San Diego Wine-The 14th Annual San Diego Festival of Beer

This year we hope once again to be privileged to have Len Rainey and the Midnight Players and Night Shift as our live bands. The admission fee includes ten (4oz.) beer tastings.

Inside the “FOB” we had food and munchies for sale in addition to a selection of wines for purchase by the glass. All guests received a free souvenir event logo tasting glass that was theirs to use throughout the evening and to keep when they go home.

The Festival of Beer started in 1994, as an idea to to raise money for a cause that a group of friends were dedicated to. That cause was the fight against cancer. Patterned after a popular tasting event in San Luis Obispo, and backed by a large national charity, the event was held for two years in a park setting, but was only marginally successful, and funding for a third year looked doubtful.

A small group of dedicated professionals who believed in the festival concept then seized the opportunity to form a non-profit organization and created a team to independently run the re-designed beer festival in 1996 as a street festival. This group called itself the San Diego Professionals Against Cancer, or SDPAC, for short. The event was successful and was held again, year after year. Funds raised were donated to local San Diego cancer related charities, patient treatment, and research organizations.

Now, with around 4,000 guests regularly attending the events and 60 breweries pushing the beer total to over 150 brews, the event is more successful than ever and continues to grow. Recent donations have included Radys Children's Hospital and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center.

Please note that we also accept fully tax-deductible cash donations year-round by mail to:

SDPAC, 10605 Mathieson St, San Diego, CA 92129