The inaugural Inland Empire Beer Week begins kicks off Saturday (September 17) with the Inland Empire Brewers Guild Summer Send Off beer festival.
The event is set for 1 to 4 p.m. at the Riverside Municipal Airport, 6741 Gemende Drive. About 20 Inland Empire breweries are expected to pour at the event, along with more than a dozen breweries and cideries from beyond the region.
Tickets — available now online — are $35 (plus a $2.52 service fee) for general admission and $45 (plus a $3.07 fee) for VIP, which grants admission at noon. Tickets include a keepsake glass, unlimited beer tasting, live music and access to food trucks. However, you might be able to score $5 off those prices with the promo code IEBG2016. Designated drivers get in for $20 (plus $1.69 service fee).
Scheduled to be pouring at the event are:
- 3 Iron Brewing Co. (Colton)
- Brew Rebellion (Yucaipa/San Bernardino)
- Craft Brewing Co. (Lake Elsinore)
- Escape Craft Brewery (Redlands)
- Euryale Brewing Co. (Riverside)
- Hangar 24 Craft Brewery (Redlands)
- I & I Brewing (Chino)
- Inland Empire Brewing Co. (Riverside)
- La Quinta Brewing Co. (Palm Desert)
- Last Name Brewing Co. (Upland)
- Main Street Brewing (Redlands/Corona)
- Oak Hills Brewing Co. (Hesperia)
- Packinghouse Brewing Co. (Riverside)
- Ritual Brewing Co. (Redlands)
- Route 30 Brewing Co. (Riverside)
- Skyland Ale Works (Corona)
- Sons of Liberty Aleworks (Norco)
- Stone Church Brewing Co. (Corona)
- Weins Brewing Co. (Temecula)
- Wicks Brewing Co. (Riverside)
- Absolution Brewing Co.
- Alosta Brewing Co.
- Anthem Cider Co.
- Avery Brewing
- Barley Forge Brewing Co.
- Bootleggers Brewing Co.
- El Segundo Brewing Co.
- Evans Brewing Co.
- Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
- Smog City Brewing Co.
- Telegraph Brewing Co.
- Track 7 Brewing Co.
- Wandering Aengus Ciderworks
Festivities for the remainder of the week (which lasts through Sept. 25) include tap takeovers, drink specials and other events throughout the Inland Empire.
There will be food pairings all week at Devilicious and Heart of the House in Temecula, plus events at the following locations:
- Sunday (September 18): Hideaway Cafe, Riverside, and The Shamrock, Murrieta
- Monday (September 19): Stadium Pizza, Wildomar
- Tuesday (September 20): Oggi’s, Upland, and Crush & Brew, Temecula
- Wednesday (September 21): O’Donovan’s, Pomona
- Thursday (September 22): The Last Stop Shoppe, Temecula
- Friday (September 23): Backyard Bottle Shop, Murrieta and Route 30 Brewing Compay, Riverside
- Saturday (September 24): Wiensfest at Wiens Brewing Co., Temecula
For updates, follow the Inland Empire Brewers Guild on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.