Editor’s note: This article first appeared at www.westcoastersd.com. The writer is a regular contributor to the
San Diego edition of West Coaster Magazine.
GUEST BLOG—By Ryan Reschan--Saturday August 3rd is the third annual BrewFest
Encinitas held on the grounds of the San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College from
4 to 7 pm. The festival will have 16 breweries present, mostly from San Diego.
Newcomers for this year’s
festival include Aztec Brewing Company, Mike Hess Brewing, Rip Current Brewing,
Ninkasi Brewing, and Culture Brewing Co. Local big name breweries include Stone
Brewing Company, Ballast Point Brewing, Green Flash, Pizza Port Brewing
Company, The Lost Abbey, Coronado Brewing Company along with regional breweries
Sierra Nevada and Firestone Walker. Rounding out the lineup are Lightning Brewery,
Iron Fist Brewing Co., and Stumblefoot Brewing Co. Representatives from each
brewery will be answering questions as volunteers pour beer.
Why are they doing this?
BrewFest-EncinitasBrewFest
Encinitas is a fundraiser for the Encinitas Coastal Rotary Club to support
various local charities that include the MiraCosta College Foundation, Boys
& Girls Club Griset Branch, Community Resource Center, Magdalena Ecke
Family YMCA, Military Outreach Ministry (MOM), Encinitas Educational
Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Rotary Club itself.
Attendees can choose to have $10 of their admission price donated directly to a
charity of their choice and all profits will be given to the various charities
supported. So far the event has raised more than $30,000 to great causes.
Writer’s Coconut IPA--made in collaboration with fellow homebrewer Robert Masterson, Rip Current Brewing and Stone Brewing--was released today. |
QUAFF winners 2b announced:
New to this year’s event is
the BrewFest Encinitas Homebrew Competition sponsored by Mother Earth Brew Co.
and run by local homebrew club QUAFF. The top beers will be announced in each
BJCP defined category before competing against each other in a second round of
judging to determine the Best Of Show. Gift certificates will be handed out for
Best Of Show, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
Ticket Info:
General admission tickets
are $40 and include a commemorative sampling glass and 10 beer tastings. Only
200 VIP tickets are available at $75, so act fast before they are gone.
Designated drivers get free general admission while non-drinking tickets to the
VIP section are $25. To purchase tickets to the festival, visit this link.
About the writer:
Ryan Reschan is a long-time resident of North County
San Diego, and he first got into craft beer during his time at UC San Diego
while completing a degree in Electrical Engineering. Skipping the macro lagers,
he enjoyed British and Irish style ales before discovering the burgeoning local
beer scene in North County and the rest of the country. After his introduction
to brewing beer by a family friend, he brewed sparingly with extract until
deciding to further his knowledge and transition into all-grain brewing.
Between batches of beer, he posts video beer reviews on YouTube (user:
StumpyJoeJr) multiple times a week along with occasional homebrew videos and
footage of beer events he attends. His Coconut IPA collaboration with fellow
homebrewer Robert Masterson, Rip Current Brewing Company and Stone Brewing Co.
is being released today (July 29).
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