Saturday. Feb. 12th, was the perfect culmination of our DOZE 2022 BJCP Mead Classes and Exam. We had 20+ attend the class and had full count for the exam (maximum is 12) + 2 on standby. Thanks to proctors and Gordon and Ashley for helping out with the exam! Looking forward to soon having some new and awesome mead judges on West Coast!

By Matt Bolling, American Homebrewers Association Everyone starts homebrewing for the same reason: beer is awesome! What many people don’t realize at first, though, is that a whole community is devoted to the hobby we all love so much. The easiest way to experience the community-driven side of homebrewing is to check out your local homebrew club’s next meeting. If you’re like me, then you might have mixed feelings about doing this.

The Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Beer Style Guidelines are getting an update. According to the BJCP website the 2021 revision is complete and will be published shortly. However, Gordon Strong, Chair of the BJCP Style Guidelines Committee, gives some highlights of what to expect HERE.

It’s the most wonderful time…for DOZE beer! Monday, December 13, 6:30-9:00 pm, at the Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek. It’s a time to don some holiday cheer, share a great meal and bring out our best holiday beers, meads, and ciders, as we celebrate another DOZE Christmas Party! Keep reading for important info!This is DOZE’s biggest fundraiser of the year–and the funnest! We will once again have a fantastic taco bar (with vegetarian options) and a homemade dessert competition–bring your tastiest treat to vie for a cash prize!

Check out Jay Brooks‘ write-up about DOZE’s two big awards earned this year and 25th anniversary, in the East Bay Times! It available online at https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/11/04/homebrew/, but if you want a keepsake, be sure to pick it up in this Sunday’s print edition of the newspaper.

Club DOZE supported the second Backyard Brews event to help raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds research to prevent and end Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). DOZE member Matt Diaz, and his wife Wendy, set-up the event to support Team Emersyn and DOZE provided some great ciders and beers for the event. The Backyard Brews event raised over $5,000 for JDRF and Team Emersyn!!!

June 21, 2021 Walnut Creek-based Homebrew Club, Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) Wins Coveted National Awards. The American Homebrewers Association’s (AHA) 2021 National Homebrew Competition is complete, and the AHA has announced the award winners. This year’s competition drew more than 5,045 entries from 2,037 homebrewers located in 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 13 countries. Members of the Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) homebrew club, based in Walnut Creek, CA, won seven individual medals and DOZE earned the Homebrew Club of the Year award.

Recent posts on social media have brought to light hundreds of firsthand accounts of sexist, misogynist behavior towards women working in the craft beer industry. We, at Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE), condemn this type of behavior and will not tolerate it in our club. We welcome and celebrate women in all levels of homebrewing and the craft beer industry. DOZE’s mission is to promote and enjoy the hobby of home brewing.