Entries by Brian Holter

First Friday July 2

July 1st Friday we once again have the pleasure of being entertained at The Carriage House, AKA the home of Dan and Anne Hakes. Dan has the best home “tavern” in the club, and welcomes all PG members to partake of his hospitality. As usual, the event officially begins at 7:00pm, ends when Dan and […]

Belated Southern California Homebrew Fest Report

On the first weekend in May, Pacific Graviteers gathered at their Fortress of Solitude (Lake Casitas’ Owl Creek Campground) for the 2010 Southern California Homebrew Festival. Our beer heroes (beeros, much more powerful than winos) led as always by Josh “Beer Viking” Jensen, brought along 22 examples of superbrewing, which included a Maibock (Carl), an […]

June 26 Big Brew and Jockey Box Project

In addition to the Jockey Box Construction Project, being held at my house on June 26, we will be having a Club Big Brew on the same day. The Jockey Box portion of the event is being organized by Tom Rierson and Carl Townsend. See Carl’s separate article for details. This event will be a […]

First Friday, June 4-Brewster’s

It’s 1st Friday again boys and girls! Join me and the gang at Brewster’s, in the 4 Points by Sheraton LAX, located at 9750 Airport Blvd,  Los Angeles 90045. In the past Brewster’s was a regular watering hole for the PG crowd, and we always had a great time on Friday. The management would like […]

April 2010 PG Meeting Recap

The Pacific Gravity’s April meeting was another great night. Beer made with extracts was the style, so it was pretty wide open.  There was an IPA from Michael Lambert and one from Ed Lee, Michael Steinburg brought a mild, Kurt, Dave and Noel teamed up on a Vanilla Porter and Dave Lasdon brought an Oatmeal […]

Ladies club meeting next thursday!

Hey ladies interested in meeting other female brewers? Come and check out Pacific gravity’s ladies club Thursday May 13th at 7:30 at the Culver city homebrew supply. We will be brewing and of course tasting beer! Please email Nathalie at ladiesevents@pacificgravity.com for more information and to get put on the mailing list.

First Friday, May 7, 2010

  May First Friday we’re going to one of our most popular destinations, The Richmond Bar and Grill in El Segundo. Jeff and Patty always set us up with a special keg or two, and this time promises to be at least as good as past events. Beer is served in pitchers for our group, […]

April Club Meeting-Thursday April 15 @ 7:30

The April club meeting will be on Thursday, April 15th from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Culver City Home Brewing Supply. Extract Beers will be our style of the month and as always we’ll have some homebrewed beers on tap to complement our monthly commercial style tasting. Nathalie Caldwell will be guiding us on a tour of […]

First Friday April 2nd

This month we’re all going to Stout, in West Hollywood. Well known for their Burgers, and having a good beer lineup to go with the food, here’s a place for you Mid Town people to go. The following is from the LA Time Article November 20, 2009: “Taking over the former Karma Coffehouse in Hollywood’s […]

First Friday, March 5th

If it’s March it MUST be Irish Times. As usual, PG will begin its month long St. Patrick’s Day at First Friday, 3/5. For those of you who have never been there, Irish Times is one of the premier Irish bars on the West Side. It has long been known for corectly pouring a Guiness. […]