The results of the 2018 California State Fair Homebrew Competition are in, and DOZE has performed admirably, with many of our members’ submissions having garnered ribbons. DOZE members’ results are as follows: Pavel Anisimov: 1st place with a Cyser, and 2nd in the same category with a Berry Mead; 1st with an Ice Cider and 3rd in the same category with a New World Cider; 2nd with a Braggot and 3rd in the same category with an Historical Mead; 3rd in the Spiced Mead category;

This weekend, join your fellow DOZErs on a tour of Admiral Maltings in Alameda. Admiral Maltings is first commercial floor malting facility in California since Prohibition, and California’s first maltster with a California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) certification. It produces a number of malts which club members have tried and been quite happy with. Now, we get to see how they are made on a tour specially organized for our club.

Calling all female brewers, women interested in brewing, or who just like beer and would like to know more about it, to come out on March 11th to the 2nd DOZE Pink Boots Collaborative Brew Day, to mark International Women’s Day and celebrate women in brewing. Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day was created by the Pink Boots Society in order take part in International Women’s Day, March 8th, by raising the profile of women’s roles in brewing and the beer industry.

Last year we earned the People’s Choice award, and got this close (hold your index finger a millimeter away from your thumb) to winning this thing. This year, let’s bring home the big prize!: A trophy, bragging rights, and DOZE being hosted at the brewery to replicate and scale up our winning beer for production to be sold at the brewery and locally on tap! We’ve got the brewing rig, we’ve got transport, we’ve got the brewers, we’ve got the recipe.

Brewers Association Announces Exit of Charlie Papazian

Read full article HERE (offsite link).

From the news: A Hidden Beer Flavor Has Finally Been Revealed Researchers brewed 150 beers to determine if barley left a distinct taste. Beer can’t exist without barley, yet brewers have long overlooked the cereal grain as a potential flavor. While beer aficionados often name-check hops and yeast as flavor powerhouses, the ugly stepsister barley has been relegated just to providing the sugars necessary for fermentation. Now, barley is having its Cinderella moment.

The December 2017 Holiday Party is at Lindsay Wildlife Museum. See Meeting Location for more details. Social Hour 6:30-7:00pm Meeting Start 7:00pm Meeting End 9:00pm

The November 2017 Club Meeting is at Lindsay Wildlife Museum. See Meeting Location for more details. Social Hour 6:30-7:00pm Meeting Start 7:00pm Meeting End 9:00pm

The October 2017 Club Meeting is at Lindsay Wildlife Museum. See Meeting Location for more details. Social Hour 6:30-7:00pm Meeting Start 7:00pm Meeting End 9:00pm