The Celebrator Beer News will celebrate its 21st anniversary with its Best of the West Beer Fest on Sunday, February 15, 2009, from 4 to 8 pm at the Oakland Convention Center/Marriott Hotel in Oakland, Calif. More than 50 breweries will pour their favorite brews. Meet Celebrator staff and writers, brewers, brewery owners and beer industry luminaries including pioneer figures in the craft beer movement. Breweries pouring will include some of the top breweries from the West Coast and beyond.

On Tuesay, Feb 10th, the Triple Rock Brewery and Jupiter Brewing Company, just blocks away from each other in Downtown Berkeley, offer another barrel-aged tasting event, this time featuring beers aged in all manner of vessels, from port and brandy barrels to whiskey and wine barrels, and everything in between. This event will feature the beers of Triple Rock and Jupiter, plus many diverse guests. This event will begin at 4pm at both locations, and ends once the last keg is dry.

For all you iPhone carrying DOZERS out there, the BJCP Guidelines are now available as an iPhone (iTouch too) application.? These are really handy and formatted very well, in an easy to navigate and easy to read presentation.? Download for free from the Applications module on your iPhone or through iTunes on your computer.? Great stuff.

Hello Dozers, the January newsletter is live.? See the newsletter section on the lower right portion of this page or use this link. Just a reminder that our January meeting is this Monday the 26th.? See you all there to start off another fun year for DOZE.

Style: English Brown (Club Only Comp Due Feb, 2010) Tech Talk: TBD Location: Lindsay Museum

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