DOZEr’s Come join us at Benoit–Casper Brewing this Sunday, February 19 at 10 AM, for a day of brewing and enjoying beer, socializing, games, music, food, and more. We will be brewing our “Golden Coffee Milk Stout” recipe. 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, Richmond, California 94801 More Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730136967314536/ See you there, Brewing Team!

The results of the Napa Homebrewers Classic were posted yesterday and DOZE had a very strong presence in the winners circle. Congratulations to Eric Ruff and Vito Delucchi who won Blue Ribbons and are eligible for the Best of Show award at the BrewFest in Napa on March 4th. Also Ray Graves and Brett Higham both received multiple awards having each won a Second and Third place ribbon. Pavel Anisimov and Luis Castro both received a second place and Robbie Proctor a third place award.

Coming! Very special and extremely limited beer release! This Wednesday, Feb 8th, 4:00pm….Come taste our HONEY SAISON and meet the brewers. This was the first beer brewed in our pro-am series and it was brewed on the small test system.

Beer Judging 101: Beer Tasting and Judging class, with Grand Master Beer Judge David Teckam. Prerequisites: None. This class is intended mainly for non-judges who have some amount of casual tasting experience, and an interest in craft beer and world beer styles. Section 1: Noon, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2016 Section 2: 2:30PM, Sunday, Feb 19, 2016 Instructor: David Teckam, BJCP Grand Master V ranked Beer Judge and beer educator, assisted by Master level BCJP judge and homebrew competition organizer, Brian Cooper.

Thursday February 2 from 4PM to 12AM, come join Shadow Puppet at ØL Beercafe & Bottle Shop 1541 Giammona Dr, Walnut Creek CA 94596 More Details: http://www.beer-shop.org/

We will once again hold the DOZE Homebrewer of the Year competition for 2017. The purpose of the HOY is to recognize DOZE members competing in competitions and provide an award for the club member that best represents DOZE in competitions over the year. Check here throughout the year for the HOY Standings. DOZE members score points towards HOY by competing in BJCP competitions under the DOZE homebrew club. One point is awarded just for entering a competition and more points are awarded based placing in the top three with a bonus for winning best in show.

First off I want to thank Jeremy Pendrey for his presentation last night about becoming a recognized BJCP judge. As he outlined the first step is to pass the online entrance exam. Below you will find links to all the resources he cited to help towards that first step. I also encourage us to share any other resources or organize groups outside of our meetings to study. The next step is taking the actual Exam.

6:30 – 7:00 Put out glassware and setup for SOTM/BOTM 7:00 – 7:30 New member introduction and club news: New Members introduction DOZE constitution (review and create subcommittee) California legislature passed AB2172 which made it legal to remove homemade beer from the home and pour it at a licensed retail establishment for the purpose of a homebrewer club meetings or home brewed beer competitions. These are the only two legal ways to pour homebrew at a licensed establishment.

These look like a really cool series of Brewers Retreats: http://www.brewersretreat.com/