Each brewery had at least one beer for tasting, either on tap, in a bottle or a can. “We have 11 different styles of beer on tap today,” said Patrick Baxley of DOZE. “The event gives us a chance to show off a few of our homebrews, and to be on the same level as some of the big guys at the event.”

Read the full article at: http://www.martinezgazette.com/news/story/i3344/2011/10/25/home-brewed-festival-attracts-bay-area-beer-lovers

Forty-one beers were entered for judging at Oakland’s recent Oaktoberfest festival.  Those 41 entries were placed for judging in about a half-dozen combined categories.  When the suds cleared, DOZE had once again shown why it is the best homebrew club around:

Category: Munich Helles

1st Place – Paul Brown (BOS runner up)

3rd Place –   Ray Graves

Category: Kolsch

1st Place – Arlyn Johns

2nd Place -     Ray Graves

Category : Vienna Lager

1st Place –   Mike Bernhardt

Best Of Show

Arlyn Johns, with a Kolsch

Paul Brown, Runner-Up with a Munich Helles

Congratulations all around!