Pre-celebrate St. Patty’s day with us at our local Irish dive. They’ve got a good selection of European and local ales, and serve food. I heard they once won an award for pouring the perfect pint of Guinness. If you know the neighborhood, you know parking can be problematic as the night gets on. We start at 7 PM or whenever you get done with work.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-irish-times-los-angeles
Our next first Friday event will be held at Steingarten LA on February 1st, starting at 7 PM. If you have been with the club for a few years you will definitely remember the last time we went here. Steingarten offers an extensive bottle list and a well curated tap selection It also hosts a mixologist that has developed a menu of custom cocktails and even creates their own bitters. I can personally vouch for the food, they offer a huge variety of standard, gourmet, and game sausages and they do an excellent build your own burger. There are salads and small plates for those who are so inclined.
Steingarten LA is extremely home brewer friendly. They have given us dedicated space in the front room and I am certain that they will have appetizer and drink specials for us. The last time we had a First Friday here we filled the front room to capacity and spilled out onto the benches in the main dining room. I’ve never had trouble parking on Pico when I have visited, but be prepared to walk a block or two. I certainly hope to see you there in February!
10543 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 441-0441
Happy New Year, Pacific Gravity! I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday and that you all are looking forward to some fun and excitement in 2013, I’m still putting together the calendar of events for 2013, so we don’t have a formal First Friday for today. That said, I’ll be at the Daily Pint tonight at 7 PM, so please join me there if you feel the desire to hoist a glass or two.
Join me on December 7th at City Tavern in Culver City for our First Friday event. City Tavern has a pretty big tap list and they turn them fast so there is always something on offer that I have never heard of before. They also have a nice menu of burgers, sandwiches, and entrees as well as small plates if you want to eat tapas style I spoke to Matt, the general manager, last night and they are looking forward to our attendance. Park in one of the many parking structures in downtown Culver City for free and walk over. Official start time is 7 PM but I will be there as soon as I get off work.
http://citytavernculvercity.com/
Tomorrow, November 2nd, our First Friday event will be at Wurstkuche in Venice Beach. If you have never been to their downtown or Venice location, this is the time to go. They serve gourmet and specialty sausages,Belgian fires, rare and specialty sodas, and of course an excellent selection of Belgian and German beers. There are plenty of public transportation options and bike parking, so leave the car at home and have an extra beverage. The event officially starts at 7, but it’s casual so show up when you like.
625 Lincoln Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
Please join Tomm and Danise Carrol at their home on Friday, September 7th for our First Friday event this month. Tomm will have his 4-tap kegerator stocked with commercial beers, but please bring bottles or kegs for sharing, either commercial beer or homebrew. If you do plan on bringing homebrew, be sure to bring a picnic tap, or preferably, a jockey box, and a CO2 tank if you have one. No jockey box? Come to our jockey box building event on October 20th! (contact CompetitionCoordinator@pacificgravity.com for details)
This event is a potluck, so please bring you favorite dish to share. Tomm and Ian will have a spread of appetizers and pupus in addition to whatever you bring.
Tomm & Danise’s
7643 Truxton Ave.
LA (Westchester), CA 90045
Celebrate this Summer First Friday enjoying great beers by the pool with your fellow PG members next Friday, August 3rd. For those of you who have not discovered the treasure that is Brewster’s Bar & Grill at the Four Points Sheraton LAX, this is a great way to check out their extensive beer selection, tapas, & other bar food. In appreciation of Pacific Gravity coming to the poolside event, the amazing management will be offering us 25% off on food and $2.00 off on all of the poolside bar’s draft beers – please bring your Pacific Gravity membership card to receive the discounts, which will be in effect from 4pm to 7pm. In addition, if you’d like to take a dip in the pool, you’re welcome to.
Through their Best Beer Program & Beer Advisory Board, which our own Tom Rierson is a part of, “Brewster’s has 16 tap beers and more than 100 bottles of beer. The six poolside taps are 100-percent dedicated to small local breweries“. Check out their website for more info at: www.fourpointslax.com/BestBrews
Currently On Tap: Here are the beers currently on tap at the pool bar – and lucky for us, due to the beer tasting event last weekend, there are some excellent and hard-to-get Belgian Beers on!
Time: This First Friday will kick off at about 5pm, and there will likely be more than a few early arrivals enjoying the late afternoon sun. The pool area closes at 10pm, but the inside bar is open late for you night owls.
Location: Four Points Sheraton LAX, 9750 Airport Boulevard, LA, 90045
Directions:
Parking: Remember to get your ticket validated at the bar to receive 3 hours free. We may also be able to get a few “all day comp” passes for those wishing to stay longer. Click this link for alternate transportation options.
Cheers & hope to see you next Friday!
-Audrey
Hello again, all. This is a friendly reminder that our upcoming “beer research” afternoon at City Tavern in Culver City is this Saturday, July 7th, beginning at 3:30pm. Remember also that we’ll get happy hour pricing until 6pm!
The front patio area. Photo courtesy City Tavern website.
I just scoped out their current beer list and see that they have several of Monkish Brewing’s beers on – they’re a very new brewery down in Torrance and I’ve already heard good reviews of some of their Belgian-influenced ales.
For more info, please see my previous post.
Hope to see all of your smiling faces this Saturday!
What’s up, y’alls? Now that summer’s here and the weather’s warming up, we’re changing it up just a bit for July’s First Friday by making it a Saturday afternoon affair. We’ll be meeting at one of Culver City’s best drinking establishments – City Tavern – on Saturday, July 7th, from 3:30pm to 6:30pm. As a bonus, we’ll get happy hour prices until 6pm. City Tavern’s beer selection is significant, so there’s sure to be something on for everyone’s tastes.
The bar. Photo courtesy of City Tavern website.
In addition to the 22 beers on tap behind the bar, City Tavern was the first California state-approved establishment to offer patrons the ability to…wait for it…pour their own beers! They’ve installed three 6-person “Table Tap” booths complete with their own tap service – they swipe a card, you pour away! These booths must be reserved, so if you’re interested, fill out the form on their site and await confirmation.
One of the Table Tap booths. Photo courtesy of City Tavern website.
So – to reiterate:
When: Saturday, July 7th, from 3:30pm to 6:30pm (or later…)
Where: City Tavern – 9739 Culver Blvd, Culver City
Parking: 2 hours free parking at the Watseka and Cardiff lots.
We hope to see you there!
