It’s a new year and a new Mashers meeting calendar! We’re kicking off 2026 with a visit to 3 Ravens Brewery in Thornbury. As with all club meetings please support the venue by ordering their beers at the start of the night (if you can). We will kick off announcements at roughly 7:15pm. The committee […]
Introducing the 2026 Merri Mashers “Bus” trip. Way back in Mashers lore we used to run bus trips. These were glorious things but also expensive and difficult to organise. Then there was a bus trip that didn’t get enough interest to run, then there was 2020 (enough said) and bus trips kinda fell off our […]
A few weeks back the club partnered with Bridge Road to design and brew Amateur Hour IPA. We figured this was a good excuse to have a club meeting at their Brunswick venue and everyone who hasn’t already tried it, can. Theme: This meeting will have a “Hops” theme (fitting, given the beer we brewed […]
NOTE: This date is subject to change. Keep an eye on the Discord channel for up to date information. We’re once again doing wine making as a club. Spots are limited so make sure you register your interest soon. We will be picking grapes once again from Shiraz Republic in Heathcote and then returning to […]
It’s the annual Merri Mashers IPA Comp! This is just a calendar entry really. For all the specific details see the IPA page here. From a calendar/timing perspective though there will be two judging the stewarding sessions, a morning and an afternoon. Arrival times will be communicated to you by Grace. Then there will be […]
Intro In March we head back to Tallboy and Moose. We will have also have all the results from the weekends IPA comp to celebrate. Theme This meeting is just about celebrating the completion of another IPA comp, recognising the place getters and sharing some homebrew. Content We will also have a What I Learned […]
Cider day is back again. This now annual event is held at Holger’s farm in Diamond Creek. The day is spent pulping and juicing apples and at the end of the day each person takes home a keg of apple juice to ferment as they please. Once again this will be a joint event with […]
Intro The last meeting at The Mill was awesome. In April we’re heading back there but this time they’re in their new venue in the Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. Theme Good beer, good people and good times. Content Michael will be doing a What I Learned on his experience making Sake. Food Yep, The Mill do […]
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