Last Thursday, January 17, marked our 27th meeting of Business & Beer and officially put us over the six month mark for the existence of our weekly networking events. We met at Monkish Brewing Company, a microbrewery in Torrance that specializes in Belgian style ales. As I was out of town, Tanya headed the meetup for me. We had just under 10 attendees; but two of them were first timers that had been referred by one of our regular members. We grow by people recommending us to their friends and business acquaintances, so we truly appreciate it.
Winning a free beer brings big smiles
Tomorrow night, January 24, we will be meeting for the first time at Brewco in Manhattan Beach. Brewco was one of the original microbreweries in the South Bay, but stopped brewing beer several years ago. Today it is a gastropub with a nice selection of craft beers both on tap and bottled. In addition to the quality brews they serve, they have a nice food menu. As it may be a little chilly tomorrow night, I will recommend their chili which is one of Tanya’s favorites. Brewco is located about a half block east of the Manhattan Beach Pier and there is a large public parking lot between the two.
If you enjoy craft beer and trying new locations that serve them or if networking is an important part of your business model, Business & Beer is for you. We have no rules, no dues, no mandatory meetings. Just show up when you can and enjoy the company of other craft beer fans that also enjoy networking with others. To ensure you are aware of all our upcoming networking events you can sign up to our mailing list or Like Us on Facebook. We hope to see you soon.
Please join us for Business & Beer a small business networking event which will be held at Strand Brewing Co. on February 28, 2013 at 6 PM. Strand Brewing Co. is located at 23520 Telo Ave # 2, Torrance, California. Please RSVP by commenting below that you will be there.
Join us at Strand Brewing Co at 6 PM on February 28, 2013
Business & Beer made its first visit to 1321 Downtown Taproom Bistro, a gastropub in Downtown Torrance last Thursday and we had a great turnout. There was a little concern since the event was held two days after Christmas and it was at a new location; but it seemed that people that had not attended in a while missed the camaraderie and good beer as we had one of the better turnouts in the last few weeks. We have been familiar with for quite a while and have always appreciated their 16 taps of craft beers and have been trying to include them in the Business & Beer rotation. Eventually, we were able to get everyone on the same page and make it happen. Although their kitchen is in the process of changing staff and the menu, Chef Jacob came up with a few appetizers that were made available to our group.
12 Varieties of Craft Beer
Tomorrow night, January 3, 2013 we will be returning to the Alpine Inn at Alpine Village in Torrance. This will be our third visit to Alpine Inn, and have always had a good time. Alpine Inn is known more for their German and Czech beers, but their General Manager is a home brewer and has made sure that the Alpine Inn has a wide selection of American craft beers available as well. To top it off, their food is really good too. Be sure to come on down, you will not regret it.
Business & Beer at 1321 Downtown Taproom Bistro
It is a new year and if you have made a resolution to do more business and more networking; Business & Beer is for you. There are no dues, no mandatory meetings and no rules. We meet every Thursday at 6:00 PM at a local microbrewery, brewpub or gastropub in the South Bay. You will meet others that share your interest in craft beer and that would like to do business with you. Business & Beer is a resolution that is easy to keep. You can sign up to our mailing list or Like Us on Facebook to ensure you are kept in the loop. You can see all the photos from our event at 1321 Downtown Taproom Bistro on GotBaddog.com.
Please join us for Business & Beer a small business networking event which will be held at The Brewery at Abigaile on February 21, 2013 at 6 PM. The Brewery at Abigaile is located at 1301 Manhattan Avenue, Hermosa Beach, California. Please RSVP by commenting below that you will be there.
Join us at The Brewery at Abigaile at 6 PM on February 21, 2013
Last Thursday, Business & Beer returned to Sophie’s Place, a gastropub in Redondo Beach, CA. Ever since the end of Daylight Savings Time, the attendance level at our gatherings had been less than stellar. There were times that Tanya and I would discuss whether or not we were being too ambitious in attempting to have weekly gatherings; after the nice turnout we had Thursday we decided that weekly meetups was a format we would continue with. We know that there are other events our members are involved with that occur on Thursdays, so some weeks are just naturally going to have better turnouts than others. We will just have to take into account things like weather, Christmas shopping and competing events. After all, if we decided to meet bi-weekly we would only risk picking the rotation that would always be a conflict with Business & Beer, so for the time being, we will continue to meet weekly.
8 Rotating Taps at Sophie’s Place
Tomorrow night, Thursday December 20, we will be returning to Strand Brewing Company, one of our favorite microbreweries in Torrance. Strand Brewing specializes in creating various ales; including their popular 24th Street Pale Ale and Atticus IPA. If you have not visited Strand Brewing lately, they have two new releases; Bagheera-East India Pale Ale and Black Sand Double IPA. Bagheera-East is their 3rd Anniversary Ale, featuring an exotic spice blend of curry, cumin, cinnamon and cloves accented with toasted coconut and tamarind. I would venture to say that this is Tanya’s favorite from Strand because it is not as hoppy as their typical brews. The Black Sand Double IPA is hoppy but balanced by a malty backbone. It reminds me a little of a half and half using an Atticus and Batch 100. Suffice it to say, Strand Brewing Co will have something you like; especially if you are a hophead.
Another good group at Sophie’s Place, Redondo Beach
Naturally, this will be our last gathering before Christmas and I know there are some that will be unavailable, but we always seem to get nice groups when we come to Strand Brewing, so come on down and have a beer and maybe do some business. Remember to sign up for our mailing list and Like us on Facebook to make sure you stay in the loop. I expect 2013 to have several special events for Business & Beer attendees. You can see all the photos from our visit to Sophie’s Place on GotBaddog.com
