Anyone up for an informal club trip to the Double IPA Festival at The Bistro on Febuary 11th? We’ll be taking BART, leaving the Plesant Hill station at 10:52am and getting to Hayward at 11:43am. We’ll probably stop somewhere between BART and The Bistro for a quick bite to eat before we hit the crowds and the double IPAs. Wear your Tie-Dye, it’s a blast of an event. $20 gets you a commemorative glass and 5 drink tickets.

The Bistro’s Annual Double IPA Festival will be held February 11, 2006 11am-7pm $20 admission gets you a glass and 5 taste tickets, additional taste for $1.50 each Live Music and BBQ all day. Professional Beer Judging with awards ceremony at 5pm Music line up:Lagunitas Dogtown Shieks @ 2pm KULICA – 5pm TBA – 9pm This was a great event last year. Great beers from Russian River, Lagunitas, 21st Ammendment, and dozens more.

DOZE had a good showing at the Firestone Walker 2nd Annual Homebrew Invitational on Jan 26. Congratulations to Mike McDole for his 2nd and to Jim Rossi for his 1st place — both in the Pale Ale category.

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Leaving by bus from B3, heading up to Anderson Valley. Returning to Concord at about 7pm. Tickets will be sold in advance.

Starting 6:30pm at B3 Style Talk: Sour Ale ([BJCP 17](http ://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category17.html)) Presented by: TBA Tech Talk: The Road to All Grain: Step Mashing, Part 1 Presented by: TBA

Starting 6:30pm at B3 Style Talk: Honey Beers ([BJCP 23](http ://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category23.html)) Presented by: TBA Tech Talk: The Road to All Grain: Mash Design and Ingredients Presented by: TBA

Starting 6:30pm at B3 Style Talk: English Pale Ale ([BJCP 8](http ://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category8.html)) Presented by: TBA Tech Talk: The Road to All Grain: Mashing and Sparging; a How-To Presented by: TBA Club Competiton: Extract Brews ([BJCP 1-23](http ://www.bjcp.org/styles04/)) Due Date: TBA

Regular Monthly Meeting at B3 Note the new starting time! 6:30pm Doctor Scott will be talking about Belgian Strong Ales Erik Beer will present his homebrew stir plate Club Elections will be held Curtis & Aaron will present the first set of “off smells”

Just a reminder that as of the January Meeting we will be gathering at B3 at 6:30pm for our normal socializing and milling about. We’re going to try and get down to business promptly at 7pm. We will be collecting dues for 2006 membership ($30 cash or check).