Entries by Carl Townsend

First Friday at Smog City West Feb 7th

Greetings, For First Friday this month we are visiting Smog City’s newest tap room location located at 22755 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505. We will get started about 7:00 PM. This is a very busy month! Please mark your calendars for the following: 2/15/2020 25th anniversary bottle share at the 4th Horseman (Hosted by Martin […]

It’s Time to Enter LABBC

Pacific Gravity’s first homebrew competition for 2020 is now open for business!  Registration is now up and running at http://comp.belgianbrewchallenge.com/  On-line registration will run up until March 6th at 6:00 PM.  Entries can be dropped off at the local homebrew shops, or directly at our host brewery, Los Angeles Ale Works in Hawthorne, starting on February […]

Competition Update – AFC and State Fair

Our first competition of the year First up is America’s Finest City, run by QUAFF in San Diego.   Registration is now open at https://quaff.org/AFC-2020/ .  I’ll be heading to San Diego Friday morning 1/31, so if you get you entries to my place no later than Thursday 1/30, they will get personal service.  Or, you […]

Competition Corner – January 2020

As a new year dawns upon us, now is the time to brew!  We have a bunch of competitions front-loaded this year. First of all, there is a series of BJCP Mead series of three judging classes starting Wednesday, January 8th, 3 classes Wednesday nights (7PM) lead by John Kaufman of the Maltose Falcons. Classes […]

AHA / Stone Rally Bus to San Diego!

Road trip January 11, 2020. This just in from the AHA and California Homebrewers Association.    Please read carefully; the procedure is a bit complicated. If you are not already a member of CHA, you will need to join. In addition to getting a bus ticket, you need to respond to the AHA Rally RSVP at: […]

Pacific Gravity Holiday Party Saturday Dec 7th

Greetings! It is time for the Pacific Gravity annual holiday event. Mark your calendars! This year the party is happening on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Neil Saund’s duplex – at: 12966 Rubens Ave, Los Angeles, CA (at Alla Road). The party will kick off about 5:00 P.M. If you have not attended one of […]

Club Meeting, Chili Cook-off and Elections Saturday Nov 9th

Greetings, This coming Saturday is our November meeting, packed with activities and events! The meeting is two weeks early this month, so don’t miss out!  The Molloys were generous enough to host us (again) and this weekend was the best fit for their schedule. Remember, it’s a private residence so carry-in & carry-out and be […]

First Saturday – LA Ale Works and Common Space

Greetings, For our November First Friday, we are shifting it to another First Saturday.  But in exchange we are offering you not one but 2 breweries to visit at one event! Please join us on November 2, 2019 as we visit: Los Angeles Ale Works, located at 12918 Cerise Ave. Hawthorne, CA 90250 AND Common […]

Club Meeting October 17th at Tortugo

Greetings, Please join us at Tortugo Brewing for our October Club Meeting tomorrow night, 10/17/2019 at 7:30 P.M.! Event:  Club meeting Where:  Tortugo Brewing, 916 W Hyde Park Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90302 When:  7:30 PM The style of the month is:  Smoked Beer and Wood Beer, Hosted by Derek Marshall. We will be opening nominations […]

Competition Corner – October 2019

As we await the final results of Pacific Brewers Cup, don’t lose sight that the final competition of the year is fast approaching.  Entries for The California State Homebrew Competition are due Friday, October 11th.  Registration is up and running at https://castate.brewcompetition.com/ .  Since there are no local drop-offs for this competition, each entrant is […]