PG May Club Meeting May 15th at Tortugo Brewery
Our May club meeting this Thursday at our home-base Tortugo Brewing.
Our style of the month is is Dark/Black beers so please bring your schwarz, dunkel, stouts, black IPAs or mysteriously darkened beers of your choice.
The So Cal Homebrew Fest was a monstrous ball of fun. Everyone who wen participated in helping out (particularity with some tasty beers!), so thanks to all, but special thanks to Terry for organizing it all, Ian for the great eats, and Carl/Tom for all the serving setup/transport.
I hope to see you all at the meeting Thursday!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
February Monthly Meeting – Thursday 5/16/2025 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90302
(424) 227-9963
Competition Corner
Results have been released for two recent competition: Mayfaire and the California State Fair. Congratulations go to Craig Corley for picking up ribbons in both events. Two of his beers scored twice!
His Belgian Pale Ale BP24 picked up 1st place in Mayfaire and a 3rd place in the State Fair.
His Belgian Blonde #21 picked up 3rd in Mayfaire and 2nd in the State Fair.
In addition his Weissbier Sa #9 – Weise Färse took 1st place in the State Fair.
Craig takes a commanding 10 point lead in the PG Brewer of the Year tally.
The next competitions on the horizon are the Red White and Brews competition run by Long Beach in July, and Pacific Brewers Cup, run by Strand Brewers in September.
Here is a run-down on the rest of this year’s future competitions:
- July – Long Beach Red White and Brews
- American beers, 30 different styles
- September – Pacific Brewers Cup
- Strand running it in 2025
- October California State Competition
It’s Time to Do the Dues!
It’s May, so and that means its time for our annual Pacific Gravity membership dues collection. All club members need to pay their dues to keep their membership active until March 2026. Annual dues are $48 for individuals or $72 for couples and are prorated for members who joined the club within the last year.
Keep in mind that your dues are the primary way we fund such club activities as club parties, monthly meetings, club brews and much more. Your paid membership also ensures that you’ll continue to receive the many club benefits available, access to various brewing activities, discounts and information.
There are several ways you can renew your annual dues. Club Treasurer, Craig Corley will be collecting dues at the upcoming March club meeting and other upcoming club events. You can go old school and send Pacific Gravity a check to PO Box 2451, Culver City CA 90231. And for the ultimate in convenience, you can renew your dues online via the PayPal links below:
Individual Membership – Full 1-year Renewal: https://py.pl/121AAr
Couples Membership – Full 1-year Renewal: https://py.pl/5LD8s
Along with your dues renewal, we need all members to complete a Membership Application/Liability Waiver. And in the case of couples memberships, we need this for both members. You can fill out and submit your Membership Application/Liability Waiver at the following link: https://forms.gle/f2xCjNBAp5qoJjFK8
All current club members should have gotten a renewal notice via email detailing their dues renewal amount and member information on file. This is a good opportunity to update our membership records, so please let Craig know of any changes to your member information (address, email, phone, etc) or include changes with your check/renewal form.
For any individual members who might be interested, the couples membership provides full membership status/benefits to both partners of a couple including membership cards, emails, etc. Note that the couples membership is optional, couples can continue with one partner being an individual member and the other being their guest. It’s an additional $24 to upgrade your individual membership to a couples membership and you’ll need to include your partner’s name and email along with your payment.
Have questions about your dues or how much you owe? Check with Craig at the club meeting or by email at Treasurer@PacificGravity.com.
Upcoming Events
June 6: First Friday (TBD)
June 19: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company – Style: Sour Smoked and wood aged beers