Club Meetings
Meeting Time and Place:
The DOZE general membership meeting takes place in the Manzanita Community Room at the Lindsay Wildlife Experience (formerly the Lindsay Wildlife Museum) in Walnut Creek, CA, generally on the last Monday of every month. The Community room is on the ground level of the Museum on the East (Larkey Park) side.
Meetings start off with a Social Hour from 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm. This is a time to socialize and get to know people. You are encouraged to bring examples of your homebrew.
The meeting proper starts at 7:00pm and is dedicated to club business, competition and event updates, talks about equipment, ingredients and methods, presentations by guest speakers, etc. Meetings adjourn promptly at 9:00pm.
The following are the currently scheduled dates for 2024, however dates and location may change due to holidays, date conflicts, room unavailability, or other causes, so please check the DOZE Calendar or the DOZE Slack channels for any changes.
2024 Meeting Dates
- January 29th
- February 26th
- March 25th
- April 29th
- May 20th – One week ahead due to Memorial Day holiday
- June 24th
- July 29th
- August 26th
- September 30th
- October 28th
- November 25th
- December 9th – DOZE Club Members Holiday Party; no regular meeting this month
How to get there:
From San Ramon, Pleasanton, Dublin
Take 680 North past Highway 24 interchange in Walnut Creek. Take the Treat Blvd./Geary Road exit and turn left over freeway. Go three more lights and turn left on Buena Vista. Turn right on First Avenue. The museum is halfway up the block on the left.
From Oakland and the East Bay
Take Highway 24 east to Walnut Creek. Take 680 North. Take the Treat Blvd./Geary Road exit and turn left over freeway. Go three more lights and turn left on Buena Vista. Turn right on First Avenue. The museum is halfway up the block on the left.
From Pacheco, Martinez,
Benicia, and Solano County
Take Highway 680 South toward Walnut Creek. Exit using the Treat Blvd. exit. Turn left at light onto North Main St. Turn right on Geary Road. Turn left on Buena Vista. Turn right on First Avenue. The museum is halfway up the block on the left.
From East and West Contra Costa County
Take Highway 4 to Highway 680. Take 680 South to Treat Blvd. exit. Turn left at light onto North Main St. Turn right on Geary Road. Turn left on Buena Vista. Turn right on First Avenue. The museum is halfway up the block on the left.
By public transit
Take BART to the Walnut Creek station. Take the County Connection Route 102 bus from the BART station. The bus stop is on the corner of First Avenue and Buena Vista, one-half block east of the museum. Please be aware, that you can get a bus to the meeting, but bus stops before our meetings typically end. It is a mile walk from the museum to the Plesant Hill BART stop. A taxi ride to/from the Pleasant Hill BART should be under $5.
By Bike and By Foot
The Museum is located very close to the Contra Costa Canal Trail and is directly on the Briones to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail. It is easily reachable from the Plesant Hill Bart Station and the Iron Horse Regional Trail. For more information, see the Iron Horse Trail Map (north)
PDF from East Bay Regional Parks.