Just a friendly reminder that the club meeting is tomorrow at Casa Molloy. The style of the month is IPAs so bring your favorite IPA you’ve brewed or even a commercial one you love with a passion. Brian said he’ll be happy to debate with any of you that there is no better IPA than a Pliny.
Who doesn’t like IPAs???? Be there or miss out!
More info at: http://pacificgravity.com/events/september-club-meeting/
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 is going to be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at the Four Points Sheraton LAX, 9750 Airport Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90045.
First Friday is upon us and this month we’ve changed it up and are going to Monkish. The reason we decided to do this is because Triumphus is on tap!
What is Triumphus? It is the best of show beer at the Los Angeles Belgian Brew Challenge (ran by Pacific Gravity) this year, that was won by our very own Brian Holter and Kingsley Toby! Not only is it a delicious tripel, it will be entered as a pro-am for this years GABF! Even more awesome, it also comes in corked bottles which are only sold at the brewery! There are limited quantities so make sure you support the club and Monkish and buy some, it’s really good, as Henry and co have graciously supported us for this competition and even put the PG logo on the bottle! How cool is that?!
Monkish does have snacks available in the tasting room and outside food is welcome, so please make sure you plan accordingly.
Everyone-
If you signed up for tickets to the XIX Anniversary party you should have received an email this morning with a link to the website and a code to access our discount. Tickets go on sale at noon. if you did not receive an email please let me know asap. My direct email address is bholterpg [at] gmail dot com.
If you didn’t sign up for our discount you can still purchase tickets at noon today. Your ticket will cost you an extra $10 but it is still very much a bargain so please join us! Ticket Link!
Cheers!
Brian
Everyone-
First off – just a reminder that this event is for club members who are current in their dues. All club members may bring one guest.
TICKET SIGNUPS
I’ve received a number of emails today about tickets so rather than respond to each one I am posting about this here. If you signed up at the club meeting last week for the Firestone Anniversary party tickets you should have received an email from me confirming. If you did not receive an email please email me today. Also, if you signed up with a +1 on the same email address you should only have received a single notification from me.
If you were unable to attend the meeting last week and you have not emailed me to sign up for tickets please email me today at president@pacificgravity.com if you want to secure tickets to the anniversary party.
TICKET PURCHASING
The Firestone team is going to issue a link and passcode for our club so that everyone can purchase their tickets. I will be distributing this email to those that signed up. This passcode will NOT be posted on the website.
Here is the link to purchase tickets: XIX ticket link
You will then be able to log in on Monday when tickets go on sale to the general public at 12pm (August 31st) and purchase your tickets at the discounted club rate. You will be paying Firestone directly, not the club.
Our passcode is specific to Pacific Gravity. Firestone is going to allot a fixed number of tickets to this passcode based off of signups. If you only signed up for 1 ticket you should only purchase 1 ticket. If you purchase more than 1 you will be stealing a ticket from your fellow club member. Please do not do this!!
Once I have distributed the passcode to everyone who signed up I will post on the website confirming that I have distributed the code.
TICKET DISTRIBUTION
Purchasing tickets will be completed online at which point you can print up your ticket. On the day of the event if you are attending the brew session in the morning you will be able check in for the anniversary party with your printed up ticket. Staff from the party will be there and will be handing out wristbands to guests with tickets. Please remember to bring your ID!
If you do not plan on attending the brew session you will need to stand in line with the general public to receive your wristband for the event. The FW team does a pre-check for the general public starting at 9am when the line starts to form. Doors open promptly at 11am for the public.
QUESTIONS FROM THE CLUB MEETING
A couple of questions came up regarding the big weekend at our club meeting. Here are the Q’s along with responses:
Q: Will breakfast be provided?
A: No. You are responsible for breakfast. Please do not bring food to the brewery.
Q: Are children allowed to attend?
A: No. This is a 21+ event (we are brewing beer afterall, and attending a beer party) 🙂
Q: Being Halloween weekend, is this event a costumed event?
A: Here is a costume specific post for the XIX Party. In short, yes costumes will be worn!
There is additional information on the event website and FAQ page.
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, California, 90045. The Strand folks helped us out big time last year, so I’d like all of you to step up and help this year.The big thing to note this year is that the competition is using the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines. This is a MAJOR revision, Read more →
Everyone-
The trip is a little over two months away. I hope you are all as excited about this as I am. This is a big event for the club and should be an amazing weekend away in Paso. We have been invited to brew a beer of our choice on their system and to attend the 19th Anniversary party. Reminder – your membership dues must be paid in full to attend this event. All members may bring a guest – remember though that the Anniversary party is 21+. Information on cost, hotel plans and schedule are listed below:
When
October 31, 2015
Hotels
We have two blocks of hotels setup:
Brewday Schedule
The brewday starts with Mash-in @ 8am. The brewery address is:
1400 Ramada Dr, Paso Robles, CA 93446
We are brewing a Weizenbock! This beer will be bourbon barrel aged and will be a potential component to future Firestone anniversary beer blends! This is a tremendous honor, don’t miss out.
19th Anniversary Party
Firestone’s 19th Anniversary party is on the same day as our brew day. Tickets to the event are $75 and include 3 bottles of the new XIX Anniversary blend. PG Members who purchase tickets ahead of time will be given a $10 discount.
During the brew session the event organizers for the XIX Party will come through and give everyone who ordered tickets to the event wristbands so that we are already checked in and will not be bypassing the large line of people outside waiting to get in to the party.
We are going to have a sign up sheet at the club meeting tomorrow for people to indicate that they are planning on attending the XIX Anniversary Party. After that we will distribute a code to everyone who signed up so that you can purchase your tickets online with the discount. If you are not planning on being at the club meeting on Thursday email ” board [at] pacificgravity dot com” to let us know that you would like to attend.
Thanks!
The August club meeting is at the shop. Come bring some cold home brew to help everyone cool down from this awful heat! The style of the month is wild ales and here is the list of the commercial beers that one of our newer members (Andrew) picked out for the tasting.
Hope to see you there and nice job Andrew!
If you’re having trouble viewing the event, please use the following link:
http://pacificgravity.com/events/august-club-meeting-cchbs/
Sorry for the late notice, but this month’s First Friday will be the El Segundo Trifecta! What is the trifecta you ask? The list below are the 3 places we will be going to. So join us at one, two, or all three locations this Friday.
We will be starting at El Segundo Brewery’s tasting room for the newest selections of hoppy goodness from Rob Croxall and crew. When we are ready for some grub we can walk the up the street to the Richmond Bar and Grill for more brews and burgers! And lastly end the night with some Rock and Brews.
EL SEGUNDO BREWING COMPANY
http://www.elsegundobrewing.com/
RICHMOND BAR AND GRILL
http://www.richmondbarandgrill.com/
ROCK AND BREWS
http://www.rockandbrews.com/elsegundo/
More details:
First Friday – El Segundo Trifecta
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 – 11 entries
http://www.maltosefalcons.com/comps/styles/2013-falcons-style-guidelines
If you can help out with this prelim session, please drop me a line at Competitions@PacificGravity.com .
And, if your are not brewing Mead, we can use more judges on Saturday, Aug 1 at the main judging session at MacLeods Brewing Co, 14741 Calvert Street, Van Nuys, CA 91411. Judging starts at 9:00 AM.
Thanks
Carl
