Join your favorite San Diego craft brewery at the 2023 Loomis Beer Fest on Saturday, May 13th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Gander TapHouse! Sip on samples of Orange Ave Wit, Salty Crew Blonde Ale and Nice & Dry hard cider while enjoying a beautiful day of craft beer, food, and music. Don’t miss out on this exciting event happening in the heart of Nor-Cal!
All proceeds benefit The Placer Sheriff’s Activities League; a non-profit organization engaged in activities and events with local at-risk youth.
Some of the other craft breweries pouring include:
Original Pattern, New Glory, Belching Beaver, Faction, Monk’s Cellar, Coronado, Lead Dog, Juneshine, Solid Ground, Lagunitas, Grass Valley Brewing Co, Bike Dog, Trumer, King Cong, Fort Rock, Rebellion Brewing Co, Farmer’s, and Flying Embers.
Established in 1996, Bluesapalooza is Mammoth Lakes’ biggest event—the summer’s best party! Outdoors amongst the pines in Mammoth Lakes, enjoy four days of legendary blues music and the best craft breweries on the west coast.
Check out the Coronado Brewing booth, where you can try a variety of craft beer samples and snag some coastal merch. Meet a handful of CBC representatives and learn more about our award-winning brews. We’ll be pouring all weekend long until the beer runs out!
Tickets to Bluesapalooza
4-day GA: $300 plus service charge
entry to the festival on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Grand Tasting on Saturday & Sunday (for guests 21+) unlimited beer tasting during Grand Tasting hours
Commemorative tasting drinkware (for guests 21+)
4-day Early Entry: $425 plus service charge
1-Hour Early Entry to the festival on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1-Hour Early Grand Tasting on Saturday & Sunday prior to General Admittance (for guests 21+) unlimited beer tasting during Grand Tasting Hours
Commemorative tasting drinkware and lanyard (for guests 21+)
$25 Food Court Credit
4-day VIP: $975 plus service charge
1-Hour Early Entry to the festival on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
1-Hour Early Grand Tasting on Saturday & Sunday prior to General Admittance (for guests 21+) unlimited beer tasting during Grand Tasting Hours
Commemorative tasting drinkware and lanyard (for guests 21+)
$25 Food Court Credit
Access to the VIP Viewing Deck
Access to the VIP Stagefront Pit (VIP ticketholders only)
Access to the VIP Lounge with your own bar, seating, and complimentary beer samplings
Access to VIP Restrooms with flushable toilets and running water
CBC Discount Code: CORONADO for 10% ticket purchases! Cheers.
Beer Tasting at Bluesapalooza
Join us on Saturday and Sunday for a chance to try a variety of our award-winning brews. Well be announcing our pouring list in late July, so stay tuned! Get to know some new brews, and taste everything under the sun during our unlimited craft beer tasting. Want to know who else is pouring in 2023? Click here.
Holiday Season Appetizer – Bacon-Wrapped Beer Cheese Bites
Looking for an easy appetizer for the holiday season? Coronado Brewing has the perfect recipe for you. You’ll need a few simple ingredients, including the award-winning brew Weekend Vibes IPA.
Visit any CBC location or click here to find Weekend Vibes IPA near you!
Ingredients / Recommended Cooking Supplies
Whipped Cream Cheese or Pre-made Chive Cream Cheese
Green Onions
Weekend Vibes IPA
Crescent Rolls or Pre-Made Dough
Bacon
Tooth-picks
Dicer/Mixer
How to Make Bacon-Wrapped Beer Cheese Bites
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Take a standard-size baking sheet and line it with non-stick aluminum foil, or parchment paper. Prepare a wire cooling rack on the side. Watch the video below to see how to make Bacon-Wrapped Beer Cheese Bites.
Take one small tub of whipped cream cheese or 8oz of your preferred cream cheese style and put into a medium-sized mixing bowl. If using pre-made chive cream cheese, the following step may be skipped.
* Skip this step if using pre-made chive cream cheese. Take a bundle of fresh green onions and chop them into small pieces. Take the chopped bits and put into a dicer/ or continue to chop by hand.
Once diced into thin pieces, pour into the bowl of cream cheese. Use a mixer or thoroughly mix by hand until the chives are fully mixed in.
Take a 16 oz of Weekend Vibes IPA and pour 4oz (or 1/2 a cup) into the chive cream cheese mixture. Mix until evenly blended! Try a small spoonful and make adjustments before moving onto the next step.
Main Recipe
Crack open your crescent rolls and lay them out on a cutting board. If pre-cut, separate each piece of dough. If the dough needs to be cut, we recommend using a pizza roller to cut the dough into even rectangles.
Lay each dough strip on a baking sheet and fill each strip with the beer cheese mixture. Wrap the dough around the cheese to make a “bite” sized ball.
Take the bacon strips and cut them into halves or thirds, whatever size works as long as the piece can be rolled over the crescent dough.
Use standard sized tooth-picks to keep the bacon wrapped around the cheese bites!
Pop into the oven for 12-18 minutes, or until bacon is fully cooked and the dough is a nice golden color.
Once ready, let the beer cheese bites cool on a cooling rack for about 5-7 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
Leftovers? Reheat for 8-10 minutes in the oven at 300 degrees.
Applications for the Professional Certificate in the Business of Craft Beer Diversity Award Are Now Open
Coronado Brewing has partnered with San Diego State University’s Global Campus in the hopes to promote diversity and inclusion within the brewing community through the Professional Certificate in the Business of Craft Beer Diversity Award. Cheers to that!
The award not only includes full tuition towards certificate completion but a paid internship position at Coronado Brewing’s main brewery as well. The brewing company is hopeful that the scholarship money and internship position will help foster a skilled and diverse generation of brewing professionals. Applications are open now until November 30th at midnight.
About the Professional Certificate in the Business of Craft Beer Program
In the fall of 2013, San Diego State University kick-started its Professional Certificate in the Business of Craft Beer program where students could have the opportunity to explore professions in the craft beer industry. The program provides hands-on training for those who are interested in the business side of the brewing industry.
SDSU’s Craft Beer Certificate program combines sensory and non-sensory courses, giving you a well-rounded education in craft beer. The sensory courses involve tasting beer that accompanies lecture, readings, and select off-site sessions at local breweries for practical hands-on learning. Non-sensory courses focus on the business side of the craft beer industry, such as finances, marketing, distribution, sales, and customer relations.
The overall goal of the program is to create passionate and knowledgeable management and staff in the hospitality industry to give customers a first-class experience.
Application Information
Students can apply by completing the online application, and responding to the following prompt in 500 to 1,000 words.
Please share how you have demonstrated leadership in your community, industry, and/or school and strive to promote a diverse, inclusive, and equitable society.
If you receive this award, how will your participation in the Professional Certificate in the Business of Craft Beer Program provide you the opportunity to impact the brewing industry and be a champion for a more diverse and inclusive workforce?
All applications must be submitted before November 30th, 2022 at 12:00 am Pacific time.
The Professional Certificate in the Business of Craft Beer Program board will review applications and essays to determine which applicants are qualified for the award. Officials will interview the top three finalists and determine the awardee!
Beer Tasting at Bluesapalooza
