Club Meeting This Thursday, Sept 19th at Tortugo Brewery
Zicke Zacke Zicke Zacke Hoi Hoi Hoi!
Yes, it is that time of year again (ok, SLIGHTLY early, but still…) – this Thursday will be our Oktoberfest meeting!
There will be some traditional Oktoberfest food! There will be one, if not two members in Lederhosen!
And let us not forget, das Bier! Our style of the month is German and Czech Beers, which coincidentally fits the theme, so please bring your marvelous Märzens or whatever excellent homebrew you have to share!
For anyone who missed it, the summer party was a huge amount of fun – many thanks to Dean for hosting, Ian and Rob for cooking, Carl and Tom Rierson for making the serving system and competition stuff happen, Joe, Porter and Tomm for donating great prizes, Neil for single-handedly producing the majority of the beer served, Scott for the most over-killing sound system ever conceived, and to everyone who brought food/beer/soda and other contributions to the event!
Congrats to Carl for best beer (Cascade Wet Harvest IPA), and Luis for best soda (Guava Strawberry soda) of the summer party!
This Saturday 9/21 is Pacific Brewers Cup judging – please talk to Carl if you would like to help by stewarding or judging.
Also, Tomm Carroll has arranged our next First Friday (10/4) – an Oktoberfest and Pacific Brewers Cup ribbon presentation at Wurstkuche [add link to https://www.wurstkuche.com/] in Venice! We will have a table/section outside in the back of the patio area. They always have a good selection of beer and sausages to enjoy!
In addition, for anyone who would like to do their actual Oktoberfest event opening, Tyler has offered us a 25% discount on tickets for the first session – Saturday Sept 28 at 12:00pm.
Use the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/933981763597?aff=oddtdtcreator
and the code PacificGravity at checkout.
Oans, zwoa, drei, Gsuffa!!!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
September Monthly Meeting; Thursday 9/19/2024 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90302
(424) 227-9963
Upcoming Styles of the Month
- September 2024 – German and Czech beers
- October 2024 – Alternative fermentables beers (using sugars and/or grains other than malted barley)
- November 2024 – Fruit/spice beers, meads, and ciders/berries
- December 2024 – No style of the month (Holiday Party)
Upcoming Events
- Sept 19: Club Meeting at Torgugo Brewing Company – Style German and Czech beers
- Sept 21: Pacific Brewers Cup Main Judging Session
- Oct 4: First Friday/PBC Ribbons at Wurstkuche Venice 7:30
- Oct 19: Chili Cookoff – Style Alternative Fermentables
PG Summer Party Saturday 8/31!!
Aloha!
Chef Malahini Ian here to tell you all about our big time luau plans!
This year our theme is a Hawaiian style luau and we plan to take it to the max bruddah!
The party will be happening on August 31, 2024 at Dean Sussman’s little grass shack in the Pacific Palisades. The address is 1310 Amalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades CA.
The party will start around 2 PM and continue on until late evening. The party is free for all Pacific Gravity members and their first guest; additional guests may attend for a small fee of $10. Kids are still free.
Deans house has a large yard and a pool so all attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and swim trunks (and towel) if they plan on going for a swim.
The food will be as traditional style luau food as your haole chef can make it using mainland cooking techniques. For some strange reason Dean did not want us to dig a traditional imu (luau oven) in his beautiful lawn. Can’t really blame him for that one.
So I will be making Kalua pig, teriyaki beef, huli huli chicken, lomi lomi salmon and other traditional style foods. Because our parties are pot luck style also, you are encouraged to bring your favorite party dish, Hawaiian style or not, and we will add it to the feast. We will have a pupu table (appetizers) and dessert table afterwards if you want to bring something in those categories.
In keeping with our theme our beverage competition this year will be tropical fruits, any beverage be it soda, beer, juice or alcoholic drink that features tropical fruit will be considered for this year’s prize. All beer, soda and other beverages are member made, so you still have time to plan yours and bring it to the party! If you plan to bring a keg, please email Carl at competitions@pacificgravity.com with the name of your beer/soda so you can get a festive tap tag.
As always this event is run by the volunteers, you help is needed! Set up will be on Friday at 6:30 pm and clean up on Sunday morning are especially necessary. The volunteer crew has always had a lot of fun while working and it is a great time.
If you have any questions about food, feel free to contact me at MasterChef@pacificgravity.com or if you have question on volunteering you may contact Parker at President@pacificgravity.com
Ian Fraser Club Chef – Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
Upcoming Styles of the Month
- August 2024 – All styles (Summer Party)
- September 2024 – German and Czech beers
- October 2024 – Alternative fermentables beers (using sugars and/or grains other than malted barley)
- November 2024 – Fruit/spice beers, meads, and ciders/berries
- December 2024 – No style of the month (Holiday Party)
Upcoming Events
- August: Pacific Brewers Cup Entry registration NOW OPEN. Enter at https://pbc2024.pacificgravity.com/
- Aug 30: Summer Party Setup 6:30 pm
- Aug 31: PG SUMMER PARTY 2024 2:00 pm
- Sept 5: Pacific Brewers Cup Entry Deadline
- Sept 6: First Friday – TBD
- Sept 7: Pacific Brewers Cup Entry organizing
- Sept 19: Club Meeting at Torgugo Brewing Company – Style German and Czech beers
- Sept 21: Pacific Brewers Cup Main Judging Session
Summer Party Now 8/31
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Greetings Pacific Gravity!
Hello All,
We have now selected a new and improved date for the 2024 Legendary Pacific Gravity Summer party – Saturday August 31, 2024.
It will be at the usual location of Il Palazzo di Sussman from 2pm until 10pm. Chef Ian is planning a Hawaiian theme, so please bring some island style sides to share with your PG Ohana. Of course we will be holding the annual informal competition for best homebrew/soda so please share your excellent works of zymurgy and/or non-alcoholic soda!
Also, we definitely need setup help the night before, so please come by if you can, and, as always, we need help cleaning up in the aftermath to restore the Palazzo grounds to their original, pristine state on Sunday morning..
Please also be sure to let Carl know what beers/sodas you intend to bring so we can manage serving equipment. Send him an email at c136@7d.com.
Setup: Friday 8/80/2024 6:30 pm
Event: Saturday 8/31/2024 2pm
Dean Sussman’s
1310 Amalfi Drive,
Pacific Palisades, 90272
Informal Stuffed Sandwich Visit 8/17
In her most recent monthly newsletter, Marlene mentioned that she needs to shutdown for a while due to medical reasons on 8/29. I just spoke to her briefly and she said it might be for 3 months.
I suggest anyone who is interested should informally drop by Stuffed Sandwich on Saturday 8/17 and grab a sandwich and a beer to help support. I specifically asked to her NOT to plan anything for us because we don’t want to add to her workload at a time of stress, but I think extra patrons would be appreciated. It may be very crowded or not… no way to know, but it is always a good time!
Their hours are 11am-8pm
Pacific Brewers Cup Info
Entries are open for the 2024 Pacific Brewers Cup. This has always been a popular competition and is capped at 300 entries, so get you entries registered early! Also, Judge and Steward registration open. Enter at https://pbc2024.pacificgravity.com/
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
Upcoming Styles of the Month
- August 2024 – All styles (Summer Party)
- September 2024 – German and Czech beers
- October 2024 – Alternative fermentables beers (using sugars and/or grains other than malted barley)
- November 2024 – Fruit/spice beers, meads, and ciders/berries
- December 2024 – No style of the month (Holiday Party)
Upcoming Events
Pacific Brewers Cup Info
Thursday, August 1st is the opening entry day for the 2024 Pacific Brewers Cup. This has always been a popular competition and is capped at 300 entries, so get you entries registered early! Also, Judge and Steward registration is already open.
- August: Entry registration NOW OPEN. Enter at https://pbc2024.pacificgravity.com/
- Aug 17: Informal Stuffed Sandwich Visit
- August 22: Bottle Drop-off at local homebrew shops
- Aug 31: PG SUMMER PARTY 2024
- Sept 5: Pacific Brewers Cup Entry Deadline
- Sept 6: First Friday – TBD
- Sept 7: Pacific Brewers Cup Entry organizing
- Sept 19: Club Meeting at Torgugo Brewing Company – Style German and Czech beers
- Sept 21: Pacific Brewers Cup Main Judging Session
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