I’m flying down late Sat; and colleagues’ chief choreographer announced a Mon evening brewery expedition (“pub crawl”) in El Segundo

unfortunately Sun evening is out; I have to meet up w a cousin in Orange County to deal with some estate stuff (both her parents passed suddenly a couple weeks ago)

that said, I *do* have a 1300-1500 window on Sun afternoon … most efficient use of my time would be a venue with food (truck or on-premises kitchen) in the central Torrance area; I’m perfectly fine with Hopsaint, but certainly open to other ideas

UPDATE
 

I'll be around Sat after ~1800 (AS added a one-off SEA-LAX at 2200 on Fri, arriving 0045); conference sessions are from ~1000 to ~1630

Sun afternoon as outlined above remains viable

staying at the Fairfield in El Segundo

Wow - who knew INCOSE and Boeing and jrl767 had so much pull at AS... ;)

Saturday options:

a) Meet at Hopsaint for brew and dinner ('tho note that this is 1800 on a Saturday)
b) Stay in the area and hit either King Harbor Brewery (@ 182nd / flatland territory) or King Harbor Brewery (RB Pier/International Boardwalk out on Santa Monica Bay) and Naja's Place (RB Pier/International Boardwalk)
c) Go further afield and hit The Honest Abe Cider House & Meadery (Carson) or switch to something a bit closer to your hotel (basically around the block) such as Smoky Hollow Tasting & Taproom/r6 Distillery (El Segundo)
d) Stay in the greater Torrance area and hit any number of the breweries there (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33784164-post48.html)

Part of it depends on whether you intend to make it to the Systems Thinking Roundtable @ 7 am on Sunday or not.... ;)

David

p.s. Depending on your selection(s), may be easier to move closer into Torrance rather than staying up in El Segundo - haven't heard much good things about the former Hacienda Hotel...

any one (or maybe two) of those are workable, as noted ... any other locals are welcome to weigh in (and of course join in)

oh I certainly intend to ... start time notwithstanding, those sessions have been my favorite part of the dozen or so INCOSE conferences I've attended -- given my late (or early, depending on one's perspective, lol) arrival, Sat ain't gonna be a late night regardless

I was at SMC one week a month ~Sep 2017 to ~Dec 2018 and spent a LOT of nights at that property; it falls into the "perfectly adequate" category, and the economics definitely work ... $115 vs $142 for the Courtyard opposite King's Hawaiian vs $207 at the Marriott

you can probably leave Boeing out of this; I've been gone longer than I was there

Looks like a number of LA locals are out of town so let's keep it simple.

Meet at Hopsaint at 1800 for drinks and dinner. Make the call from there as to where to go next.

As always, all are welcome to join!

David

copy, sounds good

Spring is in the air! What a perfect time for Red Cups, Jet Fuel Aromas and Animal Style Burgers. Shall we schedule another picnic in the park??

How could we not?

David

I am in.

Save the date! Saturday June 4th..
 

Save the date Saturday, June 4th. More to follow next week!
Location: In-N-Out LAX and the adjacent green space.

Confirmed Attendees

Flying Machine
1K_From_SNA
davewho
jediwho
DELee

i arrive at noon. What time will it be?

More to follow next week (However you’ll be able to make it)!

Unfortunately I won't be able to make this one as I'll be in Canada for a family obligation. Need to make it back out that way though since I want to check out the new SkyClub :p

Stay Tuned!
 

Stay Tuned for the LAX Happy Hour Thread (coming soon). The organizers are at work and details will follow shortly!

Save the date! Wednesday, July 27
Culver City, CA

Inaugural LAX Flyertalk Happy Hour Event

More to follow in our newly to be established thread in Community Buzz

I will post the link here as well once established

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/comm...l#post34378326

If anyone wants to join, I've made a reservation at the R6 Distillery (https://g.page/r6distillery?share / https://r6distillery.com/) for Saturday, August 27th for 7-8 PM as one of their grand re-opening days.

Option for dinner before or after in Downtown The Gundo.

Let me know if you are interested or post here.

David

Quick bump to let folks know that we'll be grabbing dinner on Main Street before heading to the distillery.

David

FWIW, drinks from dinner and R6 found here: What beverage do you have in front of you right now? - 2022 onwards

The R6 Speakeasy:
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...38c03384f8.jpg

Their cocktail menu:
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b52329e7e4.jpg

Their bottles, gear and club options/menu:
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...29c7ccddfa.jpg

Carmela Stout Float and PX Manhattan:
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...7a79c87c20.jpg

David

I'll be in LA the weekend of the 27th. Anybody going to be around?

I will be at a conference at the Torrance Marriott, Sat 28 thru Mon 30

Sat is slammed, but I should definitely be able to create some sort of window Sun afternoon and/or Mon

Lunch in LAX area today 1/19?
 

Super short notice, but if anybody is in the LAX area and up for lunch, I am currently here, flying out later this evening. Was thinking of finding my way to a brewery for lunch.

Nope - Missed you as well - had lunch right next to Ballston Commons today....


David

Also, forgot to mention, Common Space Brewery, where we've had some meetups, is now on Rewards Network and fairly close to the I105 freeway and LAX.

Other brewish places in LAX vicinity and also on Rewards Network include: Brewport Tap House (self serve tap room in Old Town El Segundo) and zpizza and its tap room (on Century Boulevard in the CY).

Plenty of other brewish places that may or may not be part of RN but in the LAX vicinity: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33784164-post48.html

David

Thanks, I’ll keep those in mind for next time! Always a nice bonus if they participate in RN. I ended up going to Culture Brewing in Manhattan Beach. Enjoyed the beers I tasted.

Also, we look forward to hopefully actually seeing you in future LAX transits...

David

I didn't see this until this morning. FT sent an email at midnight.

How's your availability for tonight or Monday?

David

unfortunately I am just now (Tues night) seeing this :/