Taste of Brews is marking its 5th Annual return to Lighthouse Park in Long Beach on Saturday, August 22, 2015 with a record 65-plus authentic local, regional and national craft breweries. The event infuses more than 150 styles of microbrews, SoCal’s premier mobile restaurants and live musical entertainment with an amazing ocean-front venue; all benefitting the Long Beach Marine Institute.

Taste of Brews Long Beach features and amazing mix of craft breweries ranging from popular and well-known brands like Stone, Karl Strauss, Sam Adams and Firestone to startups and newer breweries like Four Sons and Venice Duck and everything in between. Area breweries participating include Rock Bottom, Beachwood, Belmont, El Segundo, San Pedro and Strand Brewing Co. The booming growth of craft beer in the Inland Empire (and ongoing success of the Taste of Brews IE event) is luring several breweries from East of Los Angeles like Hangar 24, Wiens, Inland Empire, Craft Brewing, Sons of Liberty and Packinghouse. Gourmet food trucks have previously included Viking Truck, Urban Pie, Dogzilla and Tornado Potato.

Taste of Brews’ is a refreshingly classy approach to beer tasting; paying homage to the passion and excitement that today’s full-flavored craft beers are generating among consumers while providing an exciting platform to introduce new styles. The upscale event is professionally produced and draws both enthusiasts and novices, and is the crown jewel in a series that includes Twilight Tasting, Taste of Brews IE and the forthcoming Chocolate and Cordials.