MASH Membership Guide
Welcome to the Morris Area Society of Homebrewers, or MASH! We are a group of homebrewers and lovers of craft beer who formed MASH in 2012 as a way to gather with friends, promote homebrewing, learn about fermentation, and to raise the level of our brewing together. You can find us online at:
We meet monthly at various restaurants and breweries in Morris County and the neighboring area. It is free to attend monthly meetings. Please feel free to invite friends and family (over 21 please) to come by. Bring a homebrew to share and enjoy some beer from your fellow brewers.
Every meeting has an agenda, which typically includes guest speakers, competitions, learning topics, and other interactive and informative sessions to help build your knowledge and appreciation of beer and other fermented beverages. Want to hear about what it takes to turn raw grain into the malted grains we brew with? Dan from Deer Creek Malthouse came by and brought bags of grain. Want to hear about the transition from homebrewer to brewery owner? Joe from Man Skirt walked us through it. Want to hear about how to brew mead? Who better to learn from than Sergio from Melovino Meadery. Want to hear about the challenges facing a woman succeeding in the largely male world of brewing? Heide from Angry Erik shared her journey. We also have show-and-tell meetings where members bring equipment or beer and show new brews they love or are looking for suggestions to improve. (Or both).
If you are enjoying MASH, we encourage you to move up from casual visitor to paid member. Membership costs $25 a year for AHA members and $30 a year for anyone else. Paid members can participate in Club-Only homebrew competitions, group buys, special events, and our very active club Discord. Paid members also receive a MASH name badge and a custom MASH glass.
Paid members also get to annually vote for the MASH Board of Directors who plan the various meetings and events for everyone. The Board for 2024 consists of:
Richard Cohen - President
Eric Blaine
Steve Hocken
Bryan Hoppe
Paul Jones
Dan Perrigan
Micha Stark
You can email the board at mashnewjersey@gmail.com.
We also host a number of events each year, culminating in the Motown MASH, one of New Jersey’s largest homebrew competitions. It is part of a cycle of New Jersey homebrew competitions and participants compete for the honor of being awarded New Jersey’s Homebrewer of the Year. There is also a winning Club of the Year award which MASH has won twice since the award’s inception.
It may take a village to raise a child but it takes all the members of a homebrew club to run a great competition. From labeling and sorting entries, to judging and stewarding the beer to cold-calling (or cold-emailing) businesses for donations, there is room for everyone to help out in some way.
We are proud to have as members many highly ranked national BJCP judges. Bring a bottle to share at a meeting and get feedback and advice from some of the best.
And most importantly, relax, have a homebrew. (Whoops - that might be trademarked).
Thank you and welcome to MASH!