Competition Corner – April 2012

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April is the thick part of the competition season and I hope your entries are ready.  We have two competitions due within the next week.

First up is Maltose Falcons Mayfaire.  Entries are due at the Culver City shop by Wednesday, April 11th.   In a change from previous competitions, only 2 bottles are needed.  On-line registration is now up at:   http://www.maltosefalcons.com/comps/2012Mayfaire/   As an added incentive this year, the Best of Show winner will have their beer brewed by the Ladyface Ale Company and entered in the Great American Beer Festival Pro/Am competition!  The style guidelines for this competition will be the 2012 Maltose Falcons Style Guidelines.  The Falcons can use a hand with judging this competition, which will be held on April 28th.   Sign up for judging at the above web link.

Also coming up in April is the entry deadline for the California State Fair.  Peter Moran has graciously offered to drive the entries up to Sacramento for us, so they will get personal care. Entries are due at the Culver City shop at the Club meeting on April 19th.  Read more →

Club of the Year Shirts Still Available!

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Perfect for those cool spring and summer nights when you don’t need the bulk of a heavy sweatshirt.

Each 100% cotton shirt features the Pacific Gravity 2011 Club of the Year logo on the front, a full size Anchor Brewing logo on the back, and “Pacific Gravity” proudly displayed in distinctive lettering on the comfortable long sleeves, all on a high-contrast black background.  We also have limited quantities and sizes of royal blue and ash (gray) available.

 

 

Shirts are $30 each.  Pick one up at the next Pacific Gravity club event, or contact Terry Molloy (FundRaiser@pacificgravity.com) to make alternate arrangements.  Thanks!

– Terry Molloy

Pacific Gravity Fundraiser / Leprechaun / Santa

 

April 6th is First Friday at Richmond Bar & Grill.

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April’s First Friday will be at one of PG’s favorite beer destinations – the Richmond Bar & Grill – which is located at 145 Richmond Street in historic downtown El Segundo.  We’ve reserved the back room and they always have a special keg or two on tap for us.

Early birds can start arriving at 5pm, but come on down when you can.  Remember that the Richmond is CASH ONLY; there’s an atm on site, but why pay the extra bank fees?  Bring your greenbacks while they’re still worth something…

In addition, El Segundo Brewing is within walking distance, so if you bought a growler at our recent visit, bring it along and get it filled.

Join us for some great beers and lively conversation!  See you there.

SoCal Homebrewers Fest – reminder and payment info.

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Greetings, all.  I’d like to thank everyone that signed up and paid their camping fees for the SoCal Homebrewers Fest at the March meeting.  The Fest is only about 6 weeks away now, so I wanted to remind those interested in attending to read my previous post for all of the pertinent info.

In addition, as there is only one more monthly club meeting left before the Fest, I encourage those of you who haven’t paid to do so at your earliest convenience.  As usual, you can drop your payment off at CCHBS – please put your check (made out to Pacific Gravity with “Ojai Camping” on the memo line) or cash in an envelope and send me an email at schbf@pacificgravity.com to let me know it’s there.  There is no paypal option this year.

In order to avoid certain problems we ran into last year, we’ll be setting a cut-off date for camping fee payments as the close of business at CCHBS on Saturday, April 28th.

Thanks all.  Looking forward to another great Homebrew Fest!

Look! It’s the March Flyer.

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 MARCH TWENTY-TWELVE

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: MARCH 15TH, 7PM – STOUTS AND SOUR ALES
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us!  Wear green and bring $30 to renew your dues.  Bring your entries for the AHA NHC (pre-registered at San Diego judging site ONLY).
FIRST FRIDAY @ THE RICHMOND BAR & GRILL: 145 RICHMOND STREET, EL SEGUNDO – APRIL 6TH, 5PM
Fly down south to one of our favorite First Friday destinations.  We’ve got the back room reserved and they’re sure to have something special on tap for us.  El Segundo Brewery is within walking distance, so bring your growlers!
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: APRIL 19TH, 7PM – SCOTTISH, IRISH, AND ENGLISH ALES
From mild session ales to Wee Heavies, this meeting’s tasting will have something for everyone.  Bring your Category 9s (Scottish and Irish ales) for the Club-Only competition judging too.
PASADENA PUB CRAWL WITH THE YEASTSIDE BREWERS: SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST, 4PM
In the first of many future joint events, we’re meeting our Eastern brewing brethren for fine ales at Lucky Baldwins, Congregation Ale House, Haven Gastropub, and others.  Details TBA.

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Competition Corner – March 2012

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Well, I hope you all were quick to respond to the call for entries for the 2012 National Homebrew Competition.  On-line registration went live on March 1st and the entire competition was sold out by March 4th!   In addition to making good beer, you needed to be quick to win this competition.  Assuming you got your beers registered for the San Diego drop-off site, now is the time to get your beers ready.  Drop off your entries at the Culver City shop by the Club Meeting on March 15th, and we will hand carry them safely to their destination.  Note that if you are registered at any other site, Read more →

The Southern California Homebrewers Fest is just around the corner! May 4th – May 6th, 2012

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Pacific Gravity will once again join hundreds of fellow homebrewers at the Lake Casitas Recreation Area in Ojai, California, for the 22nd Annual Southern California Homebrewers Festival.  There’s a lot of info here, so please take the time to read it through.

Over forty homebrewing clubs from SoCal and points further will be pouring keg-upon-keg of home-brewed ales, lagers, meads, and other fermented potables on Saturday, the 5th of May, from 11am to 10pm, but as those of you who’ve attended in the past know, we make a weekend of it.  In fact, Friday night is Read more →

March Club Meeting Thursday 3/15/12 – Happy St. Pat’s!

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Our monthly club meeting and annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration is next Thursday!

Commercial Styles of the Month:  Stouts and Sour Ales in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

Homebrew Kegs of the Month: Stouts and Sour Ales.  Favorite keg of the meeting each month wins a $25 gift certificate to CCHBS.  Check out the upcoming style of the month on the website and start brewing!  If you’re interested in bringing a keg of your own to an upcoming meeting, sign up with our VP Dave Mauceli, either at the club meetings or via email at: VicePresident@pacificgravity.com

Annual Dues: If you have received a dues reminder from our Treasurer Craig, please remember to pay your dues and help keep our club running.  Dues are $30, cash or checks made out to “Pacific Gravity.”

SCHBF: Sign-ups for our upcoming camping trip in Ojai for the Southern California Homebrewers Festival May 4-6th will begin at the March club meeting.  For those of you who have never been, ask your fellow members about it and please consider joining us for an amazing weekend filled with great people and beer!  $40/person with food or $20/person if you’d rather be responsible for your own food preparation, cash or checks made out to “Pacific Gravity”.  Sign-up sheets for festival kegs and the Friday night potluck will be available at the meeting.  Please email Victor with any questions at: SCHBF@pacificgravity.com

Club Merchandise: We have more Anchor Club of The Year long-sleeve shirts ($30) available for purchase at the meeting, as well as both long & short sleeve PG shirts ($15) and some Pacific Brewers Cup shirts ($20) for those of you who are interested.

Raffle: Our ever-enthusiastic Fundraiser, Terry Molloy, will be selling raffle tickets for $1 each.

For those of you who have never been to a meeting, this is a great way to meet current members, share and sample other homebrew or commercial beers & meads, and have some fun at the end of a long week!

Hope to see you all there.

-Audrey

 

March 2012 Board Meeting Minutes

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PG Board Meeting March 1st, 2012

In attendance: Audrey, Craig, Carl, Victor, Terry, Dave S., Dan H.

Not in Attendance: Dave M., Kurt


Reports of Board Members & Committees

A.  By-Laws Committee: Dan Hakes

1.    Progress of draft coming along well, meeting every 2 weeks, should be on track for draft by April board meeting, then can go out to general membership for review.

2.    Split into 2 documents, general by-laws to gain legal status, next step will be completing club charter.

 B.  President: Audrey

1.    Calendar (Addendum A)

a)        4/5: April FF @ The Richmond (5pm, backroom reserved)

b)        4/21: Yeastside Brewers Pasadena Pub Crawl (4pm via metro rail, places TBA)

c)        5/4-5/6: SCHBF in Ojai

d)        5/11: May Second Friday @ Tomm Carroll’s Trux Stop

e)        5/12: Visit Eagle Rock brewery with Yeastside Brewers

f)         5/26: Spring Big Brew @ Carl’s

1.      Jockey Box Day- plan to survey membership & pre-pay for materials

g)        6/1: June FF @ Dan Hakes’ Carriage House

h)        6/9: OC Road Trip

i)          Craft Art & Folk Museum Homebrew Event- details TBA

j)          Other possibilities: City Tavern (Sat /Sun), Whole Foods El Segundo (Sun), The Overland, Daily Pint

k)        Summer Party: likely “Christmas in July” @ Neil’s

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Firestone Brewery Visit

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One of our club members, David Lasdon, recently met Brooks and Kate Firestone and they’ve invited the club to come up to Paso Robles to visit Firestone Walker Brewing Company. Firestone was GABF 2011 Mid-size brewery of the year and they’ve promised to treat us to some of their rarer beers.

Dave is planning a trip Saturday March 24th and will most likely be staying overnight at the Melody Ranch Motel, which is only about 2 miles from the brewery.  The club is not organizing this event or renting a bus, but all members are welcome to make the trip, carpooling encouraged and you can even make a weekend of it in beautiful Paso Robles.

If you’re interested in joining Dave and checking out Firestone, please email him directly at DBLasdon@ca.rr.com

Firestone Walker Brewing Company
1400 Ramada Drive
Paso Robles
(805) 238-2556

www.firestonebeer.com