West LA Bottleshare

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by JN1, Feb 20, 2018.

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  1. JN1

    JN1 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2014 California

    Thanks to everyone for coming out! Glad it went well and enjoyed being able to try the great number and quality of beers everyone brought.

    Stay tuned for details on our next share. For West LA, we are shooting for a monthly share around the same time every month.
     
  2. jnance88

    jnance88 Zealot (572) Jun 10, 2014 California
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    I'm right by El Camino. I think I'd be in for a South Bay share.
     
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  3. GRG1313

    GRG1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,974) Jan 15, 2009 California
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    Just adding my two cents.....great bottle share and nice group of people. Everyone was very generous and the discussions were great. I, too, am very much looking forward to the next one.
    GULP staff could not have been nicer. Dan, next time we're getting the wings not the hummus! (Although all of the food we tried was great!)
     
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  4. johnInLA

    johnInLA Pooh-Bah (2,350) Jun 12, 2005 California
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    Really enjoyed last nights share and meeting many fellow BAs .too.

    Like everyone said, great beer, great food, great people. great location and of course great job @JN1 for putting this together.

    Looking forward to the next one.
     
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  5. Wowcoolman

    Wowcoolman Pooh-Bah (1,660) Sep 25, 2010 California
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  6. johnInLA

    johnInLA Pooh-Bah (2,350) Jun 12, 2005 California
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    That's within striking distance for me too. Might be able to make this one too.
     
  7. JN1

    JN1 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2014 California

    I was thinking about maybe doing a 'Happy Hour' window if people could make it
     
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  8. johnInLA

    johnInLA Pooh-Bah (2,350) Jun 12, 2005 California
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    For what its worth, my expected end time was 9:30. My actual end time was around 11:00. Was enjoying the share far to much to exit early. Even with a heavy schedule today, it was well worth it. Great bottle SHARE.

    And to put the final nail in the coffin. I enjoyed what everyone brought. Wasn't a lame beer on the table. Keep in mind that beer that you have easy access to is not beer that others have easy access to. And if you like that beer, you are a BA, others around the table are going to like it too.

    And then there is this:
    There was a lot of really great beer left on the table last night.

    Join us.
     
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  9. juablu

    juablu Crusader (478) Jul 10, 2016 California
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    Someone please schedule one of these in Orange County! I have some bottles I’ve been meaning to open up but LA is too far for me on a weeknight.
     
  10. JN1

    JN1 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2014 California

  11. asong_net

    asong_net Zealot (598) Jan 26, 2016 California
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    Will definitely try to make it out to the next one!
     
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  12. Praeternatural

    Praeternatural Initiate (161) Jun 8, 2015 Ohio
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    Yo! I didn't see this thread before. I live 7 minutes from this Gulp place! I would totally be down to show up once in a while at this is you guys do it regularly. Need some more West Side beer friends!
     
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  13. erichxedge

    erichxedge Zealot (567) Nov 29, 2009 California

    Pictures look awesome! Would totally be into the idea of the tasting glasses you were talking about earlier too. Already counting down until the next one!
     
  14. Frosty11161

    Frosty11161 Savant (1,076) May 2, 2016 California
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    seconded
    @elemenohpee1 prob be down too
     
  15. jnance88

    jnance88 Zealot (572) Jun 10, 2014 California
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  16. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    I am on East Coast, but happened across this thread. Well done people, love seeing these shares! I will be in LA for vacation in August, might have to attend one of these.
     
  17. MilkoftheOld

    MilkoftheOld Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2018 California

    Hi all -- I was the Gulp regular (wearing the Three Weavers hat in the photo album above) who showed up not realizing there was a forum organizing it. Had a great time and had a lot of great beer -- for those of you who might have left earlier, rest assured that we finished off as many of the bottles as could be achieved.

    I've been watching that bar evolve into a better and better beer bar over the years, so was happy to see so many enthusiasts in attendance.

    I did end up with someone's 1-LITER POP-TOP SMOG CITY GROWLER; I'm not sure if it was left there intentionally or what, but I'm happy to get it back in the hands of whoever brought it (apologies for not remembering who all brought what!).
     
  18. johnInLA

    johnInLA Pooh-Bah (2,350) Jun 12, 2005 California
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    Glad you were able to put all those bottles to good use. :slight_smile:
     
  19. JN1

    JN1 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2014 California

    Glad you came out. That growler was actually from Smog City. They brought it and dropped it off as a 'sample'.
     
  20. JN1

    JN1 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2014 California

    I am going to start organizing for next month. With the (surprisingly) number of beers that were brought it, we might just say bring 2 bottles or something like that but we can all discuss.

    Gulp mentioned they might have to bump the min spending to $20/person or (1) beer + food , which I thought was probably fair considering there is zero corkage.

    That all aside, if anyone has a preferred date let me know. We ideally need to keep these on Wednesdays though as I think this works best for the business and bulk of the group.
     
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