Pacific Gravity Club Meeting This Thursday, September 18, 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery

Guten Tag Pacific Gravity!

Our September monthly meeting is this Thursday at our home-base Tortugo Brewing.

Zicke Zacke Zicke Zacke Hoi Hoi Hoi! – yes, this will be always epic Oktoberfest meeting (yes, SLIGHTLY early, but…Oktoberfest!), and appropriately, our styles of the month are Festbiers and Amber Lagers, so please bring your marvelous Märzens, Fabulous Fests or whatever excellent homebrew you have to share!

Craig will be bringing some of our anniversary shirts and glasses which will be for sale.  Buy early, buy often.

There will be some traditional Oktoberfest food! There will be ONE, if not TWO, members in Lederhosen!  Oans, zwoa, drei, Gsuffa!!!

Also, don’t forget that this Friday is the brewday/monsterbrew for our Anniversary Collaboration Beer with Project Barley in Lomita at 6am (more details below), and Saturday morning is the judging for Pacific Brewers cup at Project Barley Squared in Torrance (note the venue change), so it will be an action packed few days of beer events to kick off Oktoberfest (which actually begins Saturday 9/20)!!!I hope to see you all at the meeting Thursday!

Bis dahin!

Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers

September Monthly Meeting – Thursday 9/18/2025 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood,  CA  90302
(424) 227-9963

Project Barley Anniversary Collaboration Brew – Friday 9/19/2025 at 06:00 AM
Bright and early this Friday, we will be brewing our collaboration English Barleywine with Rives and Stephen at Project Barley’s Lomita location.  They are also allowing us to take home 5G of wort for $35 monster brew style – that is a heck of a bargain for an OG 1.095 Barleywine!  We will be brewing about 50 Gallons more than fits in the fermenter, so we need to sell some batches ;)!  If you have grown lackadaisical about your homebrewing, now is an easy time to breeze in an grab a really nice beer, where all you need to add is yeast and love.  It might be possible to have them store the wort for you to pick up later in the day or next day if you can’t make the morning brew – contact Rives or Parker to discuss if that is of interest.  Hope to see you there!
Project Barley
2308 Pacific Coast Hwy
Lomita, CA, 90717
(424) 263-5349

Competition Corner
The venue for PBC Judging on Saturday, Sept. 20th has been moved to Project Barley Square in Torrance at 1109 Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, CA., 90501 – note venue change – no longer Lomita)

Entries are due October 16th for the California State Competition.  Register at https://chc.brewingcompetitions.com/
Entries must be shipped to Morebeer in Concord, CA.  There is no local drop-off opportunities.  This is the final competition for the 2025 Brewer of the Year Award cycle.

Upcoming Events

  • Sept 18: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company – Festbier and Amber Lagers
  • Sept 19: Project Barley Anniversary Brew 6am – Lomita
  • Sept 20: Judging for PBC (Project Barley Squared – Torrance – note venue change – no longer Lomita)
  • Oct 3 or 4: First Friday or Saturday (haven’t finalized a Fri or Sat as yet) – Rasselbock Los Angeles

First Friday September 5 – Five Point Five El Segundo

Hidey Ho Pacific Gravity!

Our First Friday event for September will be this Friday 9/5 at 7pm at Five Point Five Brewing Co in El Segundo.

They are a fairly new brewery (in Surfridge’s old spot), but I am told they have some very solid beers and it is a nice space to hang out.

In other news, we have a date for our next Anniversary Brew:
Project Barley will be brewing our 30th anniversary collaboration on Friday Sept 19 at 6am at their Lomita location.  anyone who would like to attend welcome.  Rives has said we should have the opportunity to purchase 5 gallons of wort monster-brew-style for anyone who would like to ferment some of their own – pricing and details TBD.  Standard monster-brew rules – no glass, pitch yeast at home etc.

Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers

September First Friday – Friday 9/5/2025 7-10pm
Five Point Five Brewing Co
137 Nevada St
El Segundo, CA 90245
424-248-8379

Upcoming Events

  • Sept   5: First Friday (Five Point Five Brewing Co, El Segundo 7pm)
  • Sept 18: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company – Festbier and Amber Lagers
  • Sept 19: Project Barley Anniversary Brew 6am
  • Sept 20: Judging for Pacific Brewers Cup. Judges and Stewards still needed.  Sign up at at
    https://strandbrewersclub.org/pbc/bcoem/

SUMMER PARTY THIS SATURDAY August 16

It is time – the summer party is upon us!  Come one, come all and join in what is always an epic celebration of all things beer, food and comradery with your friends at Pacific Gravity.

The party will be happening on August 16, 2025 at Dean Sussman’s palazzo in the Pacific Palisades.  The address is 1310 Amalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades CA.

The party will start around 2 PM and continue on until late evening.  The party is free for all Pacific Gravity members and their first guest; additional guests may attend for a small fee of $10.  Kids are still free.

Dean’s house has a large yard and a pool so all attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and swim trunks (and towel) if they plan on going for a swim.

This year our theme is a Mediterranean.  Chef Ian and Sous-Chef Rob will of course be creating their legendary culinary masterworks, and this category opens the door pretty wide for everyone to participate in the pot-luck portion to provide sides!  Think Italian, Greek, North African, Spanish, French … some suggestions: tzatziki sauce, hummus, tabbouleh salad, riffs on Caprese salad, dolmas…
Note for food contributions, we will NOT have use of a kitchen for heating or cooling so please plan accordingly. Please label your food containers so that we can get them back to you.

We will of course have our traditional “best of party” homebrew beer and soda competitions, so be sure and bring your spectacular specimens (or at least “interesting entries”) for everyone to enjoy.  If you plan to bring a keg, please email Carl at competitions@pacificgravity.com with the name of your beer/soda to help him keep the things flowing.

As always this event is run by the volunteers, your help is needed!  Set up will be on Friday at 6:30 pm and clean up on Sunday morning are especially necessary.  The volunteer crew has always had a lot of fun while working and it is a great time.

If you have any questions about food, feel free to contact Chef Ian at MasterChef@pacificgravity.com or if you have question on volunteering you may contact Parker at President@pacificgravity.com

Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers

Competition Corner

We have two more competitions in the 2025 Brewer of the Year cycle. First up is Pacific Brewers Cup. The entry window is now open at https://strandbrewersclub.org/pbc/bcoem/. They are well over the half-way point on total entries, so don’t delay registering. The entry drop-off window is already open at the local homebrew shops or at Project Barley Lomita. Personally, I’d recommend waiting closer to the end of the entry window on August 29th. While you are at it, sign up as a volunteer. They need judges and stewards. Judging day is September 20th at Project Barley Lomita.

The last competition of the year is the California Homebrew Competition.  Registration will open September 6th at https://chc.brewingcompetitions.com/. Entries can be shipped to Morebeer in Concord, CA between October 1 and October 16th.

Upcoming Events

  • Aug  16: Summer Party!! 
  • Aug  29:  Entry deadline for Pacific Brewers Cup
  • Sep 5/6: September First Friday/Saturday TBD
  • Sep 6:     Registration opens for Cal State Competition
  • Sept 18: September Club meeting
  • Sept 20: Judging for PBC
  • Oct 6:     Entry Deadline for Cal State Competition

Pacific Gravity First Saturday August 2 Project Barley Redondo Pier

Our First Saturday event for August will be this Saturday 8/2 at noon at Project Barley on the Redondo Pier (near Naja’s). They have a pretty good selection of their beers on tap along with some guests, and they have annexed space next door and have thereby expanded their food and tap selection from what people may recall from the past. It should be a pretty nice day to hang out on the pier and share a beer with your motley club-mates!

August First Saturday – Saturday 8/2/2025 12 Noon
Project Barley Taps & Grill
136 International Boardwalk
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310-376-9215

In other news, Tortugo has released their PG 30th anniversary beer that Joe and Carl brewed on July 4!!  It is a pretty tasty New Zealand pale and is available on tap and for sale in cans.  A big thanks to Joe and the Tortugo folks for this!! Stop by and enjoy while it lasts!

Also, do not forget the summer party is now less than 3 weeks away, so please plan your beer/food contributions and be ready for another legendary celebration!

Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers

Competition Corner
Pacific Brewers Cup is fast approaching.  The entry window is now open at https://strandbrewersclub.org/pbc/bcoem/ .  They have reached the half-way point on total entries, so don’t delay registering.  You can start dropping off entries August 1st at the local homebrew shops or at Project Barley (either Square or Lomita, not Redondo Pier).  Personally, I’d recommend waiting closer to the end of the entry window on August 29th.  While you are at it, sign up as a volunteer.  They need judges and stewards.  Judging day is September 20th at Project Barley Lomita.

Upcoming Events

  • Aug    2:  First Saturday Project Barley, Redondo Pier 12 noon
  • Aug  16: Summer Party!! 
  • Aug  29:  Entry deadline for Pacific Brewers Cup
  • Sept 20: Judging for PBC

Pacific Gravity Club Meeting This Thursday, July 17 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery

Our July monthly meeting is this Thursday at our home-base Tortugo Brewing.

Our style of the month is IPAs, so please feel free to bring something interesting for people to share.

This last Saturday, Alex from Cellador graciously hosted us and allowed us to pick from his many barrels to pull samples from and come up with a blend for the Cellador-PG Collaboration Anniversary beer.  We wound up choosing samples from 8 barrels to try, and split into 4 groups to come up with our favorite blends,  then the favorites from the groups were voted on by everyone to choose the final choice.  The official selection was a blend (mostly concocted by Chef Ian) from 4 different barrels and will also have cherries added… it should be delicious!  The beer will likely be available in a few months – We will keep you posted!  Thanks again to Alex for giving the club this opportunity!

The legendary Summer Party is rapidly approaching (Saturday August 16).  Carl will have a signup sheet for kegs at the meeting. More details be coming soon.

I hope to see you all at the meeting Thursday!

Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers

July Monthly Meeting – Thursday 7/17/2025 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood,  CA  90302
(424) 227-9963

30th Anniversary Tee Shirts Coming Soon – Reserve Yours Now 
We’re working on a commemorative tee shirt for the club’s 30th anniversary.  We’re targeting $20 per shirt and having these ready for the summer party on August 16th.  We will be limiting the sizes and quantity of shirts for this order. To make sure that you get the size and quantity of shirts that you want, we’re asking that you let us know in advance what you want.  To reserve your shirts, email club treasurer, Craig Corley, at treasurer@pacificgravity.com with your preferred size/quantity of shirts.  You can also reserve your shirt at our July 17th club meeting. We will be ordering these by the end of July to ensure we have them on hand for the Summer Party, so let Craig know what you want before July 25th.

Upcoming Events

  • July   17: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company – Style: IPA
  • July Canceled – Red White and Brews Competition
  • Aug   16: Summer Party!! (note new date from original tentative)
  • Aug  29:  Entry deadline for Pacific Brewers Cup  Enter at https://strandbrewersclub.org/pbc/bcoem/
  • Sept 20: Judging for PBC

Pacific Gravity Club Anniversary Blending – Cellador Saturday July 12

Our 30th Anniversary ales are beginning to enter pipelines!

As mentioned previously, Alex at Cellador Ales has graciously offered to let us collaborate on a beer to celebrate our 30th anniversary!  For anyone not familiar, Cellador is particularly well known for their barrel aged sour beers and they make MANY very unique things.

He has invited us to to come to the brewery this Saturday 7/12 from Noon to 3pm, and he is going to allow us to sample several base beers, then vote on blend and on what else we want to add (i.e. fruit/herbs/spices/love), then they will prepare and package it for sale like other beers in their lineup.  He says he will give the club a first shot at purchasing, so as we near availability, we will pass along the details.

So please come to this blending event to put your hand on the tiller for this unique anniversary collaboration!

Also, we now have a firm date for the summer party – it has been moved to Saturday August 16!

I hope to see you at the Cellador this Saturday at noon!!

Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers

Blending At Cellador Ales Saturday 7/12 12-3
Cellador Ales
1879 Del Amo Blvd
Torrance, CA  90501
(323) 206-6886

Club Meeting Thursday, June 19 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery

Our June monthly meeting is this Thursday at our home-base Tortugo Brewing.

Our style of the month is “Sour beers, smoked beers, and wood-aged beers”  which covers a lot of ground, so please feel free to bring something interesting for people to share.

The biggest new news we have is that we now have a date for our group blending to determine the right recipe for our Anniversary beer at Cellador!  See the blurb below for details.

Also, a tentative date for the summer party has been set to Saturday August 2!

I hope to see you all at the meeting Thursday!

Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers

June Monthly Meeting – Thursday 6/19/2025 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood,  CA  90302
(424) 227-9963

Blending At Cellador Ales Saturday 7/12 12pm-3pm

Erik at Cellador Ales has graciously offered to let us collaborate on a beer to celebrate our 30th anniversary!  For anyone not familiar, Cellador is particularly well known for their barrel aged sour beers and they make MANY very unique things.
The idea of this event is that everyone who comes to this event will sample several base beers, and vote on blend and on what else we want to add (i.e. fruit/spices/love), then they will prepare and package for sale like other beers in their lineup.  He says he will give the club a first shot at purchasing, so as we near availability, we will pass along the details.
So please come to this blending event to put your hand on the tiller for this unique anniversary collaboration!

Competition Corner

As we get into the summer swing of things, don’t lose sight of upcoming competitions.  First up (maybe) is the Long Beach Red White and Brews competition featuring 30 different American styles.  I haven’t seen the current info yet.  Last year’s info is at https://www.longbeachhomebrewers.com/comp/rwb/bcoem/  I’ll send out updated info when I get it.

Next up is Pacific Brewers Cup in September.  Jeffrey Hoy and Michael Rivera from Strand have a good handle on things this year.  They will need assistance from us, so please save the dates:
Now:  Registration is open at https://www.strandbrewersclub.org/pbc/bcoem/
August 1:  Bottle Drop-off begins at the local homebrew shops
August 29:  Entry Deadline
Judging is September 20th at Project Barley Lomita.

We’ll finish off the year with the California State Homebrew Competition.  Entries are due October 16, with judging on November 2nd.  Brew now!

It’s Time to Do the Dues!

It’s June, 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 19  : Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company – Style: Sour Smoked and wood aged beers
  • July   12: Blending of Anniversary Beer at Cellador 12pm-3pm
  • July TBD: Red White and Brews Competition
  • July   17: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company – Style: IPA
  • Aug     2: (Tentative) Summer Party!!
  • Aug  29:  Entry deadline for Pacific Brewers Cup
  • Sept 20: Judging for PBC

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

First Friday April 4 (TOMORROW!) – Firestone Walker Propagator

Our First Friday event for April will be this Friday (tomorrow!) 4/4 7:00 at Firestone Walker Propagator in Venice.

They always have a wide selection of different styles available for tasting including sours, stouts, some barrel aged things and yes, even some IPAs…

Their food is also quite good, so it should be the full First-Friday experience!

Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers

April First Friday – Friday 4/4/2025 at 7-10 PM
Firestone Walker Propagator
3205 Washington Blvd.
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 439.8264

Southern California Homebrew Festival

The Southern California Homebrew Festival will be held May 2-4, 2025 at Vail Lake near Temecula.  Sign up is available now at https://www.calhomebrewers.org/ . Remember, you need to join CHA first, ($10) and then you can sign up for the fest itself.  The last day to buy festival admission is April 30, so get to it if you have not!

Ian’s stellar food plan is also available this year, so contact him directly if you would like to participate.

If you have not already contacted Terry Molloy abut attending, please let him know ASAP at tmsoccercoach@gmail.com .  If you plan on camping or food with the club, there will be a separate fee payable to Terry. SCHBF fees for tent campers ($35 to Terry) and food plan ($50 to Ian).

This fest is always a blast; you won’t want to miss it.

Competition Corner

We have three competitions right on top of each other in April.

  • First of all, the next deadline is the annual Mayfaire Competition.  Sign up now at https://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/2025Mayfaire/ . Entries are due due between March 24th and April 11th at local homebrew shops.  Judging is right in our neighborhood at Santa Monica Brew Works on April 26th.
  • Next up is the AHA National Competition.   if you have already reserved entry space, note that the entry submission window runs from April 14th to 18th.  AHA should have sent you the info packet.  San Diego entries need to be shipped to Alesmith Brewery.
  • Finally, we have the California State Fair.  Sign up now at https://calexpostatefair.com/competitions/california-homebrew/  Local entries are due at Angel City Brewery between April 14 – 26.

It’s Time to Do the Dues!

It’s March 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 March club meeting or by email at Treasurer@PacificGravity.com.

Upcoming Events

  • March 24th – April 11th: Mayfaire Competition entries are due
  • April 4: First Friday- First Friday Firestone Walker Propagator 7pm
  • April 11: Mayfaire Competition entry deadline
  • April 14 – 18: AHA National Competition entry submission window
  • April 14 – 26: California State Fair entries are due
  • April 17: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company – Style: German Beers
  • April 26th:  Mayfaire Competition Judging

Club Meeting Thursday March 20

What’s the craic PG! Happy March!  It is leprechaun season with a lot of fun to be had!  This Thursday 3/20 will be our monthly club meeting at the usual time and place:

March Monthly Meeting; Thursday 3/20/2025 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood,  CA  90302
(424) 227-9963

Being it is only a few days after St Pat’s, there will also be some St Patrick’s Day type goodies provided by Club Chef Ian and Club Monkey Parker.  It is possible there MAY even be a leprechaun sighting…

This Saturday 3/22 will be our 2025 Monster Brew at Smog City – you wouldn’t want to miss it (even if you don’t need wort)!  – details below.

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