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 […]
On March 11th, 2017, Smog City Brewing Company and its Brewmaster, PG’s Jon Porter, will be hosting their Fourth Pacific Gravity Monster Brew! Update: We have plenty of wort! If you want to order more batches, they are available!! Jon Porter and Carl Townsend have developed the base wort for this event with an English theme. But, keeping with past monster brews, the […]
Ahh, I love the cool winter months where I actually have to keep by beer WARM to ferment well. My mash tun does double duty this time of year, keeping the fermenter warm with the help of a small submersible aquarium heater. We have a bunch of competition dates coming up sooner than I had […]
Homebrew entries for America’s Finest City (AFC) Homebrew Competition are due at Alesmith Brewery by Wednesday, January 25th. We do not have a driver this year, so you will need to ship your entries. Do NOT leave them at the Culver City shop. Registration can be found at https://quaff.org/AFC-2017/ . Shipping Address: 9990 AleSmith Court […]
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 get some batches fermenting. I did! We have a couple of competitions coming up right away, but you still have plenty of cool weather to brew […]
