Due to lack of interest, the OC Road trip has been cancelled. Sorry for the late notice for those of you who were planning on attending but we were doing all we could to make it happen. We’ll have full refunds for those of you who paid.
A group of us are planning on visiting Old Orange, Bootleggers, and the Bruery informally on Saturday. If you are interested in details, please let me know.
Again, my apologies,
Kurt
roadtrips@pacificgravity.com
Hi there. This is a friendly reminder that our OC Road Trip II is coming up fast on Saturday, June 9th. Response thus far has been light and unless we get a solid showing very soon, we’ll need to cancel the trip. Please don’t let this happen! Bootleggers and Old Orange are great breweries that are really looking forward to hosting us and it’s sure to be a great time. Deadline for reserving your spot on the bus will be close of business at Culver City Home Brewing Supply on Sunday the 27th of May. Please drop your well-labeled payments off at the shop by then (cash or personal check made out to Pacific Gravity).
As always, please contact Kurt if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!
Just a quick reminder that I will be collecting payments for the OC Road Trip this Thursday at the PG meeting. Response thus far has been light and unless we get a solid showing at the meeting, I’ll have to cancel the trip. Please don’t let this happen! Bootleggers and Old Orange are great breweries that are really looking forward to hosting us and it’s sure to be a great time.
As always, please contact me if you have any questions.
Bring out your kettles and burners and join us for a Big Brew on Saturday May 26th at the home of our Competition Coordinator and Brewmaster, Carl Townsend. This will be a perfect opportunity to whip up something for the Summer Party.
Carl will be unveiling his brand new brew stand and bolting on the amazing thermosiphon reboiler. Read more →
The June road trip to Orange County is now official. Mark the date on your calendar and prepare for a good time.
When: Saturday, June 9th, from 11am to approximately 5pm.
Where: Bootleggers Brewery in Fullerton and Old Orange Brewing in Orange.
How Much: $20
Pacific Gravity will again be rallying the troops for a foray behind the Orange Curtain to two new (to Pacific Gravity) breweries that are thrilled to be hosting us: Bootleggers Brewery in Fullerton and Old Orange Brewing in…wait for it…Orange.
Bootleggers is a great brewery that recently celebrated their 4th anniversary and signed up a new distributor to get their beers into more locations. They are known for Knuckle Sandwich, a great DIPA, although I am a fan of the huge range of beers they pour in their tasting room (frequently as many as 20). They range between the punch of Knuckle Sandwich and Golden Chaos (a Belgian Golden Strong based on an old homebrewing recipe) to sessionable beers like Palomino Pale and Prohibition Mild. They were nice enough to offer to open early to accommodate us, so we’ll have the run of the place as well.
http://www.bootleggersbrewery.com
Old Orange Brewing is a newer brewery in the shadows of Anaheim Stadium and the Honda Center. They are looking to be a community brewery and have a range of great beers. From the Orange Street Fair-inspired Kolsch to my personal favorite, Old Dummy, there is a beer or two on the list that everyone will enjoy. I don’t think they are getting much, if any, beer into LA, so make the trip and one-up your beer nerd friends!
http://www.oldorangebrewing.com
We are still in the process of sorting out the food situation, but something will be available to eat while we check out the breweries. Details to follow as we have ‘em.
The trip is open to anyone that is interested in attending, so please feel free to let friends know they are welcome to join us. As always, please contact me directly if you have any questions at roadtrips@pacificgravity.com and bring cash or checks to the next club event to reserve your seat.
Cheers,
Kurt
Just a quick one here in case anyone missed it. The Carlton is a union hotel and as such we will be charged $6 for every bag they remove from the bus and take to the rooms. This is not optional, so please be prepared to pay this as you get ON the bus.
Also, as we are going to be short of riders, we will be passing the hat around to pay for the bus driver’s tip. James is a great guy and a good bus driver so please bring some cash for this as well.
The plan is to have people on the bus at 8:30am and being on the road by 9am. The Bay Bridge will be closing at 8pm on Friday, so in order to avoid traffic, we are going to try and drive straight through. So plan on bringing something to eat. We will have some sort of stop to get off the bus and stretch out the legs, though. With any luck, we will be in San Francisco by 3:30 or 4pm.
Several people requested that we leave later on Sunday, so unless it really puts someone in a bind, I will be moving the departure time back to 12pm. The plan will be to grab lunch in the Bay Area and then come straight back to Culver City.
On the day of the event, the bus will leave from the hotel to Anchor at 12:30pm. First seats will go to those who rode the bus up; additional seats will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis for $15.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email me at roadtrips@pacificgravity.com
Here are some reminders and updates for the upcoming trip to Anchor Brewing in San Francisco for the Club of the Year award presentation:
For those of you who will be attending the Anchor Party on Saturday the 18th, the festivities kick off at 1pm and will wrap up about 5. There will be lots of great beer & food, so if you plan on attending the party and will not be taking the bus up to SF, please send Audrey an email at president@pacificgravity.com so that we can give the guys up at Anchor a head count as they put the party together!
Bus tickets are $85. You can leave your payment at CCHBS. Please leave cash or a check in an envelope clearly marked with the names of everyone the payment is covering along with your contact information. PLEASE pay ASAP to help those of us who are organizing the trip.
Hotel reservations MUST be made by Friday 2/3 to get the group rate. Last I checked there were still a few (and I mean a few) rooms left in our block so if you want one, get in touch with the Carlton.
The plan is for the bus to leave CCHBS on Friday the 17th at 8:30am with an eye on being in the city by 3:30pm so as to enjoy the San Francisco Beer Week festivities. There are no official club-sanctioned events aside from the Anchor trip, so make plans with other PG members. We were going have an outing to Beer Revolution in Oakland, but it appears timing was bad, so that is off (although I believe a large group will be heading there Friday night).
Bus Update
The Carlton is a union hotel, as such they HAVE to remove the baggage from the
bus. Sadly this means you are on the hook for $6 for ever bag. It sucks but
there isn’t anything we can do about it. Please bring cash to pay for it.
Also, plan on bringing lunch, the Bay Bridge will be closing Friday night is it
is imperative we get up there as fast as we can. So we’ll have a quick stop to
stretch our legs, but we won’t be stopping for lunch. Far from ideal, but it
beats sitting in LA and SF traffic in one day.
We are rapidly approaching our trip to San Francisco for Anchor Club of the Year next month! For those of you planning on attending, here is all the pertinent information you will need:
Bus: Cost is $85, departing from CCHBS at 9AM on Friday, February 17th and returning at about 7PM on the 19th. The coach is new, has a bathroom, and plenty of room for everyone. The driver will be the famous Mr. Partee. Please note that if you are not riding the bus up and back there is NO GUARANTEE that you will be riding it to visit Anchor either, so please plan your own ride.
Payments: You can leave your bus payment at CCHBS in a clearly marked envelope with your name, email, and the names of the folks you are paying for. Please note that this is a favor to the club and CCHBS WILL NOT BE PROCESSING ANY PAYMENTS, so please do not ask. You can also bring your check or cash to the Club Meeting this Thursday, January 19th. All checks should be made out to Pacific Gravity.
Hotel: We have a block of 30 rooms at the Carlton Hotel for $109/night. This is for Friday and Saturday nights only and rooms with two double beds are limited. To lock in this rate, you must book your room by February 3rd and specify that you are with Pacific Gravity. To make your reservations, contact the Carlton at (415) 292-1183 or 800-922-7586, or email at: Carltonres@jdvhotels.com
COY Party: Saturday afternoon, February 18th at Anchor Brewing Company, 1705 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (www.anchorbrewing.com).
Shirts: We are ordering new shirts to commemorate the COY win. They will be in the style of the previous “Gravity Pacific” long-sleeve black shirts, only this time we have straightened out the writing on the sleeves to read “Pacific Gravity”! For those of you interested in purchasing one – or more – we will be taking pre-orders with payment and shirt size at the club meeting this Thursday the 19th. Shirts will be $25 each; checks should be made out to Pacific Gravity, and they will be here in time for the February club meeting before the bus departs the following morning. Pre-ordering your shirt(s) will guarantee you your shirt and in the size you prefer!
As always if you have questions, please contact Kurt at Roadtrips@pacificgravity.com or Audrey at President@pacificgravity.com
Looking Forward to a great Trip & make sure to get your travel arrangements made as soon as possible!
Heya PGers, I just wanted to officially announce the next PG road trip. Going north won our little survey handily, so that is what we’re going to be doing.
Saturday November 12th we’ll be going north to Island Brewing (Carpinteria), Surf Brewing (Ventura) and Ladyface (Agoura Hills). All three breweries are thrilled to have us, and will have tours available, brewers on hand and at least a few drink specials.
For more on the individual stops, you can check ’em out here:
http://www.islandbrewingcompany.com/
http://surfbrewery.com/
http://www.ladyfaceale.com/
The cost for the trip is $30. This gets you a seat on the bus and nothing else. We will be arranging to have pizza delivered at Island with the help of the folks there, a good lunch being essential to a long day’s tasting. As we will be finishing up at Ladyface you are more than welcome to eat there, and I can vouch that the food is very good. We will be spending about two hours at each place, a little longer at the stops where people will be eating. The plan is to leave CCHBS at 9:30 and be back there between 8 and 8:30.
If you have any questions ask away and we’ll have a sign up sheet at the third Thursday club meetings.
The PayPal link is also available now to sign-up & pay anytime!
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UTJA3VE7B8J2Y
Thanks,
