As discussed in the January meeting, DOZERS have been invited to a get together at the Sudwerk Brewery Dock Store in Davis this Sunday.

The Dock Store is a small tasting room in the brewery with four taps to show off recent creations from the Sudwerk brewers.  The doors at 2pm and keep pouring until at least 7pm.  I am not sure what beers they will have but be be beers not likely to be found anywhere else.  Sudwerk is anticipating 60+ attendees though numbers are difficult to estimate.  We’re encouraged to bring beer to share.

The Sudwerk Dock Store is just inside the big roll up doors to the north of the restaurant door at 2001 2nd Street in Davis.

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

A new study from the University of Granada in Spain indicates that beer, in moderation, does as good a job at rehydrating one’s body and replacing needed minerals as does drinking water.

A study presented today in Brussels (Belgium) shows that moderate consumption of beer after practicing physical exercise is as effective as drinking water for rehydration and recovery, experts say.

Dr. Manuel Castillo, of the University of Granada , presented the results of the tests conducted with a group of young men, which consisted of measuring the body’s reaction to the ingestion of water or beer after strenuous physical exertion .

“We conducted the study to see if the widespread custom of taking a beer after exercise was something desirable or not,” Castillo said during his presentation, concluding that two-thirds of a beer “is not a problem that harms the rehydration is occurs after exercise. ”

In that sense, it found that the fermented beverage would be “just as if you drank water,” and recommended its use to all people who have no contraindications….

http://peru21.pe/noticia/1305671/cerveza-hidrata-tanto-como-agua

What the Army Needs: Someone to Brew Beer

There’s beer. And then there’s Army beer.

If you think you know the difference — and want to keep America’s ground forces in suds — there’s a job in it for you. The Army Installation Management Command in Oklahoma is looking for a brewmaster. No word from the job description if you should serve beer out of Honeywell’s old flying spy drone, christened the “flying beer keg” by soldiers in Iraq.

Responsibilities? Run the brewery there. Brew your own … .  But if you want to be a brewmaster for the command, don’t expect much in the way of compensation. The job pays barely over $22 grand a year. On top of that, the job is “not entitled to benefits.” That’s a recipe for skunked beer.

Full story at Wired.com

The Bay Area Craft Beer Festival, to be held in Martinez on April 9, has asked DOZE to host a homebrew pouring at the event.  Tasty is organizing the booth, and a number of DOZErs have offered kegs of their brew for the event.

If you’re attending the festival be sure to stop by and say “hi”.

As you all know the drop-off window is open for the first round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition. As in recent years, DOZE is taking on the cellaring responsibilities.

There will be three cellaring sessions and we are looking for volunteers. The first two sessions will be the unpacking and checking-in of the entries. The third session will be the sorting of the entries into their respective categories.

Here are the dates:

March 29, 6:30PM to 8:30PM

April 5, 6:30PM to 8:30PM

April 12, 6:30PM to 8:30PM.

Let Matt Sager know via the DOZE email list which session(s) you can attend. We’ll be working in the Ale Industries brewery,

Ale Industries
975 Detroit Ave
Unit E
Concord, CA 94518

Its okay to come late or leave early. Pizza and a couple of beers will be provided.

In February 1979 President Jimmy Carter signed a law repealing federal prohibitions on homebrewing.   Two decades later, homebrewing has come to the White House itself!

The beginning of the month, the Obama Foodorama blog reported that the Obamas had served their guests at the White House Superbowl party a honey ale brewed on premises using honey from the White House beehive.   However, contrary to reports that followed on other  sites, it was not President Obama himself who brewed the beer, but the White House kitchen staff.    However, it is the first time that there is any record of beer -or any alcoholic beverage- being brewed in America’s Executive Mansion.

Mike Riddle wanted to share the details for an upcoming brewer’s dinner at the Calistoga Inn in Calistoga (duh). See http://napabeer.com/blog/ for details.

This year’s planning meeting will be at EJ Phair on Tueday, January 18th.

This is a open invitation for members looking to get involved and/or willing to share ideas for the upcoming year.  Holler if you have questions.

-E