Entries by Carl Townsend

Competition Corner – January 2016

Well, a new year is upon us as well as a fresh brewing competition season. I hope you took advantage of the cool weather over the holiday season to bet some batches fermenting. I did! Each year, Pacific Gravity honors the brewer (or team) with the most homebrew competition wins. Last year we added in […]

Beer Needed for Holiday Party

The tree has been trimmed, the lights have been strung and the chestnuts are roasting by the open fire. But we still need beer! The Holiday Party is this Saturday December 12th at Neil’s Duplex. If you plan to bring beer, soda or other seasonally festive beverage, please drop me a line at Competitions@PacificGravity.com to […]

State Homebrew Comp Entries Due Thursday Oct 8th

It is time to get your entries ready for the last competition of the 2015 season.  Registration for the California State Homebrew Competition is now up and running at  http://nchfinfo.org/castatecomp/.  This is one of the three big competitions that Anchor Brewing considers for the California Homebrew Club of the Year Award, so make sure you […]

Pacific Brewers Cup Results Posted

Results for the 2015 Pacific Brewers Cup have been posted!  Congrats to Craig Corley with four ribbons including a 1st place for his Alt #15.    Brian and Kingsley stepped in with two firsts and a a 3rd, with help from Kevin Segna to pull an a 2nd place as well.  Ted and Lloyd picked up […]

Pacific Brewer Cup Entry Deadline Saturday

Just a reminder that the entry deadline for  Pacific Brewers Cup  is this Saturday Sept 12 at Noon!  Register now! Judges and Stewards are also needed.  Sign up at the same you register your entries!  http://www.pacificbrewerscup.com/ Entries can be dropped off at the Culver City Home Brewing Supply Company, or at several other locations. The […]

Competition Corner – August 2015

The entry deadline for the 2015 Pacific Brewers Cup is  fast approaching on September 12, at noon. On-line registration is now up and running at www.pacificbrewerscup.com. Hosted by the Strand Brewers Club, the competition is going to be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at the Four Points Sheraton LAX, 9750 Airport Boulevard, Los Angeles, […]

Judges Needed for Thursday Session

I still need three more judges for the Thursday judging session for the LA County Fair at the Culver City shop at 7:00 PM.  We could also use a steward or two as well. We have the following styles to judge: CLASS 5. AMERICAN-STYLE PALE ALE – 16 entries CLASS 9. AMBER AND DARK LAGER […]

LA County Fair Entries Due Friday July 24th

As everybody gets ready for the summer party, we have another deadline to keep in mind. Entries for the 2015 Los Angeles County Fair Homebrew Competition are due at the Culver City shop no later than Friday, July 24th. Yes, this is our big party set-up day, so don’t let it slip your mind as […]

Summer Party Beverages

Hey, we have just a couple weeks to go until the summer party at Dean’s place on Saturday, July 25th, and some of you haven’t let me know what beers and sodas you are bringing. Please drop me a line at Competitions@PacificGravity.com to let me know what you have. Some of you had listed “TBD”, […]

Get Ready for the AHA Conference

The annual AHA National Homebrewers Conference starts Thursday, June 11th at the Town & Country Resort in San Diego.  There are still a few slots left if you haven’t already registered.  Check out http://www.ahaconference.org/registration/details/ if you can make it. We need to coordinate some of the club activities, so if I don’t already know you […]