General admission to the event is free, but those who wish to sample beers must be over 21 and have a valid, government-issued ID. Attendees then may purchase as many tickets as they like to sample the more than 60 craft beers available at the festival. Tickets cost $2 each and are good for one seven ounce pour of beer. There are also a limited number of VIP tickets available that grant access to a a tented VIP Only area, all-you-can-eat lunch catered by Mojo’s 4, special beers that are not available to other attendees, a special keepsake mug and four beer tasting tickets. VIP tickets are $100 each until midnight Friday, February 21, after that the price increases to $125. VIP tickets can be purchased at EventBright.com (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/riverside-craft-beer-fest-tickets-9880540964).
The beers available to VIP guest only include:
Intuition Ale Works
- Underdark Imperial Stout
Evil Twin Brewing
- Ryan & The Beaster Bunny
Stillwater Artisanal Ales
- Existent Belgian Ale
Hoppin’ Frog Brewery
- Natasha Rocks America
Cigar City Brewing Company
- Torcedores Series Matt’s Django Friday Saison
Green Flash Brewing Company
- Palate Wrecker
Samuel Adams Brewing Company
- Juniper
- Golden Yuzi
- Ruby Mild
- Backwoods Porter
- Third Voyage
- Merry Makers
The beers available to the general public include:
Samuel Adams Brewing Company
- Rebel IPA
- Samuel Adams Lager
Terrapin Beer Company
- Hopsecutioner
- Rye Pale Ale
Moosehead Lager & Hop City Brewing Company
- Barking Squirrel
- Mr. Huff
New Belgium Brewing Company
- Fat Tire
- Ranger
- Snapshot
- Belgian Blonde
Aardwolf Brewing Company
- Belgian IPA
- Nonchalant IPA
Pinglehead Brewing Company
- Pinglehead Imperial Red
Intuition Ale Works
- People’s Pale Ale
- I-10 IPA
- King Street Stout
- Jon Boat Coastal Ale
Southbound Brewing Company
- Scattered Sun Wit
- Hoplin IPA
Big Storm Brewing Company
- Arcus IPA
- Wavemaker Amber
Lagunitas Brewing Company
- Lagunitas IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
- Ruthless Rye IPA
Engine 15 Brewing Company
- Nut Sack Brown Ale
- Rye of the Tiger
Mile Marker Brewing Company
- Mile Marker Zero Blonde Ale
- Mile Marker 1565 Ancient City Red Ale
Swamp Head Brewery
- Big Nose IPA
- Wild Night Cream Ale
The Brew Bus
- Double Decker Porter
- Are Wheat There Yet
Cigar City Brewing Company
- Invasion Pale Ale
- Hotter Than Helles
Three Palms Brewing Company
- Single Hop Citra Amber
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
- Caitlin
Coronado Brewing Company
- Hoppy Daze IPA
Erie Brewing Company
- Derailed Black Cherry Ale
- Railbender Ale
Founders Brewing Company
- Red’s Rye IPA
Left Hand Brewing Company
- Fade to Black Volume V
- Warrior IPA
Lazy Magnolia Brewery
- Southern Pecan
- Timber Beast
Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado
- Avalanche Amber
- Regal Pils
Boulder Beer Company
- Sweaty Betty
Brewery Ommegang
- Adoration
Bold City Brewing Company
- Duke’s Cold Nose Brown Ale
- Killer Whale Cream Ale
- Mad Manatee IPA
Green Room Brewing Company
- Head High IPA
- Pablo Beach Pale Ale
- Count Shakula Stout
SweetWater Brewing Company
- 420 Pale Ale
- Festive
- Happy Ending
Green Flash Brewing Company
- 30th Street Pale Ale
- Le Freak
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- Unearthly IPA
- 2XIPA
Aviator Brewing Company
- Devil’s Tramping Ground Tripel
- Hog Wild IPA
The event is being put on by the Riverside Rotary Club to raise money for a walking/running track at Stockton Elementary school. The goal is to provide an opportunity for physical activity for students of the school and the neighborhood in an effort to fight obesity.
Riverside Arts Market is located under the Fuller Warren Bridge on Riverside Boulevard. Parking for the event is free in the LPS surface parking lot. For more information go to the event’s website or FaceBook page linked below.