This Saturday from 1 -6 p.m. the Del Mar Racetrack will host a locally-focused beer festival in the Seaside Concert area west of the Grandstand.
More than 20 breweries (including Ballast Point, Green Flash Brewing Company, Mike Hess Brewing, Breakwater Brewing Co., Rip Current Brewing, Port Brewing Company, The Lost Abbey, Culture Brewing Co, Rough Draft Brewing Company, Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Golden Coast Mead, Oceanside Ale Works, Helm’s Brewing Co., Legacy Brewing Co., Aztec Brewing Company, Groundswell Brewing Company, Barrel Harbor Brewing, Monkey Paw Brewing Company, Coronado Brewing Company, Pizza Port, and Twisted Manzanita Ales) will pour.
Port Brewing will tap “Shark Attack” — the Best of Show winner (out of 951 entries) at this year’s International Beer Competition.
The $20 pre-sale package include admission to Stretch Run and 5 seven-ounce samples. DJs and food trucks will be on hand all day. The festivals are being curated by O’Brien’s Pub’s Tom Nickel, a veteran beer event organizer.
The next fest is scheduled for Sunday, August 24, and will showcase more than 40 international beers, including a variety from Belgium and Germany.