On March 13th, on the very day that judging was to start for the National Homebrew Competition (NHC), the American Homebrewers Association cancelled the competition due to the novel coronavirus. Thus, local homebrew club, the Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE), which was coordinating the SF Region judging, found itself sitting on hundreds of bottles…
Category: Homebrewing
La Red Cervecera Perú (Lima)
During my last week in Lima, at the beginning of August, I took myself to Barranco to get acquainted with the Red Cervecera Perú. Red Cervecera is arguably one of Peru’s premiere homebrew supply retailers. Located in a remodeled old early-Republican house on Avenida Francisco Bolognesi, the Red Cervecera combines a homebrewing supply retail shop,…
Northern California Hombrewers Festival
My homebrew club, the Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) has been voted as serving the Best Club Beer at the 19th annual Northern California Homebrewers Festival (NCHF), held in Dobbins, CA, this weekend.
MoreBeer! expansion
MoreBeer! held the “Grand Re-Opening” of its Concord showroom this weekend. They have expanded the store to perhaps triple its previous size. The new showroom is ample, airy, and well-lit. The aisles are wide and one can move about without fear of bumping into anything or anyone. There is also an expanded and improved…