7:00 - Tastings galore!  
Register Beers and RSVP to the meeting here.
View registered beers here.


November Meeting Recap:

Charles was a great host.  Tasty food and delicious beer paired well through the night.  Aikmans brought more beer out of their coffers to end the night!  A possible new member got back into homebrewing, so it was nice to see a new face. 

All tasted beers can be found here

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.  The
club officers (yes we have officers) have decided this year to
give meeting hosts some money.  It takes time, money and
effort to host a meeting and this helps encourage the hosting. $50 for hosting a meeting.

  
--------cut off for the years dues coverage from hosting------------
December (2025) - Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada) (annual)January (2026) - Charles Basement Tap Room (Central Arvada)February (2026) - Cole's Personal Cooperstown Basement Bar (Central Arvada) (annual)March (2026) - Colter's Backyard Bonanza (Arvada)April (2026) - Jeff and Sarah Aikman's Da Pub (Arvada)May (2026) -Gabe's Spot (Arvada-ish)June (2026) - Jeff and Sarah Aikman's Da Pub (Arvada)July (2026) - 
Jim's Bier Barn (East Arvada) (annual)August (2026) - Dennis' House of Foam (West West Arvada)September (2026) - Open

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