Greetings Pacific Gravity! Yes, this month’s club meeting is still virtual, but the beers that our good friends over at Smog City have lined up for tasting will make it worth your while. Porter will be joining in to give us the low down on these great selections. So zoom on in for the meeting.Swing by this weekend, or order online and pick up for faster service. The beers will be live and available to order tomorrow morning. Tune in next Thursday, see you then!Thursday 6/17/2021 at 7:30 PMJune Club Meeting (VIRTUAL) Smog City 1901 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501 (310) 320-7664Check out this knock out line up of beers that are available now.PG 4-pack – $22.00  Strange Times 8 – Double Dry Hopped Triple IPA – 10.3% ABV featuring CItra, Simcoe, and Azacca Cryo 10th Anniversary IPA – 6.8% ABV featuring Strata, Chinook, & Centennial From LA Wit Love – Belgian Wit Bier – 4.3% ABV with sweet and bitter orange peels and coriander. This beer is open fermented and lagered. White Peach Saison – 6.5% ABV Foudre fermented mixed culture saison with over 3.5 lbs per GALLON of organic white peaches from Tenerelli farms. Here is a direct link to order for the Torrance taproom pickup: Pacific Gravity Club Pack Check your email for the Zoom link.

Upcoming Dates To Remember Keep your calendars open! We have even more opportunities for beer drinking. Here is some of what’s in store for the future: July 2, 2021:  First Friday with Firestone Walker Brewing Always best to plan ahead!

Club Hats Now Available They’re $20 each for current members and $22 for past due or non members, cash only.  Available in black, green or khaki.  Contact Craig Corley.

Annual Dues It’s time to renew your annual membership dues for the Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club. 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. Stay tuned for more information on upcoming swag opportunities! Individual Membership = $36/yr – Renew now with PayPal: https://py.pl/7nPtV Couples Membership = $54/yr  – Renew now with PayPal: https://py.pl/85H04FHyUt6

Greetings Pacific Gravity! Party Time! April’s club meeting continues to be virtual, but it’s sure to be a party because at this month’s meeting we will feature the beers from Party Beer Co. Long time club member turned brewery owner Lee Bakofsky will be on hand to drink a few beers and talk about his beer selections for tasting during the meeting.Swing by Party Beer Co. starting this Friday, grab some beers and tune in next Thursday, see you then! Thursday 4/15/2021 at 7:30 PM  April Club Meeting (VIRTUAL) Party Beer Co. 4203 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016 (323) 248-1710 Hours: Thursday – Sunday 12-9PM  Dine-in, takeout and delivery Tuesday – Friday 12-5PM  takeout and delivery (CLOSED MONDAYS)The Zoom link will be sent by separate email, so check your inbox.Check out this great four-pack line up of beers that are available starting this Friday. Stoner Dood Hazy IPA Malts: Malts: Pilsner, Malted Wheat, Flaked Oats, Flaked Rye, C-15, Acidulated Hops: Idaho 7, Citra, Mosaic Yeast: Conan and US-05 Drink It! Malts: Pilsner, light Pilsner, Chit, and Acidulated Hops: SV Celeia, DE Tettnang, CZ Saaz Yeast: 34/70 Party Beer Co. IPA Malts: Pilsner, Golden Promise, Acidulated, Dextrine Hops: Citra, Eureka Yeast: SD Super Party Beer Co. Hazy Malts: Pilsner, Malted Wheat, Flaked Oats, Flaked Rye, Acidulated Hops: Citra, Altus, Mosaic Yeast: London III and East Coast Ale

Upcoming Dates To Remember Keep your calendars open! We have even more opportunities for beer drinking. Here is some of what’s in store for the future: May 7, 2021:  First Friday with the Daily Pint May 20, 2021:  Club meeting featuring Tortugo Always best to plan ahead!

Annual Dues If you missed out on paying your dues last month, it’s not too late! 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. New swag opportunities are just around the corner! Individual Membership = $36/yr – Renew now with PayPal: https://py.pl/7nPtV Couples Membership = $54/yr  – Renew now with PayPal: https://py.pl/85H04FHyUt6

Greetings Pacific Gravity!

We continue to meet while staying home, so once again into the internet!  Our February Club Meeting is a return to our home court meeting ground, Tortugo Brewery!

February Club Meeting (VIRTUAL)

Tortugo Brewing  

916 W Hyde Park Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90302 

(424) 227-9963 

Thursday 2/18/2021 at 7:30 PM 

Joe has once again put together a Pacific Gravity Special for this meeting, the beers will be available starting on Saturday Feb 13th:

Three 32oz Crowlers for $25:
BALTRA RED  6% ABV 19 IBU  An American red ale. This beer has a big body and a nice grainy sweetness and a crisp dry finish.
MÄRZEN  5.6% ABV 19 IBU A German Lager With a Nice Malty Sweetness
JOE  AND THE GIANT PEACH, a kettle sour  6%.   15 IBU  A completely new way of brewing a kettle sour. Joe used a Sac Strain that produces lactic acid primary fermentation. He also added 85 lbs of real white peaches.

Joe will be on hand to discuss the beers and new news from the brewery, there is some!  Swing by this weekend, grab some beers and tune in next Thursday, see you then!

You should receive a link to the Zoom meeting by separate email. If you don’t get the email, please drop me a line at President@pacificgravity.org and I will send it to you.
This should be a cool First Friday, jump in and I will see you there!

Sincerely,
Ian Fraser
President
Pacific Gravity

 

Greetings Pacific Gravity!

Now that we are passed that super scary time of year known as elections…what, you thought I was talking about Halloween?   It must be time for a beer!

For our November 19, 2020 we are going virtual at yet another local brewery, El Segundo Brewing Company!
PACIFIC GRAVITY NOVEMBER CLUB MEETING (VIRTUAL) at El Segundo Brewing Co.
Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Thomas Kelley and possibly one of the brewers (yet to be named) will join us on the ZOOM session to talk about the beers, happenings at the brewery and plans for the future.  We are making this month more of a free for all on the beers, stop by El Segundo and pick some of your favorites and join us!

At the time of this write up they have the following available:
Office with a View – new Tone Series IPA featuring Loral
Power of Flight – El Dorado / Amarillo IPA
Gouden Darm – Belgian Strong Golden
South Bay Bubble – Marris Otter base with Centennial, El Dorado, Idaho 7, Citra, Denali
South Bay Double Bubble, Double IPA
Seco IPA – Brut IPA with Citra, El Dorado, Rakau
Nearly IPA – 6% “IPA” with Motueka and Nelson
Casa Azul,
Mayberry,
Broken Skull.
All those are available in 16oz cans.

They also have 2020 vintages of Old Jetty and Standard Crude packaging this week. They come in 375ml bottles.  And of course, Citra and Hammerland in 12oz stubbies.

And speaking of elections other business will include elections! Please look for a separate email with election information and instructions on how to vote this year!  Get some beer, cast your vote, and come celebrate all the turkeys who make this club work!

You should receive a link to the Zoom meeting by separate email. If you don’t get the email, please let me know. This should be a cool meeting, jump in and I will see you there!
Cheers,

Cheers,

Ian Fraser
President
Pacific Gravity

Greetings Pacific Gravity,

We are entering the September phase of the longest March in history!  I hope you all are drinking good beer while staying safe during this extended isolation period of 2020. The club is still maintaining a gathering and presence with our virtual club meetings and First Friday’s.  For our September club meeting we are doing a virtual club meeting at Project Barley Brewery.

Club Meeting at Project Barley (virtual)
September 17, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Rives will lead us on a tasting of some of their current releases and update the group on current events in the craft brewing industry as they fight for parity under the law to get reopened.  Rives has selected some interesting beers for the group, they include:

Monkey and the Engineer (Hefeweizen)
Parker’s Milk Stout
Rojo Red IPA, made with wet hops from a farm in Fillmore that Rives helped harvest
Faberge IPA Brut IPA, it finished at 1.000 SG; with all southern Hemisphere hops

4 packs of 16 oz cans will be made available starting Friday afternoon through next Thursday for $20.00 per 4 pack.  Rives will drop them off at my place for pick up:  3938 Glencoe Ave, Venice CA 90291.
So stop by, say hi and grab your beers!
The zoom link is in the email, if you did not get it send me a note at: President@pacificgravity.org

Coming up:
Virtual First Friday October 2nd, 7:00 PM
Virtual Club Big Brew October 10, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM featuring Dean’s American Brown Ale
Virtual Club Meeting Thursday, October 15, 7:30 PM