SUMMER PARTY THIS SATURDAY August 16
It is time – the summer party is upon us! Come one, come all and join in what is always an epic celebration of all things beer, food and comradery with your friends at Pacific Gravity.
The party will be happening on August 16, 2025 at Dean Sussman’s palazzo in the Pacific Palisades. The address is 1310 Amalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades CA.
The party will start around 2 PM and continue on until late evening. The party is free for all Pacific Gravity members and their first guest; additional guests may attend for a small fee of $10. Kids are still free.
Dean’s house has a large yard and a pool so all attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and swim trunks (and towel) if they plan on going for a swim.
This year our theme is a Mediterranean. Chef Ian and Sous-Chef Rob will of course be creating their legendary culinary masterworks, and this category opens the door pretty wide for everyone to participate in the pot-luck portion to provide sides! Think Italian, Greek, North African, Spanish, French … some suggestions: tzatziki sauce, hummus, tabbouleh salad, riffs on Caprese salad, dolmas…
Note for food contributions, we will NOT have use of a kitchen for heating or cooling so please plan accordingly. Please label your food containers so that we can get them back to you.
We will of course have our traditional “best of party” homebrew beer and soda competitions, so be sure and bring your spectacular specimens (or at least “interesting entries”) for everyone to enjoy. If you plan to bring a keg, please email Carl at competitions@pacificgravity.com with the name of your beer/soda to help him keep the things flowing.
As always this event is run by the volunteers, your help is needed! Set up will be on Friday at 6:30 pm and clean up on Sunday morning are especially necessary. The volunteer crew has always had a lot of fun while working and it is a great time.
If you have any questions about food, feel free to contact Chef Ian at MasterChef@pacificgravity.com or if you have question on volunteering you may contact Parker at President@pacificgravity.com
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
Competition Corner
We have two more competitions in the 2025 Brewer of the Year cycle. First up is Pacific Brewers Cup. The entry window is now open at https://strandbrewersclub.org/pbc/bcoem/. They are well over the half-way point on total entries, so don’t delay registering. The entry drop-off window is already open at the local homebrew shops or at Project Barley Lomita. Personally, I’d recommend waiting closer to the end of the entry window on August 29th. While you are at it, sign up as a volunteer. They need judges and stewards. Judging day is September 20th at Project Barley Lomita.
The last competition of the year is the California Homebrew Competition. Registration will open September 6th at https://chc.brewingcompetitions.com/. Entries can be shipped to Morebeer in Concord, CA between October 1 and October 16th.
Upcoming Events
- Aug 16: Summer Party!!
- Aug 29: Entry deadline for Pacific Brewers Cup
- Sep 5/6: September First Friday/Saturday TBD
- Sep 6: Registration opens for Cal State Competition
- Sept 18: September Club meeting
- Sept 20: Judging for PBC
- Oct 6: Entry Deadline for Cal State Competition
Pacific Gravity First Saturday August 2 Project Barley Redondo Pier
Our First Saturday event for August will be this Saturday 8/2 at noon at Project Barley on the Redondo Pier (near Naja’s). They have a pretty good selection of their beers on tap along with some guests, and they have annexed space next door and have thereby expanded their food and tap selection from what people may recall from the past. It should be a pretty nice day to hang out on the pier and share a beer with your motley club-mates!
August First Saturday – Saturday 8/2/2025 12 Noon
Project Barley Taps & Grill
136 International Boardwalk
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310-376-9215
In other news, Tortugo has released their PG 30th anniversary beer that Joe and Carl brewed on July 4!! It is a pretty tasty New Zealand pale and is available on tap and for sale in cans. A big thanks to Joe and the Tortugo folks for this!! Stop by and enjoy while it lasts!
Also, do not forget the summer party is now less than 3 weeks away, so please plan your beer/food contributions and be ready for another legendary celebration!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
Competition Corner
Pacific Brewers Cup is fast approaching. The entry window is now open at https://strandbrewersclub.org/pbc/bcoem/ . They have reached the half-way point on total entries, so don’t delay registering. You can start dropping off entries August 1st at the local homebrew shops or at Project Barley (either Square or Lomita, not Redondo Pier). Personally, I’d recommend waiting closer to the end of the entry window on August 29th. While you are at it, sign up as a volunteer. They need judges and stewards. Judging day is September 20th at Project Barley Lomita.
Upcoming Events
- Aug 2: First Saturday Project Barley, Redondo Pier 12 noon
- Aug 16: Summer Party!!
- Aug 29: Entry deadline for Pacific Brewers Cup
- Sept 20: Judging for PBC
Pacific Gravity Club Meeting This Thursday, July 17 7:30 at Tortugo Brewery
Our July monthly meeting is this Thursday at our home-base Tortugo Brewing.
Our style of the month is IPAs, so please feel free to bring something interesting for people to share.
This last Saturday, Alex from Cellador graciously hosted us and allowed us to pick from his many barrels to pull samples from and come up with a blend for the Cellador-PG Collaboration Anniversary beer. We wound up choosing samples from 8 barrels to try, and split into 4 groups to come up with our favorite blends, then the favorites from the groups were voted on by everyone to choose the final choice. The official selection was a blend (mostly concocted by Chef Ian) from 4 different barrels and will also have cherries added… it should be delicious! The beer will likely be available in a few months – We will keep you posted! Thanks again to Alex for giving the club this opportunity!
The legendary Summer Party is rapidly approaching (Saturday August 16). Carl will have a signup sheet for kegs at the meeting. More details be coming soon.
I hope to see you all at the meeting Thursday!
Parker Waechter – President, Pacific Gravity Homebrewers
July Monthly Meeting – Thursday 7/17/2025 at 7:30 PM
Tortugo Brewing Co.
916 W. Hyde Park Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90302
(424) 227-9963
30th Anniversary Tee Shirts Coming Soon – Reserve Yours Now
We’re working on a commemorative tee shirt for the club’s 30th anniversary. We’re targeting $20 per shirt and having these ready for the summer party on August 16th. We will be limiting the sizes and quantity of shirts for this order. To make sure that you get the size and quantity of shirts that you want, we’re asking that you let us know in advance what you want. To reserve your shirts, email club treasurer, Craig Corley, at treasurer@pacificgravity.com with your preferred size/quantity of shirts. You can also reserve your shirt at our July 17th club meeting. We will be ordering these by the end of July to ensure we have them on hand for the Summer Party, so let Craig know what you want before July 25th.
Upcoming Events
- July 17: Club Meeting at Tortugo Brewing Company – Style: IPA
- July Canceled – Red White and Brews Competition
- Aug 16: Summer Party!! (note new date from original tentative)
- Aug 29: Entry deadline for Pacific Brewers Cup Enter at https://strandbrewersclub.org/pbc/bcoem/
- Sept 20: Judging for PBC
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