Last week Business & Beer returned to the home of the Blue House Ales, El Segundo Brewing Company (ESBC)in El Segundo. As one might guess, El Segundo Brewing is a microbrewery that specializes in ales with their Wheat and Double IPA’s being my favorites. They also have their Hyperion Stout for those not into hops. For our event they brought out a vanilla bean porter that was good enough that we brought some home with us. It was week 16 of Business & Beer and we had a nice little group with us. As ESBC is as far north as we go, I don’t expect groups of 15-20 at this point of our existence. We had a couple more than we did the first time we came, and at least one was a first timer. The brewing room is not that big, so our group shared the tasting room. It gave others the opportunity to inquire about the Business & Beer concept.
Free beer is the best beer
This Thursday, November 1, Business & Beer will return to Strand Brewing Company in Torrance. This will be our third visit to Strand Brewing and we always seems to have a nice turnout. I suspect that we have a lot of hopheads in the group, plus being in Torrance it is close to most of us. Strand Brewing Company is a microbrewery that specializes in handcrafted ales. Their ales come in every variety from amber to black with a couple nice IPA’s and stout thrown in for good measure. As it is a microbrewery they do not sell food, but you are welcome to bring some or order in. They have plenty of street parking that is free and we are encouraged to use it.
Good business, good beer and good people
Remember to tell your friends. If networking is an important part of their doing business, they like to support local businesses and they enjoy craft beer, they will want to come along. No invitation needed, just look at our upcoming schedule and come on down. If you want to stay current, you can sign up to our mailing list (on the right) and you can Like Us on Facebook. If you own or know of a gastropub in the South Bay we should check out, please let us know about it.
Please join us for Business & Beer a small business networking event which will be held at Strand Brewing Co. on November 1, 2012 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 November 1, 2012
Please join us for Business & Beer a small business networking event which will be held at El Segundo Brewing Company on October 25, 2012 at 6 PM. El Segundo Brewing Company is located at 140 Main Street El Segundo, California. Please RSVP by commenting below that you will be there or let us know on our Business N Beer Facebook page .
Join us at El Segundo Brewing Company at 6 PM on October 25, 2012
Business & Beer returned to The Brewery at Abigaile in Hermosa Beach on Thursday, which just so happened to be the first day of the fourth annual LA Beer Week (LABW). The Brewery at Abigaile is a local craft brewer with an outstanding brewpub. Their home brews include a blonde, an ale, a Double IPA and XPA and a porter. If that is not enough, they also carry seven or eight craft beers from several other breweries. Since it was day one of LA Beer Week there were special prices on pints, so it was a very good night to be there.
A flight from The Brewery at Abigaile
This was our second visit to Abigaile, the first being back in July. Prior to last week, our July visit to Abigaile had been our largest gathering; last week we had even more people. The great thing about it is that our regular Business & Beer attendees are telling their friends about us and more new faces are showing up. Even though this was our largest group so far, almost half of the people were first time attendees. That is a very good sign. I make a point of talking to all the first timers to get their impressions, and the answer is nearly always the same; they love the idea.
Mike collects his free beer!
Next week we will be at Tortilla Cantina in downtown Torrance. While they boast 18 different kinds of tacos, what put them on the Business & Beer rotation was their 25 beers on tap; with many being locally brewed craft beers. Since this is Torrance, it means free parking! You have to love that about Torrance. If you follow us on Facebook you can stay informed of all the upcoming events. It is obvious to me that those that attend regularly are getting new business as a result. If nothing else, you will find some great beers. You can also sign up for our mailing list on the front page if you do not use Facebook. We would love to see you attend.
As usual, all the photos from Thursday’s Business & Beer can be found on GotBaddog.com.
Last Thursday Business & Beer had our tenth get-together, this time with a return visit to Strand Brewing Company in Torrance. Strand Brewing is a local brewer in Torrance and specializes in ales, with their Atticus and Black IPA being two of my favorite locally brewed IPA’s. We had a fair turnout of eight, but as several of our regular attendees were out of the state, I can not complain. We had a couple second timers and one new attendee so it looks like we are going to continue to grow.
From Strand Brewing, with love
Tomorrow night, September 20, we will return to The Brewery at Abigaile in Hermosa Beach. If you did not join us here in July, you do not want to miss it tomorrow. The Brewery at Abigaile is a brewpub apart from most brewpubs in that not only do they offer some truly amazing beers, but their food is second to none. All brewpubs should be so good. Since they do serve food, this is a great event to bring your significant other. Between the food, beer and wine selections, you can be sure there will be something there for you. As an extra added bonus, since tomorrow is Day One of LA Beer Week, there will be specials offered with discounts on pints and growler fills. I do not think we could have planned a better way to start off LA Beer Week.
Theresa wins a free beer at her first visit to Business & Beer
Since this is the beginning of LA Beer Week, we will be having an additional get-together on Friday, September 21 at Alpine Village in Torrance for their 45th Annual Oktoberfest. Members of Business & Beer, their family and friends will get free admission to Oktoberfest. You must be on the guest list and be over 21 to attend. We will meet at 7:00 PM at the patio area in front of the Alpine Market; please visit our Facebook page for more details and to get your name on the guest list.
You can see all the photos from our visit to Strand Brewing on GotBaddog.com
