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The June Flyer, for your perusal.

JUNE TWENTY-TWELVE

UPCOMING EVENTS:

CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: JUNE 21ST, 7PM – BROWN ALES
Are you down with the Brown?  If you like your beers mild, malty, and easy-drinkin’, be sure to attend the June club meeting.  PG’er Lee Dalton will be conducting the commercial tasting.  Are you next?
FIRST SATURDAY @ CITY TAVERN: 9739 CULVER BLVD, CULVER CITY – JULY 7TH, 3:30PM TO 6:30PM
With over 20 beers on tap, even more in bottles, and delicious comfort food on the menu, this’ll be a great place to hang out on a mellow Saturday afternoon.  Happy hour til 6, then the dinner crowd rolls in…
CRAFT & FOLK ART MUSEUM HOMEBREW EVENT: 5814 WILSHIRE BLVD., LA – JULY 15TH, 5PM TO 8PM
Share your homebrew and stories with perfect strangers and school ’em on our craft.  This is a special event that fellow PG member Gregory Nylen is organizing.  See Audrey’s web post for more info.
SUMMER PARTY @ NEIL’S: 12966 RUBENS AVE, MARINA DEL REY – SATURDAY, JULY 21ST, lPM TO 8PM
Oktoberfest in July?  You betcha!  Join us for the first of our big parties of the year and bring your best German Potato Salad – we’ll have an informal competition to find the best of the bunch.  Don’t forget to brew some beer for it, too!  This is YOUR party, so do your part to make it awesome – please volunteer for anything from set-up, food prep, and cooking, to front gate duty and clean-up.  Signup sheets will be available at the June meeting.  You can do eeet!
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Board Meeting Minutes – June 7th, 2012

Pacific Gravity Board Meeting Minutes – June 7th, 2012

In attendance: Audrey, Dave M., Craig, Carl, Victor, Terry, Dave S.

Not in Attendance: Kurt

President: Audrey

  • Non-Profit Status: Per accountant’s advice: 501c(7) is appropriate choice for PG, most income is directly related to running the club for its intended purpose of a being social club, which keeps us in the appropriate range for tax purposes.  Recommended we use LegalZoom.com unless we have any lawyers willing to help us for free, online may actually be easier anyway, small fee, began going through this process, will determine what further information is needed.  By-laws on hold until clarification on what, if any, additional and specific information is needed.
  • Calendar/Upcoming Events: First Saturday 7/7 @ City Tavern (3:30pm), FF 8/3 @ Four Points Sheraton Pool, AHA Mead Day Sat 8/4, FF 9/7 @ Tomm Carroll’s Trux Stop.
  • Summer Party: Sat 7/21, 1-8pm @ Neil’s duplex on Rubens Ave, Oktoberfest theme, no minors or pets.  Fees: members free, all guests $10, admittance will be capped.  Set-up Sat 7/14 & Fri 7/20, volunteers needed for set-up, clean-up, food prep, & cooking.  General raffle + silent auction for club brew system.
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Craft & Folk Art Museum Homebrew Event

There is a special event next month put together by club member Gregory Nylen for the Craft & Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles.  For one evening, they are inviting homebrewers from the local clubs to share the fruits of their labors with fellow brewers and introduce the craft to those not as familiar with the hobby of homebrewing.  It will be a nice warm-up to our Summer Party the following weekend as well!

Time: 5 p.m. on Sunday July 15th, running until 8 p.m. or so

Where: Craft & Folk Art Museum 5814 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 – (323) 937-4230.  More info at their website: http://www.cafam.org/

Bring: One or two styles to share, preferably in keg, though bottles will work as well, and any friends interested in sampling homebrew or learning about it.  Gregory will give a brief spiel about the craft of brewing and have some ingredients on display, but there will be an opportunity for other brewers to talk about their specific beers as well.

Food: The gourmet hot dog food truck, Let’s Be Frank, will have a cart inside the museum to pair with the selection of homebrews.

Cost: $10 for CAFAM members, $15 for non-members, and includes admission to the museum.  Brewers who bring beer for sampling will of course get free admission (and a dog!).  They will also have some snacks and a DJ.

Contact: Gregory Nylen ([email protected]) if you are interested in participating and let him know what types of homebrew you plan to bring, if it is kegged or bottled, and how many people plan to come with you.

Have a great time!

-Audrey

Mother, may I? Read the May flyer, that is…

MAY TWENTY-TWELVE

UPCOMING EVENTS:
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: MAY 17TH, 7PM – INDIA PALE ALES
Hop withdrawal?  This meeting is sure to cure what ales you.  Bitterness never tasted so…bitter.
BIG BREW @ CARL’S HOUSE: 3621 REDWOOD AVE, LA – MAY 26TH, 10 AM TO 6PM
Join us for another multiple-brewer event at Brewmaster Carl’s house.  Focus should be on brewing lots of beers for the Summer Party.  Carl will be bolting the Thermosiphon Reboiler onto his new brewstand!  Is that even legal?
FIRST FRIDAY @ THE CARRIAGE HOUSE TAP ROOM: 2379 21ST STREET, LA – JUNE 1ST, 7PM TO 11PM
Dan & Anne Hakes are hosting us at their lovely home for another fun First Friday.  The beers will be flowing from the Carriage House’s taps – bring some to share, too!  Potluck welcomed and encouraged.
ORANGE COUNTY BREWERY ROAD TRIP: SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH – 11AM TO 5PM
We had a great time last year down this way, so let’s do it again!  We’ll be visiting Bootleggers Brewery and Old Orange Brewing.  Cost to ride the bus is $20.  See Kurt for more info or email him at roadtrips@pacificgravitycom
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: JUNE 21ST, 7PM – BROWN ALES
Are you down with the Brown?  If you like your beers mild, malty, and easy-drinkin’, be sure to attend the June club meeting – it’s gonna be one big smoooothfest.

ON THE HORIZON:
FIRST SATURDAY @ CITY TAVERN: 9739 CULVER BLVD,  CULVER CITY – JULY 7TH, 3:30PM TO 6:30PM
With over 20 beers on tap, even more in bottles, and delicious comfort food on the menu, this will be a great place to hang out on a mellow Saturday afternoon.  Happy hour til 6, then the dinner crowd rolls in…
SUMMER PARTY @ NEIL’S: 12966 RUBENS AVE, MARINA DEL REY – SATURDAY, JULY 21ST, 1PM TO 9PM
Oktoberfest in July?  You betcha!  Join us for the first of our big parties of the year and bring your best German Potato Salad – we’ll have an informal competition and crown a winner…anybody have a crown we can borrow?  Don‘t forget to brew a keg for it, too!
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May Board Meeting Minutes

Pacific Gravity Board Meeting Minutes May 2nd, 2012

In attendance: Audrey, Dave M., Craig, Carl, Victor, Kurt, Terry, Dave S., Dan H..

Not in Attendance: N/A

By-Laws Committee: Dan Hakes

  • Draft out for membership review by 5/3- only 2 comments received (change voting approval ratio from 3/4 to 2/3 when voting out board member or club member), board voted unanimously to make both changes.  Send to bylaws committee for vote as well by Sun 5/6, then if approved by majority vote, edits will be made to draft.  Dan will resend to membership via email & post on website stating changes & any feedback on these changes only, plan to continue with approval vote at May club meeting. Read more

April 9th, 2012 Board Meeting Minutes

In attendance: Audrey, Dave M., Craig, Carl, Victor, Terry, Dan H.

Not in Attendance: Kurt, Dave S.

By-Laws Committee: Dan Hakes

  • Draft ready for membership review: Board review by Sun 4/15 & submit any feedback, Dan to present to gen membership @ April club meeting & post announcement on website, Will send out via email to all “current” members for review by 5/3 with feedback going to “bylaws” email address, any significant comments to be reviewed by board at May board meeting and if necessary back to committee for rewriting, If no sig changes- goes to vote at May club meeting, otherwise back out for review by gen membership then with same timeline for feedback & vote at June club meeting, If cannot attend club meeting to vote, can send vote to “[email protected]
  • Plan for development of Club Charter: Begin once by-laws complete, same committee & chair (Dan), but open up for others to join, Change name of committee to “Club Charter” and outline goals & timeline
  • Plan for Articles of Incorporation & legal filing: Need lawyer- Dave M has connection, plan to discuss further @ May board meeting

President: Audrey

  • Calendar/Upcoming Events: Yeastside Brewers Pasadena Pub Crawl: 4/21, Board Meeting: 5/2/12 @ Audrey’s Office (moved due to SCHBF), Second Friday @ Trux stop cancelled due to travel plans, Second Saturday @ Eagle Rock Brewery with Yeastside Brewers on 5/12, Spring Club Brew: Sat 5/26/12 @ Carl’s-Jockey Box build postponed till next Brew day due to timing & ordering of supplies, survey ready to go out to assess interest, FF: 6/1/12 @ The Carriage House (7pm)- Dan to post article on website, Craft & Folk Art Museum- Craft of Homebrewing Event TBA
  • Road Trips (Kurt): OC on Sat 6/9, 11-5pm, leaving from CCHBS, $20, Bootleggers & Old Orange, Need food plan- food trucks, delivery, Promote- see if Old Orange would like to come pour @ meeting, Coord. W YS/Strand- next trip plan 2nd pick-up point for inter-club event
  • SCHBF (Victor): 5/4-5/6 in Ojai, Paid Campers as of 4/9: 13 @ $40, 6 @ $20, Total: $640, Cost of Owl Court Campsite: $675, almost covered, Hauling plan coordinated with volunteers, Food Captains assigned & prep ongoing, more after sign-ups at April club meeting based upon number of campers and budget, New COY banner- approved by board, will order & have in time for SCHBF
  • Summer Party: Sat 7/21 @ Neil’s, Oktoberfest theme, Plan to look for other venue for Holiday Party, possibly lodge / hall, begin planning after SCHBF, develop committees for food, prep, & set-up, Fundraising?
  • Merchandise (Terry/Audrey): COY shirts (26 left), also old PG & PBC shirts, New glasses- 2 designs presented by Terry, Leashes- Audrey making double batch for SCHBF

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The April flyer – check it out.

 

 

 

 APRIL TWENTY-TWELVE

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: APRIL 19TH, 7PM – SCOTTISH, IRISH, AND ENGLISH ALES
From mild session ales to Wee Heavies, this meeting’s tasting will have something for everyone.  Bring your Category 9s (Scottish and Irish ales) for the Club-Only competition judging too.
PASADENA PUB CRAWL WITH THE YEASTSIDE BREWERS: SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST, 4PM TO ???
In the first of many future joint events, we’re meeting our Eastern brewing brethren for fine ales at Congregation Ale House, Haven Gastropub, Dog Haus Biergarten, and the venerable Lucky Baldwins.  Ride the Gold Line!
SO. CAL. HOMEBREWERS FESTIVAL: LAKE CASITAS, OJAI – MAY 4TH TO MAY 6TH
It’s time to get it togetha for the Brewfest.  Sign up and pay your camping fees at the April meeting: $40 for the “full ride” or $20 for “camping only”.   For more info, see my my web post (also this one) or email [email protected]
SECOND SATURDAY @ EAGLE ROCK BREWERY: 3056 ROSWELL STREET, LA – MAY 12TH – 4PM
We’ve not visited this now 2-year old brewery as a club, so let’s get out there already!  The Yeastsiders are having their monthly meeting there that afternoon, so crashing observing their proceedings is encouraged.
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: MAY 17TH, 7PM – INDIA PALE ALES
Hop withdrawal?  This meeting is sure to cure what ales you.  Bitterness never tasted so…bitter.

ON THE HORIZON:
BIG BREW @ CARL’S HOUSE: 3621 REDWOOD AVE, LA – MAY 26TH, 10 AM TO 6PM
Join us for another multiple-brewer event at Brewmaster Carl’s house.  Focus should be on brewing beers for the Summer Party – we’ll need a lot!  If you’re nice, Carl may even bust out the Thermosiphon Reboiler.
FIRST FRIDAY @ THE CARRIAGE HOUSE TAP ROOM: 2379 21ST STREET, LA – JUNE 1ST, 7PM TO 11PM
Dan & Anne Hakes are hosting us at their lovely home for another great First Friday.  The beers will be flowing from the Carriage House’s taps – bring some to share, too!  Potluck welcomed and encouraged.
ORANGE COUNTY BREWERY ROAD TRIP: SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH – 11AM TO 5PM
We had a great time last year down this way, so let’s do it again!  We’ll be visiting Bootleggers and Old Orange Brewing.  Cost to ride the bus is $20.  See Kurt for more info or email him at roadtrips@pacificgravitycom
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: JUNE 21ST, 7PM – BROWN ALES
Are you down with the Brown?  If you like your beers mild, malty, and easy-drinkin’, be sure to attend the June club meeting – it’s gonna be one big smoooothfest.

COMPETITIONS (email [email protected] for more info):
April 19th Club-Only: Scottish & Irish Ales.  Bring 3 bottles to the club meeting that night.
April 19th:  California State Fair  Drop your entries off at the club meeting that night.
*April 22nd*:  CALL FOR JUDGES AND STEWARDS!  Mayfaire Competition Preliminary Judging, 5PM at CCHBS.  They got a ton of entries and would appreciate our help.  See Carl’s recent post for more information.
June:  AHA Nationals Finals.  Did you advance?  Hope you held on to one more bottle…
July:  LA County Fair.  Entry deadline to be announced.
September:  Pacific Brewers Cup.  The Strand Club is hosting this year’s comp.  Brew some up for this!
October:  California State Fair.  Details TBA.

Club of the Year Shirts Still Available!

Perfect for those cool spring and summer nights when you don’t need the bulk of a heavy sweatshirt.

Each 100% cotton shirt features the Pacific Gravity 2011 Club of the Year logo on the front, a full size Anchor Brewing logo on the back, and “Pacific Gravity” proudly displayed in distinctive lettering on the comfortable long sleeves, all on a high-contrast black background.  We also have limited quantities and sizes of royal blue and ash (gray) available.

 

 

Shirts are $30 each.  Pick one up at the next Pacific Gravity club event, or contact Terry Molloy ([email protected]) to make alternate arrangements.  Thanks!

– Terry Molloy

Pacific Gravity Fundraiser / Leprechaun / Santa

 

Look! It’s the March Flyer.

 

 

 MARCH TWENTY-TWELVE

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: MARCH 15TH, 7PMSTOUTS AND SOUR ALES
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us!  Wear green and bring $30 to renew your dues.  Bring your entries for the AHA NHC (pre-registered at San Diego judging site ONLY).
FIRST FRIDAY @ THE RICHMOND BAR & GRILL: 145 RICHMOND STREET, EL SEGUNDO – APRIL 6TH, 5PM
Fly down south to one of our favorite First Friday destinations.  We’ve got the back room reserved and they’re sure to have something special on tap for us.  El Segundo Brewery is within walking distance, so bring your growlers!
CLUB MEETING @ CCHBS: APRIL 19TH, 7PM – SCOTTISH, IRISH, AND ENGLISH ALES
From mild session ales to Wee Heavies, this meeting’s tasting will have something for everyone.  Bring your Category 9s (Scottish and Irish ales) for the Club-Only competition judging too.
PASADENA PUB CRAWL WITH THE YEASTSIDE BREWERS: SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST, 4PM
In the first of many future joint events, we’re meeting our Eastern brewing brethren for fine ales at Lucky Baldwins, Congregation Ale House, Haven Gastropub, and others.  Details TBA.

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March 2012 Board Meeting Minutes

PG Board Meeting March 1st, 2012

In attendance: Audrey, Craig, Carl, Victor, Terry, Dave S., Dan H.

Not in Attendance: Dave M., Kurt


Reports of Board Members & Committees

A.  By-Laws Committee: Dan Hakes

1.    Progress of draft coming along well, meeting every 2 weeks, should be on track for draft by April board meeting, then can go out to general membership for review.

2.    Split into 2 documents, general by-laws to gain legal status, next step will be completing club charter.

 B.  President: Audrey

1.    Calendar (Addendum A)

a)        4/5: April FF @ The Richmond (5pm, backroom reserved)

b)        4/21: Yeastside Brewers Pasadena Pub Crawl (4pm via metro rail, places TBA)

c)        5/4-5/6: SCHBF in Ojai

d)        5/11: May Second Friday @ Tomm Carroll’s Trux Stop

e)        5/12: Visit Eagle Rock brewery with Yeastside Brewers

f)         5/26: Spring Big Brew @ Carl’s

1.      Jockey Box Day- plan to survey membership & pre-pay for materials

g)        6/1: June FF @ Dan Hakes’ Carriage House

h)        6/9: OC Road Trip

i)          Craft Art & Folk Museum Homebrew Event- details TBA

j)          Other possibilities: City Tavern (Sat /Sun), Whole Foods El Segundo (Sun), The Overland, Daily Pint

k)        Summer Party: likely “Christmas in July” @ Neil’s

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