The spreadsheet of brew dates that Ray Graves worked out is available for download from the club site here: Brew Scheduler

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Black IPA tasting & Recipe Formulation

The other day, at Whole Foods in Walnut Creek, I picked up a bottle of one of two 30th Anniversary beers on hand from Sierra Nevada.? The bottle I selected was an Imperial Helles Bock brewed by Charlie Papazian, Fred Eckhard, and Ken Grossman called, appropriately, “Charlie, Fred, and Ken’s Bock”.? (The other one was “Fritz and Ken’s Ale”, from Ken Grossman and Fritz Maytag). As it says on the label,

This month’s joint meeting with DOZE, BAM, and Mad Zymurgists on August 15th.? The meeting place is Briones Regional Park – Newt Hollow picnic area at 11am, though you can come as early as 9:00am if you want to set up tents, tables, jockey boxes, etc.) Link to the park information & map: www.ebparks.org/parks/briones.? Look for the Newt Hollow picnic area near the Bear Creek entrance on the park’s Southwest side.

———————- Reminder Notice ———————- This month’s joint meeting with DOZE, BAM, and Mad Zymurgists on August 15th.? The meeting place is Briones Regional Park – Newt Hollow picnic area at 11am, though you can come as early as 9:00am if you want to set up tents, tables, jockey boxes, etc.) Link to the park information & map: www.ebparks.org/parks/briones.? Look for the Newt Hollow picnic area near the Bear Creek entrance on the park’s Southwest side.

A chance to hang out with some old friends and support a good cause! The Lindsay Museum is teaming up with Ale Industries (and Lagunitas) to host a beer dinner on Friday, Aug 13 @ 6pm. Tickets are $85 and are available for purchase on the Museum Website Proceeds will go to fund educational and wildlife programs. Morgan & James Koskiniemi — former MoreBeer employee and caterer for our holiday party out in Pittsburg if I remember right — will be presenting a 5 course pairing menu:

Awesome work guys!

We’ll be talking about and tasting sour beers.

For the history-minded among us: In the BBC’s Christina: A Medieval Life there is a brief discussion of brewing and ale distribution in Medieval England. “Christina: A Medieval Life” Follow the link, hit Play, and head to minute 23.