First Saturday March 7 at Smog City
Salutations Pacific Gravity!
Our March “First Friday” event will be be held this Saturday 4/7 12-3pm at Smog City Brewing in Torrance. This will be a fun day – Porter should have our Anniversary Collaboration Saison with Brett on tap, and is planning on also chilling down one of the magnums we bottled! This will be an opportunity to enjoy the beer directly at the brewery and of course chat with our great host and benefactor, Porter. There are always a wide selection of Smog beers that will demand our attention as well! ALSO, we will be offering 12oz bottles of the beer @ 6 for an $8 club donation – an unreasonably cheap price for this beer! Note THERE ARE NO 6-PACK CARRIERS so bring your own, or buy by the case for $32 (which is definitely what I am doing, if not doing multiple times) – Porter doesn’t want to hang on to it for us forever, so this would be the time to pick up all you can carry! The food truck is scheduled to be VCHOS Pupuseria, so a tasty lunch should be available.
But WAIT, there’s more! I also spoke to Alex at Cellador across the parking lot from Smog, and they are having their Members Society day 12-9 on Saturday as well. He agreed to let PG crash it and enjoy some of their beers and he will likely be serving our Anniversary Collab with RedShift, an excellent wild ale with cherries and black currants. Tasting 2 anniversary beers at their respective breweries within a 200 yards of each other… A dang near perfect day! Time to pick up some Redshift!!
Oh, but there is STILL more… I just messaged with Alex and he says that Father’s Office will be getting RedShift! He thinks that it will be on this weekend in Culver City and next week in Santa Monica. Now we can drink PG beer in a pub… and Ian’s gloating will know no bounds 😉 We can discuss an organized run (stay tuned), but in the mean time, stop by and enjoy!
And of course, duuuuues….. It’s that time again. You have likely received and email from our illustrious Treasurer, Craig, and can quickly pay your dues with a tap of a link. Please help us keep PG solvent for another year!
Looking forward to seeing you all Saturday at noon!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
March First Saturday – Saturday 4/7/2026 at 12-3 PM
Smog City Brewery
1901 Del Amo Blvd
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 320-7664
Upcoming Events
- Mar 7 : First Saturday at Smog City Brewery 12:00
- Mar 19: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30
Feb 2026 Club Meeting Tonight 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery
I just wanted to send a quick reminder that we have our meeting tonight at Tortugo at 7:30.
Our style of the month is “British beers”.
Info of note:
– March 7 we will be doing a “First Saturday” at Smog City Brewing Co. We will have Smog’s Brett Saison we helped brew for our 30th anniversary available for an insanely cheap $8 club-donation per 6-pack. At $32/case I think that is a pretty easy decision…
In addition to the great Smog beers, the food truck scheduled is VCHOS Pupuseria, so it should pair nicely with beer.
– CA Homebrewfest Temecula campsite details are is still not available, but we are assuming all is well with a group of powered campsites – it should be another great year!
– While at Tortugo, if we have any glass breakage, we need to make sure Joe is informed. They need to double-check and make sure there is no remaining broken glass anywhere.
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
February Monthly Meeting Thursday 2/19/2026 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90302
(424) 227-9963
Upcoming Events
- Feb 19 : Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30 (British beers)
- Feb 24: Last day to register for the National Homebrew Competition
- Mar 7 : First Saturday at Smog City Brewery 12:00
First Friday February 6 at El Segundo Brewing Company
Our February “First Friday” event will be be held this Friday 2/6 at El Segundo Brewing Company. Tomm Carroll has spoken to Owner/Brewmaster Rob and they will have a couple of tables reserved for us. They should probably also have their TIPA and QIPA that were released last weekend, so there should be no shortage of hoppy libations!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
February First Friday – Friday 2/6/2026 at 7-10 PM
El Segundo Brewing Company
140 Main St
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 529-3882
Competition Corner
2026 starts out with four competitions that all have entry deadlines in the March-April timeframe. You still have a bit of time to brew, but you’ll need to start soon.
The entry window for the National Homebrewers Competition is now open through February 25th . You will need to select which judging location you wish to use. San Diego is the closest. Entries will be due in March. The final round will be judged at the National Homebrewers Conference in Asheville NC in June. Details can be found at https://homebrewersassociation.org/news/get-ready-for-the-2026-national-homebrew-competition-nhc .
Registration for America’s Finest City is now open through March 31st. Details can be found at https://www.quaff.org/AFC-2026/ . The entry drop-off window will be April 6 – 17th. There may be a local drop-off point for this San Diego based competition.
The entry window for the California State fair should open any day now. Register at https://castatefair.com/california-homebrew/ Entries will be due in early April. Most likely Angel City brewery will accept entries.
And finally, the Maltose Falcon’s Mayfaire competition will begin registration soon. Judging will be in April. Detail can be found at https://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/ .
Carl Townsend – Competition Coordinator
Upcoming Events
- February 6: First Friday – El Segundo Brewing Co
- February 19: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company 7:30 (style British Beers)
January 2026 Club Meeting Tonight 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery
Hey There Pacific Gravity! I just wanted to send a quick reminder that we have our meeting tonight at Tortugo at 7:30. Our style of the month is “winter beers”. Terry will be discussing the California Home Brewers festival which is in May, but we need to reserve our campsites next week. For those who […]
Cellador Pacific Gravity Anniversary Collab Now Available!
I just wanted to send a quick announcement that the anniversary collaboration we did with Alex at Cellador is ready and now available for purchase! The beer is “Redshift” a blend of wild ales on cherries and black currants. It can be purchased directly on their website or at the brewery in 500 ml bottles […]
First Sunday Jan 4 at Firestone Propagator
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Ho Ho Ho Pacific Gravity! The time is here! Our 2025 Holiday Party is this Saturday 12/6 at 5pm at Neil’s Duplex. We will also announce announce the Member of the Year and the Brewer of the Year awards. The menu will likely be similar to past holiday parties featuring meat on the BBQ, deep fried turkeys, […]
