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Remember when Pacific Gravity hosted massive summer parties, organized exciting bus trips, incubated successful commercial brewers, and even won California Homebrew Club of the Year (twice in a row)?

My how times have changed. We have fewer members and less money in the bank. Our membership is trending older. We lost our sister homebrew supply shop. And social distancing has been a real buzzkill. We’re not alone: Other clubs like Strand have also been struggling.

How much longer can we keep this going? 5 years? 10 years?

Yet hope remains while the company is true. The pandemic is easing, we have a core group of committed members, we enjoy strong partnerships with local breweries, and we’re welcoming a slow trickle of new members.

So we’re trying something new. We’re putting together a team of 3-7 people to do radical out-of-the-box thinking. A team who will be doing a lot of brainstorming and questioning everything. A team that will be diverse in its perspectives and experiences. A team that hopefully reflects the future of Pacific Gravity.

Do you enjoy craft beer? Are you open to new possibilities? Can you devote 5-10 hours per month for the next year? If so, then you might be a great fit.

Apply Now!

The application deadline is Friday, March 4. Imagine what’s possible by our 30th anniversary!

Questions? Comments? You can email us at future@pacificgravity.com.

Happy New Year!

We are starting out a new year with some changes to the P.G. Board.  I would like to thank our outgoing officers, Eli Barone and Terry Malloy for their work on behalf of the club; and welcome in the new board:

Ian Fraser – President
Parker Waechter – Vice-President
Derek Marshall – Secretary/Communications
Craig Corley – Treasurer
Carl – Competition Coordinator
Brian Watson – IT
Dean Sussman – Activity Director

This year is Pacific Gravity’s 25th Anniversary Year and we are planning some fun events and trips to commemorate this milestone!

February is the actual anniversary month and we hope to make that particular meeting memorable!

We are planning a 25th anniversary bottle share on Saturday, February 15 at The 4th Horseman in Long Beach…any of you who went last year will know that Martin pulls out some crazy beers for this event.

We also plan to do an actual 25th anniversary party at Tomm Carroll’s TruxStop Bar and Grill much like the 20th anniversary we held there 5 years ago!  The date of this event is not settled but most likely will not be in February or March.  April has been suggested.

For March’s First Friday (on Saturday March 7, 2020) we are planning to arrange a bus trip to the Stuffed Sandwich, Marlene has promised to put together something special for us to celebrate our year.

The LABBC will be held in March also, so get brewing and enter that competition!

There will be much more big brews, pub crawls, and road trips!  So stay tuned to the social media pages and email notifications! 

Let’s welcome a new year with a new beer! Our first First Friday is this Friday, January 3rd, 2020 and we are going to visit a new brewery in El Segundo called Surfridge Brewing Co.

First Friday: January 3, 2020
Where: Surfridge Brewing Co.  137 Nevada St. El Segundo, CA 90245
Time: 7:00 PM

I hope to see you all there!

Cheers,

Ian Fraser
President

The October First Friday occurs on the First Saturday this month!

Please join us at the Imperial Western Brewing Company at Noon on Saturday. This is an opportunity to use public transportation to an event.

The Arts district area is a short distance away if a pub crawl ensues or even trek up to Stone Brewing in Pasadena and swing by Lucky Baldwins! This central location makes all these options possible!

Come on down on the Metro, have some beer and food and pub crawl away! See you there!

Date: October 5, 2019
Time: 12 Noon – …
Place: Starting at Imperial Western Beer Co. 800 N. Almeda St. LA CA 90012

Cheers,

Ian Fraser

Pacific Gravity

Upcoming Dates:

October 17, 2019: Monthly meeting at Tortugo
Nov. 1, 2019: First Friday; Location TBD
Nov. 9, 2019: Chili cook-off and Club meeting (plus elections) at Terry Malloy’s

Welcome to fall!  Our meeting this month will be held at Niel’s Duplex party pad located at Niel’s duplex 12966 Rubens Ave. Los Angeles, CA. It is the house on the corner of Alla Rd. and Rubens Ave. and is the location of our Holiday parties.

Date:  9/19/19
Time:  7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Address:  12966 Rubens Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066

Our style of the month is India Pale Ale (BJCP category #21) with our commercial tasting hosted by Michael and Tania.

See you There!

Ian Fraser,

President,
Pacific Gravity

Upcoming styles of the month:

Dates to remember:
10/5/19:  First Saturday:  Imperial Western Beer Co. and Arts District pub crawl  800 N. Alameda St.  Los Angeles, Calif. 90012
10/17/19:   October Club Meeting @ Tortugo Brewing
11/16/19:  SATURDAY!  November club meeting, Annual chili cook-off and Elections of 2020 Board at Terry Malloy’s home

Please join us this Friday, 9/6/19 for the September First Friday at the Daily Pint.

Located at 2310 Pico Blvd, we will get started about 7:00 PM.

The pint is known for its beer and whisky selection but does NOT sell food, so either eating in advance or bringing food with is highly recommended!

We hope to see you there!

Cheers,

Ian Fraser

President, Pacific Gravity

Also this party is really about the beer, we need beer, lots of beer! All kegs donated to the party will be eligible for the best beer of the fest prize and bragging rights to the brewer. We will also be judging the ginger ales and ginger beers as well and recognizing the winner of that category also! So pull out those old Bermuda shorts, weave yourself a thatch hat and come boogie down to our summer jam!

Here is a party checklist for ALL attendees to keep you in the groove!

• Club Dues: If you haven’t paid already, please do so at the summer party!
• Bring BEER, BEER & more BEER! Also, bring sodas or a non-beer beverage featuring GINGER for the “Best Ginger Beverage” competition!  Please email what you are bringing to Carl at Competitions@PacificGravity.org.
• FOOD – sign up to bring Jamaican dishes to our POTLUCK party. (the club will supply some food but we need YOUR dishes too!) We need ALL kinds of food: appetizers, sides dishes, main dishes (pre-cooked), desserts, etc. All your specialty dishes are welcome! We need LOTS of food to go with all the beer so please email Ian at SummerParty@PacificGravity.org what dishes you will add to our feast!
• VOLUNTEERS – we need YOU to help make this a successful party! We have lots of volunteer opportunities!
  • Setup on Friday night – starting at 6pm
  • Food prep on Friday – please contact Chef Ian to help
  • Cleanup on Sunday morning -starting around 10am
  • More setup and food prep on Saturday morning – between 10am and 2pm
  • Bartender shifts – 1hr. (please see Carl on Saturday to volunteer)
• Beer Equipment (email Carl at: Competitions@PacificGravity.org)
  • Jockey boxes
  • CO2 cylinders
  • Bags of ice for jockey boxes
• Other Equipment needed for the party. Please let us know if you have any of the following and would be willing to loan to us for the party. We will email confirmation back if we need you to bring items on Friday night during setup.
  • Tables
  • EZ Ups/Canopies
  • BBQs
  • Power/extension cords
  • Extra coolers/ice chests
• Charity Donation Goods – Our partners at The People Concern provided us with a list of what they need most for the summer:
  • NEW underwear for men and women (all sizes)
  • Sunscreen
  • Light t-shirts for both men and women (all sizes)
  • Shorts and skirts/summer dresses (all sizes)
  • Travel size toiletries
  • Granola Bars
  • Water

Don’t forget to bring and things to know:

• Bring BEER & other beverages
• Bring FOOD – Jamaican themed or any food that goes with beer!
• Fee for all adult guests is $10 per guest. Kids are free. (Current members are free.)
• Payment for past due membership – cash or credit
• Chairs and Blankets
• Bathing suits and towels, if you want to use the swimming pool.
• Sunscreen
• Jackets & sweaters for the evening
• Donations for Charity – clothes, toiletries, new socks/underwear, kitchen kits, cleaning supplies, etc.
• Cash for Raffle tickets
• PG merchandise will be available for sale at the Front Desk.
• Note for food contributions, we will NOT have use of a kitchen for heating or cooling so please plan accordingly. Please label your food containers so that we can get them back to you.

DATE:    Saturday, Aug 3, 2019
TIME:    2:00 PM
PLACE:  1310 Amalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades

We will be meeting at L.A. Ale Works (Kip’s brewery), located at 12918 Cerise Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250.  laaleworks.com

We will be getting started at 7:30 PM.  We are not planning food for this event as there will be a food truck on location.

The ‘style of the month’ is Belgium beers and will include a commercial style tasting hosted by Brian Watson.  Please bring your Belgian Beers to the meeting!  This month’s style is appropriate because we will also be hosting the awards ceremony for the recent LABBC.

See you all there!

Upcoming dates to remember:

5/3/2019 – SCHBF, Temecula https://www.calhomebrewers.org/2019-schf-info/

5/11/19 – SECOND Saturday @ Harujuku Taproom: 4410 Sepulveda Blvd., https://www.hjtaproom.com/

5/16/19 – Club Meeting @ Smog City

Cheers,
Ian Fraser
President