A chance to hang out with some old friends and support a good cause! The Lindsay Museum is teaming up with Ale Industries (and Lagunitas) to host a beer dinner on Friday, Aug 13 @ 6pm. Tickets are $85 and are available for purchase on the Museum Website

Proceeds will go to fund educational and wildlife programs.

Morgan & James Koskiniemi — former MoreBeer employee and caterer for our holiday party out in Pittsburg if I remember right — will be presenting a 5 course pairing menu:

Hot & Cold Appetizers with beer from Lagunitas
Seared Ahi Tuna with Poached Local Beets, Crispy Maui Onions, Ginger Vinaigrette
Chilled Gazpacho
Liberty Duck Confit with Stone Fruit Reduction, Armenian Couscous, Haricot Verts
Baked Chevre and Summer Truffle with pancetta, rocket, 20 year aged Balsamic Vinaigrette
Marscapone Stuffed Locally Grown Strawberry Grand Marnier Ganache, White Chocolate Foam

Awesome work guys!

For the history-minded among us:

In the BBC’s Christina: A Medieval Life there is a brief discussion of brewing and ale distribution in Medieval England.

\”Christina: A Medieval Life\”

Follow the link, hit Play, and head to minute 23.

Just a quick reminder that due to Memorial Day on the 31st, our May meeting is a week earlier than usual. See you all there.

Arlyn took Best of Show @ the World Cup with a Trippel. On top of that, lots of great showings from other DOZEers. Full results are up at the world cup website.

Entries are due by 5:00 pm Friday March 19th.  Drop them off at MoreBeer! (995 Detroit Ave.  Suite H, Concord) starting Saturday March 13th.

Special instructions:

“Please e-mail stesq [@] juno.com when you drop off an entry so I’ll have an idea how many are waiting for me.  Thanks.”

MZ’s have availability for their bus trip on March 28th.  Details are below, for more information and registration see http://www.madzymurgists.org/.

Bus schedule is as follows:
Depart Dublin Pleasanton BART station: 9:45 AM
Arrive at Russian River: 11:00 AM
Depart Russian River: 1:00 PM
Arrive at Lagunitas: 1:30 PM
Depart Lagunitas: 3:30 PM
Arrive at the Trappist: 4:30 PM
Depart Trappist: 5:30 PM (some may choose to stay longer, and depart on BART as needed).
Arrive Dublin / Pleasanton BART: 6:30 PM

SF Beer Week runs from Feb 5 - 14 this year. This party push includes club favorites like The Bistro’s Double IPA festival, Toranado’s Barleywine Festival and many others.

The full list of events is huge, and still growing. Check out SF Beer Week for more details.

Our Annual Dinner, Party, Raffle and Massacree will be catered once again by Bo’s BBQ of Lafayette and will take place on Monday, December 7 at Lindsay Wildlife Museum in the Community Room where we have been holding our meetings. Hoppy Hour will begin at 6:30 with dinner at 7:30. As in the past, there will be no charge for beer - just bring plenty to share. The menu includes Bo’s fresh green salad, SemiFreddi’s bread, potato salad, brisket, pork ribs and chicken (no, not your choice of one - your choice of all three if you so choose). Vegetarian or Vegan options are available, please make sure to list any specific dietary needs for yourself and your guests when buying tickets.

Tickets are $25.00 per person and must be purchased in advance so that we may insure sufficient food for everybody.

You can pay in person at the November meeting, or you can use our new Store Front and pay via PayPal HERE