One of the Bay Area’s largest beer fests is even bigger this year. On Saturday, July 13 Breastfest 2013will host over 70 breweries at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion. This charity event, staffed entirely by volunteers, raises money for the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic (CMCC), a non-profit holistic public health facility that provides free services for women fighting cancer.
A ticket gets you unlimited beer tasting (there are also wineries and cider houses pouring their wares), food, and entertainment. Wonder Bread 5 will crank out the event’s rock n' roll soundtrack while festgoers can enjoy Snap Fiesta's photobooth and play skeeball with Joey the Cat. You can also win raffle prizes including bikes donated by Marin Bikes and items from Marin Brewing Company and Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant.
Beer festivals like this give you the ability to sample handcrafted beer from a variety of brewers that may offer their beer only on premises or that are hard to find elsewhere. Buying tickets to this particular festival also helps many local women through the toughest period of their lives.
While there's a lot to choose from in this year's lineup, save room for these rarities:
- Belgium’s Palm Breweries will be pouring Boon, Estaminet and Rodenbaugh
- Maisel’s Weisse – An unfiltered Bavarian style wheat beer
- Tieton – This cider maker has been developing such delicious innovations as adding hops to some batches and aging others bourbon barrels
Participating breweries, cideries and wineries include:
101 North Brewing
21st Amendment Brewery
Abita Brewing Co.
Ace Premium Hard Cider
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Ale Industries
Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
Big Hurt
Big Sky Brewing Co.
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
Black Diamond
Boon
Brewery Ommegang
Cahill Winery
Calicraft Brewing Co.
Crabbies Alcoholic Ginger Beer
Deschutes Brewery
Drakes Brewing
Eel River Brewing
El Toro Brewing Co.
Elevation 66 Brewing Co.
Endocino
Erdinger Brewing
Estaminet
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Freewheel Brewing Co.
Half Moon Bay Brewing Co.
Hangar 24 Craft Brewing
Heretic Brewing Co.
High Water Brewing
Hoppy Brewing Co.
Iron Springs Pub and Brewery
Kenwood Winery
Kronenbourg Brewery
Lagunitas Brewing
Lucky Hand Brewing Co.
Mad River Brewing Co.
Maisel’s Weisse
Marin Brewing Co.
Maui Brewing
Mendocino Brewing Co.
Moonlight Brewing Co.
Moylan’s Brewery and Restaurant
Napa Smith Brewery
Ninkasi Brewing
North Coast Brewing Co.
Pacific Brewing Lab
Palm Breweries
Peter B’s Brewpub
Pizza Orgasmica
Riley’s Brewing Co.
Rodenbach
Rodney Strong Vineyards
Rubicon Brewing Co.
Russian River Brewing Co.
Santa Clara County Brewing
Shipyard Brewing Co.
Shmaltz Brewing Co.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Six Rivers Brewery
Santa Cruz Aleworks
Social Kitchen and Brewery
Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
St. Florian’s Brewery
Stone Brewing Co.
Strike Brewing Co.
Third Street Aleworks
Thirsty Bear Organic Brewing
Tieton Cider Works
Trumer Brauerei
Two Rivers Cider Co.
Uncommon Brewers
Widmer Brothers
When: Saturday, July 13th, 2013. General Admission 2-6pm
Where: Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion
Tickets: $50 Advance, $60 at the door. Purchase your tickets online here or in person at Marin Brewing Company, 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur or Moylan’s Brewery and Restaurant, 15 Rowland Way, Novato.
