First up, a quick reminder that Mayfaire entries are due this Friday, April 12 at Eagle Rock, Steinfillers, Woodland Hills brewing shops. Enter now at http://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/. Judging will be April 27 at Five Threads Brewing Company. We will also likely do a local preliminary judging round sometime in the next two weeks. Check back here […]
The beers have been organized into their walk-in cooler lair In hopes that Master Level Judges soon would be there. Well, the big event is almost here: The 5th Annual Los Angeles Belgian Brew Challenge. With thanks to Los Angeles Ale Works, just about everything is set for judging day on Sunday, March 24th. […]
Thank to Tom Hok, we will have transportation of entries to San Diego for the AHA competition! Tom will be at the Monster brew at Smog City on Saturday (3/9). You can bring entries with you if you are coming. Otherwise, please bring them by my place tomorrow or Friday. I’ll be out and about […]
We still have plenty of space for the Monster Brew session at Smog City this Saturday, March 9th! But, we need a headcount BEFORE the event, so you must must make a reservation NOW if you want wort. The cost will be $30 for each 5 gallons of wort. You can order several batches if you […]
This Month’s Question: How do I modify my wort from the Monster Brew at Smog City Brewing? Answer: I hope you are all planning to join us at Smog City Brewing Company’s sixth Annual Monster Brew, Saturday, March 9th, 2018, from 7:00 AM to noon hosted by our very own Jon Porter. We’ll be brewing […]
MEETING REMINDER! Please join us this Thursday, 2/21/2019 for our February meeting! We will be meeting at Tortugo Brewing at 7:30 PM Our style of the month is Cider’s and Perry’s with Tyler Schwartz leading the commercial tasting. Date: 2/21/2109 @ 7:30 PM Location: Tortugo Brewing, 916 W Hyde Park Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90302 Upcoming […]
Can you believe it? Pacific Gravity has been doing Monster Brews with Smog City’s Brewmaster, Jon Porter for 11 years! With five trips to Tustin Brewing and five hosted at Smog, we will be making our 11th Monster Brew on Saturday, March 9th, 2019. Everybody has a blast at these events, so please come out and join […]
The on-line registration deadline for the California State Fair is this Friday, February 8th. This one has been moving earlier in the season each of the last several years. Registration is already open at http://home.castatefair.beer/. You can drop off entries at South Bay or Eagle Rock shops, but they must be packed for shipping. Local […]
Thanks to a roadtrip offer by Peter Moran, we have personalized handling of our homebrew competitions entries for America’s Finest City Competition to Alesmith Brewing Co. But, you must drop off your entries to me (Carl) no later than Thursday, January 24th. Registration is open at https://quaff.org/AFC-2019/ . 2 bottles are needed for each entry, […]
Rain, Rain, while you’re here, Keep things cool to lager my beer. With a new year upon us, I hope you are taking advantage of the cool winter weather to get some fresh batches of beer going. I’m currently working on a “garage lager”. At some point, it will need to go into the beer […]
