January 2008
8th - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
26th - MM Practice Big Brew Day
February 2008
1st & 2nd - Pub Night at St. Episcopal Church, 6-8:30pm, Stockton
2nd - 20th Anniversary Party Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, Ca (
www.avbc.com)
5th - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
9th - Hops & Bangers, Gustine
9th - 12pm to 5pm, Double IPA Festival at the Bistro in Hayward
16th - 22rd, Barleywine Festival, Toranado, San Francisco
16th - Anchor Brew Homebrew Club of the Year Luncheon
16th - Beerapalooza, Berkley $55/ticket
19th - New Belguim Beer Dinner, Point Richmond, Ca
21st - Beer Tasting Unibroue Beer Belgium Style, Angel Share Wineshop 6-8pm (
www.aswineshop.com)
23rd - MM Big Brew Day at Aaron's 7am
March 2008
4th - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
April 2008
1st - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
TBD - Warehouse Cafe Trip (Peter)
26th - International Beer Festival, SF, (
www.sfbeerfest.com)
May 2008
3rd - AHA Big Brew Day, at Barley and Wine, Modesto
6th - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
10th - Anniversary Boonville Beer Fest, 1-6pm, Boonville, CA (www.avbc.com/news/boontbeerfest.html)
17th - West Coast Brewfest, Miller Park, Sacramento, unlimited tasting! (
www.matsonian.com/wcbf/index.htm)
24th - Raley Field's 2nd Annual Brewfest (
www.norcalbrewers.com or
www.raleyfield.net)
June 2008
3rd - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
19th - 21st AHA National Homebrewers Conference, Cincinnati, OH (
www.beertown.org/events/hbc/)
21st - MM Valley Pub Crawl (Aaron & Stephen V.)
TBD - Brewing Network (BN) Anniversary Party (1st weekend in June) (
www.thebrewingnetwork.com/events.php)
July 2008
1st - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
24th - 27th Oregon Brewers Festival, Portland, OR (
www.oregonbrewfest.com)
August 2008
2nd - AHA Mead Day
5th - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
TBD - MM Hobo Brew
23rd - Sierra Brewfest, (
www.musicinthemountains.org/brewfest.php)
TBD - IPA Festival, Bistro in Hayward (
www.the-bistro.com/events.htm)
TBD - Russian River Beer Revival & BBQ Cookoff, (
www.stumptown.com/revival)
TBD - Hops in Humboldt (
www.hopsinhumboldt.com)
September 2008
2nd - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
13th - “Pig Fest”-(Jim H.) BBQ competition & beer tasting; Ag Center at Service Road & Crows Landing Road
20th - Callifornia Brewers Festival, 1-5pm, Discovery Park, Sacramento (www.calbrewfest.org)
TBD - Modesto Oktoberfest (
www.modchamber.org/calendar/specialevents.asp)
TBD - Stone Anniversary Party (2nd weekend)
TBD - Fair Oaks Oktoberfest: (
www.matsonian.com/fobf/index.htm)
October 2008
3rd - 5th Northern California Homebrewers Festival (Camping Trip), Lake Francis, Dobbins, Ca. $40, additional $20 for Friday night dinner (
www.nchfinfo.org)
7th - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
9th -11th Great American Beer Festival, Denver, Co (
www.beertown.org/events/gabf/)
TBD - Wet Hop Beer Festival, Bistro in Hayward, (
www.the-bistro.com/events.htm)
TBD - Oktoberfest at the Towers, Turlock
TBD - Sacramento Oktoberfest
TBD - Clayton Oktoberfest (
www.claytonoktoberfest.com)
November 2008
1st - AHA Teach A Friend to Brew Day
4th - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
TBD - Barrel Age Beer Festival, Bistro in Hayward (
www.the-bistro.com/events.htm)
December 2008
2nd - MM Club Meeting, 7pm, Barley & Wine, Modesto
TBD - MM Christmas Dinner
2008 Competition Calendar
Modesto Mashers Competition Rules
February 2008
9th - AHA Club Only Competition Dark Lagers
March 2008
7th - AHA Club Only Competition Perfect Porter Challenge, Due at Barley &Wine
8th Annual World Cup of Beer, hosts BayArea Mashers; info at: bayareamashers.org/WCHome.htm
30th -The First Annual IPA Competition, (
beer.meetup.com/118/calendar/7136670/)
TBD - Maltose Falcons Mayfaire
April 2008
11th - AHA National Homebrew Competition, (
www.beertown.org/events/nhc)
12th - Modesto Mashers Club Competition- No Hop Beer
TBD - California State Fair Competition, end of April/beginning of May, (
www.bigfun.org/fair/competitions/competition_information.asp)
TBD - Bay Area Brew Off (BABO)/Alameda County Fair, hosted by Draught Board Homebrew Club, (
draughtboard.org/babo/2007Announcement.htm)
May 2008
1st - Sam Adams Long Shot (start entering April 15th); (
www.samueladams.com/promotions/LongShot/Default.aspx)
5th - San Jaoquin County Fair; (
http://www.sanjoaquinfair.com/exhibit_entry_info.html)
TBD-Sacramento County Fair Competition
TBD - AHA Club Only Competition Extract Beer, Naperville, IL
June 2008
TBD - Modesto Mashers Club Competition-Open Category
TBD - Amador County Fair Homebrew Competition
July 2008
TBD - AHA Club Only Competition Mead, due in Minneapolis, MN on 7-25-08
August 2008
TBD - Modesto Mashers Club Competition - American Ale
September 2008
TBD - Queen of Beers
TBD - California State Homebrewers Competition (NCHF)
TBD - AHA Club Only Competition Imperial Anything, Macomb Township, MI
October 2008
TBD - Modesto Mashers Club Only Competition - Belgian Beers
November 2008
TBD - AHA Club Only Competition-TBD
December 2008
TBD - Black & Tan Competition
TBD - Modesto Mashers Club Christmas Competition – Open Category