We are moving into the heavy part of the homebrew competition season, so I hope your beers are ready. There are a number of deadlines to keep track of. First of all, the entry submission window for the National Homebrew Competition is now open. You should have gotten an e-mail from NHC with shipping information […]
Thanks to a generous offer by the Musgrave family, we will have personal hand-delivery service for America’s Finest City (AFC) Homebrew Competition. Drop off your entries at the Culver City shop no later than Noon Thursday, Feb 8th. If you haven’t already registered for AFC, registration is open at http://quaff.org/AFC-2018/#. The Musgraves get […]
Well, a new year is upon us as well as a fresh brewing competition season. Each year, Pacific Gravity honors the brewer (or team) with the most homebrew competition wins. I’m eagerly awaiting someone to knock me off my Brewer of the Year perch! I hope you took advantage of the cool weather over the […]
At our recent First Saturday visit to Rob Rubens, Rob brought up a new opportunity: The Rob Rubens Guest Brewer Competition. The winner will get not one, but up to three opportunities to brew on their 15 BBL system in El Segundo, to be put on sale at the Smoky Hollow tasting room. Participants must […]
The Best of Show judging is complete and the winners have been announced! Congratulation to Best of Show winner James Hilbing of Strand Brewers’ Club for his winning Wood-Aged entry Oaked Old Ale #2. As an eligible English style beer, James will get an invitation to brew his beer as a Pro-Am entry at Yorkshire […]
Pacific Brewers Cup is almost here and I could use a hand from you folks to make sure it all runs smoothly. The entry deadline has passed and we are ready for bottle organizing day. Sunday September 17th, 11AM Bottle Organizing day at Los Angeles Ale Works Many volunteers needed! We need to borrow just […]
OK, folks, we are coming down to short strokes here. If you haven’t noticed, the bottle delivery window for the 2017 Pacific Brewers Cup is now open and runs through Friday, September 15th. As I scan through the database, I see that many of you haven’t entered yet! Now is the time! The on-line registration […]
As we approach the middle part of summer, I hope your Summer Party beer is just about ready for action. Along the way, don’t forget to hold back a couple of bottles for the Los Angeles County Fair. Entries are due Friday, July 21st. Registration is up and running at http://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/. Two bottles are needed […]
Friday April 7th is the last day to enter the 2017 Mayfaire competition. Entries can be dropped off at the Culver City shop. 2 bottles per entry are needed. The Falcons will need help with judges and stewards as well. There will be two main sessions: Friday evening April 21, and Saturday morning, April 22. […]
For those of you who have been allocated entry slots for the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition in the San Diego region, I have successfully negotiated beer transportation to Alesmith Brewery. You can drop off your entries at the Culver City shop by close of business Tuesday, February 28th. You can think of this […]
