Premier Breweries To Pour At Shade Hotel's "Waves Of Grain Beerfest" April 22

Craft beer lovers can toast to a noteworthy cause at the first annual “Waves of Grain Beerfest” on April 22 from 3 to 6 p.m. More than 25 local and regional artisanal breweries will be participating in the event at Shade Hotel, recently named one of the top 25 “trendiest hotels” in the United States by TripAdvisor. Other event co-hosts include BREWCO of Manhattan Beach and Rock & Brews of El Segundo. Local breweries scheduled to attend include Bootleggers Brewery from Fullerton, Cismontane Brewing Company from Rancho Santa Margarita, Golden Road Brewing from Los Angeles, El Segundo Brewing Company, Hangar 24 Craft Brewery from Redlands, Strand Brewing Company from Torrance, Smog City Brewing from Tustin and Old Orange Brewing Company from Orange.

Other breweries in attendance will include Allagash Brewing Company, Anchor Brewing, Ballast Point Brewing Company, Black Market Brewing Company, Chimay, Drakes Brewing, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Karl Strauss Brewery, Kona Brewing Company, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Lost Coast Brewery, New Belgium Brewing, North Coast Brewing Company, Schneider-Weisse Brewery, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Company, Unibroue and Widmer Brothers Brewing. A brew master or senior representative will be on site for each participating brewery. 

In addition to some of the premier breweries in attendance, food will be available to guests for a small additional cost. Mucho Ultima Mexicana will offer guests hand-crafted tacos from their new taco cart and Shade’s own restaurant and lounge, zinc@shade, will delight guests with barbeque tri-tip sandwiches, turkey and beef burgers and pretzel bites.

Tickets are $40 per person with the proceeds benefitting Roundhouse Aquarium, an environmental organization committed to fostering and promoting research of the oceans, tidelands and beaches of Southern California. Not only will attendees drink to a good cause, but they will also receive a commemorative beer glass to take home. The event is limited to 200 attendees, and is expected to sell out quickly.

“We looking forward to welcoming some of the finest breweries to Shade Hotel,” said Michael Zislis, owner of the hotel. “Even more exciting, we are looking forward to hosting our friends, neighbors and out-of-towners to our event for a night of craft beer and delicious food.”

Shade Hotel is located at 1221 N. Valley Drive in Manhattan Beach. To purchase tickets or for more information about the Waves of Grain Beer Festival, call 310-546-4995 or visit Shade Hotel at www.shadehotel.com.