2019 Southern California Homebrewers Festival Information!
The 28th Southern California Homebrewers Festival was on May 3-4, 2019. It was held at Vail Lake Resort, just outside Temecula, California.
Post Fest Updates:
2019 Brochure
2019 Raffle/Pictures
Long Beach Homebrewers 2019 SCHF Documentation
The Southern California Homebrewers Festival brings together more than 40 homebrew beer clubs for a weekend of tasting and education. The night of Friday May 3rd featured a Pro Pour tasting from special commercial breweries, and a host of homebrew clubs. Saturday, May 4, the main event, had homebrew clubs pouring 11am – 9pm; an almost limitless selection of homebrew concoctions! Some footage from the 2016 Festival can be found here.
Our homebrewers festival is rain or shine! Please see our Terms and Conditions for more info.
Only California Homebrewers Association members can attend Fest. Both CHA memberships and Festival Registration, went live January 1, 2019. If you would like to join us, please register for an account on our site, visit our Shop to get a membership, and then a festival registration. Check-in at the Fest is paperless; you must be 21+ with valid, government-issued ID to get in.
A shuttle will pick up and drop off Fest attendees in Temecula (Motel 6, 41900 Moreno Rd, Temecula, CA 92590). If you have purchased a Fest registration, check out the Shop to get a $0 Shuttle Reservation:
Saturday May 4, 2019
10 AM: Shuttle arrives at Motel 6 (41900 Moreno Rd, Temecula, CA 92590)
10:15 AM: Shuttle leaves Motel 6.
11 AM: Shuttle arrives at Fest.
9:00 PM: Fest Ends.
9:30 PM: Shuttle departs from the drop-off point.
10:10 PM: Shuttle arrives at Motel 6.
Festival Guest Speakers/Panels:
1) The State of American IPA
Jason Thompson, Calusa Brewing
2) Mead Making for Brewers
Pete Bakulic, The Mazer Cup
Billy Beltz, Lost Cause Meadery
Festival Pro Pour Brewers:
Barley Forge
Calusa Brewing
Riip Beer Co.
Skyland Ale Works
Trustworthy Brewing
Wild Barrel Brewing
2019 Schedule:
| Time | Event |
| Friday May 3 | |
| 2:00 PM | Club Setup Opens |
| 2:30 PM | Ice service begins |
| 5:30 PM | Early Festival Check In Begins |
| 5:00 PM | Campground Shuttle Service Begins |
| 6:00 PM | Craft and Homebrew Pour Begins |
| 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Bragging Rights Entry Dropoff |
| 7:00 - 9:00 PM | Band: Roman Alexander and the Robbery |
| 9:00 PM | Craft and Homebrew Pour Ends |
| 9:30 PM | Last Shuttle from festival area |
| 10:00 PM | Festival gates close for the evening |
| Saturday May 4 | |
| 7:00 AM | Club Setup Opens |
| 9:30 AM | Ice service begins |
| 10:00 AM | Mandatory Reps Meeting and Alcohol Server Training |
| 10:00 AM | Campground Shuttle Service Begins |
| 10:30 AM | Festival Check-in begins |
| 11:00 AM | Festival Starts |
| 11:00 AM | Announcements |
| 11:10 AM | Band: Steve Casselman |
| 11:30 AM | Talk#1 : The State of American IPA |
| 12:30 PM | Talk #2 : Mead Making for Brewers |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM | Band: Maltose Falcons Band |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM | The Boilover |
| 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Band: Maltose Falcons Band |
| 7:00 - 9:00 PM | Band: Catfish and the Hollywood Hound Dogs |
| 9:00 PM | Festival Ends |
| 9:30 PM | Last Shuttle from festival area |
| 10:00 PM | Festival Gates close for the evening |
| Sunday May 5 | |
| 8:00 AM | Clean up / Club booth tear down |
| 11:00 AM | Tent breakdown |