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

The Wet Hop event is Saturday, October 3rd at The Bistro.  There’s not a lot of information on the website, but I’m told by several people that it’s a fun event and worth the trip down to Hayward.

The Bistro • 1001 B Street • Hayward, CA 94541 • (510) 886-8525

The Lafayette Park Hotel is hosting a Beer Maker’s Dinner on July 31, 2009 at 6:30pm.  The dinner will feature 5 beers from the Russian River Brewing Company paired with 5 courses.  The dinner is $75 per head (which doesn’t cover tax or gratuity).  I anticipate this to be a very popular event, so if you are interested book soon. For reservations, call: (925) 283-7108.

Menu & Pairings:

APPETIZERS
CHEF’S SELECTION
Redemption,  Blonde Ale

FIRST
CARAWAY-DUSTED DAY BOAT SCALLOPS
Beer Braised Red Thumb and Russian Fingerling Potatoes,
Pine Nut Upland Cress Pesto
Blind Pig,  I.P.A.

SECOND
CINNAMON-SEARED DUCK BREAST
Roasted Apple, Barley and Duck Confit Risotto, Sour Cherry Jus
Consecration, Strong Dark Ale

THIRD
SPICE-RUBBED BEEF TRI-TIP
Grilled Asparagus, Fresh Corn Puree
Pliny the Elder,  Double I.P.A.

FOURTH
ARTISAN CHEESES
A selection of Farmstead Cheese from Local, Small-Scale Producers
Temptation, Blonde Ale

A couple of our members won the Sam Adams Longshot competition in 2007 and 2008. Alex & Mike will be pouring their beers at the Walnut Creek (N Main) BevMo on Friday, 4/24 from 4pm to 7pm. Easily walkable from BART.

No droids, no Wookies, and unfortunately no Princess Leia in a white silk robe.

9 of us DOZERS did however have a fun evening out, with dinner and beers at Pyramid followed by the Beer Wars premiere.  The movie detailed Sam Adams, Stone Brewing, and Dogfish head.  It provided some insight into the plight of the craft brewer and exposed some dirty tactics employed by the Big 3 to thwart the little guy.  BMC baching grew a little tiresome, but the contributions from the craft brewer interviews and live session at the end made it a worthy event.

Looking forward to more fun DOZER outings in the future.

Due to lack of interest (ticket sales) the Anderson Valley Bus has been canceled.

DOZERS, a quick correction.  The Boonville Beer Fesitval is May 2, 2009 this year (accidentally reported as May 9th at the February Meeting).  Please adjust your calendars accordingly.

Dick Fox is rescheduling the Beer Bus for the correct weekend.  Tickets are still on sale at B3.

Festival Details

Greetings DOZERS.  I’m disappointed to miss the February meeting, but find myself out of town at a family wedding.  I would like to encourage everyone to look at the committee list for this year, and consider working in one or more areas.  A small effort from a lot folks will help us achieve another great year for the club.

Competition: This committee is split into two parts, external and internal. External will focus on DOZE participation in outside competitions, including keeping members informed of upcoming dates, recording member results, and possibly coordinating packaging parties.

Nor Cal Homebrew Festival: Many folks have lent a hand here in the past, and this year should be no exception. Coordinating volunteers for Hoppy Hour pouring, Hoppy Hour beer selection, campsite reservations, and Saturday pot luck dinner.

Barrel: For folks interested in contributing to or learning about the DOZE barrel project (currently an Imperial Porter aging in a Bourbon barrel).

National Homebrew Conference: Our club efforts are represented by Mike McDole but we’ll need a team of folks to help us find a club theme, coordinate outfits, and make sure our club night booth is rockin’.

Social and Events: Personally, this is my most important area for the club. I’m hoping 2009 will bring many more brewery tours, pub nights, bbq’s, and big brews.

Newsletter: I’d really like to keep the newsletter going. Anyone interested in helping with either content or format and published would be most appreciated.

Website: Anyone with web skills or ideas is encouraged to get involved and beef up our online presence.