Tag: Pacific Gravity

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Happy 20th Pacific Gravity!

I don’t know if I could trust a beer geek that didn’t enjoy attending a home brew gathering. Not because the beer is always top drawer, but because the people are excited to show off their beers, even ones that they don’t feel are up to their exacting standards.

Here are some photos from my too short sojourn at the Pacific Gravity 20th Anniversary party. Thanks to Tomm for hosting and thanks to Brian Holter and all the home brewers who shared their creations. (below the photos I will briefly talk about the beers that I tasted)

Choices, choices.
Choices, choices.
Our host, Tomm Carroll holding court.
Our host, Tomm Carroll holding court.
The nautical theme of their tap display.
The nautical theme of their tap display.
Special glasses for the event.
Special glasses for the event.

Club Dubbel – bit of burn. Some sweet dry finish. 20th anniversary.
Horchata Stout – nice and creamy. Spice and chocolate. My second place winner.
Pumpkin porter – a little thin. Not enough pumpkin or pie spice notes.
Blueberry wheat – this beer was 6 years old and showed it but still held up well considering.
Barleywine from Norm was really good, my personal favorite
Centennial Simcoe IPA did not work for me. The hops were at odds with each other.

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Eagle Rock Homebrew store

Greg Beron and Kevin Koenig part of the driving force of the famed Culver City Home Brew Club are creating a new outpost in Eagle Rock. Going eastside is great for me. Now I can have a local home brew shop!

More news and website info and if I am lucky an interview will follow.

Consider this a heads-up.

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To homebrew or not to homebrew…

…that is the question.

As you can tell, there is a lot of stuff going on in the world of beer. New bars, new beers, new blogs. So a case could be made that homebrewing is just too much “work” to stuff into a day. More than ever, you can find good stuff on sale that requires only whipping out your wallet.

And that is the easy way. But you would be missing out on a strange and wonderful world. Home brewing is what really kicked off the craft beer movement in this country. Without the dedicated club members, we would be thinking Bud American Ale was classy.

So check out the local club meeting. Talk with the people. Taste their beers and let them know your honest opinion, then decide if home brewing is for you. The answer may surprise you.

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Food GPS post

Now you can go to Food GPS and click on a drop down menu and choose from any of the vast amounts of columns I have written. OK, it’s only 4 so far but I still think it’s cool.

The 1st post on the list is about the Pacific Gravity Summer party.