BAM is a homebrewing club with a membership based in the Northern California East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley area) that was formed in June 1990. Our main goals are to promote homebrewing and brewing better beer and to have fun while doing it. Many of our members are all-grain brewers, but we welcome all brewers wanting to learn.

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August 2009 Meeting 

Thursday August 13th, 7:00 PM at Dave Blank's house in Oakland, in the Diamond District off the 580 at Fruitvale. Directions will be sent in the meeting reminder email. We'll have snacks, so feel free to bring beers to share or for evaluation.

Main topics will be the SOQ presentation (Alt), a technical presentation on cheap 'n easy temperature control, and NCHF discussion.

Well, the election results are in, and your new board members are Jim Files - President, Dave Blank - VP, Todd Lay - Webmaster/Site Editor, and Bernie Rooney as Treasurer. Much thanks to Paul Hsi for 3 loooong years of heading the stern of the club, and he's promised he won't disappear.

World Cup XV T-shirts are still available at the Oak Barrel at a discounted price of $10 (cash or check), in both dark and medium olive colors. Stop by and pick one up! if you want to see what they look like, click here

Dues are due!

If you haven't paid dues for the 2009-2010 year, now's the time. Also, if you are a member, check the member roster on the site and make sure all your info is up to date so you don't miss out on updates. If not, send an email with updates to BAM@bayareamashers.org

Events:

Club Events

Northern California Homebrewers Festival (NCHF)

Also known as 'beer camp', 15-20 clubs from Northern CA and NV participate. BAM will have a booth again this year as well as the tap setup, so plan your brews. The theme is 'Oktoberfest', with keg competitions for alt and kölsch. Sept 18-20, 2009 at the Lake Francis resort in Dobbins, CA. Check out the website for more info at www.nchfinfo.org

BAM Annual Oyster Slurp

Our annual club oyster slurp will be held at Jon Sheehan's place in Alameda Sunday, September 13th. 

Date: 9/13/09

Time: 2-7pm (?)

Location: 1236 Bay St., Alameda, CA  94501

Free to club members and $10 for guests

Please RSVP to Jim Files by 9/6/09 so we know how many oysters to buy

Other Noteworthy Events

Smith Adkins Chili Cook Off and Music Festival

Linden Street Brewery will be hosting a PARTY fundraiser benefiting the Alzheimer's Association at Linden Street Brewery.

DATE: Saturday, August 15th
TIME: NOON - 10PM
SCOOP: 10 HOURS OF BLUES AND CHILI
BONUS: ALL YOU CAN DRINK BEER (and a jumpy house for the kids.)
COST: Suggested donation $10 (we'd really appreciate $20 but we'll take your penny pile if that's all you've got.)
CHILI: Wanna cook? Just go to our facebook page.
WHERE: Linden Street Brewery (at Linden and 3rd)
LINEUP: Music starts at 2:00 PM
Papa's Garage
Earl Thomas
Joey Fender and the 55's.

Live music, ribs, chili, family-friendly fun and best of all, Linden Street Brewed beers on Tap. Did we mention the jumpy house for the kids? And free parking? (A big ol' parking lot plus no meters on this street kids!)

Suggested donation is $10! Includes all you can drink BEER! Cookers and Kids are free!

NOTE TO COOKERS: You will need to bring your own canopy if you want to cover your table from the sun. We will not be providing canopies this year. If you want to compete for prizes and fame, email Ericka - erickassmith@hotmail.com

Getting Here:
Easy Access to public transportation (5 blocks from the West Oakland BART station and 5 blocks from the Jack London Square Ferry Terminal) and plenty of on site parking!

Suggested Donation:
$5 - $20 (erickassmith@hotmail.com). Includes all Beer! Kids and cookers are free! All proceeds benefit 501c3 http://www.alznorcal.org

Oakland Eat Real Festival
August 28-30, Jack London Square, Oakland
Street food, fresh summer fruits and veggies, live music & handcrafted local beers. Pick up a ticket for the Beer Shed and sample from among the 40-something microbrews assembled by Dave McLean who'll be featuring a rotating series of IPAs, imperials, and cask ales. More info here.

MoreBeer! Forum Homebrew Competition

Entry Deadline is 8/19/2009 and Judging is 8/22/2009. This years Best of Show prize is a newly designed B3 12.2 gallon conical! For more info go to http://morebeer.com/search/103670

If you are interested in being a judge or steward, contact Randy Griggs at randyg@morebeer.com

Speisekammer Oktoberfest in Alameda

A really fun Oktoberfest at Speisekammer restaurant. Music, dancing, and lots of great German beer and food. We don't have the dates or prices yet, but will post them as soon as we find out.

Queen of Beer Homebrew Competition (women only comp)

Registration starts 9/1/09, entries accepted 9/26-10/9 2009 More info at http://queenofbeer.hazeclub.org/

Oaktoberfest in the Diamond

10/10/2009, 11am-6pm. Second annual Oaktoberfest celebration in Oakland's Diamond District with a Biergarten, food, crafts and this year a Homebrew Competition put on by the Mad Zymurgists. go to www.oaktoberfest.org for more info.

* Entries due September 12th thru 26th at Brewmaster and Oak Barrel

* Best of Show judging at festival on October 10! 

Click here for details

So if you're brewing a German beer for NCHF here's an opportunity to get it judged for style.

Styles Accepted:        

1D. Munich Helles
1E. Dortmunder Export
2A. German Pilsner (Pils)
3A. Vienna Lager
3B. Oktoberfest
4B. Munich Dunkel
4C. Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
5A. Maibock/Helles Bock
5B. Traditional Bock
5C. Doppelbock
5D. Eisbock
6C. Kölsch
7A. Northern German Altbier
7C. Düsseldorf Altbier
15A. Weizen/Weissbier
15B. Dunkelweizen
15C. Weizenbock
15D. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
17A. Berliner Weisse
22A. Classic Rauchbier
22B. Other Smoked Beer (with a German base style only)

31st Annual California State Homebrew Competition

Saturday, November 7th, 2009 More info at www.nchfinfo.org/StateComp/StateComp.html Or contact Steve Casselman, Competition Organizer statecomp@nchfinfo.org

Updated 08/17/2009