Who says drinking great beer alongside fantastic food can't be a hobby? Join others who enjoy craft-brewed beer and delicious food as much as you do. This group aims to bring together people who appreciate some of life's most simple and yet most rewarding pleasures. If you were part of this group, you'd be home by now.

This is the Meetup for people who truly love the taste of a quality beer and know that beer is meant to be savored and talked about, rather than tipped thoughtlessly down the throat. If you know what Ales and Lagers are or enjoy learning about beer, discussing beer and of course, drinking quality beer, you've found the right group for you!  We'll meet monthly at pubs around Los Angeles to enjoy various lagers, Belgians, Hefes, IPA's, American Pale Ales, Stouts, Porters and more and we'll learn a …

The Sky Room is a group of Wine, Beer, Spirits and Food Enthusiasts. Members gain exclusive access to monthly Wine Tasting, Beer Tasting, Food & Wine Pairing Events, Wine Cruises, Special Wine Tours to local Hot Spots and Vineyards, Happy Hours, Cooking Events and VIP Parties in the rooftop “Up Lounge”, within The Sky Room, and Wine Down Lounge.

We are a fun group who loves to play and see live music while drinking good beer and wine! We have different themes and learn different songs, combined with the liquid of your choice. We also would like to hear your input as to what type of music you like and what instruments you play. Rock and Roll and blues are the norm. We'll even to a teaching sessions for those who want to learn a particular instrument. *Live Bands* *Wine, cheese and food pairings* *Beer tastings* *BBQ's* *Jam Party's*

Happy Hours over 40 is a fun group for meeting people over the age of forty at local bars, lounges and restaurants. We enjoy wine, beer, cocktails, food, dining, and music together. Lets try some of our favorite nightclubs together. We can also visit some brand new clubs, check out new restaurants for dining. Maybe do a bar crawl. Everyone in the age range of 40, 50, 60 is welcomed to join us! So if you are over fourty and want to get out and make new friends while drinking your favorite wine, b …

Just think beer + biking. What could be better? We are a group of 20- and 30-somethings in the LA area who love to bike and like the occasional adult beverage, too. Join us on Sunday afternoons for an easy ride to a local bar, pub, or brewery. We'll stop for a chance to chat, have a few drinks, and get to know each other. Then, we'll head back to our cars. Sound fun? We think so. We're all casual bikers. We pedal leisurely. We chat. We're here to have fun. This isn't a race (though you're welcom …

King Trivia - The original and largest pub quiz of Southern California Thousands of people put their pride on the line and compete every week to win beer! These are people just like YOU! Upstanding citizens by day, beer-soaked Know-it-Alls by night. Think you have what it takes? Join our group and travel around to a different one of our 60+ locations every week! Joining this group means you're part of a team that will play all over the LA area. Sound cool? Of course it does.

And it is often Happy hour here. Happy hour! what could be better. Food drink and new friends --with Happy hour drink specials - even better. Looking for active, fun people in Sherman Oaks, Encino, and Studio city Areas who enjoy getting together for an after work beer or happy hour cocktail. Happy Hour Members range from late 20s to mid 40's, with most in their 30's. Prospective members must be social and outgoing AND WITHIN OUR AGE RANGE. All Happy Hour members have a profile photo with you f …

#TechBeer is for the young internet professionals that want to exchange ideas and projects over beer. The idea of #TechBeer is to bring together the web/geek culture in Fullerton and North Orange County. By coming together once a month or more often, we can exchange ideas, projects, work together and make friends. Growing business and getting results are not happening in your home or office, but when you are out, meeting people :-) This is a social event! The meetup is organized monthly in Fulle …

PIZZA LOVERS! UNITE! Pizza Club of L.A. is a monthly meetup of totally awesome pizza enthusiasts who try various pizza places in LA. Once or twice a month, members will decide on a new pizza place to meet at & taste an array of pizzas over silly conversation & good times! :) Ready to get saucy & join?! All new members will be asked to go through the "Initiation Process" for their first meeting.  This will entail you making a pizza of your choice for the group to try.  Remember that it DOES NOT h …

DISCOVER, EXPLORE & EXPERIENCE LA This social group is for LA locals, tourists, newbies, solo travelers who'd like to meet new friends, network, and do a lot of fun things in LA. Famous Destinations Parks and Recreations Beaches and Lakes LA Art Walk Frugal Shopping Hole in the wall Wine and beer tasting Farmers Market & Organic City festival and events Biking, Hiking, Running, Walking Mission Churches Classical Music Broadway Musical SPONSORS We welcome sponsors who'd like to …

This group is for traders who want to hang out with other traders . No Trading Power point presentations here like the other trading meet up groups, this is purely a social gathering for traders. Lets talk about sports, finance, food & eating, books, annoying things and maybe even talk about trading or whatever else you want to talk about. We will have beer, wine or what ever beverage you like, with some great conversations, this is the ultimate traders cocktail party. All meet ups will be held …

The goal of this group is to bring people together to listen to and discuss black metal records (or cassettes or CDs), along with wine, whiskys, or craft beers. To come together and enjoy black metal as fine art.

If you like suds and/or grapes, this is a group you should join! We're exploring micro breweries, wine tasting haunts, house partys featuring both, and much more from Santa Monica to Newport Beach and the Inland Empire as well. EVERYONE is welcome to join in; we're looking for fun, energetic and nice people who rock! ... and live life a little on the edge. Not the razor's edge, but the cutting edge. WELCOME to our fun, eclectic group!

Spurred by the over-abundance of west-side tech meetups, we've decided to finally form this group to meet east of Fairfax Blvd. (hooray), although it seems there are some willing volunteers on the west side who would like to organize a meeting as well. The potential formatting for the group involves a regular monthly meeting with a talk from a volunteer guest, but also under consideration is a monthly 'tutorial' meeting for anyone who is new to Python or new to Flask. We'll most likely have the …

This is a meetup for country musicians to get together and jam some classic and retro country tunes. We're talking, Hank, Buck, Cash, Merle, Lefty, Loretta, Patsy, Ray Price, Willie, Waylon, George Jones, Johnny Horton, Bob Wills, Graham Parsons, Kristofferson, Webb Pierce along with current retro-country bands like BR-549, Mike Stinson, Wayne Hancock, The Derailers, Hank III, Paul Burch, Two Dollar Pistols, Robbie Fulks, Asleep at the Wheel and so on. Any styles we can pull off we'll do. Shuffl …

Art After Dark is an uninstructed, long pose figure painting and drawing workshop held on the First Wednesday of the month. (closed in summer and over Christmas vacation)  Due to the New Year's holiday, our first workshop of 2013 will be held on January 9th. Workshops are 3 hours, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 for set up. We are located at Art Classes of Pasadena (formerly called Studio Sinaloa), 3763 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena.   That's just off the 210 FWY between Rosemead Bl …

“In wine there is truth”...many people believe that at the bottom of every bottle of wine is a true story.  I disagree but am more than willing to put the theory to the test.  Join me and let's find out one great bottle at a time. This group is designed to introduce you to new wines and ales and places to meet others with discerning palates.  We will visit unique restaurants, taverns and wine tastings.  We'll learn a little, drink a little and laugh a lot. Please pitch in to make this g …

Welcome to The Wine Club, a Pasadena-and-beyond group that encourages lovers of the grape (and those who want to be) to explore the wide world of wine through local tastings, wine-and-food events, winery visits and private parties. While many members of this group are true connoisseurs, this is NOT a high-society, button-down, hushed-tones collection of snooty people to sniff and swirl with. Rather, it's a club for everyone who wants to enjoy good wine, learn more about the art and science of ta …

No more preaching to the choir! Just come have drinks with like minded people. Vegan Drinks Events are at Establishments that; A. Serves liquor&beer B. Serves Vegan Food or has place for vegan food truck C. Strive for central locations D. Responsible consumption of alcohol Note for Vegan Non-Drinkers.  Always good to have designated drivers!  Please grab a juice or a soda and blend! Note for Non-Vegans. You're more than welcome, too!  We completely welcome & appreciate your presence at Vegan Dr …

We always welcome new members!! http://www.facebook.com/DiscoverLongBeach Come out and Discover Long Beach. This group is open to new and old friends. If you are new to town or just looking to rediscover Downtown Long Beach, this group is for you.  Single, in a relationship or married, we welcome everyone. What do you enjoy most about Downtown Long Beach??  What outdoor activity to you enjoy most?  What is your favorite Happy Hour? We are looking for suggestions for Meetups.  Discover Long Bea …

We are the largest foodie group in Southern California. Meet People Interested in Dining Out, cooking, baking or drinking in L.A.! Enjoy & share culinary talents with our 4,000+ fellow foodies, gourmets, wine lovers, chefs and home cooks. Discover new restaurants, visit Food Festivals, grab some cheap eats, check out the latest foodie trucks, farmers markets, wine tastings & meet new friends. Learn about dining discounts too. Let's broaden our horizons and get together for some themed potluck di …

Singles. Singles. Singles. Calling all Professional Singles (or couples. We welcome you too!). We are a group of active professionals seeking adventures beyond our daily grind, building new friendships through social networking, and/or looking to meet that special someone along the way. First and foremost though, our focus is building a circle of friends and making connections! If you are new to LA or have been here your whole life and your circle of friends have diminished over time, this is th …

Whether you are new to the area or not, our Los Angeles area events assist in providing professionals with an atmosphere that is relaxing and friendly, where people can enjoy the event activities and the pleasant company of other professionals. Our members come from the Valley, West L.A., East L.A., Downtown, Hollywood, Long Beach and Orange County to enjoy our many exciting events! We host a variety of social events in the LA area, to include happy hours, wine tastings, singles events, bar craw …

Are you a British Expat living in LA ? Would you like meet some other like minded individuals to share you experiences with ? Well you have found the right group then, sign up and come along to one of our events for a beer or three and a good old chin wag about Blighty and life on this side of the pond. We ask for an extortionate $10 per year after your first meetup with us. This covers the costs of hosting the site on meetup.com. On a good year we break even. Most of our members are British o …

Hello there.  Yes, you.  Hi! Thanks for dropping by.  I'd like to extend an invitation to join me and tens of others just like you who are interested in OpenStack, the coolest open source cloud stack on the block. We enjoy rapping about cloud computing and storage, discussing OpenStack deployment, coding to further the project, and creating a collaborative local community. If you join the group, you could look forward to some interactive presentations from OpenStack experts, and chatting with fe …

Calling all studs, all femmes and all stems! This meetup is for young, fun and interesting lesbians looking to make friends, socialize and play. We are Katherine and Rachel, east coast transplants now living in LA. We started this meetup for girls like us to get together and make new friends. Join us for drinks, karaoke, beer pong, poker, poetry readings and many other good times. We look forward to meeting you!

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to pimp your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!