Join us for the 7th Annual Meet the Brewers beer festival, a celebration of the best beer from Monterey to San Jose to Livermore, to the Peninsula. This is the biggest and best festival in the South Bay and beyond during SF Beer Week. All 30+ breweries attending are local, within 150 miles of San Jose. It's like no other festival out there, and is truly a special event.





We have more room, more tickets, more breweries and more fun set for this year. Don't miss it!





Locally produced beer, live music, great mobile eats.





All ages welcome.





We would like to thank the following sponsors for making this year's event a reality:





The Bay Brewers Guild,

Beer Snobiety,

Can Do MS,

Caliva,

Eureka! Restaurant Group,

Lyft (see bottom of page for Lyft discount codes)

Moveable Feast

SJ Made





Please patronize our sponsors' businesses to thank them for supporting this community-minded event!





Ticket Info:









$40 Unlimited Beer Tasting

$6 Designated Driver (NO BEER)





*If not sold out, limited tickets available at the door, on January 30th for $45.*





Breweries Confirmed:









Almanac Beer Co. Alvarado Street Brewing Bison Calicraft Cleophus Quealy Craft Artisan Ales Devil's Canyon Discretion Drake’s Eight Bridges El Toro Faultline FireHouse Freewheel Brewing Golden State Gordon Biersch Half Moon Bay Hermitage Highwater New Bohemia Palo Alto Brewing Peter B’s Rabbit’s Foot/ Red Branch Rockbottom, Campbell San Jose Cooperative Brewery Santa Clara Valley Brewing Seabright South City Cider Steel Bonnet Strike Three Monkeys Tied House Uncommon Brewers WildCide













SJ Made Artisan Pop-up Shop Vendors: Funkhouser Designs, P.S. Jewelry, Sweetdragon Baking, Hella Hot Hot Sauce, SOOT





Mobile Eats Available for Purchase:

Brother Baby's BBQ

Gow Chow

Hoshi on the Go

Fairycakes

Road Dog





Live Music, Sponsored by Caliva:

Windy Hill Bluegrass band

Alabama Bow Ties Bluegrass band

Make it Funky (DJay)





Transportation: Lyft is generously offering discounted rides to make sure you get to and from Meet the Brewers safely. Here are the discount codes: MTB2016 - New Users Only - $10 off 5 rides HERMITAGE2016 - Existing Users - 25% off 2 rides (Rides must start or end at Hermitage; code good 1/29-1/31)





A Big Thank You To This Year's Sponsors: Caliva, Eureka! Restaurant Group, Beer Snobiety, Yelp, SJ Made, Moveable Feast and Lyft.









FAQs

Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?

All ages welcome. State issued drivers license required for beer tasting tickets.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

We are located on the corner of 7th and Phelan, in San Jose. There are lots of public and private options, but we recommend Lyft. Lyft is generously offering discounted rides to make sure you get to and from Meet the Brewers safely. Here are the discount codes: MTB2016 - New Users Only - $10 off 5 rides HERMITAGE2016 - Existing Users - 25% off 2 rides (Rides must start or end at Hermitage; code good 1/29-1/31)



What can/can't I bring to the event?

You may not bring and will be kicked out if you bring the following:

Your own alcohol, any weapons of any kind, or a bad attitude.

Is this event indoors or outdoors?

The event is in the parking lot and tap room of Hermitage Brewing Company. We will have a large tent where all the breweries will be pouring.